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Buddhism Now is an online Buddhist magazine, giving advice on how to practise Buddhism.
Buddhist practice: The first of the four noble truths is the truth of suffering. Universal Original Purity, by Ajahn Sumedho wp.me/pFy3u-1oq.
Universal Original Purity, by Ajahn Sumedho
The purity of the moment is in this pure state of awareness. Therefore, you can always refer to it, remember it, just by the simple act of attention, this wide, embracing attention, intuitive aware…
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February 6, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Buddhist practice: The first of the four noble truths is the truth of suffering. Universal Original Purity, by Ajahn Sumedho wp.me/pFy3u-1oq.
You should know that so far as Buddha-nature is concerned, there is no difference between an enlightened man and an ignorant one. What makes the difference is that one realises it, while the other is ignorant of it.
Hui Neng
Night night everyone look after yourself.
Hui Neng
Night night everyone look after yourself.
February 5, 2026 at 9:56 PM
You should know that so far as Buddha-nature is concerned, there is no difference between an enlightened man and an ignorant one. What makes the difference is that one realises it, while the other is ignorant of it.
Hui Neng
Night night everyone look after yourself.
Hui Neng
Night night everyone look after yourself.
Developing an attitude towards meditation, by Ajahn Sumedho wp.me/pFy3u-1g3.
Developing an attitude towards meditation, by Ajahn Sumedho
The goal of Buddhist meditation is to see things as they are; it is a state of awakened attention. This is a very simple thing to do; it isn’t complicated or difficult or something that takes years…
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February 5, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Developing an attitude towards meditation, by Ajahn Sumedho wp.me/pFy3u-1g3.
Followers of the way: Words of love are not necessarily only Kindly words, by Trevor Leggett wp.me/pFy3u-4km.
Words of love are not necessarily only Kindly words, by Trevor Leggett
Love has to be brave enough to drink up the person entirely ― poison and all.
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February 5, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Followers of the way: Words of love are not necessarily only Kindly words, by Trevor Leggett wp.me/pFy3u-4km.
Buddhist insights: Roots of roots of roots of roots; Perfect only—One; Great Harmony! 'Baby English—sorry!' by Tangen Harada Roshi wp.me/pFy3u-1jR.
Baby English—sorry! by Tangen Harada Roshi.
The English isn’t exactly right, but we know what he means. It is with great respect that we publish his Baby English Teisho here. If it is read with this in mind, we’re sure you will a…
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February 5, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Buddhist insights: Roots of roots of roots of roots; Perfect only—One; Great Harmony! 'Baby English—sorry!' by Tangen Harada Roshi wp.me/pFy3u-1jR.
Morning meditation — When you are thinking of neither good nor evil.
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Morning meditation — When you are thinking of neither good nor evil.
‘I said, ‘‘When you are thinking of neither good nor evil, what is at that particular moment, Venerable Sir, your real nature (literally, original face)?’’’ Hui Neng
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February 5, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Morning meditation — When you are thinking of neither good nor evil.
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Buddhist read: This is where the practice really begins. 'Mind and Heart are at Ease' by Ajahn Chah wp.me/pFy3u-3zE.
Mind and Heart are at Ease by Ajahn Chah
Whatever you experience will become an object for contemplation. This is where the practice really begins. It is the fruit which arises as samadhi matures.
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February 5, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Buddhist read: This is where the practice really begins. 'Mind and Heart are at Ease' by Ajahn Chah wp.me/pFy3u-3zE.
Buddhist practice: When the instincts are out of control, they become selfish. 'The Middle Way' by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu wp.me/pFy3u-1nj.
The Middle Way, by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
When the instincts are out of control, they become selfish, and this gives rise to all the defilements. The out-of-control instincts pull the mind off the Middle Way into the dead-end of the kilesa…
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February 5, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Buddhist practice: When the instincts are out of control, they become selfish. 'The Middle Way' by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu wp.me/pFy3u-1nj.
Thankfully, despite his doubts, the Buddha was able to offer insight and encouragement to those who wished to look within.
Goodnight everyone look after yourself.
Goodnight everyone look after yourself.
February 4, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Thankfully, despite his doubts, the Buddha was able to offer insight and encouragement to those who wished to look within.
Goodnight everyone look after yourself.
Goodnight everyone look after yourself.
Buddhist read: 'On Losing Someone You Love', by John Aske wp.me/pFy3u-1gA.
On Losing Someone You Love, by John Aske
When I lost my mother after looking after her for five years, not only had I lost the last member of my family, but I also lost the main motivation for getting up in the mornings.
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February 4, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Buddhist read: 'On Losing Someone You Love', by John Aske wp.me/pFy3u-1gA.
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Buddhist read: Accumulating Good Karma is Beautiful, by Geshe Gedun Tharchin wp.me/pFy3u-3ga.
Accumulating Good Karma is Beautiful, by Geshe Gedun Tharchin
In Buddhism we are taught of the nonduality of samsara and nirvana. We do not need to be on a high level in order to understand this nonduality of samsara and nirvana; it is just a matter of being …
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February 2, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Buddhist read: Accumulating Good Karma is Beautiful, by Geshe Gedun Tharchin wp.me/pFy3u-3ga.
Buddhist insights: When it comes to Right Livelihood, it’s good to have the freedom to do what you really feel is Right. 'Right Livelihood', by Diana St Ruth wp.me/pFy3u-1hi.
Right Livelihood, by Diana St Ruth
So what differentiates a Right Livelihood business from any other? It has to be the dharma element, a basic code of practice within oneself. It isn’t a question of just saying, ‘Oh, we’re a Buddhis…
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February 4, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Buddhist insights: When it comes to Right Livelihood, it’s good to have the freedom to do what you really feel is Right. 'Right Livelihood', by Diana St Ruth wp.me/pFy3u-1hi.
Morning meditation — Where can the dust alight?
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Morning meditation — Where can the dust alight?
‘There is no Bodhi-tree, Nor stand of a mirror bright. Since all is void, Where can the dust alight? Hui Neng [Enjoy the simple insight of this verse.]’ Hui Neng
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February 4, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Morning meditation — Where can the dust alight?
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Buddhist read: 'On Losing Someone You Love', by John Aske wp.me/pFy3u-1gA.
On Losing Someone You Love, by John Aske
When I lost my mother after looking after her for five years, not only had I lost the last member of my family, but I also lost the main motivation for getting up in the mornings.
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February 4, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Buddhist read: 'On Losing Someone You Love', by John Aske wp.me/pFy3u-1gA.
Buddhist practice: Foundations of Buddhism: 'Being Our Own Refuge', by Geshe Tashi Tsering wp.me/pFy3u-17J.
Being Our Own Refuge, by Geshe Tashi Tsering
Sometimes we may feel that we do things without any kind of conscious intention. But if we are truly mindful, we can notice ourselves as we act; and if we trace the motivation back, we will definit…
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February 4, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Buddhist practice: Foundations of Buddhism: 'Being Our Own Refuge', by Geshe Tashi Tsering wp.me/pFy3u-17J.
Attachment operates as wanting something or wanting more. And anger is also wanting—wanting to reject, wanting to put off. So, according to Buddhism, both of these two emotions are undesirable.
Geshe Tashi Tsering
Night night.
Geshe Tashi Tsering
Night night.
February 3, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Attachment operates as wanting something or wanting more. And anger is also wanting—wanting to reject, wanting to put off. So, according to Buddhism, both of these two emotions are undesirable.
Geshe Tashi Tsering
Night night.
Geshe Tashi Tsering
Night night.
Buddhist insights: Buddha Shakyamuni isn’t the only one to have given Dharma talks: 'Dharma Talks by the Inanimate', by Ven SongChol wp.me/pFy3u-1jm.
Dharma Talks by the Inanimate, by Ven SongChol
Everything throughout the universes always speaks the Dharma.
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February 3, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Buddhist insights: Buddha Shakyamuni isn’t the only one to have given Dharma talks: 'Dharma Talks by the Inanimate', by Ven SongChol wp.me/pFy3u-1jm.
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A good book for helping realize ‘your everyday life is the Buddha’
February 3, 2026 at 6:18 PM
A good book for helping realize ‘your everyday life is the Buddha’
What if the Buddha you read about wasn’t just a man 2500 years ago—but an experience you can enter right now?
This book makes that shift possible: turn distant teachings into living awareness that meets each moment with less struggle.
Enjoy the experience. tinyurl.com/BPGUSBPBE
This book makes that shift possible: turn distant teachings into living awareness that meets each moment with less struggle.
Enjoy the experience. tinyurl.com/BPGUSBPBE
Amazon
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February 3, 2026 at 6:07 PM
What if the Buddha you read about wasn’t just a man 2500 years ago—but an experience you can enter right now?
This book makes that shift possible: turn distant teachings into living awareness that meets each moment with less struggle.
Enjoy the experience. tinyurl.com/BPGUSBPBE
This book makes that shift possible: turn distant teachings into living awareness that meets each moment with less struggle.
Enjoy the experience. tinyurl.com/BPGUSBPBE
Buddhist insights: Buddha Shakyamuni isn’t the only one to have given Dharma talks: 'Dharma Talks by the Inanimate', by Ven SongChol wp.me/pFy3u-1jm.
Dharma Talks by the Inanimate, by Ven SongChol
Everything throughout the universes always speaks the Dharma.
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February 3, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Buddhist insights: Buddha Shakyamuni isn’t the only one to have given Dharma talks: 'Dharma Talks by the Inanimate', by Ven SongChol wp.me/pFy3u-1jm.
Morning meditation — Awareness, not two.
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Morning meditation — Awareness, not two.
‘Awareness, not two. The inner and the outer no longer feel divided. The sense of ‘me’ observing the world softens, or falls away. Thought still moves, but is not taken as real. Experience flows without clinging, without story, without ‘‘two’’.’ Everyday Buddhist
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February 3, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Morning meditation — Awareness, not two.
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Buddhist read: Reading a sutra by moonlight. The sun rises, the moon sets—when will it ever be fully understood? wp.me/pFy3u-9Uy.
Reading a sutra by moonlight.
The sun rises, the moon sets—when will it ever be fully understood?
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February 3, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Buddhist read: Reading a sutra by moonlight. The sun rises, the moon sets—when will it ever be fully understood? wp.me/pFy3u-9Uy.
Buddhist practice: Short video of a Nepalese sacred-art. 'Eye-opener', Sonam Sherpa. wp.me/pFy3u-37F (around 6 minutes) #Buddhist Art
The Eye-opener, a short video of Nepalese sacred-art.
A short video of a Nepalese sacred-art master and his journey of patience and time. (around 6 minutes)
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February 3, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Buddhist practice: Short video of a Nepalese sacred-art. 'Eye-opener', Sonam Sherpa. wp.me/pFy3u-37F (around 6 minutes) #Buddhist Art
So when facing difficulties, sometimes just thinking of the phrase ‘everything is subject to change’ will give strength to my mind.
Geshe Tashi Tsering
Night night sleep tight.
Geshe Tashi Tsering
Night night sleep tight.
February 2, 2026 at 9:56 PM
So when facing difficulties, sometimes just thinking of the phrase ‘everything is subject to change’ will give strength to my mind.
Geshe Tashi Tsering
Night night sleep tight.
Geshe Tashi Tsering
Night night sleep tight.
Followers of the way: Southern Song Academy masters provided a bridge between tradition and the new Chan (Zen) Buddhism painting. wp.me/pFy3u-3PK Film 72min
From Academy to Chan: Liang Kai
This last of the four Southern Song Academy masters is shown as providing a bridge between that tradition and the new kind of painting associated with Chan (Zen) Buddhism: why it was preserved almo…
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February 2, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Followers of the way: Southern Song Academy masters provided a bridge between tradition and the new Chan (Zen) Buddhism painting. wp.me/pFy3u-3PK Film 72min