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Buddhism Now @buddhismnow.bsky.social · 5h

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 · 10h

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 · 10h

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 · 9d

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 · 5d

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 · 16h

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 · 17h

“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 · 4d

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 · 4d

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 · 1d

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 · 18h

Sorry Rachel but we live in Totnes, England.

Buddhism Now @buddhismnow.bsky.social · 21h

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

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

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Buddhism Now @buddhismnow.bsky.social · 22h

Buddhist read: In Chinese popular imagination, monks, and mysterious hermits were often thought to be disguised Buddhist holy men wp.me/pFy3u-3Q0.

The Sixteen Buddhist Luohans

In the Chinese popular imagination, mendicant monks, conjurers, and mysterious hermits were often thought to be disguised “living luohans,” or Buddhist holy men capable of producing miracles.

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Buddhism Now @buddhismnow.bsky.social · 2d

Buddhist insights: Everyday Buddhist: If you don’t let go, there will be suffering, by Ajahn Chah… wp.me/pFy3u-3l0.

If you don’t let go, there will be suffering, by Ajahn Chah

In the field of conventional reality, one side is right and the other side is wrong, and there can never be complete agreement. Arguing till the tears fall, however, is of no use whatsoever. The Bu…

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Buddhism Now @buddhismnow.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 1d

In terms of a human being, a Buddha is a person without ego-self. This means that for sentient beings there is no centre or self-nature. In Buddhism, this is explained as the law of causality.
Harada Sekkei Roshi

Goodnight everyone, look after yourself.

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Buddhism Now @buddhismnow.bsky.social · 1d

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

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 · 1d

Morning meditation — Acknowledge the experiences as they arise.
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Morning meditation — Acknowledge the experiences as they arise.

‘Acknowledge the experiences as they arise. They are the reality of the moment. Buddhist meditation.’ Everyday Buddhism

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Buddhism Now @buddhismnow.bsky.social · 1d

Buddhist read: Buddhist Meditation: Satipatthana sutta is one of the most highly revered sutta setting out mindfulness as the one way to overcome suffering. wp.me/pFy3u-4Mc.

Satipatthana sutta the Buddha’s Teaching on Mindfulness

Satipatthana sutta setting out the Buddha’s teaching to overcome suffering.

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Buddhism Now @buddhismnow.bsky.social · 2d

Buddhist practice: When I forgot myself, it was exactly like that. There was nothing obtained and nothing was thrown away.
Accepting the Moment 'Now', by Harada Sekkei Roshi
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Accepting the Moment ‘Now’, by Harada Sekkei Roshi

When I forgot myself, it was exactly like that. There was nothing obtained and nothing was thrown away.

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Buddhism Now @buddhismnow.bsky.social · 2d

Through the cultivation wisdom, we move beyond the limitations of the conceptual mind and touch the true nature of reality. We see that in emptiness, there is no separation between self and other, between wisdom and compassion.

Goodnight everyone please look after yourself.