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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.

• How to Lose Yourself (Book Review). Plus A Zen Reflection on Wuxin from The Treatise on No-Mind.

  By Buddhism Now on 4 February 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  I have included an extract from Bodhidharma’s work here, as it is less widely known.

• Morning meditation — When we cling to a fixed idea of self.

  By Buddhism Now on 4 February 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘When we cling to a fixed idea of self, we set ourselves in opposition to the natural flow of life. But when we embrace impermanence, we align ourselves with reality, and in doing so, we find peace.’

  Everyday Buddhism

• Morning Meditation — Supposing one is living the ‘forest’ life.

  By Buddhism Now on 2 February 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Supposing one is living the ‘forest’ life — if that person’s religious spirit is not minutely ordered and careful, and if his thoughts are not kept pure — in what way is that different from life in a house?’

  Zen Master Hakuin

• Morning meditation — If one-mindedness is impeded.

  By Buddhism Now on 1 February 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘If one-mindedness is impeded,
  All dharmas are misunderstood.
  Coming and going thus,
  Is there need for thorough investigation?’

  Niutou Farong

• Morning Meditation — Many people make a show of possessing.

  By Buddhism Now on 31 January 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Many people make a show of possessing the heart which is searching for the Way, as if that were a sort of ornament to exhibit. Yet it is hard to find anyone who has truly made up his or her mind to carry on the spirit of meditation.’

  Zen Master Hakuin

• Morning meditation — This is the Buddha’s firm and unshakeable awareness.

  By Buddhism Now on 30 January 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘This is the Buddha’s firm and unshakeable awareness that watches over and protects the mind.’

  Ajahn Chah

• Morning meditation — The exploration of the illusion of self.

  By Buddhism Now on 29 January 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘The exploration of the illusion of self is not merely an intellectual exercise, but a profound journey towards the heart of reality, where the dualities of self and other, form and emptiness, dissolve into the radiant clarity of clear awareness.’

  Everyday Buddhism

• Morning meditation — Knowing mind as no-mind.

  By Buddhism Now on 28 January 2025 • ( 0 )

  

  ‘Knowing mind as no-mind, neither ill nor medicine.
  In confused times all matters, though troubling, are not different.
  Originally nothing 0to grasp, why then use remedies?
  Though magic shows exist, they’re empty appearances.’

  Zen Master Niutou