Zen Dialogues

Reflections from Japan's Buddhist Traditions

About meditation

I suffer from mental illnesses such as interpersonal phobia and anxiety disorder. However, I have a strong desire to connect and get involved with people, and I have a strong desire to grow myself. Therefore, I started meditating six months ago. However, I didn't think effective meditation was...

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My daughter committed suicide.

My middle school daughter took her own life. I was a single mother and only daughter. Because there was no suicide note and discovery was delayed It was a few days and 49 days after the funeral, and I couldn't make it in time for the Buddhist altar. Is it true that people who commit...

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It's painful

I had insomnia and panic disorder about 7 years ago, became depressed, my self-operated store went bankrupt, got divorced, and received life insurance for 2 years. However, I spent a year interacting with the people I met, and left Kyoto, where I was raised, and moved to Kanto. However, even...

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I'm anxious and it's hard

I'm a high school student. It's summer vacation now, but I'm not good at school, I have few friends, and I'm lethargic every day. I often feel vague anxiety, and I want to die. My stomach hurts when I'm nervous, but I wasn't able to take classes properly at school, and I felt like I was truant....

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I want to stop the manners

Nice to meet you, I have an important girlfriend. We've been dating for about 2 months, but we are considering getting married and are in a serious relationship. I think he is an ideal person with the best personality and physical compatibility. However, I have been fond of sex games since I...

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Where are the deceased during Obon?

Hello. Thank you for always listening to me. I lost my father last year, but since my father wasn't an heir, it was a year where the rest of the family didn't know or got lost because they were worried about Buddhist rituals. Obon was also quite a strange event, so I'd like you to tell me a...

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If you're not young and in good health, can't you become a monk?

I have been suffering from depression for 22 years. Meanwhile, divorce, death of parents, traffic accidents, etc. were recently hit by the Osaka Northern Earthquake and were damaged. Since around the end of March of this year, my depression has worsened, and I have been having a difficult...

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I attempted suicide for an idiot reason and stayed old

I'm a university student in Tokyo. I jumped off for a stupid reason. The reason was that I couldn't seem to meet the deadline for the report, so I panicked and jumped off the second floor of the university. Because of that, I broke both my heel and lower back, and was hospitalized, and as a...

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I want to get rid of mental suffering in Buddhism

Please save me with Buddhism. It's hard and painful to live. I first understood that this world was full of suffering, then I understood that the world was full of suffering, then I understood that anguish, thirst, and greed would make me suffer, learned the form of impermanent behavior,...

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Please tell me how to calm my worries.

Please tell me how to calm down when “arrogance” and “greed” occur.

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How to do “facial cleansing”

Does “facial cleansing” also change (must be changed) according to the situation? I think “face-blessing” is a very good word and act. All of the responding monks have also been touched upon in their answers several times. However, due to measures to prevent infection with the novel...

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What is causal retaliation?

There are people who have been bullied in the past and hate them even now. The statute of limitations has now reached the point of resentment, and I think it has reached the point of resentment. Even though they weren't bullied or even hostile, there are people who still can't forgive...

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physical pain

Hello. Are you doing pretty well right now, I do once in a while All at once My body is throbbing and my whole body aches. My joints hurt so much that I can't stand It was so heavy that I thought someone was riding on my back I'm wandering around. I feel like I'm groaning. I've been...

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nuptial

What kind of state (for example, a state of mind, etc.) should you be living in Buddhism? Also, are there any cases where people who get married can practice Buddhism? Or is it better not to want to get married if you want to practice Buddhism?

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How to cope when someone makes a fool of you

I go to a vocational school where I study with the goal of becoming a national civil servant or local public servant. I was able to pass the recruitment test for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force General Sergeant candidate on the 3rd of this month. I was really happy from the bottom of my...

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Neighborhood issues, dog voices, and my own projection

I'm indebted to you. Please let me discuss relationships with the neighborhood. The dogs next door are loud. There are 2 indoor dogs, and 1 is insanely loud, In the garden, when I find this figure from inside, it's really barking the whole time. It looks like they didn't even let me go for...

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I made a mistake I couldn't tell people

Let me refrain from describing the details of this mistake here. And people around you will know about this mistake unless you confess it yourself I don't think so, but what should I do if it becomes known at some point When I think about it, I can't calm down mentally. If you don't like...

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It was an attempt

I was able to remove the entire doorknob, so I'm alive now. It's so embarrassing. I'll omit what happened leading up to that point. However, I think the person who caused the suicide is eating well and living. That's because they seem to have human rights. My impression of this life is...

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It makes me angry

Are super rich people allowed to do anything? This is former Chairman Ghosn. The people who were mercilessly restructured during the Nissan era are probably not angry. With huge wealth obtained by cutting off those people, they escaped from the country. They will probably just live gracefully...

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My boyfriend supports polygamy

I found out that my boyfriend, who is thinking about getting married this year, supports polygamy. It is said that those who have children with young women are for the future of Japan; they can efficiently leave offspring, so if they have enough income, they want to be polygamous, and wanting to...

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