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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 — When you sit, you’re sitting and when you stand, you’re standing.
‘When you sit, you’re sitting and when you stand, you’re standing, and there is no contradiction.
The contradiction takes place in your mind when you make a distinction applying the past to the present.’Gien Inour Roshi
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Morning meditation — Reflective thought, isn’t a judgement.
‘Reflective thought, isn’t a judgement, it’s not should or shouldn’t; it’s saying: There’s suffering; there’s this feeling of pain; there’s this feeling of anguish, there’s a recognition of the way things happen to be as an individual being.’
Ajahn Sumedho
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Morning Meditation — If you are careless about little things.
‘If you are careless about little things, you will accomplish nothing. Every- body — Wake up!’
Zen Master Hakuin
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Morning meditation — Having transcended all conceptual views.
‘Having transcended all conceptual views, being pure and peaceful within, well liberated and independent, one goes beyond all attachment.’
The Buddha
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Morning meditation — Just as the great ocean has one taste.
‘Just as the great ocean has one taste, the taste of salt, so too this Dhamma-Vinaya has one taste, the taste of liberation.’
The Buddha
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Morning meditation — To enter non-duality means to see.
‘To enter non-duality means to see that I and not I are not two.’
Kusan Sunim
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Morning meditation — The Buddha nature is neither created nor does it change.
‘The Buddha nature is neither created nor does it change. It is free from arising and ceasing. It is naturally pure, yet obscured by adventitious stains.’
Uttaratantra
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Morning meditation — Before us, no thing, yet nothing lacking.
‘Before us, no thing, yet nothing lacking. Effortless wisdom naturally manifests.’
Zen Master Niutou
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