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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.

• Standing Under a Tree, by Beopjeong Sunim

  By Buddhism Now on 23 January 2014 • ( 3 )

  

  When rain falls, the urban alleyways fill with people under umbrellas, with each person walking rather glumly under his or her own. Occasionally there may be two people under an umbrella but the umbrellas of the secular world are so narrow they hardly cover a single person’s shoulders. That reflects how stingy space and urban life have become…

• Dhammapada Studies, by Sylvia Swain

  By Buddhism Now on 18 January 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  For those who know little of Buddhism or who find it obscure, the Dhammapada is an ideal book to begin with. For those who know and love Buddhism it is likely already to be a constant companion and a reminder, just like having the gentle hand of Gautama on the reins of the unruly heart…

• The Dhammapada

  By Buddhism Now on 14 January 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  ‘All conditioned things are impermanent’ — when one sees this with wisdom, one turns away from suffering. This is the path to purification. v.277 The Dhammapada ‘All conditioned things are unsatisfactory’ — when one sees this with wisdom, one turns… Read More ›

• Practice of metta and the English Problem, by John Aske

  By Buddhism Now on 11 January 2014 • ( 10 )

  

  The metta practice rests on the basis of loving oneself, or at least liking oneself. Without this step, no further progress is possible, either in the metta practice or in the practice of any of the Brahma Viharas (the Divine Abidings). And with the English — the men at least — this first step was proving very difficult, if not impossible…

• This New Year, I wonder if you’ve made a wish? Beopjeong Sunim

  By Buddhism Now on 8 January 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  Even if you can only start today, make one wish. If you are hazy about what kind of wish to make, shall I give you a hint? Try making a big wish, to become a ‘living Buddha.’

• 2013 in review

  By Buddhism Now on 4 January 2014 • ( 2 )

  WordPress.com stats prepared a 2013 annual report for Buddhism Now. Here’s an excerpt: The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. Buddhism Now was viewed about 330,000 times in 2013. If it were an exhibit at the Louvre Museum,… Read More ›

• Not being Buddha is suffering

  By Buddhism Now on 2 January 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  ‘One thing I teach, dukkha and release from dukkha.’
  The Buddha

• Some inspiring blog favourites

  By Buddhism Now on 31 December 2013 • ( 5 )

  

  Some inspiring favourites from past posts and tweets from all at Buddhism Now and Buddhist Publishing Group.