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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.

• Meeting with Father Bede Griffiths, by Ajahn Sumedho

  By Buddhism Now on 22 October 2009 • ( 2 )

  

  ‘I had a stroke and I lost my memory . . . thank goodness!’ He looked overjoyed!

• Ajahn Sumedho

  By Buddhism Now on 21 October 2009 • ( 5 )

  

  Ajahn Sumedho was ordained as a Buddhist monk in Thailand in 1967…

• Trevor Leggett

  By Buddhism Now on 21 October 2009 • ( 4 )

  

  Trevor Leggett (1914-2000) lived for a considerable time in Japan. He was the first foreigner to obtain the Sixth Dan (senior teachers degree) in judo from Kodokan and has written several well-known books on the subject. He has also written… Read More ›

• Buddhism as music — Vedanta as architecture.

  By Buddhism Now on 17 October 2009 • ( 0 )

  

  Buddhism can be looked at in terms of music, whereas the Vedanta of the Upanishads could correspond to architecture. As an example, take the familiar opening chords in Rachmaninov’s popu­lar Second Piano Concerto.

• The path of mindfulness is the path of no preferences

  By Buddhism Now on 12 October 2009 • ( 5 )

  

  .. after that I contemplated my attitude; I contemplated my greed for peace. And I did not seek tranquillity any more.

• November 1995 Buddhism Now

  By Buddhism Now on 1 November 1995 • ( 0 )

  Buddhism Now archives. We are posting the covers of old paper versions of Buddhism Now including selected articles.

• August 1995 Buddhism Now

  By Buddhism Now on 1 August 1995 • ( 0 )

  Buddhism Now archives. We are posting the covers of old paper versions of Buddhism Now including selected articles.

• May 1995 Buddhism Now

  By Buddhism Now on 1 May 1995 • ( 0 )

  Buddhism Now archives. We are posting the covers of old paper versions of Buddhism Now including selected articles.