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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.

• Morning meditation — When you hear me talk about the Void.

  By Buddhism Now on 19 February 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘When you hear me talk about the Void, do not at once fall into the idea of vacuity. It is of the utmost importance that we should not fall into this idea, because when a man sits quietly and keeps his mind blank he will abide in a state of ‘‘Voidness of Indifference’’.’

  Hui Neng

• Morning meditation — But mere talking on food will not appease hunger.

  By Buddhism Now on 18 February 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Learned Audience, those who recite the word ‘Prajna’ the whole day long do not seem to know that Prajna is inherent in their own nature. But mere talking on food will not appease hunger, and this is exactly the case with these people.’

  Hui Neng

• Morning meditation — Our very nature is Buddha.

  By Buddhism Now on 17 February 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Our very nature is Buddha, and apart from this nature there is no other Buddha.’

  Hui Neng

• Dukkha is often misunderstood.

  By Buddhism Now on 16 February 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  To ignore Dukkha is to remain trapped in a cycle of endless craving and attachment.

• Morning meditation — Attachment operates as wanting something or wanting more.

  By Buddhism Now on 16 February 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Attachment operates as wanting something or wanting more. And anger is also wanting—wanting to reject, wanting to put off. So, according to Buddhism, both of these two emotions are undesirable.’

  Geshe Tashi Tsering

• Morning meditation — You should know that so far as Buddha-nature is concerned.

  By Buddhism Now on 15 February 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘You should know that so far as Buddha-nature is concerned, there is no difference between an enlightened man and an ignorant one. What makes the difference is that one realises it, while the other is ignorant of it.’

  Hui Neng

• Morning meditation — The Eightfold Path is really just awareness.

  By Buddhism Now on 14 February 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘The Eightfold Path is really just awareness. Awareness is the path, and the eight parts are more or less positions for reflection.’

  Ajahn Sumedho

• Morning meditation — The Buddha’s teachings are not abstract doctrines.

  By Buddhism Now on 13 February 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘The Buddha’s teachings are not abstract doctrines but practical guides for awakening.’

  Everyday Buddhism