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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.

• Morning meditation — Not-two does not arrive as a philosophy.

  By Buddhism Now on 2 February 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘In practice, the insight of not-two does not arrive as a philosophy, but as a felt shift in perception.’

  Everyday Buddhist

• Morning meditation — Once we penetrate to the truth.

  By Buddhism Now on 1 February 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Once we penetrate to the truth, we are freed from everything. Only peace remains.’

  Ajahn Chah

• Morning meditation — The Buddha points beyond ‘is’ and ‘is not’.

  By Buddhism Now on 31 January 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘The Buddha points beyond ‘is’ and ‘is not’, beyond ‘eternal’ and ‘annihilated‘, and ultimately beyond any view that divides experience into fixed categories.’

  Everyday Buddhist

• Morning meditation — Delusion is clever because it can manifest in subtle, seemingly benign ways.

  By Buddhism Now on 30 January 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Delusion is clever because it can manifest in subtle, seemingly benign ways. It is not always dramatic or obvious. It can take the form of attachment to opinions, the unquestioned belief in our sense of self, or the assumption that things will remain as they are.’

  Everyday Buddhism

• Morning meditation — Papañca is, in essence, the mental act of turning ‘just this’ into ‘me versus that’.

  By Buddhism Now on 29 January 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Papañca is, in essence, the mental act of turning ‘just this’ into ‘me versus that’. It is the engine that generates ‘two’ from what was never really split.’

  Everyday Buddhist

• Morning meditation — Dependent on contact, there is feeling.

  By Buddhism Now on 28 January 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Dependent on contact, there is feeling. From feeling, perception. From perception, thought fabrication. From thought fabrication, proliferation (papañca). From proliferation, perceptions of self and other arise—and with them, conflict.’

  Madhupiṇḍika sutta<

• Morning meditation — The way of virtue is respecting the world.

  By Buddhism Now on 27 January 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘The way of virtue is respecting the world — respecting our own bodies, respecting the rights of other beings, living in a way that is not cruel, not harmful, not divisive, not insensitive, not brutal.’

  Ajahn Sumedho

• Morning meditation — Great Teacher Kobo, does not choose the brush.

  By Buddhism Now on 26 January 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘There’s a saying about Kobo (ad800) whose calligraphy is regarded, even today, as amongst the greatest examples of this highly developed art: ‘‘This won­derful calligrapher does not choose his brush. Kobo Daishi, Great Teacher Kobo, does not choose the brush.’’’

  Trevor Leggett