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Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, All Conditioned Thingsand#8230; is an excerpt from the talk Seeing with Insight and#8211; Dhammapada Verses 277 to 279 by Padmavajra. All of the Buddhaand#8217;s core teachings are here and#8211; held in heart and mind thereand#8217;s more than enough in the Dhammapada to take us as far in our practice as we can imagine, and then on beyondand#8230; Talk recorded at...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is a little gem from an infectiously delightful talk by Sanghaketu on the subject of joyful resonance with others (mudita) as part of the 2015 Rainy Season Retreat on the Brahma Viharas. In Coming Back to Gladness he really gets into his subject here! And his sense and experience of gladness comes across beautifully through laughter and reflection on the boon of good...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is entitled Joy and Compassion , an excerpt from Suffering and Joy and#8211; Compost For Love by Dayajoti. This talk was given during the setup for Buddhafield Festival 2013 (theme and#8216;Fire in the Heartand#8217;) on the Four Brahma Viharas.

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , The Spiritual Community of Individuals Sangharakshita describes his understanding of true sangha. In creating a spiritual community people need to eschew completely the use of the and#8216;power modeand#8217; in interacting with each other. This contrasts strongly with ordinary and#8216;groupsand#8217;, where relationships are often based on authority, sometimes...

Parami comes out strong in todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , Ethics and Compassion . 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. He could imagine how vexatious it might be to teach. Fortunately for us, he could also see our potential. And so out of...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is a short excerpt from Metta and#8211; a Thread That Connects by Singhamati. This talk was given on a Young Womensand#8217; Weekend at Taraloka. Itand#8217;s a personal and poetic talk exploring Metta as a thread that connects us to ourselves, others, the world and reality.

When you are relaxed, it's much easier to love. In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , A New Way to Metta Ratnaguna introduces a new way to approach the Metta Bhavana, the development of loving kindness. This excerpt is from the talk Metta Bhavana: Letting Kindness Happen given at the Manchester Buddhist Centre in February 2012. Ratnaguna introduces a new way to approach the Metta Bhavana,the develop...

The five precepts are an expression of position emotion and#8211; they are like poetry in motion. Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , Precepts as Poetry is an excerpt is from the talk Generosity As A Foundation Of Positive Emotion . Vijayasri considers how having generosity at the centre of a mandala, based on the positive precepts, can help us to develop positive emotion. This talk was given at Croy...

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , Kusala Karma = Skillful Action Vajragupta explores the meaning of kusula karma, that being skillful action. It's not about being right, it's about what's human, what's kind, what's mindful. From the talk Positive Emotion given at Croydon Buddhist Centre in January 2016 in a study group on The Journey and The Guide by Maitreyabandhu.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , Fear, Terror, and Heroic Virtues is an exploration of the cremation ground as a symbol of transformation. Are we ready to face our own death, and the total transformation it symbolises? From the talk " The Symbolism of the Cremation Ground and the Celestial Maidens " by Sangharakshita given in 1971.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte explores four reasons Why We Fear Death drawn by Kulaprabha from the Abhaya Sutta in the Pali Canon. Itand#8217;s a lovely segment from a larger talk looking at the roots of fear, how it relates to change and transformation in spiritual practice, and how we can live more fearlessly. From the talk System of Meditation Retreats and#8211; Spiritual Death, Fear and Fearl...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte speaks here on the challenge of building a Buddhist movement. In What is a Committed Buddhist? he discusses the need for Buddhist movements to be run only by committed Buddhists and who actually practice the Buddhaand#8217;s teachings, not by those who merely have an intellectual interest. But how can one know who is a committed Buddhist? From the talk and#8220;Commi...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte features Dhammarati on the topic of Going for Refuge. In Mind and the Nature of Commitment he talks about setting the mind to purified intention and making correction after failure and#8211; crucial aspects in cultivating a committed Buddhist practice. From the talk and#8220;A System of Trainingand#8221; .

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte gives a short introduction by Sangharakshita to the Pali Canon in and#8221; A Passage from the Mahaparinibbana Sutta and#8221; and#8211; one of the earliest and most well-known Buddhist texts. From the talk and#8220;The Disappearing Buddhaand#8221; .

Padmavajra brings us into contact with the depths of the Diamond Sutra in todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , with this segment entitled and#8220;The Buddhaand#8217;s Parinirvanaand#8221; . Drawing on the story of the Buddhaand#8217;s final days, he illustrates the principle of practicing perfect generosity by giving of oneself freely and unsupported. From the talk and#8220;The Diamond Sutra and#8211...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte brings us around to our final podcast on the Five Buddha Mandala. In Have We Really Arrived? . Kamalashila brings it all right back into this present moment. From the talk Absorption and#8211; After the Enlightenment . How do you get used to being Enlightened? What happened to the Buddha in the weeks after his breakthrough experience? Kamalasila explores these questi...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is titled Waking up to Cosmic Consciousness from a talk by Vajratara called The White Sovereign Buddha Vairocana . Keep your head down and carry on, don't look into the light! If we do look up and see reality, it's not bleak as we fear it will be but rather absolutely beautiful. When you wake up to cosmic consciousness it's a joy and celebration.

We continue our exploration of the Five Buddha Mandala in the northern realm. Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is an excerpt from the talk Touching the Void by Jnanavaca. In Falling Into Space: Amoghasiddhi Jnanavaca relates events in Joe Simpsonand#8217;s popular mountaineering book and#8216;Touching the Voidand#8217; to aspects of Buddhist practice. Talk given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, 2004

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , Amoghasiddhi: The Practical Aspect of Enlightenment , Sangharakshita introduces us to Amoghasiddhi, described as the practical aspect of enlightenment, the mysterious activity of the enlightened mind. It may be an activity of non-activity, but very efficacious none-the-less. An excerpt from The Mandala: Tantric Symbol of Integration by Sangharakshita, 1967, part...

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , The Buddhaand#8217;s Introduction to the Worship of Amitabha , Sangharakshita gives voice to this poetic Buddhist scripture describing the wonderful Pureland of the Buddha Amitabha. From the talk The Larger Sukhavativyuha Sutra by Sangharakshita

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , Amitabhaand#8217;s Acceptance , Saddhaloka introduces us to Amitabha, the red Buddha of the West who represents and inspires the highest love of alland#8230; The full talk entitled Amitabha was given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, winter retreat, 1997

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is an Invocation to Ratnasambhava recited by Gambhiranandi, written by Vessantara, to open a Full Moon Puja dedicated to Ratnasambhava. Given at the Croydon Buddhist Centre in August 2015 as part of the regular Saturday Sangha Morning class.

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte Ratnaprabha offers a delightful story of Nanda and the dove-footed nymphs in a track weand#8217;re calling: >Exhaulted Beauty. Ratnasambhava represents the beauty of appreciation, one of the most positive functions that one can develop. In the appreciative mode, nothing is ugly. The story of the Buddhaand#8217;s half brother, Nanda, helps illustrate how we can use...

Having now entered the mandala, in todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte we meet Akshobya: The Dark Blue Buddha . From the talk The Mandala: Tantric Symbol of Integration by Sangharakshita, 1967. The Tantras (special scriptures of Vajrayana Buddhism) frequently refer to mandalas, circles of symbolic forms. Sangharakshita describes the mandala of the five Buddhas, its use as a symbol of psychological and...

Our theme on mandalas continues as we hear from Ratnavandana who has been teaching on the Brahma Viharas for decades using the Five Buddha Mandala as a basis for their exploration. The FBA Dharmabyte we choose is entitled Opening to the Mandala , an excerpt from the talk Living In the Mandala. This is the second talk of the 2015 Rainy Season Retreat in Bristol, UK, 2015, led by Ratnavandana who em...