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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 — May all beings caught up in confusion.
‘May all beings caught up in confusion realise that straightforward action leads to liberation directly.’
Everyday Buddhism
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Morning meditation — Not understanding the way.
‘Not understanding the way before your eyes, how do you know the path you walk?’
Sandōkai
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Morning meditation — You hear the words.
‘You hear the words, you should understand the teaching; do not judge by your own standards.’
Sandōkai
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Morning meditation — If one sees the absence of thought.
‘If one sees the absence of thought, even in the midst of seeing, hearing, views and knowledge, one remains in emptiness and freedom from conflict.’
Shen Hui
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Morning Meditation —So where do we learn?
‘So where do we learn? We learn here in this very body with its perceptions and mental activity.’
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
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Morning meditation — But when one indulges in those passing thoughts.
‘Passing thoughts arise — that is natural, and they can bring us inspiration. But when one indulges in those passing thoughts, attaching to them, they link up into a sort of chain of hopes, fears, doubts, anxieties, views and opinions.’
Diana St Ruth
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Morning meditation — Let the mind open.
‘Let the mind open. Observe, but not as someone watching. Try not to become involved in thoughts. Let them fulfil their function and then let them pass on, otherwise you will not be free.’
Diana St Ruth
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Morning Meditation — If, bhikkhus, there were no not-born.
‘If, bhikkhus, there were no not-born, not-brought-to-being, not-made, not-conditioned, no escape would be discerned from what is born, brought-to-being, made, conditioned.’
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
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