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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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Something in the training, by Trevor Leggett
The man wants the bath water to be calm so he smacks down the waves as they come up. The teacher said, ‘That’s like trying to smack down your thoughts as they arise. But that will just create new ones! If, instead, you simply keep still and watch the waves, they will die down of themselves.’
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Anicca
One of the first insights of the Buddha ‘all that arises ceases’, are not reality, not nirvana, not liberation.
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Five Protections Against Sorrow
In Buddhism it is taught that almost everything that happens to us, good or bad, is the result of previous actions — it is our karma…
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A Buddhist Refuge
Taking refuge in the Triple Gem is adopting a certain attitude of mind; it is adopting a Buddhist way of life…
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Realise the Peace of the Unconditioned, by Ajahn Sumedho
Dhamma talk centred around the conditioning we receive throughout our lives.
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The Eightfold Path
Whoever makes endeavour for the riddance of wrong purpose, for the attainment of right purpose, that is his right endeavour. Mindful, he gets rid of wrong purpose; mindful, entering on right purpose he abides in it. That is his right mindfulness. Thus these three things circle round and follow after right purpose — that is to say: right view, right endeavour, right mindfulness…
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There is a treasure in our own house, by Trevor Leggett
This comes again and again. There is something hidden even in the terrible experiences we have, which ― if we have spiritual sight and discrimination ― we can find. There is a treasure in our own house which we often don’t see. We can say, ‘Well, how can there be?’…
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Dhammacakka Teaching, by Ajahn Sumedho
Listen to this Dharma talk by Ajahn Sumedho…
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