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• There is no evil comparable to hatred, by Acharya Shantideva

  By Buddhism Now on 7 May 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  The causes of happiness rarely occur, whereas the causes for suffering are abundant. Yet without suffering, there is no renunciation. There­fore, mind, stay firm!

• Telephone Meditation, by Thich Nhat Hanh

  By Buddhism Now on 3 May 2014 • ( 8 )

  

  Telephone meditation is in the same spirit. Suddenly, you have a Bell Master from very far away. He or she invites the bell to ring for you. When you hear the telephone bell, just sit wherever you are and enjoy breathing in and out. The sound of the telephone is the bell of mindfulness. This is a very strong meditation.

• Our bodies are the great universal life

  By Buddhism Now on 30 April 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  Put your body in order. It will follow naturally that the mind will improve. Mind—body—mind—body—mind . . . Mind and body will always be in harmony.

• Dalai Lama’s arrival in India in 1959

  By Buddhism Now on 25 April 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Short film (about 2 minutes) from Pathé newsreels on the The Dalai Lama’s arrival in India in 1959

• Practising Listening with Empathy, by Thich Nhat Hanh

  By Buddhism Now on 23 April 2014 • ( 10 )

  

  Each of us has an Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva inside waiting to grow. So, this is not exactly a prayer, but more a kind of mindfulness practice. You evoke the name of the Buddha in order to bring about your capacity for listening, because listening is healing, relieving the suffering of the other person…

• Silent Promise, by Beopjeong Sunim

  By Buddhism Now on 21 April 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  There’s probably nothing more beautiful in this world than people relying on and trusting one another…

• Suffering Ends, by Ajahn Sumedho

  By Buddhism Now on 18 April 2014 • ( 7 )

  

  And this is a most important part of meditation practice, to really know when there is no suffering…

• Solely from the Mind, by Kusan Sunim

  By Buddhism Now on 15 April 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  If someone practises in this way, then whether walking, standing, sitting, lying, talking or not talking, in the midst of activity or nonactivity, the hwadu (Koan) will be always vivid…

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