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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 — Mind has no form and its awareness no limit.
‘Mind has no form and its awareness no limit. Hence it’s said, “Tathagata forms are endless. And so is awareness”.’
Bodhidharma
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Morning Meditation — It is the third and most difficult way.
‘Patience requires us to go beyond the choice between fleeing or fighting. It is the third and most difficult way.’
Corrado Pensa
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Morning meditation — Dharma in its essence is pure.
‘Dharma in its essence is pure. Sunyatā (emptiness) is above defilements and attachments, there’s no self, no other.’
Bodhidharma
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Morning meditation — The self is like a puppet dancing.
‘The self is like a puppet dancing on the strings of Karma.’
Zen Graffiti
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Morning meditation — Doing a koan is a bit like.
‘Doing a koan is a bit like being a fly trying to get through an open window.’
Trevor Leggett
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Morning meditation — We’ve fallen into existence because.
‘We’ve fallen into existence because of our disregard for cause and effect, so we have to return to a place where we stop the causal mind.’
Motoko Ikebe
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Morning Meditation — When the hurricane of impermanence strikes.
‘When the hurricane of impermanence strikes, there will be no time to wait even a minute.’
Zen Master Hakuin
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Morning meditation — There is a time in meditation.
‘There is a time in meditation when the subject of concentration becomes more of a hindrance than a help in staying with the moment.’
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