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Buddhism Now @buddhismnow.bsky.social · 3h

Buddhist insights: Emptiness is not something where things that exist disappear by means of practice. 'The Heart Sutra' wp.me/pFy3u-Xx Harada Roshi

The Heart Sutra, Harada Sekkei Roshi

Our purpose for living is to become No-mind/No-self, and a person who has become No-mind/No-self is called a Buddha. Each action we make is completely Empty, it is Nothingness, and if we express th…

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Buddhism Now @buddhismnow.bsky.social · 3h

Amazon Customers find the book enlightening and encouraging intuitive awareness. They describe it as an excellent guide to greater awakening in daily life.
'Don't Take Your Life Personally’ by Ajahn Sumedho.
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Don't Take Your Life Personally

Ajahn Sumedho urges us to trust in awareness and find out for ourselves what it is to experience genuine liberation from mental anguish and suffering, just as the Buddha himself did two and a half thousand...

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Buddhism Now @buddhismnow.bsky.social · 8h

Morning meditation — The perfections are not merely ideals to be admired.
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Morning meditation — The perfections are not merely ideals to be admired.

‘The perfections are not merely ideals to be admired, but practices to be embodied in every aspect of our lives. They are the living expression of awakening, guiding us toward the realisation of our true nature.’ Everyday Buddhism

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Buddhism Now @buddhismnow.bsky.social · 9h

Buddhist Film: Everyday Buddhist: An Inner Search, an interview with Diana St Ruth. (English with Italian subtitles) wp.me/pFy3u-745 About 20 minutes. Diana Interview.jpg Diana St Ruth — Interview.

An Inner Search.

An Inner Search, an interview with Diana St Ruth. In English with Italian subtitles.

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Buddhism Now @buddhismnow.bsky.social · 16h

Buddhist practice: 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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Buddhism Now @buddhismnow.bsky.social · 21h

So how do we sustain this awareness in the midst of a busy, complex life? The answer lies in consistency. Meditation, yes — but also mindful living.

Goodnight everyone 🙏🙏🙏

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Buddhism Now @buddhismnow.bsky.social · 21h

Looking for some Buddhism? His Holiness the Dalai Lama is interviewed by Richard Quest of CNN at his residence in Dharamsala, India on January 28th, 2006. Film around 40 minutes. wp.me/pFy3u-505.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama is interviewed by Richard Quest of CNN

At his residence in Dharamsala, India on January 28th, 2006

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Buddhism Now @buddhismnow.bsky.social · 1d

Buddhist insights: A Buddhist parable, 'Forest and the Way Out', by Ananda Maitreya wp.me/pFy3u-Xu Enjoy!

Forest and the Way Out, by Ananda Maitreya

Centuries passed by. Incalculable was the crowd at the inn now and many were the discussions as to the interpretations of what had been written on the slab at the signpost. Some professed to know w…

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Buddhism Now @buddhismnow.bsky.social · 2d

Looking for some Buddhism? The first of the four noble truths is the truth of suffering, and in order to understand it, you have to accept it. ‘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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Buddhism Now @buddhismnow.bsky.social · 1d

Morning meditation — Through the cultivation of generosity, morality, patience, energy, meditation, and wisdom.
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Morning meditation — Through the cultivation of generosity, morality, patience, energy, meditation, and wisdom.

‘Through the cultivation of generosity, morality, patience, energy, meditation, and wisdom, we transform not only ourselves but the world around us. Each of these perfections is interconnected, supporting and enhancing the others.’ Everyday Buddhism

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Buddhism Now @buddhismnow.bsky.social · 1d

Buddhist read: How do you know when to change things? By Ajahn Sumedho wp.me/pFy3u-3hK.

How do you know when to change things? By Ajahn Sumedho

That awareness, that light, is universal; it isn’t like my personal property. That’s why on an intuitive level we can resonate; many of you can intuitively understand what I’m saying.

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Buddhism Now @buddhismnow.bsky.social · 1d

Buddhist practice: Buddhist meditation: 'Judging Mind versus Discerning Mind' by Corrado Pensa
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Judging Mind versus Discerning Mind, by Corrado Pensa

Perceiving the power of separation caused by the judging mind is also very helpful. In other words, the judging mind creates more inner solitude.

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Buddhism Now @buddhismnow.bsky.social · 1d

One who has realized the Dhamma is like one who has realized the sweetness or sourness of the fruit. All doubts are ended right here.
Ajahn Chah

Night night sleep tight.

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Buddhism Now @buddhismnow.bsky.social · 1d

Buddhist insights: 'This is the Miracle', by Trevor Leggett wp.me/pFy3u-1ry.

This is the Miracle, by Trevor Leggett

The teacher said that people today, and always, sell themselves cheap. Somebody who is always saying, ‘I’m no good,’ won’t try at anything because, ‘Things always go w…

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Buddhism Now @buddhismnow.bsky.social · 10d

Buddhist practice: Buddhist meditation: There is this one way for the purification of beings, for the overcoming of sorrows and griefs… Satipatthana Sutta: The Buddha's teaching on mindfulness wp.me/pFy3u-1dY.

Satipatthana Sutta

There is this one way for the purification of beings, for the overcoming of sorrows and griefs, for the going down of sufferings and miseries, for winning the right path, for realizing nibbana, tha…

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Buddhism Now @buddhismnow.bsky.social · 7d

Buddhist films: Six short films by Ringu Tulku on the Six Paramitas; Giving, Conduct, Patience, Diligence, Meditation, and Wisdom wp.me/pFy3u-1c2.

The Six Paramitas, by Ringu Tulku

Six short films on the Six Paramitas; Giving, Conduct, Patience, Diligence, Meditation, and Wisdom, by Ringu Tulku

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Buddhism Now @buddhismnow.bsky.social · 2d

Buddhist insights: Buddhist meditation: 'The Fruit Which Arises as Samadhi Matures', by Ajahn Chah wp.me/pFy3u-3jW.

The Fruit which Arises as Samadhi Matures, by Ajahn Chah

You will be able to sustain concentration without any feelings of pain and discomfort…

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Buddhism Now @buddhismnow.bsky.social · 2d

“This is a most engaging work that, I believe, would be a most welcome addition to any Zen practitioners bookshelf.”
What others have said about Zen Teaching of Instantaneous Awakening by John Blofeld.
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Buddhism Now @buddhismnow.bsky.social · 6d

Buddhist read: There are many ways of practising metta, loving kindness. #Metta. 'There's No Point in Punishing the Car' by Ven. Ananda Maitreya: wp.me/pFy3u-fr.

There’s No Point in Punishing the Car, by Ven. Ananda Maitreya

There are many ways of practising metta, loving kindness.

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Buddhism Now @buddhismnow.bsky.social · 5d

Buddha as Person, Buddha as Experience is a spiritual travelogue that invites readers on an inner journey guided by one of the most profound figures in human history: The Buddha.
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The Buddha’s teaching is profoundly simple, a clear path to liberation.

Buddha as Person, Buddha as Experience.

As we live it, our practice becomes the vessel that carries us forward, and with each moment of awareness, we touch upon the truth the Buddha himself encountered under the Bodhi tree.

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Buddhism Now @buddhismnow.bsky.social · 2d

Buddhist practice: I'm sitting on my cushion before going to work and that feeling of openness… Final Lesson, by Arthur Braverman: wp.me/pFy3u-Xq.
Meeting with Uchiyama Kōshō Roshi

Final Lesson, by Arthur Braverman

And he [Uchiyama Kôshô Roshi] told us ‘to look at zazen and not at him as our teacher’. It’s almost as if he knew some of us would become disappointed in him and he didn’t want our dis…

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Buddhism Now @buddhismnow.bsky.social · 2d

Sorry Rachel but we live in Totnes, England.

Buddhism Now @buddhismnow.bsky.social · 2d

Morning meditation — When freed from selfishness our mind is.

‘When freed from selfishness our mind is the mind of Buddha — delusion is transformed into the four wisdoms of Buddha.’ Everyday Buddhism