Zen Dialogues

Reflections from Japan's Buddhist Traditions

I can't change my mind.

When I make a small mistake or something embarrassing, I worry about that for days and days, and it's painful. If I ask my friends to say it, I'm really worried, even if it's at the level of “that kind of thing.” How can I become more optimistic?

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About after giving birth

I'm currently 9 months pregnant, and my real mother said, “After giving birth, I can come back to my parents' house and stay 1 or 2 months.” I was told that when I was 6 months pregnant. I have a mother and child family, and my mother does not go back to her parents' house to raise children and...

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I want to be a monk

I'm now a 24-year-old office worker, and my interest in Buddhism has always been difficult to live Yes, and I keep thinking that I want to be a monk. Understand that it's not an easy thing to do financially and in terms of staying at home I intend to be there, but I really want to be. Please...

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Please tell me about everyone's “Obon Aru Aru 2013 Bon”.

Seeing this summary made me laugh. http://togetter.com/li/548214 It seems that tweets like this are being exchanged on Twitter. How are you all? I think going around Obon in the heat is penance in a sense, but please be honest.

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Monks on this site

Hello. I'm indebted to you. I see people on this site receiving consultations from people who are worried about various things. There are probably many people who try to live a bright and positive life with the kind advice of kind-hearted monks. However, I think the current situation is that...

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Do you know the meaning of sutras?

Can monks understand the meaning of sutras just by reciting sutras? It doesn't mean understanding the meaning of a certain part; it means whether you can read Chinese characters just by reading it. If you read it carefully, would you understand it? Can you understand everything if you try to...

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I want you to tell me good things about revenge against my mother

The other day, I tried to murder my mother, who had tormented me since she was little. However, as a result, it wasn't possible. It just hurt me. I stomped him on the floor with a strong force, hit him with a reasonable amount of force, and kept kicking him. They screamed, screamed, and...

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The future of Buddhism

Buddhism is deeply rooted in the Japanese view of life and death, and I think it has something wonderful as a culture. However, I was embarrassed by not studying until I reached this age, but I first learned about the Mahayana non-Buddhism theory. Also, I learned that primitive Buddhism and...

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About the answers within Hasunoha

I'm new to Hasunoha. The opinions given by most monks are warm and sometimes harsh, and I feel that they are very kind in responding to them. However, it wasn't in response to my question earlier, but I saw a shocking answer. A monk wrote “marriage is for women,” “marriage is for women,”...

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Management will respond to this question

(From the Editorial Department. (This is about management, so please contact the hasunoha secretariat if you have any questions.) Nice to meet you. I just found this site for the first time, and I saw many people's consultations and concerns, and the monk's thankful words in response to...

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He is the heir to the temple, but is it a problem that he doesn't have any faith?

　I'm the eldest son of a temple, and I'm in a position to take over, but recently when I'm seriously thinking about my career path, I'm wondering if it's okay for me to take over. That's because, as the title says, I have almost no faith. Because of my family, I often think about how to deal...

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I just wanted to listen to it, so I wrote it.

I am a part-time job leader, and I work every day and spend every day immersed in my work. I spend every day with no room in my mind. It's really tough. If someone makes a mistake, it's my responsibility. If the store doesn't go around, it's my own responsibility. If the store goes around,...

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Do monks have hobbies

Does the monk have any hobbies? For example, if you had a hobby, wouldn't it interfere with your training (in a spiritual sense)?

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Shouldn't temples be opened up for the sake of the community?

I was disappointed and hurt by the words and actions of the wife at a nearby temple, but please listen. I'm a staff member at a special needs school, and I always take a walk with 15 students and 3 other staff members, and the walking course includes a nearby temple, and the students enjoy...

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When did Hozo Bosatsu become Amida Nyorai?

I am a disciple of the Otani school of Shinshu. I'm interested in Buddhism It is said that Hozo Bosatsu made 48 vows and became Amida Nyorai, but who did he save at the end and become a Buddha? People and Bodhisattvas are born one after another, and they chant Namu Amida Buddha, so in an...

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Humans are a mass of hypocrisy and evil

Don't you think humans are a mass of hypocrisy and evil?

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Damn it, there's nothing good about the world

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I want to die

I can't study. Despite being a single parent, they are putting a lot of strain on them. They lie a lot so as not to burden their parents. I don't have any friends. I hate myself like this. I hate it, I hate it, it's irresistible. I want to die.

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What kind of work should people in occupations that reveal people's secrets do?

What kind of work do people in occupations such as photographers for women's weekly magazines or paparazzi who uncover people's secrets and turn them into money? That's not a good thing or a bad thing; it's a necessary occupation that only exists because we read weekly magazines, so I'm not...

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Is it possible to have sexual activity with exorcism?

After taking a picture of a Japanese doll the other day, my shoulder and neck pain and chills were severe, I consulted with an apprentice monk on a site like this and sent a picture of my current state, and I was told that it was possessed by a spirit. So I said they'll exorcise nearby, but...

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