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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 third noble truth offers the promise of liberation.
‘The third noble truth offers the promise of liberation: the cessation of suffering is possible. This state, known as Nirvana (Nibbana), is the extinguishing of craving, the ending of attachment, and the realisation of the unconditioned.’
Everyday Buddhism
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Morning meditation — Buddha taught that all conditioned things are impermanent.
‘Buddha taught that all conditioned things are impermanent—that everything arises and passes away according to causes and conditions. This understanding of impermanence is central to Buddhist practice, as it reveals the futility of clinging to constantly changing things.’
Everyday Buddhism
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Morning meditation — I cannot stress enough to you the absolute importance of sticking to your practice.
‘I cannot stress enough to you the absolute importance of sticking to your practice no matter what. No adjustment is required; no calculation is needed.’
Harada Tangen Roshi
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Morning meditation — The early Buddhist forest-dwellers saw themselves not as individuals with rigid identities.
‘The early Buddhist forest-dwellers saw themselves not as individuals with rigid identities but as part of the interconnected flow of all things, just as impermanent and insubstantial as the trees and rivers around them.’
Everyday Buddhism
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Morning meditation — For those steeped in conventional ideas about teachers.
‘For those steeped in conventional ideas about teachers, doctrines, and spiritual attainment, the Buddha’s self-enlightenment was difficult to grasp.’
Everyday Buddhism
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Morning meditation — Have a few cups of tea.
‘Gorge yourself first on the drink of sages;
Have a few cups of tea, and then
like the famed Hermit Luipa,
you will quickly gain siddhi.’Yangchen Shepai Dorje
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Whatever is past is past, so do not sit in judgement upon it, by Hui Hai.
When minding about the future ceases of itself, it can be said that there is no future.
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Morning meditation — Why do you have doubts?
‘Why do you have doubts? Who is it that doubts? Only through self-examination can you understand.’
Ajahn Chah
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