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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 — It isn’t some Refined State.
‘Non-attachment is a natural state; it isn’t some refined state that depends on other conditions.’
Ajahn Sumedho
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Morning meditation: Blossom into Full Awareness.
Buddhism has plenty of antidotes. Try this for over thinking — be aware of the many times you’re not thinking. This will blossom into full awareness.
Everyday Buddhism
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Morning Meditation — Desire Just Cheats You.
‘And that taught me you can’t have anything, you can’t have anything at all. Because desire just cheats you.’
F Scott Fitzgerald
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Morning Meditation: Never Increased or Decreased.
‘Mind through endless kalpas without beginning, has never varied. It has never lived or died, appeared or disappeared, increased or decreased.’
Bodhidharma
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Morning meditation: Encouragement to Practice.
‘If we don’t search for the root but grasp at appearances and search outside, we’ll become the laughing stock of the wise.’
Chinul Sunim
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Morning meditation: The Mandala Inside.
‘Build the Mandala inside yourself.’
Lama Chime Rinpoche
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Morning meditation: The Universe that’s Breathing.
‘Zazen is an activity that is an extension of the universe. Zazen is not the life of an individual, it’s the universe that’s breathing.’
Dôgen Zenji
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Morning meditation: Just Because there’s no Self.
‘Do not let the word “emptiness” delude you — just because there’s no self, it doesn’t mean there is no Buddha.’
Zen Graffiti
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