Zen Dialogues

Reflections from Japan's Buddhist Traditions

I want to go after the guy who got widowed earlier

I know this is a question that is difficult to answer. However, I thought it would be best to ask this question. First, my boyfriend and I agreed with each other 2 months ago and then executed it. (As an agreement, we are writing suicide notes to each other. (As for the reason in mind,...

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What should people without greed do...

I'm a man in his 20s. I'm still young, but I don't have much greed. When I look around my generation, I want a girlfriend! I want a car! I want money! Everyone seems to be living with some kind of desire, and I'm really envious. So the question is, how do things called cravings spring up?...

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It makes me want to take them to the temple

This is my first time discussing something like this, so it's hard to know how to explain it. I'm in a temple now (maybe a shrine?) There's something I'd like to take you to. I go to the temple myself, but there are times when I feel that I want to take someone inside me to the temple. I think...

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It's painful enough to die

A few months ago, I eloped with my affair partner. I was single, and he had a wife and children. The other day, when the job was decided and food, food, and shelter had stabilized, it became known that he had been in touch with his former wife. The former wife seems to be saying that her...

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It's about reincarnation.

Sorry, this is my first time asking a question. I think reincarnation is very strange. What happens to the souls etc. of people who have been born again after being born again? Also, when life after being reborn comes to an end. What will happen to the soul? the soul of a person from a...

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What is Buddhism

Does Buddhism recommend stopping thinking?

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What should I do about my parents' graves?

This is a question about my parents' “going into the grave.” My parents are in their 70s and are alive and well My father got cancer last year I'm worried about my father's grave after his death. I'll tell you why. My father was adopted and my maternal grandfather and grandmother have...

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I can't quit

I am doing volunteer work. I told them that I wanted to quit when I became a student when I became a member of society, but they didn't let me quit. Actually, the reason for becoming a member of society is unfounded, and there were several hurtful remarks in the words of the person above the...

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Why are there so many Buddhas in Buddhism?

There are various Buddha statues in Buddhism, such as Dainichi Nyorai, Fudo Myoo, and Kanzeon Bosatsu, but the beginning of Buddhism began when the Buddha attained enlightenment and taught it to others. Then why did they become polytheistic rather than monotheistic? If you believe in the...

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About right and wrong

When I'm sleeping, I don't have any anxiety or worry. In other words, it can be said that the sense of being me (self) that exists when I'm awake is anxiety and worry itself. Also, I feel that the ego only exists where problems occur, and problems only exist in the part that judges right and...

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Why did you decide to become a monk

Why did everyone decide to become a monk? Even if they were to take over, I think there will be many others. Please tell us about your events and thoughts.

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What does believing in people mean

I can't trust people At the top, I pretend to believe, but my heart always doubts people and can't believe them, and I'm disappointed and tired What kind of attitude should I take to be able to trust people

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Buddhism and Shinto

　Good evening. Thank you very much for your sincere answers to my questions the other day. I asked questions here, and I was able to learn a lot from the monks' answers as hints for future life. There are more questions I would like to ask today, so I know this may be bothersome, but I would...

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Are donations to temples compulsory?

Recently, at the temple where my father's tomb is located, I was immediately being asked for money. Even if you don't do memorial services, etc., you will be charged a fee, and a bank transfer form will be sent. “The bank transfer is △ yen by October x day. Please make sure to pay” It's like...

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What is the meaning of memorial services for ancestors?

When researching Buddhism, it is strange that funerals and subsequent memorial services are treated as the most important topics. Are memorial services for parents and ancestors that important? I wonder if blood relationships are that important? I wonder if memorial services for ancestors...

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To be loved by your ancestors and Buddhas...

This is my first time asking a question. I often say “Please ask my ancestors” and “Please ask the Buddha” in ancestral memorial services and prayers, etc., but my ancestors received my memorial service I wonder if the Buddha really listened to my request... That's because I wasn't on very...

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Response to the coronavirus

The novel coronavirus is spreading, and I feel outraged by the Japanese government's response. Prime Minister Abe has said that he will thoroughly implement border measures, but I think it's too late and it's just a matter of shape. Chinese people were also entering and leaving Taiwanese...

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I was told by people of emerging religions that they have deep karma

Good morning. I've heard the phrase “deep karma” for a long time, but there was a woman who insistently solicited me to an emerging religion before marriage. I was born with a chronic illness, but I was able to control it by taking medicine and living a normal life. One day, I suddenly met a...

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When children cry, they panic.

I can't get rid of the feeling of “I'm sorry I'm a mom.” I'm raising two boys, 2 years old and 4 months old. My husband is a doctor, and he is on assignment alone. When I gave birth for the second time, I had severe postpartum depression in addition to my chronic illness, and I often hit...

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Memorial service for Mizuko who had a miscarriage 6 years ago

6 years ago, I had an abortion during a reprimand. There was Mizuko Jizo at the temple where my grandparents' graves are located, so my husband and wife went to pray when they were feeling well. I didn't have a monk perform a memorial service. I went to pick up something I lost in the sky, so...

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