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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 — The perfection of giving is boundless.

  By Buddhism Now on 10 March 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘The perfection of giving is boundless, And the same is true for pure precepts. The perfection of patience is boundless, Thus is the Buddha’s path revealed.’

  Avaivartikacakra sūtra

• Morning meditation — In contrast to consciousness, awareness is not tied.

  By Buddhism Now on 9 March 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘In contrast to consciousness, awareness (sati) is not tied to any particular object or experience. It is not something that arises and passes away with each moment of cognition. Rather, it is the underlying capacity of the mind to know and to observe.’

  Everyday Buddhism

• Morning meditation — Through cultivating wisdom, we transcend the limitations of the conceptual mind.

  By Buddhism Now on 8 March 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Through cultivating wisdom, we transcend the limitations of the conceptual mind and glimpse the true nature of reality. We realise that, in emptiness, there is no separation between self and other, or between wisdom and compassion.’

  Everyday Buddhism

• Morning meditation — In Buddhist practice, we are often encouraged.

  By Buddhism Now on 7 March 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘In Buddhist practice, we are often encouraged not only to explore the mechanics of consciousness but also to investigate the role of awareness as the function through which wisdom and compassion arise. This investigation is at the heart of the path to bodhi—awakening.’

  Everyday Buddhism

• Morning meditation — Awakening dissolves the idea.

  By Buddhism Now on 6 March 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Followers of the way, awakening dissolves the idea of both self and not self.’

  Zen Graffiti

• Morning Meditation — In the Mahavairocana-abhisambodhi Sutra it says.

  By Buddhism Now on 5 March 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘In the Mahavairocana-abhisambodhi Sutra (Dainichi Sutra) it says: ‘For the absolute truth one must know one’s own self.’ But no one today pays any attention to that.’

  Zen Master Hakuin

• Morning meditation — In the play of emptiness.

  By Buddhism Now on 4 March 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘In the play of emptiness, Buddha functions through us, not as a distant deity, but as the very essence of our awakened nature.’

  Everyday Buddhism

• Morning meditation — As we practise, we come to see that liberation is not something to be attained in the future.

  By Buddhism Now on 3 March 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘As we practise, we come to see that liberation is not something to be attained in the future, but a way of being that can be lived in the present — through the cessation of attachment via awareness and freedom from dukkha through awakening.’

  Everyday Buddhism