Zen Dialogues

Reflections from Japan's Buddhist Traditions

The majesty and precepts of monks

Every time, my question might be better to say Ichamon rather than a question, but thank you for your support this time as well. When I was a kid (born in the S40s), I feel that monks were much more respected than they are now, but what is the cause of the current decline in the dignity of...

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Because the monk

The suffering caused by a monk Please tell me what was good about becoming a monk.

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I'm going to die.

　I asked myself “the meaning of life,” and I couldn't find it. I have come to the conclusion that subjectivity does not intervene in my will, and I will soon run out of life. What should I do? The desire for “knowledge” exceeds the desire for “life,” health is harmed by not being able to live,...

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Have you ever heard the Buddha's voice?

God's (Buddha's) voice (inner voice?) Have you ever heard something like that? If you could hear it, what did you say? Please let me know if you don't mind.

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To the enlightened monk

How do you feel every day when you realize it? Do you enjoy every day once you realize it? If it's fun It's boring, but it goes around the opposite end Rather than fun Feeling quiet?

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Victims of sexual crimes

This is my first time consulting with you. I quit my job last year due to violence from people I met at work. I couldn't even file a complaint, and only fear left an effect on my body, and I even went to the hospital. My partner continues to live without losing their status or honor. Rather...

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I couldn't answer my Taiwanese friend's question

A friend from Taiwan asked me this question the other day. “Taiwanese monks are respected because they don't eat meat, don't drink alcohol, and don't have relationships with women, and they do strict ascetic practices. Japanese monks have relationships with women who eat and drink meat, and...

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Is enlightenment just a concept?

What is enlightenment Actually, it was all an illusion! It's always a matter of time, right? Enlightenment is just a concept, right?

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This is the person who is about to commit suicide

I'm worried about the world after death after committing suicide. Also, is it true that Buddha doesn't care about how or when those who die die? The Buddhist Code? After doing various research about, I found out that the Buddha did not say that if he committed suicide, he would go to hell, and...

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I'm obsessed with “The Virgin Fantasy” and can't really fall in love!!

Nice to meet you I'm a man in my forties All of a sudden, I'm popular with women!! though I imagined a woman's [past male history] without permission Ah~ I wonder if even such a cute woman is pouring saliva and semen on men ~ ~ I don't want to lick it after that...

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I was hit by a big earthquake

Desperately running away Go around various supermarkets they're desperate to procure food Find a place where water comes out Over and over again I went to the pool Day 1 is over From parents who are getting older Be complained There were a lot of aftershocks I wonder when...

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I'm made to join an emerging religion, but can I inherit graves from generation to generation

I married a third-generation woman from an emerging religion. She's not soliciting, but her father-in-law is eagerly soliciting her. In order to get along well, I thought lightly about whether it would be better to join, and proceeded in the direction of enrolling, When I seriously thought...

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afterlife

What happens when people die? Some people around me say “people die and become nothing.” But I just don't think so. Certainly, when you die, it will lose its shape, but I don't think the soul will go away. I'm sure they will continue to live in an invisible form. Is that just a desire?...

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Shocked by “targeting people with overlapping disabilities”

They are people with “physical” and “mental” disabilities. I'm upset by the murder case at a disabled facility in Sagamihara City yesterday. After all, able-bodied people say “people with disabilities should die” Do you think that? I've actually been told since I was a kid, so I thought, “Is...

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Is it wrong to think only about yourself regardless of anyone else?

I got married from Kansai to Fukushima prefecture where I don't know anyone, and I've been doing my best for my husband, my mother-in-law, my aunt, and their daughter for over 10 years. At the time of the earthquake, I took everyone to my parents' house and evacuated, and I did everything from...

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What kind of people are Buddhists

When I studied in America, my host family took me to Christian church every week. I've been going there every week for 10 months, and when asked if I believe in Christianity or its God, the answer is no. So I didn't understand what the religion around me was. Of course, I know that the monks...

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Questions for Buddhists Part 3

I wanted to know a little more about monk Buddhism, so I did a lot of research After all, there are things I don't understand and I'm confused, so please answer The theme of Buddhism is getting away from suffering and going to a state of enlightenment But Buddha didn't answer anything when the...

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To the monks of Hasunoha

Thank you to the monks of Hasunoha as always m (__) m I use the answers to many questions and words I am grateful for as food for living. This time, I'm not asking a question, but a request to the monks. It may not be easy to give a polite answer while feeling heavy and painful, and it...

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About the commandment names and dharma names

I often hear that kaima and dharma names are names for when a person died and became a Buddha, but when I looked up kaima etc. before, it was written that they could be given during their lifetime, and it was also written that they are the same as middle names. From when did the perception that...

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What is the value of “women”?

I'm indebted to you. There are times when I have doubts or suspicions about the opinions of the social minister about the value for “women.” I'm currently single and have never had a lover, and I like being immersed in painting in private. Also, recently, the marriage and childbirth rush...

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