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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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Morning meditation — The Way is a Fundamental Part.
‘The way is a fundamental part of everybody. Its essence is to penetrate Enlightenment and to leave no trace of this attainment.’
Bassui Tokushō
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Morning meditation — Don’t Hate the Arising of Thoughts.
‘Don’t hate the arising of thoughts or stop the thoughts that arise. Just realise that our original mind is beyond thought.’
Bankei
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Morning meditation — The Essence of Emptiness.
‘The essence of emptiness is the non-existence of duality.’
Madhyānta-vibhāga
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Morning meditation — We can’t act upon.
‘We can’t act upon everything we see or hear.’
Ayya Khema
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Living in the Present without past, without future. By Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
Today’s subject is about staying with the present moment and not letting the past or future come to disturb us.
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Morning meditation — When you see the Moon.
‘When you see the moon yourself, you realise there is no moon to point to after all.’
Bassui Tokushō
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Morning meditation — We say that we’ll Practice.
‘We say that we’ll practice in this way—but only a day or two goes by, maybe just a few hours, and we forget all about it.’
Ajahn Chah
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Morning meditation: Because Truth cannot be put into words.
‘Because truth cannot be put into words, we can use as many words as we like to describe it.’
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