Zen Dialogues

Reflections from Japan's Buddhist Traditions

Things that don't fit in Buddhism

I tried studying Buddhism in search of a way to be saved, but I still couldn't get along. Specific examples There is no point in advocating liberation even if it is impossible for ordinary people to aim for liberation that only Buddha has achieved until now. Would it be convenient? Even though...

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names

My name is my older brother, who was a kindergarten kid, and he said it would be nice to have the same name as his girlfriend's. The kanji for that name was thought up by a city hall employee. After all, I am that kind of person. Nowadays, it's a world where people think hard about pet names,...

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Is there any point in living

This is my fourth question. I was repeatedly hospitalized and discharged due to an illness of unknown cause, but a definitive diagnosis was made. It seems that it is an intractable disease with few cases and there is no cure. I don't have any relatives I can rely on. Welfare was strongly...

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How to restore strength to penetrate one's will

I always look at the answers to the questions on this site and get various insights, etc., and it is very helpful. Thank you very much. I'm currently engaged in marriage hunting, but I really don't want to get married; I want to live single for the rest of my life. Marriage hunting is a...

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I want to be like the Buddha

I want to have a kind and open heart like a Buddha. What should I do to do that? If I do that, can I go to heaven?

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How to learn Buddhism

If it's Christianity, Protestants, Catholics, or any denomination, there are Bible lectures every week when I go to church, and it's hard for believers and those who haven't been baptized to understand, but I can attend mass and worship and be taught. If I want to learn Buddhism, how should I...

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Are piercings bad?

I want to open my piercings. I want to open not only my ears, but also scrampers and wrist piercings, etc., but my mother is very critical and I'm not convinced. Certainly, I don't think body piercings are very good in the public eye, but they even say, “If you can open something like that, leave...

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It's hard to get into a small temple

I'm indebted to you I don't know if it's a praying category, but m () m Until now, maybe once or twice a year There is a famous large shrine or next to it I've been going to temples until now However, at a small temple nearby I've never been in It's Somehow there are a lot...

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What is happiness

What is happiness? I have nothing to eat, and when my life is at the last minute, I think about what happiness is Even if someone you love is by your side, can you make that person happy? There are people who have money, jobs, and families who choose death When I think about how long...

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Which is the order of heirs or dreams?

　I am the eldest son of a certain Rinzai sect Kenchoji school, Coupled with the fact that I've been bullied for a long time and the times, I want to become a lawyer. On the other hand, parents are told that if it is after 3 years of training no matter what, they can go to law school, and if...

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Does happiness depend on previous lives?

As the title says In this life, happy people did good deeds in previous lives In this life, people who aren't happy did bad deeds in previous lives Does that mean? To an acquaintance ・The parent-child relationship is very bad, and they fight all the time ・Self-centered There are...

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Disagreement with the eldest son

My relationship with my eldest son has been bad since I was little, and we have conflicts every time. My eldest son really doesn't match my personality due to his own pace and everything is sloppy, and now, despite being a ronin, he is living every day escaping reality. This is my ronin after...

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About myself being jealous of my sister-in-law

Hello. This is my first time asking a question. My eldest son's wife lives together on the premises. My husband has a brother and sister. They are each married, and my younger brother lives in the neighborhood and my younger sister lives in the prefecture. I got married from outside the...

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Should I stop a kid who wants to quit the club?

Hello. My name is Hina, and I'm teaching new hires at a university drama club. It's a traditional club where they practice every day and teach strictly, and many newcomers say it's hard and they want to quit. They say they don't like it because they are stubborn and scared even if they are...

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Philosophize

Good evening. I'm always indebted to you. Thank you very much. A long time ago, when I was young, I thought that when I was in my mid-forties, the same thing would be repeated every day, but I encounter new encounters and events every day, and there are also small changes, and I live my life...

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What if

If there was a magic that could make any wish come true, what would you ask for?

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A song dedicated to monks

Good evening Eighty-eight pilgrimage sites/R designated I think the song is for monks It's a visual indie band If you are interested, please listen to it Just looking at the lyrics is fine By the way, you can't listen to other songs designated R It's not something people who are...

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My sister is a giver and I am a steward

　The words my mother said to me have always tormented me. “My little sister is a giver, but you are a stealing person,” and after hearing those words, when I get presents from friends, I cry with worry, regret, and sadness that if I take them away, my partner will become poor because of me. I'm...

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Do I have to live?

Hello. This is my first time asking a question. I work as a member of society, We are building relationships as humans, It breathes as a living thing, Isn't that just a value imposed on us that “humans should do that”? Can this figure be called “alive”? responsibility, duty, filial...

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About Buddhist teachings

　Hello. I'll ask the question again here. In the book “Tsugihagi: Introduction to Buddhism” by Wu Chi-ying that I had read before, I was shocked to see that a view of Buddhism far from my conventional image was described. In the Buddha's story, the Buddha abandoned his family and became a...

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