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Buddhism Now is an online Buddhist magazine based upon the teachings of the Buddha.

Buddhist Publishing Group (BPG) was formed in 1983 and published the paper issue of Buddhism Now between 1989-2007.

• Peaceful Awareness by D. T. Suzuki

  By Buddhism Now on 31 July 2010 • ( 3 )

  

  Reading this poem reminds me of Bodhidharma’s declaration to Eka: ‘On your behalf I have already bestowed on you peaceful awareness’ Without this special element in religion, shinjin or satori would not be possible.

• Burma’s Saffron Revolution

  By Buddhism Now on 23 July 2010 • ( 3 )

  I would like to talk to you about events in my country. The situation is so sad. I wish I knew the answer to stop all of this…

• Human life is extremely hard to find, by Geshe Sonam Rinchen

  By Buddhism Now on 15 July 2010 • ( 4 )

  

  A blind turtle lives on the ocean bed and surfaces just once every hundred years. A golden yoke floats on the vast ocean, blown here and there by the wind. What are the chances of the turtle surfacing at just the right time and in just the right place to be able to put its head through the yoke?

• The Willow by Trevor Leggett

  By Buddhism Now on 9 July 2010 • ( 3 )

  

  Thought I would like to share this verse and Zen Calligraphy with you from a new printing of The old Zen Master by Trevor Leggett. Very apt in the current financial crisis…

• Meditation and Psychotherapy, by Ajahn Sumedho

  By Buddhism Now on 1 July 2010 • ( 10 )

  The way to liberate the mind is through mindfulness or awareness, and this is the essence of the Buddha’s teaching; this is the important one. It isn’t that people in general are never mindful or always…

• The Way of Tea, by Popchong Sunim

  By Buddhism Now on 22 June 2010 • ( 5 )

  

  Do not gulp the tea but sip it slowly allowing its fragrance to fill one’s mouth. There is no need to have any special atti­tude while drinking except one of thankfulness. The nature of the tea itself is that of no-mind…

• Does War Lead to Peace? by Diana St Ruth

  By Buddhism Now on 19 June 2010 • ( 3 )

  

  In many respects, practising Buddhism is the practice of reminding ourselves that to take refuge in impermanence is like building one’s house on shifting sands…

• Tibetan Buddhist shrine room

  By Buddhism Now on 15 June 2010 • ( 3 )

  

  This extraordinary Tibetan Buddhist shrine room is on public display for the first time. Plus the making of a Tibetan sand mandala…