Zen Dialogues

Reflections from Japan's Buddhist Traditions

Parent trouble in club activities

The kids got into trouble with each other in club activities. This has already been resolved, but the other parent didn't seem to calm down, and when we talked today, they said a lot of criticism and dissatisfaction about my club activities, criticism of my daughter, etc. There is quite a...

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I feel sorry for myself when I was little

When I was little, when I spilled tea, my father often got angry and hit me when I had a fight with my sister. It was natural for me to cry when I was little, but I immediately got angry and hit. When I asked my mother why she didn't stop when she became an adult, she said in words that she...

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I can't sleep.

I think strength and weakness are the two extremes. Perhaps that's why they are often requested to give lectures, and they also receive medication and medical and welfare support. It may just be a coincidence, but the number of requests for lectures has increased dramatically so far. The...

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Attending a wake funeral

I'm always indebted to you. I have questions about attending funeral vigils, and I would like you to let me know. I think everything is a feeling, but in my case, the one that isn't that deep is my wife's wake They attended. That person had a husband and parents. I didn't know my parents, but...

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About suicide

I feel that people who think they have no purpose or meaning in life are the same as dying, but is suicide wrong as a means to die longer than living as a person? Is there any point in suicide?

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I want it because I can see it

Everything I wanted was traded at a high price a few years later. There is also the fact that the thing that stuck at that time was actually a rare item. Even if I narrowed it down within the last 10 years, everything that caught my eye and wanted had changed to something valuable that is...

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I've started a new job.

We have been indebted to you here since before. I decided to take the plunge and try out a new type of business. I wanted to focus on my work with a new feeling. It's been about half a month since I started working. It was much harder than I expected. It's fun, but learning new things this...

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My fortune teller told me that men can be seen.

It was last year when I had my fortune teller look at me. I was told, “There's a man behind you.” At that time, I thought it was someone who would protect me. But when I look back on my life, what if it's a ghost? That's what I thought. This is because there are 2 men who think it's unavoidable...

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The reason why ascetic monks are fat

There are a few wealthy ascetic monks, such as Eiheiji Temple and Sojiji Temple, but why is that? Aren't you going to lose weight?

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It's full of benefits, but somehow I don't like it

I'm always indebted to you. I was worried about what to do about the job I was about to apply for, and even though it was full of merits for me, I couldn't get rid of the feeling of “somehow disgusting,” so I asked a question. I'm in my fourth year as a part-time lecturer at a university, and...

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The power to have worries

Anyway, I have an anxious personality. I don't think it's possible to get rid of life and worries, so I'd like you to tell me how to expand the capacity to have worries and concerns and how to deal with them. If moles increase, you may despair if you have skin cancer, you will be terribly...

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My heart is hard even though it's my desired divorce

In April of this year, she said, “Even if I tell them I don't like it, my husband won't stop talking, and we can't have a proper discussion. We asked, “Should we continue our marital relationship as it is?” After that, we have been searching for a way to become a married couple by referring to...

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It made my boyfriend feel uneasy

I have a classmate boyfriend who is now a college student and we've been dating for almost 2 months. We met in the same department, and we always spend time together little by little on weekdays, and we go on a date about once a week for about half a day using our free time. So far, I think the...

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I want to take care of my feelings for the rest of my life

I've discussed it before. The couple had broken up, and they were dating someone in the same situation that they met on a matching app, but his wife took their child out (the affair was not revealed) and he is currently in divorce mediation. The relationship changed and I was worried. Once the...

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A child was born, but he is reluctant to enroll and has fun

--- “I” --- They married for the first time in 2015. I'm going to have a baby baby. Ako is now 8 years old. She divorced her son's father in 2020. After that, she became a single mother with her son We've been working hard together. And in April of this year (2026), I gave birth to a...

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I've done something irreparable.

It's an unavoidable story, but I was in middle school, and we all went to the arcade by bicycle after school, but since I didn't have a bicycle, I borrowed one from my friend's parent. Then, when I was about to go home after playing, the other kid said, “We're still playing, so ride your bike...

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I was able to endure it.

I would like to ask your opinion and ask a question. Since about 2 years ago, I've been paired up with someone I'm not good at at work (they complain all the time every day, they're arrogant, have a bad face, etc.), and even when I talk to my boss, I'm only careful once, and they don't do...

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How to overcome suffering and feelings of inferiority

There is a feeling that my chest is being tightened when talking to people, my breathing becomes shallow, and I get tired. I thought everyone had similar pain when it came to communication and social interaction. However, apparently, I recently learned that there are many people who feel that...

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I lied for the sake of my own good looks

I would like to discuss romance I'm 23 years old this year, and I haven't had a boyfriend since I had a boyfriend when I was in middle school. I've started a matching app and have met and called several men Recently, I lied to the first man I called for the first time I had never met The...

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The agony of bereavement

My mother passed away on November 25 of last year. I'm currently 50 years old, and when I was 27, I suffered from a mental illness called schizophrenia, and I'm still battling it. I've never lived alone, etc., and although we are a mother and child family, I've never been separated from my...

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