Zen Dialogues

Reflections from Japan's Buddhist Traditions

What is the “law of attraction”

Simply put, it seems that “if you think or really think, it will be true.” There are also scholars who say “thoughts become reality” in quantum physics. You can put it into words, etc., but it's quite difficult to make assumptions in your heart, and you inevitably get angry at bad things,...

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My wife's mother's remains

My parents got divorced when I was 3 years old, and my father took my young wife from my mother and began to live with my new mother, and in '51, my child became a member of society and lived with two without living with my wife's parents, just when I had a little bit of room. 1 letter It's a...

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About the Sega Demon Memorial Service

Thank you for telling me about various Buddhist rituals. The other day, I received an announcement about the Segaki memorial service from the temple I had been consulting with before. There is a Goma memorial service and a pagoda memorial service, and since the Goma memorial service is an...

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Please tell me what you thought “this teaching is not suitable for the present day”

Recently I've been studying Buddhism-related matters. I can agree with most things, and it makes me feel like my mind is being washed away by ideas I haven't had until now, but there are parts where I'm not really convinced. I would like to write about that in another question, but this time,...

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Is it bad to end living with my parents-in-law who were affected by the disaster?

I started living with my husband's parents last year. My parents-in-law lost their home due to the earthquake, Right before the earthquake, my husband and I were vaguely thinking about buying our own house, and there was an earthquake. When they stood on the site of their home 3 weeks after the...

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I'm at a loss as to what to do now.

Nice to meet you, I was at a loss as to whether it was okay to ask this person a question, but I will post it without shame. I'm a 30-year-old Shingon Buddhist monk. This year will be my 8th year as a monk. After leaving Motoyama Gakuin from home, I worked for 7 years under my master and monk,...

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I'm worried that my illness hasn't healed.

I had autonomic nervous ataxia 6 years ago, and recently I was told in psychosomatic medicine that there is a trend of depression. I'm taking a day off from work, but I'm not confident that my body and mind will be able to keep up with returning next week. That's because I also took a vacation...

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About ossuary

Thank you very much for your answers to all the questions. I've been asking questions about memorial services, Obon, temples, and graves before. As for the ossuary this time, too, this Obon was my mother's first Obon festival. I haven't been able to bury my bones yet (because my ancestors'...

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It's about power stones and fortune.

I would like to thank you for discussing my previous concerns and reaching a solution. Thank you so much. The content of the consultation completely changes, but the question this time is “Do people have fortunes they were born with? Do power stones really work?” That's it. The other day, I...

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How can I talk to a monk I'm interested in... (After that.)

Last time, I asked a question about the above subject, this is Aluseus. I received a new opinion, Mr. Suzuki Mitsuyoshi from Ono-Sanfuku Koen-ji Temple. Thank you very much. I was very happy. Please be sure to speak warmly from everyone, I was given courage in responding to your...

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About cremation

I lost my grandmother when I was 13 and I was cremated. The scene where my grandmother was cremated at that time is still traumatic in my heart even now, more than 20 years later. I thought it was really cruel to burn people when I saw my grandmother turned to bones. Also, I can't help but be...

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I don't feel that work is fun

I've been working at my new job for a month, and it's depressing to go to work every day. Since I have qualifications, I went in to see if it would be different from my previous job, but I was so confused by the amount of work and the number of customers, my stomach was tingling and throwing up...

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Is it a punishment for not having children?

I remarried (to each other) my husband who is 24 years older than 10 years ago. I don't have children, but my husband has grown children, one boy and two girls. A long-awaited heir was born to the eldest son and his wife this year, and just when I thought it was good that we had been praying...

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A life of bankruptcy and restructuring

Nice to meet you. This is my 51-year-old father. The company I worked for 20 years went bankrupt, and the next company was also restructuring due to the Lehman shock Also, the next company was restructured due to business contraction. I am currently living with unemployment insurance. My wife...

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About the death of a friend

A friend I met at the school I attended about 20 years ago passed away at the young age of 18. The cause of death remains unknown. My friend and I are 3 years apart, and we were together all the time back then. Is it called wavelength? Even if we didn't talk, I felt happy just having a friend...

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Please tell me some tips for speaking in public

I suddenly thought about it when I was listening to monks at memorial services, etc., but I feel that there are many people who can speak in public in a way that is calm and slow in front of a large number of people, and has a tone that resonates with the heart, or rather a memorable way of...

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Every day of regret

I'm sorry for all the writing. Every day, I am tormented by regret, loss, and grief. I've been asked to write it many times in my previous question, but I lost my mother in October last year, and although I'm at that age, I just thought there was still a long way to go. My father passed away...

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Daughter's death, and then

I'm indebted to you. It's been 3 months since my daughter passed away. Since the tomb has been built, it is possible to bury it, but it's painful to feel that it makes me really realize it because it's close. Even though I can stay cheerful, I quickly revive and feel unbearably lonely and...

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Work in a company

I'm a 50-year-old office worker. I have a spouse and no children. I changed jobs at the end of last year. It was a small company, and the president evaluated my career, and I changed jobs. I am currently being offered the position of business manager. In my own way, I intend to make an...

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What is the way of life in the AI era?

Currently, there are remarkable developments in AI such as ChatGPT. It is no exaggeration to say that AI has already surpassed humans in terms of knowledge and logical thinking ability. (In fact, rather than asking questions or consulting with people, it is better to ask questions and consult...

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