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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 — Concentration is dualistic.
‘Concentration is dualistic, needs an object and a degree of will. Awareness is more natural and encompassing and non-dual.’
Everyday Buddhism
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Morning meditation — Symbols of Buddha’s teaching, skill in teaching.
‘Avalokitesvara or Simhanada (having the Lions roar) Lokeshvara. Sitting on a lotus on lion Symbols of Buddha’s teaching, skill in teaching.’
Everyday Buddhist
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Morning meditation — There is a movement towards making Buddhism easy.
‘There is a movement towards making Buddhism easy to take, light weight, or as I’ve heard it referred to “Buddha-Lite”.’
Diana St Ruth
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Morning meditation — If your cat at home makes self-centred demands.
‘If your cat at home makes self-centred demands — as they are wont to do — you probably won’t mind in the least.’
Everyday Buddhist
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Morning meditation — I advise you to remain uniformly quiescent.
‘I advise you to remain uniformly quiescent and above all activity.’
Huang Po
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Zen sitting is not some sort of operation to be performed. Trevor Leggett.
Leave your innumerable knowing and seeings and understandings, and go to that greatness of space.
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Morning meditation — Form exists because the mind produces it.
‘Form exists because the mind produces it; void (Sunyatā) exists because of that which cannot be perceived.’
Shen Hui
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Morning meditation — If a person speaks or acts with pure mind.
If a person speaks or acts with pure mind, joy follows them like their own shadow.
The Dhammapada
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