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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 house of silent illumination is the hall of pure bliss.
‘The house of silent illumination is the hall of pure bliss.
Dwelling in peace and forgetting hardship, let go of adornments and become genuine.’Hongzhi Zhengjue
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Morning Meditation — The motto for becoming genuine.
‘The motto for becoming genuine: nothing is gained by speaking.’
Hongzhi Zhengjue
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Morning Meditation — The deep source of realisation.
‘The deep source of realisation comes with constancy, bliss, self, and purity.
Its purity is constant, its bliss is myself.’Hongzhi Zhengjue
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Morning meditation — Everyone has the Buddha Nature.
‘May those caught in the guru business realise that everyone has the Buddha Nature.’
Everyday Buddhism
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Morning meditation — One who knows not this emptiness.
‘One who knows not this emptiness,
Is terrified to meet desire.
He fears when there is nothing to fear—
How can he ever secure peace and joy?’The Buddha
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Morning meditation — This mind-nature is the original source of all Buddhas.
‘This mind-nature is the original source of all Buddhas. It is the names of all the sutras.’
Bassui Tokushō
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Morning meditation — In the light there is darkness.
‘In the light there is darkness, but don’t take it as darkness.
In the dark there is light, but don’t see it as light.’Sandōkai
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Morning meditation — Each of the myriad things has its merit.
‘Each of the myriad things has its merit, expressed according to function and place.’
Sandōkai
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