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Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , Ambedkar: A True Hero , is excerpted from the talk Radical Buddhism and#8211; Changing the Myth of Society by Vajratara about Dr Ambedkar and his relevance to the Western Buddhists. In a culture of unprecedented freedom, Vajratara asks how we choose which path to follow? This was the question facing Dr Ambedkar who had a burning issue to solve and#8211; untouchabil...

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , Paradigm Shift Parami revisits Bhanteand#8217;s vision of the New Society, sharing her inspiration and love for the radical and transformative power of the Dharma. This is the third talk entitled Revisiting the New Society in the series The Order as Practice: Shifting Paradigms .

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , Ratnaghosha offers some inspirational reflections entitled Seeds of Love from the talk entitled Choosing the Best . This talk explores the basic choice we have in life and goes into how we can cultivate positive emotion. The topics of motivation, faith and karma are also discussed.

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , Radical Metta , Saravantu reminds us of the radical nature of metta by recalling her own journey towards the Dharma, as well as telling some other illustrative stories. From the talk entitled A Most Appropriate Response .

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte Sangharakshita speaks on: The New Society . Sangharakshita describes the events of his life that led him to found the Western Buddhist Order, and explains how an individual can join it. He then discusses its relation to the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order and introduces the idea of the nucleus of a new society. Excerpted from the talk The Nucleus of a New So...

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte we offer an excerpt from a talk by Vishvapani entitled: Sacred Mindfulness . A talk given at the Triratna Buddhist Order November 2014 Menand#8217;s UK and Ireland Area Order Weekend at Adhisthana on 1 November 2014. The theme of the weekend was Mindfulness. Vishvapani writes: and#8220;Weand#8217;re in the middle of the greatest surge in interest related to Buddhi...

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte we offer an excerpt from a talk by Vajratara entitled: Friendship Arises from Metta . To have friends, we need to learn to be a friend. Friendship is an active practice, not to be left to chance. Using the Buddhaand#8217;s advice to Sigalaka, Vajratara gives some practical guidance on how to be a good hearted, supportive, consistent, beneficial and loving friend....

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte entitled Words and Experience Ratnaghosha talks about Milarepaand#8217;s final exhortation from and#8220;The Shepherdand#8217;s Search for Mindand#8221;, which provides a complete path, effortlessly combining devotion and meditation. He sees how wrong were the fears and hopes of his own mind. Without arrival, he reaches the place of Buddha; Without seeing, he visi...

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , At the Heart of the Sangha Dhammamegha speaks about Sangha as Dharma practice and how spiritual community and friendship with the admirable are part of our heritage in Triratna. From the talk Wisdomand#8217;s Gathering: The Difference That Makes a Difference given on the Triratna International Gathering at Adhisthana, 27 August 2017.

The new consciousness that emerges does so in stages. In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , we hear from Maitreyabandhu on the particular kind of effort needed in meditation entitled In the World, Not of the World . From the talk Meditation Essentials: Stages .

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , is from a talk given by Vijayasri as a follow up to a showing of Sangharakshitaand#8217;s video on Buddhism, world peace and nuclear war. In Owning Your Shadow Vijayasri explores the concepts of violence and non-violence as aspects of the power mode / love mode relationship, and looks at the Jungian concept of the shadow. We examine the idea that change is possi...

In our Dharmbyte today FBA Dharmabyte , The Buddha and Trees , Sinhadakini explores the significance of the Roseapple Tree in the story of the Buddhaand#8217;s Enlightenment. She discusses trees in general in Buddhism and goes on to talk about the type of effort needed for Enlightenment. From the talk The Buddha and the Roseapple Tree given on Buddha Day at Norwich Buddhist Centre.

Our Dharmbyte today FBA Dharmabyte is from Bhante Sangharakshita called Four-Fold Perfect Effort . Discussing the evolution of consciousness, this lecture explains that at the stage of reflexive consciousness, deliberate effort is required for any further progress. Right Effort is fourfold: preventing and eradicating the unskilful, and cultivating and maintaining the skilful. From the talk, The Co...

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , we hear an excerpt entitled Spiritual Friends . Sujiva explores friendship in general andamp; Spiritual Friendship (Kalyana Mitrata) in particular, drawing upon his personal experience in this heart-felt talk. The full talk, Facebook Friends, Real Friends, Spiritual Friends , was given at the Auckland Buddhist Centre as a part of a Dharma night series.

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , we hear an excerpt called The Myth of Ordination . Akasaruci gives a personal talk about her experiences of being on the 2018 Akashavana ordination retreat, on which she was ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order. From the talk Akashavana: Heart, Wisdom and Beauty given at her welcome back during Dharma Day on Sunday 29th July 2018 at the Glasgow Buddhist Cen...

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte we hear from Bodhipakshini in Reflections On An Ordination Retreat . As part of a welcome back evening for new Order members, Bodhipakshini reflects on her experience of the recent 3-month retreat in Spain during which she was ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order. Excerpted from the talk Reflections On An Ordination Retreat , part of the series Ordination: A...

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte Abhaya, who has been ordained for 44 years, reflects on how he connects with the order. Connecting with the Order is excerpted from the talk of the same name, available on Free Buddhist Audio.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is called Metta as Emptiness by Dayajoti. This excerpt is from the talk Dependent Arising given on the Metta and Insight Retreat, held at Taraloka Retreat Centre, May 2015.

What needs to be seen and known in our experience of suffering in order for it to lead to freedom and compassion? Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is called Gestures of Metta by Saddhanandi. This beautiful collection of thoughts on metta is the introduction to a guided meditation. The full talk, entitled Metta and Beauty , is from a 12 day meditation retreat on Metta as a Path to Insight given at Ta...

What needs to be seen and known in our experience of suffering in order for it to lead to freedom and compassion? Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is called Creating New Pathways from the talk Living In the Mandala Ratnavandana. This is her second talk of the 2015 Rainy Season Retreat in Bristol, UK. Here Ratnavandana embarks on a personal sharing of how her life has been transformed by deciding to...

What needs to be seen and known in our experience of suffering in order for it to lead to freedom and compassion? Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is called Into the Depths from the talk Insight Into Dukkha by Dayajoti. Number eight in a series of talks from a 12-day Metta and Insight Retreat at Taraloka, 2015.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is called The Buddhaand#8217;s Decision to Teach by Parami excerpted from the talk Out of Compassion for the World given at our International Retreat at Taraloka, May 08. The Buddha realised full well how hard it was going to be to communicate what he had discovered to other people and#8211; to us. He knew that the grip of greed, hatred and delusion is very strong. H...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is called The Journey of Descent . Bhadra introduces the archetypal magician, Padmasambhava. He uses episodes from the magicianand#8217;s life to illustrate how engaging the imagination through ritual and being willing to make the journey of descent are key elements of a fruitful practice. From the talk: The Art of Ritual and Descent given at a day for men in Bristol...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is called On The Paving Sprinkled with Perfume by Samantabhadri excerpted from the talk: Ritual, A Path to Truth and Self Transcendence . Speaking at Nottingham Buddhist centre, Samantabhadri gives a keynote talk on ritual and its place and potential within the Triratna Community. She explores ritual as personal experience and in relation to going beyond a fixed self...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is called The Heart of the Puja from A Personal Take On the Sevenfold Puja by Amarapuspa. Amarapuspa discusses the Going For Refuge section of the puja, and the Refuges and Precepts, with examples from her own personal journey towards letting go into the puja. We hear the story of Dhaniya the Cattleman and the session finishes with a series of led reflections asking...