Author Archives
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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Morning Meditation: You can see that all the problems.
‘You can see that all the problems, all the conflict, all the crises, are the result of selfishness.’
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
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Morning meditation — Leave Knowing and Understandings.
‘Leave knowing and understandings, go to that greatness of space. When you come to that vastness, there’s no speck of Buddhism in your heart.’
Zen Master Bukko
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Morning meditation — Reciting the Sacred Texts.
Often reciting the sacred texts without putting them into practice is like a cowherd who only counts the cows of others.
The Dhammapada
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Morning meditation — The Dukkha does Not.
‘The dukkha does not necessarily arise because we can’t fulfil our wish; most likely we can.’
Ayya Khema
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Morning meditation —Because we are not Desire.
‘Because we are not desire, however, desire is something that we can observe and learn from.’
Ajahn Sumedho
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Morning meditation — Glimpse Wishless Liberation.
‘To glimpse of wishless liberation, we can notice the dissatisfaction — dukkha — that arises in the heart whenever we want something.’
Ayya Khema
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Morning meditation — It Cannot Really be Named.
‘It is merely as an expedient that the Essence of Mind is so called; it cannot really be named by any name.’
Hui Neng
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Joy by John Aske
Joy is not something we can grasp and hold on to, it comes and goes like spring rain, softening everything.
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