Ajahn Sumedho focuses on the simple reality of the here and now, and the awareness of ‘just this’, where all thoughts and concepts drop away in favour of insight and understanding.
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Karma, by Diana St Ruth
These ideas brought an overwhelming sense of joy to me. It meant I was not a helpless victim of circumstance or fate, as I had thought.
Tittha Sutta: Buddhist Parable of the Blind Men and the Elephant
An allegory on truth and interpretation. A group of six blind men endeavour to describe an elephant.
Spells, Images, and Mandalas
This study examines the translations of dhāranī sūtras made by Bodhiruci in the early eighth century and later Esoteric texts, such as Yixing’s commentary on the Mahāvairocana sūtra and Amoghavajra’s ritual manuals…
Book Cover from a Manuscript of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra Astasahasrika
This painted cover for a palm-leaf manuscript belongs to the Pala- Nepalese tradition. It comes from a palm-leaf edition of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra (“Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Verses”).
Happy New Year 2018
Happy New Year from everyone at Buddhism Now and Buddhist Publishing Group.
Walk with Me
Trailer: A film about Thich Nhat Hanh and Plum Village.
Money Attracts Money, by Trevor Leggett
The yogic application of this little story is that the spiritual attracts the spiritual.
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