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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 — When we understand śīla we naturally wish to avoid actions that cause harm.
‘When we understand śīla we naturally wish to avoid actions that cause harm. The practice of śīla aligns our actions with this understanding, helping us to act in ways that reduce suffering and promote wellbeing for ourselves and others.’
Everyday Buddhism
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Morning meditation — Please understand that all your experience is your personal experience.
‘Please understand that all your experience is your personal experience rather than somebody else’s. It is your experience, and thus is different from the personal experience of others.’
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
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Morning meditation — The great beings see with their wisdom eye.
‘The great beings see with their wisdom eye
All things like reflections of forms;
They do not become stuck In the mire of so-called objects.’Arya Nagarjuna
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Morning meditation — Buddha’s Teaching: Just a few things that have fallen into words.
‘Buddha’s Teaching: Just a few things that have fallen into words..’
Zen Graffiti
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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 — Thoughts arise and pass away.
‘Thoughts arise and pass away,
The preceding no different from the succeeding.
If the succeeding thought does not arise,
The preceding thought cuts itself off.’Niutou Farong
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Morning meditation — Virtue is so feeble.
‘Virtue is so feeble;
Vice is so powerful and terrible! How can good ever triumph over evil
Without the resolve to awaken?’Acharya Shantideva
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Morning meditation — Just as a thunderbolt.
‘Just as a thunderbolt
Can light a dark cloudy night for an instant,
An awakened being can sometimes
Inspire people to do the right thing.’Acharya Shantideva
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