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• Contemplate your own goodness, by Ajahn Sumedho

  By Buddhism Now on 26 December 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  Contemplate your own goodness. In England sometimes, we don’t dare do that because it sounds like boasting. Or we may be afraid of inflating our egos…

• Season’s Greetings from all at Buddhism Now

  By Buddhism Now on 24 December 2013 • ( 4 )

  Peace and joy everyone from all at Buddhism Now, and Buddhist Publishing Group.

• True Peace of Mind, by Harada Sekkei Roshi

  By Buddhism Now on 21 December 2013 • ( 3 )

  

  The Chinese character for ‘Dharma’ is written with the components for ‘water’ and ‘to leave’. This implies that water flows from a high place to a low place.

• Tibetan Images, Monasteries, and Monks from Ulaanbaatar

  By Buddhism Now on 14 December 2013 • ( 5 )

  

  Images of Tibetan Buddhist religious rituals and artefacts from Ulaanbaatar Mongolia. Photographs taken around 1930.

• A Monk and a Zendo, by Arthur Braverman

  By Buddhism Now on 11 December 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  The Japanese worship tragic heroes, and I’m afraid some of that romanticism has rubbed off on me. He had a quiet dignity, even in difficult times, that I always admired. Though he may not have been a confident teacher, he persevered when others would have thrown in the towel. I think that even his lack of confidence appealed to me; having seen so many teachers over the years whose confidence seemed to be nothing more than self-deception…

• Knowing The Future, by Trevor Leggett

  By Buddhism Now on 9 December 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Sometimes we persist in a course of action although it ought to be perfectly clear that it will lead to a disaster…

• Is Monasticism Necessary? By Ajahn Sumedho

  By Buddhism Now on 7 December 2013 • ( 3 )

  

  As Buddhism moves into the western world, the question is asked, ‘Is monasticism necessary? Do we really need monks and nuns? Maybe that old stuff worked in Asia but is no longer profitable?’…

• Ceremonial musical instruments from Tibet and Mongolia

  By Buddhism Now on 5 December 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  More wonderful old (1930s) photographs of ceremonial musical instruments from Tibet and Mongolia. From British Library #endangeredarchives project…

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