Zen Dialogues

Reflections from Japan's Buddhist Traditions

I lost my child. please help me.

I can't sort out my feelings no matter what, and I don't know how to spend my time, so I would like to ask for help and consult with you. I lost a high school child. I've been a kind and caring kid since I was little. Although they were clumsy, they were friendly and blessed with people around...

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I can no longer trust monks

It took a lot of courage to come here with a title like this, but I would like to ask the question because I really want to hear the monk's opinion. When my father was cremated 6 years ago, the chief priest of the temple who is now a parishioner recited sutras and then said, “You don't have...

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I don't know if it's okay to live happily

Until now, I have lived my life thinking about things in an egocentric manner. It didn't touch the law, and it didn't become a big deal... Until now, there have been people who have caused trouble and hurt me, but I suddenly became uneasy about whether it's okay for me to live a normal life...

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Funeral wearing a mask

The other day, My husband's mother passed away A funeral was held. At that time, They gave me sutras The monk wears a mask throughout the funeral. In the middle of the sutras only when drinking tea, Shift the mask Other than that Keep your mask on. Monks are human too,...

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Making rice lousy

I'm quite worried, and I'm really worried about food poisoning etc. in the summer etc. But when I had dinner today, my parents took the rice out of the rice cooker with a rice scoop that looked like it had sashimi on it. It seemed like it was fine when I was a parent, so I felt like it was fine....

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Is causal retaliation true?

I work part-time at a cafe. There are customers who come every day, and there are happy people who deliberately get angry and frighten them. It's an everyday thing, so I don't feel scared anymore, but since it's an everyday thing, I'm sick and upset. On the other hand, the customer acted...

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Do you want to live a long time?

I'm indebted to you. The other day, there was a health checkup at work I received the results. It was amazingly healthy (lol) There were a lot of bad points in last year's health checkup, so Other than this, I was a little relieved that it seemed like I could go to my daughter as soon as...

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What should I do?

I'm working at my current workplace due to a transfer, but I'm having trouble with my relationship with my boss. Originally, I feel that it is difficult to work because the fact that it is not a human fit comes first. There are various opportunities and opportunities to transfer from another...

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anthropophobia

Nice to meet you. My name is Chi. Thank you for your support. My problem is that I have thoughts, fears, and anxiety about not being seen as strange by people, making strange faces, or not being dealt with sloppy, etc., which interferes with living my daily life. For example, when I go to...

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It's about Christmas

Hi Do all Buddhists eat cake at Christmas? Anything else special you want to do? It's a question I've had since I was young Thank you for your support

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Could you get me a tantrum ball

Nice to meet you. When I saw the monk's answer in Hasunoha before, there was a puja of a samurai named Hibino Raifu and Ishikawa Zenji. It's a story about how Zen-ji said to Mr. Raifu, who wanted Zenji's rosary, “Then let's exchange it for your tantrum ball,” and after that, when Raifu-sama...

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About suicide

I've been thinking about the meaning of being alive since I was in middle school. I think many people think that living a long time is amazing, but recently I don't think so. There are a lot of people who become ugly people as they get older, and it makes me wonder why they are obsessed with...

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I get nervous when I read sutras and my voice trembles

Hello. I'm a temple monk. It's been 3 years since I started working as a monk, and recently I've been singing sutras at vigils, memorial services, etc. I get nervous and my voice trembles when I read it. Until now, I haven't been nervous when reading sutras, but I've been nervous for about a...

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I want to change my thinking about other responsibilities

I'm a male in my third year of college now. I would like to do something about thinking about other responsibilities. The reason I entered a university with the current correspondence system is also negative. This is because I voluntarily quit a private school due to bullying, and my parents...

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Mindset for people who are going to die

Thank you so much to the teachers for being kind and helpful to me the other day. Above all, there was also a teacher who was particularly indebted to me (thank you so much for chewing and talking to include it. (It made my heart feel better), I thought it would be polite to say thank you...

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Please consider it together

This is my second question. Thank you for your support. When I thought about the meaning of living, the meaning of being alive, and the meaning of being kept alive, I felt a fear I had never experienced in my life. Why don't you think together about why you think it's scary?

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There might be ghosts...

I started living alone this month, but there is something like a spiritual phenomenon and I'm so scared that I can't sleep... At night, you can hear the sound of knocking on the front door and clattering the doorknob. I'd like you to tell me if there is an easy way to get rid of...

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Where are you teaching

I go to visit temples and shrines for sightseeing, and I also visit graves. However, I actually don't know where I can learn Buddhism. If you want to learn, you'll be buying books online. Is there such a thing as a Bible study session after praying every Sunday like a church?

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To die is to live.

Last year I gave birth to my third child at age 30. A few months have passed since then... Even though I'm supposed to be happy, I think about death every day and it becomes painful. “We're all laughing now, but someday our eternal farewell will come” “When I die, my husband, my kids, and...

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Until the 49th

I'm always indebted to you, My grandmother passed away today. Since he is the youngest child, no relatives will come, and it will be a small funeral. The grandmother consists of 5 children, 3 boys and 2 girls. My father is a fourth son, but the other siblings asked my father for...

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