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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.
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Evening Meditation — Like a mirror reflecting a mirror.
‘Patch-robed monks practise thoroughly without carrying a single thread. Open sparkling and pure, they’re like a mirror reflecting a mirror.’
Hongzhi Zhengjue
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Morning meditation — Just as a rock is not shaken by a storm.
Just as a rock is not shaken by a storm, the wise are not affected by praise or blame.
The Dhammapada
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Morning meditation — On hearing the Dharma.
On hearing the Dharma, the wise become pure like a deep, clear, and still lake.
The Dhammapada
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Morning Meditation — Primordial wisdom, silent, glorious.
‘Primordial wisdom, silent, glorious, responds to conditions. Cutting off before and after, sense faculties and objects both just happen.’
Hongzhi Zhengjue
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Morning meditation — The wise who point out our faults.
The wise who point out our faults, are worth cultivating as they guide us to a hidden treasure.
The Dhammapada
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Morning Meditation — Going along with change and transformation.
‘Going along with change and transformation the whole is not clouded by previous conditions. This is the foundation of great freedom.’
Hongzhi Zhengjue
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Morning meditation: If it was only a matter of time.
‘If it was only a matter of time, we’d all have been Buddhas long ago.’
Zen Graffiti
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Practice within Realisation, Dogen
Practice just here is not apart from realisation. Fortunately, each one of us has individually inherited this wondrous practice
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