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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 —Establish Loving-Kindness with Ourselves.
‘We establish loving-kindness with ourselves by not creating burdens out of what we have done in the past.’
Ajahn Sumedho
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Morning meditation — I have Eyes, Ears, a Nose.
‘I have eyes, ears, a nose, a tongue, and so on; why does the Heart sutra say they don’t exist?’
Tung-Shan
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Morning meditation — There are Three Kinds of Suffering.
‘Monks, there are three kinds of suffering.
Suffering caused by pain,
suffering caused by conditioned existence,
and suffering due to change.’The Buddha
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Morning meditation — Start Practising Loving-Kindness.
‘Start practising loving-kindness with ourselves. If we hate ourselves, we tend to hate others.’
Ajahn Sumedho
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Morning meditation — The Buddhas are Delighted.
‘The Buddhas are delighted when sentient beings are happy and distressed when they are hurt.’
Acharya Shantideva
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Morning meditation — One comes across a weed.
‘One comes across a weed, and it turns out to be an orchid.’
Zen Master Yunmen
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Morning meditation — When Trying to be Still.
‘When trying to be still by stopping movement, the stillness itself is kept in motion; persisting with any extreme, how can you know the One?’
Seng-ts’an
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Morning meditation — Loving-kindness is a Skilful Way.
‘Loving-kindness is a skilful way of enduring what we would not normally endure.’
Ajahn Sumedho
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