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Buddhism Now is an online Buddhist magazine, giving advice on how to practise Buddhism.
Buddhist read: Returning to the Essence. The true sangha, as the Buddha envisioned it, is a community of individuals committed to treading the path of liberation. Whether large or small, the role of the sangha is to support each other’s practice.
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Returning to the Essence
The true sangha, as the Buddha envisioned it, is a community of individuals committed to treading the path of liberation. Whether large or small, the role of the sangha is to support each other’s p…
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December 9, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Buddhist read: Returning to the Essence. The true sangha, as the Buddha envisioned it, is a community of individuals committed to treading the path of liberation. Whether large or small, the role of the sangha is to support each other’s practice.
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Buddhist practice: Some Buddhist teachings Dependent Origination: Those who know dependent origination understand the teachings of Buddha. ow.ly/pZOXI.
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Welcome to Buddhism Now an online Buddhist magazine, giving advice on how to practise Buddhism
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December 9, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Buddhist practice: Some Buddhist teachings Dependent Origination: Those who know dependent origination understand the teachings of Buddha. ow.ly/pZOXI.
The point that the path offers a way to live in alignment with deeper truths suggests that the Eightfold Path is more a way of liberation than merely a way to liberation, which makes sense.
Goodnight everyone sleep tight.
Goodnight everyone sleep tight.
December 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
The point that the path offers a way to live in alignment with deeper truths suggests that the Eightfold Path is more a way of liberation than merely a way to liberation, which makes sense.
Goodnight everyone sleep tight.
Goodnight everyone sleep tight.
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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December 8, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Accumulating Good Karma is Beautiful, by Geshe Gedun Tharchin wp.me/pFy3u-3ga.
Today is Rohatsu. Day the Buddha realised awakening after seeing the morning star (in the Zen tradition).
Did you see the morning star this morning?
Not to worry it shines everyday 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Did you see the morning star this morning?
Not to worry it shines everyday 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
December 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Today is Rohatsu. Day the Buddha realised awakening after seeing the morning star (in the Zen tradition).
Did you see the morning star this morning?
Not to worry it shines everyday 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Did you see the morning star this morning?
Not to worry it shines everyday 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Buddhist insights: Five Talks on Atammayatā — the highest knowledge in this world, as described by the Thai Forest monk Ajahn Buddhadāsa.
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Five Talks on Atammayatā — the highest knowledge in this world, as described by the Thai Forest monk Ajahn Buddhadāsa.
Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu introduces the Pāli word ‘atammayatā’ as something that might seem a little bit strange, but we’ve been traveling all over looking for it without even knowing it.
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December 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Buddhist insights: Five Talks on Atammayatā — the highest knowledge in this world, as described by the Thai Forest monk Ajahn Buddhadāsa.
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Morning meditation: Today is Rohatsu – the Zen Buddhist day celebrating the Buddha’s enlightenment.
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Morning meditation: Today is Rohatsu – the Zen Buddhist day celebrating the Buddha’s enlightenment.
‘Then the practice will naturally ripen and gradually you will enter wonderful states. If you practise in such a way for a very long time, then you will surely realise great awakening.’ Zen Buddhism
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December 8, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Morning meditation: Today is Rohatsu – the Zen Buddhist day celebrating the Buddha’s enlightenment.
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Buddhist practice: Buddhist Art: 'Cosmic Buddhas in Himalayas'. Unlocking the complex world of Himalayan Tibetan Buddhism. With a nine minute film. wp.me/pFy3u-4XZ.
Cosmic Buddhas in Himalayas
Unlocking the complex world of Himalayan Buddhism.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Buddhist practice: Buddhist Art: 'Cosmic Buddhas in Himalayas'. Unlocking the complex world of Himalayan Tibetan Buddhism. With a nine minute film. wp.me/pFy3u-4XZ.
The Middle Way is a path that both transcends the self and meets us where we are, offering wisdom and compassion for all stages of the journey.
Goodnight everyone look after yourself.
Goodnight everyone look after yourself.
December 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The Middle Way is a path that both transcends the self and meets us where we are, offering wisdom and compassion for all stages of the journey.
Goodnight everyone look after yourself.
Goodnight everyone look after yourself.
Buddhist read: At what place can you establish mastery over your destiny within birth and death? Master Kusan wp.me/pFy3u-4ll.
At what place can you establish mastery over your destiny within birth and death? Master Kusan
The weedy bones (wandering thoughts) are already rotten. Why was it necessary to cry out ‘Oh Heaven’?
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December 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Lots of thanks for your great support this week 🙏🙏🙏
December 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Lots of thanks for your great support this week 🙏🙏🙏
Buddhist insights: Anicca: All that arises ceases, the Buddha wp.me/sFy3u-anicca.
Anicca
One of the first insights of the Buddha ‘all that arises ceases’, are not reality, not nirvana, not liberation.
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December 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Morning meditation — In the absence of self, the Buddha within.
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Morning meditation — In the absence of self, the Buddha within.
‘In the absence of self, the Buddha within is not diminished; rather, it shines forth unobstructed, like the sun emerging from behind clouds.’ Everyday Buddhism
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December 7, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Morning meditation — In the absence of self, the Buddha within.
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Buddhist read: Tea time at Kalachakra was a sight to behold. How else are thirty thousand people going to get their cuppas. wp.me/pFy3u-1qy.
Kalachakra Initiation, by Diana St Ruth
And they dashed in groups! Tea time at Kalachakra was a sight to behold. How else are thirty thousand people going to get their cuppas in such a short time unless it is with great speed? Besides, t…
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December 7, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Buddhist read: Tea time at Kalachakra was a sight to behold. How else are thirty thousand people going to get their cuppas. wp.me/pFy3u-1qy.
Buddhist practice: 'Who is the Laughing Buddha?' Pointing at the moon, looking at the moon, I’m just an old traveller along the way.https://wp.me/pFy3u-4AB.
Who is the Laughing Buddha?
Pointing at the moon, looking at the moon, I’m just an old traveler along the way.
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December 7, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Buddhist practice: 'Who is the Laughing Buddha?' Pointing at the moon, looking at the moon, I’m just an old traveller along the way.https://wp.me/pFy3u-4AB.
Buddha’s teaching avoids the extremes of eternalism and nihilism, pointing to a Middle Way that integrates both the insight into the nature of reality and the practical steps needed to embody that insight in daily life.
Goodnight everyone.
Goodnight everyone.
December 6, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Buddha’s teaching avoids the extremes of eternalism and nihilism, pointing to a Middle Way that integrates both the insight into the nature of reality and the practical steps needed to embody that insight in daily life.
Goodnight everyone.
Goodnight everyone.
Everyday Buddhist: Emotion and Compassion Part II, by Geshe Tashi Tsering. wp.me/pFy3u-1wZ longread
Emotion and Compassion (Part II), by Geshe Tashi Tsering
Again, compassion isn’t for others alone, it’s a matter of having compassion for one’s own wellbeing as well. We all have compassion, but it might be quite weak, and sometimes qui…
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December 6, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Everyday Buddhist: Emotion and Compassion Part II, by Geshe Tashi Tsering. wp.me/pFy3u-1wZ longread
Buddhist insights: What joy there is in this radiance!
You too are perfectly protected. It just isn’t obvious to you.
'The Depth of Truth is Bottomless', by Harada Tangen Roshi wp.me/pFy3u-4mO Zen
The Depth of Truth is Bottomless, by Harada Tangen Roshi
You too are perfectly protected. It just isn’t obvious to you.
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December 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Buddhist insights: What joy there is in this radiance!
You too are perfectly protected. It just isn’t obvious to you.
'The Depth of Truth is Bottomless', by Harada Tangen Roshi wp.me/pFy3u-4mO Zen
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Buddhist insights: Buddhist Meditation: Breaking free of mental activity wp.me/pFy3u-1S Diana St Ruth.
Breaking free of mental activity, by Diana St Ruth
Buddhist meditation is the process of breaking free of mental activity in order to hear what we hear, smell what we smell, taste what we taste and see what we see, without making judgements…
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December 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Buddhist insights: Buddhist Meditation: Breaking free of mental activity wp.me/pFy3u-1S Diana St Ruth.
Morning meditation — The enlightenment in which you see your true mind.
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Morning meditation — The enlightenment in which you see your true mind.
‘The enlightenment in which you see your true mind and realise your true nature is transmitted outside of the scriptures; it is not based on names and words.’ Bassui Tokushō
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December 6, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Morning meditation — The enlightenment in which you see your true mind.
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Buddhist read: At what place can you establish mastery over your destiny within birth and death? Master Kusan wp.me/pFy3u-4ll.
At what place can you establish mastery over your destiny within birth and death? Master Kusan
The weedy bones (wandering thoughts) are already rotten. Why was it necessary to cry out ‘Oh Heaven’?
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December 6, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Buddhist practice: Do not do anything (good or bad) and do not even do this not-doing... 'Investigation of the Live Word', by Taego Pou wp.me/pFy3u-2XM.
Investigation of the Live Word, by Taego Pou
Do not do anything (good or bad) and do not even do this not-doing; then straightaway one reaches that place where there is no concern for external affairs, that vast and peaceful place where there…
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December 6, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Buddhist practice: Do not do anything (good or bad) and do not even do this not-doing... 'Investigation of the Live Word', by Taego Pou wp.me/pFy3u-2XM.
The cessation of suffering is not simply the result of following a methodical path; it is a truth that can be directly realised through wisdom. The path, however, is the means by which that realisation is fully embodied in the world.
Goodnight everyone take care of yourself.
Goodnight everyone take care of yourself.
December 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The cessation of suffering is not simply the result of following a methodical path; it is a truth that can be directly realised through wisdom. The path, however, is the means by which that realisation is fully embodied in the world.
Goodnight everyone take care of yourself.
Goodnight everyone take care of yourself.
Buddhist read: Charismatic Modern Gurus, by John Snelling wp.me/pFy3u-1Xs.
Charismatic Modern Gurus, by John Snelling
Of course, in following a spiritual path — as in anything in life — one needs information, support and the guidance of experienced people…
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December 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Buddhist read: Charismatic Modern Gurus, by John Snelling wp.me/pFy3u-1Xs.