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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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Fascination for our Mental Suffering. Corrado Pensa
We hear and read that we should look insidePapanca is proliferationWe hear and read that we should look inside; nippapanca is a mind of a buddha. Now, a simple reflection can help, at least it did in my case.
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Seated Buddha Shakyamuni
Shakyamuni Buddha, the Right Hand in Abhaya Mudra, the Left Hand Holding a Jewel, Chinese, late 6th century.
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Dogen is again questioning: What is moving and not-moving? By Shohaku Okumura
That is a problem in Buddhism — that ‘something’ that does not change even though our body and mind have been changing, what is it?
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The Host and Guest — From The Surangama Sutra
By considering this example of the visitor, the one who comes and goes, and the innkeeper, the one who remains, I understood what the visitor signifies.
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Karma: Innocent Action, by Diana St Ruth
Karma: The more we contemplate life, the more we realise just how mysterious it is.
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I clean my inkstone not just to paint, but to reveal the images in my mind.
It is not necessary to limit oneself to one style. Dai Benxiao
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Consciousness is Immeasurable, by Ajahn Sumedho
Ajahn Sumedho encourages us to see clearly that all thoughts arise and cease, and to realise that we cannot, therefore, trust them as a means of enlightenment.
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Kalama Sutta translated by Rupert Gethin
Kesaputta (Kalama Sutta: sometimes called ‘The Buddha’s Charter of Free Inquiry’).
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