Zen Dialogues

Reflections from Japan's Buddhist Traditions

Will I go to hell after death?

In order to go to the Pure Land of Paradise I've heard that you have to keep the commandments. Now about the commandments and what I did Does not kill First of all, what kind of creature is this not supposed to be killed, right? It kills mosquitoes, cockroaches, etc. They also eat meat and...

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Anxiety about the civil service exam (job hunting)

I go to a vocational school where I want to become a police officer. Apart from what I've discussed about my studies before, there are times when I feel uneasy. It's about sex (LGBT). I think the physical gender and gender identity are probably women, but when I looked it up, I wonder if...

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Why is staying alive considered the correct answer

Why is “staying alive” the correct answer? I feel that the structure of society is also moving on the premise that “treatment is natural” when you become ill. I don't have any particular regrets in my life; rather, I challenge what I want to do precisely because I think “it doesn't matter...

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Questions to the monk

Not only will I be the caretaker of my husband's parents' house, but I've been thinking for a long time that I and my son don't like getting involved with that temple, and I've been discussing the problems associated with that here. Among them... ① I'm too strong because I only prioritize my...

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About the bad monk

Up until now, I've asked a lot of questions about monks. Thank you all for your kind responses 🙇🏻🙇🏻🙇🏻 I have another question, but recently there was a monk who was arrested for inciting driving. I thought monks were wonderful people who explained their teachings, but there are bad monks among...

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What is death

Please tell me in detail about whether humans become nothing when living things die I'm honestly afraid of dying

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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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