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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 — As long as we have belief or notion of a ‘self’.
‘As long as we have belief or notion of a ‘self’, we shall naturally think that liberation will take a long time.’
Everyday Buddhism
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Morning meditation — Grasping at things is surely delusion.
‘Grasping at things is surely delusion; according with sameness is still not enlightenment.’
Sandōkai
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Morning Meditation —The Buddha said that the assertion that all things are empty.
‘The Buddha said that the assertion that all things are empty refers to nothing other than the awareness that they are empty of selfhood.’
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
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Morning Meditation — The beginning of this buddha-knowledge.
‘The beginning of this buddha-knowledge is the discovery of the wondrous law of the one mind.’
Zen Master Hakuin
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Morning meditation — If in one morning we can completely extinguish our karma.
‘A poem says: If in one morning we can completely extinguish our karma produced by ignorance, in the middle of the night the golden crow will fly across the sky.’
Kusan Sunim
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Morning meditation — Buddha nature, the self of all beings.
‘Buddha nature, the self of all beings, is the simple truth as it is.’
Bassui Tokushō
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Morning meditation — Through meditation and awareness.
‘Through meditation and awareness, we train the mind to become still, to see beyond surface appearances and the habitual patterns of thought that bind us to dualistic thinking.’
Everyday Buddhism
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Morning meditation — People talk a lot about freedom.
‘People talk a lot about freedom in the sense of being physically able to do what one wants. And yet that kind of freedom can lead to slavery.’
Ajahn Sumedho
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