Zen Dialogues

Reflections from Japan's Buddhist Traditions

I went volunteering.

This is more of a report than a question, but please bear with me. Also, please excuse any typographical errors, etc. The other day, “I'm going to volunteer...” This is Takemaru who posted it with the title. I went to Iwate Prefecture to volunteer. I went there in the midst of anxiety, but...

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What should I do to not self-destruct due to jealousy?

As the title suggests, mainly in romantic relationships, etc., before grasping the other person's situation or reality, they become jealous and explode with anger at their partner, become painful, distance themselves from themselves or leave unilaterally, and they always destroy the relationship...

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Fiancé's Suicide 2

Thank you so much for your answers last time. Compared to that time, I have a feeling that we have come to terms with his death. But it's so sad. When I eat a meal or go out for a change of pace, I get a little lost, but when I suddenly become alone, before going to bed, when I wake up,...

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I don't belong anywhere.

I'm worried that I don't belong anywhere. I know where I am and I make my own. Even though I tried so hard to make it, it didn't work because I felt like I couldn't join the group at the end of the day. It's empty. I feel envious of people who belong to something. I couldn't get rid of the...

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A temple where you can attain Buddhism

It's rude, but let me omit greetings to everyone, I would like to ask you a slightly urgent question. A childhood friend of mine passed away a few years ago That childhood friend is still unaware that he has passed away, and he has remained in the room where he lived alone for a long time I...

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My parents were divorced.

Um, actually, my mother told me today, “I divorced my father.” For some reason, I've been separated from my father since elementary school. I was still young, so I didn't know anything. However, I was suddenly told that today. I almost cried when I heard this story. However, if I cried, I thought...

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I don't forgive the Korean ruling.

Is there a teaching in Buddhism that it is OK to intercept a thief without permission from the person who has stolen it? Looking at the press, it's sad to think that Korean Buddhism has no morality or reason. The former chief priest of Kannon-ji Temple in Tsushima City, Nagasaki Prefecture...

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How should I spend the last days of my father's terminal cancer

My father continued to fight cancer, but finally, the other day, I was told by the hospital that there were no more effective anticancer drugs and the future would be short. I'm worried about how I spend time with my father. I think he raised me with a lot of love, and I love my father....

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The meaning of temple

I have always been able to support my heart. I came to this site and became interested in something called Buddhism, but I rarely go to temples, so I can't figure out what kind of place it is. I often went to shrines and prayers, but the temple is around New Year's Eve. My family's...

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I'd like to do zazen meditation,

I have a severe mental disorder, can I do zazen meditation? I declined yoga, though.

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How to deal with stuttering

I've always been the type that makes it easy for tension to come out in my body. I blush and stutter when everyone sees it. However, I loved talking to people, so I got into the hospitality business. However, when I answered a phone call to a customer or another store, etc., the name and name...

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[See profile] About the meaning of giving sutras

Recently, there was something I was wondering about, and I asked a question to get the opinions of each monk. Since I was still in the lower grades of elementary school, I wanted to meet my great-grandfather who died over 30 years ago, and I am thankful that I have something to do with...

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Monk's recommendation

Please tell me the actions recommended by monks so they can make their daily routine. There is no sense in everyday life, and I live while being somehow swept away by my surroundings. I look forward to working with you.

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Nice to meet you

I have a mental disorder called obsessive-compulsive disorder. For example, if you don't wash your hands many times, you don't feel comfortable, and when you go out, you check the front door key of your house over and over again, etc. What I'm struggling with the most right now is that when I...

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Reasons for enrolling in the monk

I'm currently an entrance student in my third year of high school. I'm thinking of going to a temple and becoming a Soto Buddhist monk in the future. Before that, I'm trying to learn Buddhism from outside as an academic subject at university. When I say “why Buddhism,” I'm selfish, and I'm...

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About Immortal Buddhism

I asked the question whether even home followers of Esoteric Buddhism can attain enlightenment. It is said that giving alms to monks leads to enlightenment, but there is a problem with attaining Buddhism immediately. Can even lay believers become Buddhists instantly if they recite mantras?...

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not as a monk, but as a human being...

I'm seriously aware of this very rude question. As the title says. I would be happy if you could respond as a person, not a monk. Do you feel uncomfortable when you see people who work so hard? To people who work hard, “What should I do to lower my evaluation?” Do you want to hear it...

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I was told that it had a black one on it

An acquaintance recently said, “I've always been curious, but there's a black thing behind you I was told, “It's there.” I thought I'd stop thinking they were kidding me, but I'm curious. What is black stuff?

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Please tell me various things

My dad died of cancer last month My mother is irreligious and she really hates Buddhism However, the funeral was held in the Buddhist style I think it's probably public body The funeral was held in the Jodo sect because of my mother's wishes and said it was the cheapest denomination It...

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My friends since I was young have changed.

I have had close friends of the same sex since I was a kid. In the past, she had an honest and kind personality, but that changed as she became an adult. First, the number of people speaking ill of people has increased. When we meet, we only talk bad about people at work and other...

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