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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 we consider the Three Marks of Existence.
‘When we consider the Three Marks of Existence—Anicca (impermanence), Dukkha (suffering), and Anattā (not-self)—we see that these insights do not merely describe metaphysical truths about the world; they are calls to a transformation in how we live.’
Everyday Buddhism
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Morning meditation — When we relinquish the need for intellectual certainty.
‘When we relinquish the need for intellectual certainty, we open ourselves to the vastness of reality, which can never be fully grasped by the mind.’
Everyday Buddhism
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Returning to the Essence
The true sangha, as the Buddha envisioned it, is a community of individuals committed to treading the path of liberation. Whether large or small, the role of the sangha is to support each other’s practice.
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Morning meditation — You must be as audacious as someone trying to grab the eyebrows of a living tiger.
‘You must be as audacious as someone trying to grab the eyebrows of a living tiger or to snatch the whiskers of a flying dragon. Then you will know.’
Kusan Sunim
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Morning meditation — Although we might feel unequal to tackling a Zen koan.
‘Morning Meditation: Although we might feel unequal to tackling a Zen koan, our life itself is a koan.’
Everyday Buddhism
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Morning meditation — In the vast landscape of the mind.
‘In the vast landscape of the mind, two forces are constantly at play: delusion and awareness.’
Everyday Buddhism
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Morning Meditation — Follower of the way, respond to situations.
‘Follower of the way, respond to situations without, function, or locality.’
Zen Master Rinzai
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Morning Meditation — Dharma — In the eye, it is called seeing.
‘Dharma — In the eye, it is called seeing. In the ear, hearing. In the nose, smelling; in the mouth, tasting. In the feet, walking.’
Zen Master Rinzai
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