Zen Dialogues

Reflections from Japan's Buddhist Traditions

About what constitutes “I”

I've heard the term Five Pillars. Even if these elements make up “me,” where does the power to link these as “mine” come from? For example, it's the power to make anything personal, such as “my thoughts,” “my senses,” and “my body.” Of course, I think it can also be said that it's because of...

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Is it general employment or employment for people with disabilities

Thank you for always being there. I've talked to you before, but please let me talk about my developmental disability (Asperger's syndrome). About 1 year has passed since I was diagnosed with a developmental disability (Asperger's syndrome). After the previous consultation, I discussed it...

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Is it OK to wait for a married guy with an age difference

I'm in my 20s and he's married in my 40s. I was pressured by my former boss and it's been about a year since we started a relationship. Currently, his family is in a state of collapse, and he only goes home to sleep. We meet about 3 to 4 times a week, and we meet when we have time. They have...

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I can't sleep

Once I stopped taking the prescribed stabilizers and sleep inducers, I almost couldn't sleep. Please tell me how to sleep without medication.

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Die, die, die, die

oh... what blue sky with Sit in the toilet on the second floor Boo When I'm looking up Even though I haven't thought about anything Tears are coming out from here The body If you throw it out Right now this The only thing about pain terminate That is I wonder if it can be...

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Chief Poison Fever's Lover

There is a children's story by Kenji Miyazawa called. There are prohibited fishing laws in the town where the chief was assigned. One of them is poisonous fir, and it is a method of catching fish that has floated by soaking toxic medicine made from naturally derived materials in a river, etc....

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I spit out my current painful feelings

I'm posting here for the first time. I'm not blaming myself for why I was born; I'm envious because I'm angry that I have to have such a painful experience since I was born, and I've been told by people that it's painful, and even though I've been called the heroine of tragedies, it's painful....

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What do you think of patriotism in Buddhism?

　Due to my work, I sometimes have the opportunity to interact with people from China and Korea. Some of them aren't very friendly. I get very angry when they speak ill of Japan or when I see anti-Japanese movements on the news etc. However, on the other hand, I don't agree with the far-right...

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The meaning of life is to die properly

I'm 23 now From birth until today, I never thought it would be fun to be alive If you're going to live an unhappy life for decades to come, it's easier to die now it didn't take long to come to this conclusion However, things didn't go as well as I thought Why is it still alive I've...

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I want to disappear cleanly from this world

　A lot of similar concerns have been received, and I was wondering if I should go out of my way to ask questions, but I have registered an account. I'm just bothered by it. The events happening in this world are like pictorial stories. After all, it's nonsense to go out of your way to live...

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I came to my workplace where the drinking party was absolute.

I'm worried about quitting my job. I'm a 30-year-old civil servant, and I'm tired of the village society that is smaller and too old than I had imagined. At the drinking party the other day, the top of the club said, “I can't really see the abilities of people below. That's why I measure that...

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It's better to put it down for kids

I'm not married, but the boyfriend I'm dating has children! I was happy that my boyfriend said let me get married when I had kids, but they didn't meet my parents even though I knew I had kids for 1 month, and they said it had been 1 month since I told my boyfriend's parents why I didn't say...

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Photosynthetic Pets (Nature and Annoyance)

My “dream for the future” when I was in middle school was to “develop plants that move.” What I was most interested in was “global warming” in general. When I hear that what promotes global warming the most is cow burp, I've been thinking about “development of food (plants) that are difficult to...

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I don't know what to do

Since last week, I have been taking more time off due to difficult work times. Every day I cry at home alone because I can't get out of my futon and my body doesn't move. I didn't even get food through my throat today. The feeling that I can't forgive myself for running away It's hard every...

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My brainwashing has melted, and I have lost my way of life. How to live

I am a 32 male office worker and I live with my wife 38. Wife with physical disability unemployed, mother Christian emerging religion, father depression, past violence with older brother and now estranged, father-in-law depression, mother-in-law bereavement, sister-in-law...

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I can't go to school anymore

My second-year middle son hasn't been able to go to school since mid-June. I started getting frustrated at home from around the previous month, and I was wondering if puberty was in full swing... but it seems like there was nagging teasing at school. Gradually, I started staying up late at...

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Wouldn't it be bad if the goal wasn't clear?

Good evening. I watch it all the time. Is it bad to be human if you don't have clear goals for life, and work in particular? I work at a restaurant, and due to the recent situation at the restaurant, I'm also considering changing jobs. But I especially want to do this! There's no such...

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Lookism and me

I feel a strong complex about my appearance. My face is plain, short, my chest is small, I'm fat... I've been bullied and teased since I was a child for my appearance. I was born with a plain appearance that didn't resemble my mother's glamorous appearance, and I was also disappointed by my...

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I want you to say it's okay to shake it off

I was born to a father who has always been abusive and abusive. I was ridiculed for choosing a vocational school as a place to go on to college, and my siblings were judged superior or inferior. While my mother was in the hospital, I was dependent on alcohol despite doing all the housework...

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My brother and his brother's friend are too insane and I'm in trouble

Previously, I discussed that my mother was opposed to getting a job and that I was in trouble. My high school brother and his friend are so insane this time around, so I wanted to borrow some wisdom. First of all, I have a younger brother who is going to be a high school student, and I always...

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