The Buddha placed great emphasis on personal experience and understanding. Goodnight everyone.
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Buddhism Now is an online Buddhist magazine, giving advice on how to practise Buddhism.
'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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Buddhist insights: Everyday Buddhist: 'Toward Nirvana and From Nirvana', by Professor Masahiro Shimoda wp.me/pFy3u-3c7 Part one.
Toward Nirvana and From Nirvana, by Professor Masahiro Shimoda
The process whereby Buddhism—which first began as the deeply internal experience of just one ascetic practitioner—has over time borne fruit within vastly different races, climates, cultures and his…
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Buddhist read: Everyday Zen: 'Your own spiritual light will shine forth permanently', by Hui Neng wp.me/pFy3u-3ed.
Your own spiritual light will shine forth permanently, by Hui Neng
Bhikkhu Zhi Chang, a native of Gui Xi of Xin Zhou, joined the Order in his childhood, and was very zealous in his efforts to realize the Essence of Mind. One day, he came to pay homage to the Patri…
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Buddhist practice: Book Cover from a 10th or 11th century Manuscript of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra. wp.me/pFy3u-4dr.
Book Cover from a Manuscript of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra Astasahasrika
This painted cover for a palm-leaf manuscript belongs to the Pala- Nepalese tradition. It comes from a palm-leaf edition of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra (“Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 V…
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When we cling to a fixed idea of self, we set ourselves in opposition to the natural flow of life. But when we embrace impermanence, we align ourselves with reality, and in doing so, we find peace. Night everyone look after yourself.
Followers of the way: Tantric View of Nonattachment, by Francesca Fremantle wp.me/pFy3u-H0.
Tantric View of Nonattachment, by Francesca Fremantle
When we are happy we usually do not want to hear anything about detachment, because the little self likes being involved in pleasant experiences and thinks it would spoil the fun…
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Buddhist read: Foundations of Buddhism: ‘Whom do we Believe?’ by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu. wp.me/pFy3u-2ai.
Whom do we Believe? by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
For instance, the Buddha taught that greed, anger, and misunderstanding are the causes that give rise to suffering. If we ourselves are not yet acquainted with greed, anger, and misunderstanding, …
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Buddhist insights: But don’t grasp at the smile — or the flower — or even the words. 'Intimacy and the Buddha’s Smile', by John Aske wp.me/pFy3u-4dl.
Intimacy and the Buddha’s Smile, by John Aske
But don’t grasp at the smile — or the flower — or even the words, and most of us do, because we love to attach ourselves to things and meanings, and it’s not about things or meanings.
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Buddhist read: Followers of way: 'Dealing with Disease', by Ajahn Sumedho wp.me/pFy3u-36O.
Dealing with Disease, by Ajahn Sumedho
Maybe disease isn’t something to get rid of; maybe it’s something to understand, to contemplate, to come to terms with. Being born itself implies that we are going to be subject to diff…
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Buddhist practice: In the great house of the personality, with it's attics and lofts and cellars there are some rooms which are habitually used. ‘All The Keys’, by Trevor Leggett wp.me/pFy3u-2eE.
All The Keys, by Trevor Leggett
As enlightenment is approached keys to the locked rooms become available. At first it may take a good deal of courage to use even the smallest of them. Because the room has been locked we do not kn…
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May those suffering from the horror and sadness of the world find Avalokiteshvara within. Goodnight everyone.
Followers of the way: Separate—nothing; Problem—nothing; Trouble—nothing. Eternal perfect—yes! 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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Buddhist insights: We all have to learn the comfort of being ourselves — and not someone else. 'The Gods Become Human' by John Aske wp.me/pFy3u-20C.
The Gods Become Human by John Aske
We all have to learn the comfort of being ourselves — and not someone else. It is much harder than it looks and the problem never really goes away.
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Buddhist read: Foundations of Buddhism: ‘Whom do we Believe?’ by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu. wp.me/pFy3u-2ai.
Whom do we Believe? by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
For instance, the Buddha taught that greed, anger, and misunderstanding are the causes that give rise to suffering. If we ourselves are not yet acquainted with greed, anger, and misunderstanding, …
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Buddhist practice: Make your life worthwhile, by learning how to meditate with these, *First steps into Buddhist meditation* wp.me/pFy3u-1zX.
First steps into Buddhist meditation
You cannot change the past, arrange the future to suit yourself, or make other people say and do the things you want them to say and do. All of your power is contained within this moment, related t…
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Truth, always apparent and exposed. Hongzhi Zhengjue Night night everyone.
A Monk and a Zendo’ by Arthur Braverman wp.me/pFy3u-1x1 ‘A day without work is a day without eating.’
A Monk and a Zendo, by Arthur Braverman
The Japanese worship tragic heroes, and I’m afraid some of that romanticism has rubbed off on me. He had a quiet dignity, even in difficult times, that I always admired. Though he may not have been…
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Buddhist insights: There’s probably nothing more beautiful in this world than people relying on and trusting one another. Mutual dependence and human trust. 'Silent Promise', by Beopjeong Sunim wp.me/pFy3u-1U3.
Silent Promise, by Beopjeong Sunim
There’s probably nothing more beautiful in this world than people relying on and trusting one another…
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Buddhist read: If our thoughts go in the right direction, then realisation is easy. 'Self and Body Disappear' Myoljin Sunim j.mp/5Scabj #Zen
Self and Body Disappear, by Myoljin Sunim
After practising meditation for a while, we must enter the state of no-self. When the self is let go of, self and body disappear, and there is great brightness. If we sit and enter the state of no-…
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Buddhist practice: In the light there is darkness, but don't take it as darkness. 'Harmony of Difference and Equality' (Sandōkai) wp.me/pFy3u-4zM #Chan Zen
Harmony of Difference and Equality (Sandōkai)
Not understanding the way before your eyes, how do you know the path you walk?
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Buddhist insights: There’s probably nothing more beautiful in this world than people relying on and trusting one another. Mutual dependence and human trust. 'Silent Promise', by Beopjeong Sunim wp.me/pFy3u-1U3.
Silent Promise, by Beopjeong Sunim
There’s probably nothing more beautiful in this world than people relying on and trusting one another…
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Buddhist read: All of your perceptions, as they arise like shadows, have nothing for you to hold on to. All things come together without our knowledge. Gien Inour Roshi wp.me/pFy3u-6Ab.
All things come together without our knowledge. Gien Inour Roshi
All of your perceptions, as they arise like shadows, have nothing for you to hold on to.
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"It would take years to fully examine the contents of this book. It's scriptural richness is immense…” Some deep insightful Buddhism tinyurl.com/BPGperf ‘Perfect Wisdom: The Short Prajnaparamita Texts’ translated by Edward Conze. Or a favourite bookshop ISBN 9780946672288
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Buddhist practice: To ignore Dukkha is to remain trapped in a cycle of endless craving and attachment, always seeking fulfilment in things that cannot provide lasting satisfaction. Dukkha is often misunderstood. wp.me/pFy3u-bx4.
Dukkha is often misunderstood.
To ignore Dukkha is to remain trapped in a cycle of endless craving and attachment.
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One of the most liberating aspects of Buddhist practice is the acceptance of impermanence. Understanding that all things are in a state of constant change allows us to let go of our rigid attachment to form and identity. Night night sleep tight.
Awareness cuts through the cleverness of delusion. It exposes the impermanence of all mental and emotional states, and in doing so, it reveals the freedom that comes from letting go of attachment to these states. Buddha as Person, Buddha as Experience.
Followers of the way: Two aspects of ageing which people find distressing are the loss of sexual attractiveness and the fear of death. Wrinkles, 'The Universe and All That', by Linda Clark wp.me/pFy3u-28i.
Wrinkles, The Universe and All That, by Linda Clark
I never really thought about the ageing process until I was twenty-five and my new employers, the South-Eastern Electricity Board, sent me to London on an induction course. I was a very timid soul …
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Buddhist insights: One Total Reality which is no illusion at all, by Phiroz Mehta. wp.me/pFy3u-6bZ.
One Total Reality which is no illusion at all, by Phiroz Mehta
My brain keeps chattering and playing about with the thing all the time.
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