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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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Letting Go of Ideals by Ajahn Sumedho
Letting Go of Ideals.
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Afternoon meditation — Shantideva reasons that we don’t discriminate between different parts of our body.
‘Shantideva reasons that we don’t discriminate between different parts of our body, so why do we discriminate between all living beings?’
Dalai Lama
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Morning Meditation — Asked why he taught mind is Buddha.
Asked why he taught mind is Buddha Ma-tsu said ‘to stop a baby crying’.
The Monk then asked ‘What’s it like when the baby stops crying?’
Ma-tsu said ‘No mind no Buddha’.Ma-tsu
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Morning meditation — Those who seek for the Tathagata.
‘Those who seek for the Tathagata should seek for the self. For ‘self’ and ‘Buddha’ are synonymous.’
Prajnaparamita
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Morning meditation — As insight grows.
‘As insight grows, a calm refuge develops where the tranquility is uninterrupted.’
Chinul Sunim
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Morning Meditaton — A moment of anger in your heart.
‘A moment of anger in your heart is burning in fire.
Realising this, you’ll no longer be at the mercy of circumstance.’Zen Master Rinzai
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Morning meditation — Gain or loss, let me accept the karma.
‘Gain or loss, let me accept the karma as it brings to me the one or the other; the Mind itself knows neither increase nor decrease.’
Bodhidharma
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Morning Meditaton — A moment of doubt in your heart.
‘A moment of doubt in your heart is being obstructed by earth. Realising this, you’ll no longer be at the mercy of circumstance.’
Zen Master Rinzai
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