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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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Morning meditation —Because we are not Desire.
‘Because we are not desire, however, desire is something that we can observe and learn from.’
Ajahn Sumedho
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Morning meditation — Glimpse Wishless Liberation.
‘To glimpse of wishless liberation, we can notice the dissatisfaction — dukkha — that arises in the heart whenever we want something.’
Ayya Khema
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Morning meditation — It Cannot Really be Named.
‘It is merely as an expedient that the Essence of Mind is so called; it cannot really be named by any name.’
Hui Neng
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Joy by John Aske
Joy is not something we can grasp and hold on to, it comes and goes like spring rain, softening everything.
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Morning meditation — Only the Heedful and Aware.
Don’t give way to heedlessness.
Don’t indulge in sense pleasure.
Only the heedful and aware attain great happiness.The Dhammapada
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Morning meditation: Tantra is not that Difficult.
‘Tantra is not that difficult.
Idea is by visualising being Buddha we get closer to Awakening.
As we are Buddha — why not act like Buddha?’Everyday Buddhist
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Morning meditation — You should not Misinterpret the Text.
‘You should not misinterpret the text, and come to the conclusion that Buddha-knowledge is something special to Buddha not common to us all.’
Hui Neng
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Morning Meditation: Mind doesn’t appear as.
‘Mind doesn’t appear as a monk or a layman, an elder or a novice, a sage or a fool, a Buddha or a mortal.’
Bodhidharma
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