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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 — Just because one believes one has eyes.
‘Just because one believes one has eyes and can therefore see does not change the fact that what one is experiencing is basically mind experience.’
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
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Morning meditation — We can experience pain, joy, love, and loss, but these experiences are no longer seen as happening to a self.
‘We can experience pain, joy, love, and loss, but these experiences are no longer seen as happening to a self. They are simply the play of phenomena arising and dissolving in awareness.’
Everyday Buddhism
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Morning meditation — In realising clear awareness, we are not attaining something new or extraordinary.
‘In realising clear awareness, we are not attaining something new or extraordinary. Rather, we are returning to our natural state — a state in which the illusion of self has been seen through, and the world is experienced as it truly is.’
Everyday Buddhism
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Morning meditation — The boundaries between self and the world blur.
‘The boundaries between self and the world blur, and we come to realise that the world is not something outside of us, but is, in fact, an inseparable aspect of our experience.’
Everyday Buddhism
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Morning meditation — The duality between self and no-self, self and other dissolves.
‘The duality between self and no-self, self and other dissolves, not in the sense that the world vanishes, but in the sense that our identification with a fixed self vanishes.’
Everyday Buddhism
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Morning meditation — It is important to note that clear awareness.
‘It is important to note that clear awareness is not a rejection of the relative world in which we live. The insight into emptiness and not-self does not negate the reality of our everyday experiences.’
Everyday Buddhism
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Disciplinary and Other Rituals in Dunhuang Buddhism: A Review.
What particularly delighted me was discovering that the book’s opening sections — the Preface, Introduction and introductory chapters — alongside the stunning colour photographs of original Dunhuang manuscripts.
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Morning meditation — When we transcend the illusion of self.
‘When we transcend the illusion of self, we begin to embody this Buddha-nature, which is characterised by wisdom, compassion, and boundless awareness.’
Everyday Buddhism
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