Author Archives
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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Silent Promise, by Beopjeong Sunim
There’s probably nothing more beautiful in this world than people relying on and trusting one another…
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Suffering Ends, by Ajahn Sumedho
And this is a most important part of meditation practice, to really know when there is no suffering…
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Solely from the Mind, by Kusan Sunim
If someone practises in this way, then whether walking, standing, sitting, lying, talking or not talking, in the midst of activity or nonactivity, the hwadu (Koan) will be always vivid…
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Awareness — Always delight in silence, by Acharya Shantideva
Never forsake, even at the cost of one’s life, those spiritual friends who understand the meaning of the great way and personify the bodhisattva’s practice…
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John Snelling
Everyone who knew John Snelling through his Buddhist connections soon learned that he had leukaemia. This disease, which was diagnosed in 1975, became his inseparable companion in dukkha.
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Awareness — If I manage to restrain my mind, by Acharya Shantideva
Troublesome beings are like space; it is impossible to destroy them all. But if angry thoughts alone are overcome, it is equivalent to conquering all one’s enemies…
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In the Land of Snow: Buddhist Art from the Himalayas
From an exhibition at:Norton Simon MuseumMarch 28–Aug. 25, 2014 Buddha Shakyamuni or AkshobhyaNepal, 13th century, Gilt-copper alloy, 13-3/4 x 10-1/4 in. (34.9 x 26 cm)Norton Simon Art Foundation. Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara with Eleven Heads Tibet, c. 1500, Gilt bronze with copper,… Read More ›
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Mu, by Maezumi Roshi
It’s not a matter of intellectually figuring out what mu is. To see muji you must put yourself completely into it until you are mu itself. Concentrate on muji until you and muji become one thing, and then keep on working.
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