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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 — The Buddha’s teaching is not complicated.
‘The Buddha’s teaching is not complicated, but it is radical. It asks us to turn away from the constant pursuit of pleasure, power, and identity, and to rest in the reality of the present. It asks us to trust in the simplicity of awareness?’
Everyday Buddhism
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Morning meditation — When the mind is serene.
‘When the mind is serene, Sleep comes easily, No bad dreams occur, One wakes happily.’
The Buddha
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Morning Meditation — The sage Jittoku said in one of his gathas.
‘The sage Jittoku said in one of his gathas: ‘If you wish to know what is meant by the “non- originated,” do not let any threads hang in your mind.’
Zen Master Hakuin
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Morning meditation — We establish loving-kindness.
‘We establish loving-kindness with ourselves by not creating burdens out of what we have done in the past.’
Ajahn Sumedho
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Morning meditation — Bodhi has always existed.
‘Bodhi has always existed;
No need to preserve it.
Vexation has never existed,
No need to eliminate it.’Niutou Farong
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Morning meditation — Past, future, and present Buddhas.
‘Past, future, and present Buddhas — All are the same. They reveal the wisdom of the path, Never having seen defilement.’
Avaivartikacakra sūtra
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Morning meditation — The “Great Matter” is being awake.
‘The “Great Matter” is being awake. At its deepest level, being unawake is Dukkha — suffering.’
Everyday Buddhism
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Evening meditation — If the Way’s deep nature is misconceived.
‘If the Way’s deep nature is misconceived, striving for tranquillity is vain.’
Seng-ts’an
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