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• Meditation and Psychotherapy, by Ajahn Sumedho

  By Buddhism Now on 1 July 2010 • ( 10 )

  

  The way to liberate the mind is through mindfulness or awareness, and this is the essence of the Buddha’s teaching; this is the important one. It isn’t that people in general are never mindful or always…

• The Way of Tea, by Popchong Sunim

  By Buddhism Now on 22 June 2010 • ( 5 )

  

  Do not gulp the tea but sip it slowly allowing its fragrance to fill one’s mouth. There is no need to have any special atti­tude while drinking except one of thankfulness. The nature of the tea itself is that of no-mind…

• Does War Lead to Peace? by Diana St Ruth

  By Buddhism Now on 19 June 2010 • ( 3 )

  

  In many respects, practising Buddhism is the practice of reminding ourselves that to take refuge in impermanence is like building one’s house on shifting sands…

• Tibetan Buddhist shrine room

  By Buddhism Now on 15 June 2010 • ( 3 )

  

  This extraordinary Tibetan Buddhist shrine room is on public display for the first time. Plus the making of a Tibetan sand mandala…

• Is there any possibility of developing more compassion? By the Dalai Lama

  By Buddhism Now on 10 June 2010 • ( 3 )

  

  Suppose a person stays in an empty, remote place—just a person alone—very healthy, highly educated, very wise, and physically very strong. As that person lives alone, there’s no possibility of his becoming wealthy or famous; there’s no possibility of his producing good food or building good shelter; he cannot become a hero. All benefits of this worldly life are entirely dependent upon other factors, mainly on other human beings…

• The Supreme Teaching is Free

  By Buddhism Now on 4 June 2010 • ( 1 )

  

  Earnest Zen trainees: Exert yourself in the way that points directly to your original Buddha-nature…

• Walking Meditation

  By Buddhism Now on 28 May 2010 • ( 8 )

  

  Walking is a wonderful way of meditating. It brings one to the point of realising that meditation does not depend upon the position of the body…

• They Made The Journey With His Holiness In Their Hearts

  By Buddhism Now on 26 May 2010 • ( 6 )

  

  The village was in a valley surrounded by mountains and grasslands covered with sheep. The villagers welcomed them in and shared their food. Though their dialect was incomprehensible to the Tibetans and Chinese, these country folk brought tea to their guests and treated them like royalty…

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