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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 — In this lifetime you will awaken to your nature.
‘‘Once, I did a week of nonsleep practice all by myself. Mansong Sunim came along and said, ‘Haechun, in this lifetime you will awaken to your nature. Continue to put as much effort into your practice as you are doing right now.’’’
Haechun Sunim
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Morning meditation — Only to someone who has tasted salt.
‘Only to someone who has tasted salt can salty water be talked about, otherwise it is of no use — the person will not know the taste of salt.’
Haechun Sunim
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Morning meditation — Most Buddhist traditions are geographical.
‘Most Buddhist traditions are geographical, but have the same origins. All come from interpretation of Buddha’s teaching with wakening at their core.’
Everyday Buddhism
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Morning meditation — When the time is right to help someone.
‘On occasion, when the time is right to help someone,
Undertake it altruistically to achieve it as best you can.’Advice to the Yogis of Solu-Khumbu
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Morning meditation — The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth is driven by ignorance.
‘The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth is driven by ignorance, craving, and the illusion of self. When one realises the emptiness of all phenomena, including the self, this ignorance is dispelled.’
Everyday Buddhism
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The Life and Work of Auleshi: Sherpa Buddhist Art and Adept.
For followers of Tibetan Buddhism, this book offers valuable insights into a lesser-known strand of the tradition.
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Morning Meditation — The mind, when it’s not engrossed.
‘The mind, when it’s not engrossed with the taste of pleasure or pain, is free in line with its nature.’
Upasika Kee Nanayon
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Morning meditation — What is the resort of mindfulness?
‘‘‘Good Gotama [Buddha], what is the resort of mindfulness?’’
‘The resort of mindfulness, Brahman, is liberation.’’’The Buddha,
Samyutta Nikaya
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