Zen and the problem of evil

Good day,A question worries me from a long time, concerning the possibility of evil. How the zen gives an explanation of the existence of evil, not the fact to steel an apple but concerning really monstruous acts like the ones which the paedophiles commit against children, and which are profoundly traumatizing and destructive?The answer of the ...

Practice zazen from far?

Hello Master,i am a practicer of the Nichirien Daichonin buddhism. Since one moment, i am asking myself and I want to practice a deeper buddhism, more intimate. I wish to practice zazen.Is it possible to practice it from far?
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Psychosomatic diseases.

I am a psychologist in dealing with patients with psychosomatic diseases. The research tells us that those who have difficulties in the access to the imaginary field and, for instance, the recalling of dreams, is one of the conditions to the emergence of that kind of symptoms and illnesses (allergies, auto-imunitary disfunctions, cancer, ..) But...


the death of my parents

i feel as thouhg ive lost something, but, i dont know what it is, my life is lacking something and again i dont know what this is, ive felt like this since my parents died as if ive got one more cjance left but i dont know why or what it is, help me
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Mondo with Sabine and the two Muslims

Master, The Buddha, the god, is without ‘noumène’ thus he has an infinite number of aspects, faces, forms. However the essence of the aspect is beyond the aspect or beyond the not aspect, ‘beyond’ meaning containing immediately 2 aspects: aspect and non-aspect. Isn’it so that the buddha can be seen. So isn’t zazen beyond the aspect ...


What is the root of disease ?

1)is the study of Zen only for the healthy?2)if i start to study Zen,will i immediately lose my selfishness?3)is the practice of Zen at first sometimes dry anduncomfortable?i am grateful for your deep rich works.4) my real question is : what is the root of disease?thank you, bruce rose.
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feeling of doubt

Hello ! I have a question wich is bothering me a long time regulary. It is about a feeling of doubt. Very deep in myself, i feel doubt about most of the things i do in life. Even if i get things i wished for a long time, once they appear it can not satisfy me and i feel it is just another "thing" which i got in my life, a nother present to the ...

Does Zen increase concentration powers?

Namaste,I have been curious about Zen for some timeabout 6 months and have been reading a lot about it. Ihave not started practicing yet.My question is since Zen meditation is stopping of thethought would it facilitate concentrated thinking whenwilled by the person practicing zazen ?in other words does it increase concentration powers ...



Karmic return.

Two questions: Firstly, I have practised for eighteen years, I haven’t stopped saying to myself that I am not in reality. What about reality? Secondly, Master Deshimaru taught that we go back inevitably to the infernal cycle of transmigration if our practice is not mushotoku. Do we follow this karmic return until our death? Thanks, all the ...



The attachment to the Master.

I met in a sesshin people who followed a Western Master, panicked at the thought of being separated from him, losing it or being rejected. Eventualy, they've found a new family and a new attachment... which is reinforced with time; is it an insoluble contradiction!! It is annoying, isn't it?
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Zen at war

i work in iraq, i'm hired for protection reasons etcI feel like an animal, i want kill, have sex, and i'm very lost.I don't know why i'm here on earth, i don't know what i must do, i don't knowwhat i am. im not afraid of dying or killing its part of life. i eventhought of killing you, is this right or wrong. i don't ever tell peopleof such ...





Echoes

Why do they say that any action we carry out, even in secrecy, echoes throughout the universe? Is this an assumption or a dogma?
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How does one deal with petty jealousies and insecurity ?

How does one deal with petty jealousies and insecurity ?I am a good man who does not wish to engage in this behaviour, however, it always seems to follow me and my family. I seek to hurt no none, yet my adversaries continually choose this path. When I was young I would lash out in anger, but now I am not the aggessor. Can you help ? ...

Religion

Is it so important in Zen to know the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha about the four Noble Truths and how critical is it to know the noble Octuple Path and its application?The question may seem silly but I would like to know. Does Zen, like other branches of Buddhism, take into account teachings or is it solely concerned with ...




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