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Our theme on mandalas continues with todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte as we learn about the origins of the mandala in Buddhist practice. An excerpt from the third talk on The Mandala of the Five Buddhas, Ratnasambhava and the Mandala by Ratnaprabha. Here he describes the early origins of the mandala as the Bodhi-manda, the circle of awakening. Given at Padmalokaand#8217;s 2012 Winter Retreat on the...

We continue our opening theme for 2016 on mandalas with todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte Jvalamalini offers a gentle and thorough introduction to mandalas, in this excerpt the focus is on our personal lives. What's central is what is most important to us. and#8220;Personal Mandalasand#8221; is an excerpt from the full talk entitled Introduction to Mandalas , given at the Bristol Buddhist Centre, UK.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , by Sangharakshita, is an introduction to what is likely the most important of the four mula-yogas, the indispensable preparatory practices of the Vajrayana devotee. and#8220;Vajrasattva: Purificationand#8221; is an excerpt from The Four Foundation Yogas of the Tibetan Buddhist Tantra , given in 1968 as part of the series An Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism .

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , by Punyamala, is entitled and#8220;Impermanence of This Bodyand#8221; . An excerpt from the talk of the same title , Punyamala eloquently reminds us that the Buddhist vision is unique, summed up by the Buddha's last words, "Impermanent are all conditioned things, with mindfulness, strive on." This talk was given at Taraloka on a mitra retreat called Reflection: A P...

Weand#8217;ve been moved to share an abundant handful of Sangharakshitaand#8217;s writings and poems this month. Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is entitled and#8220;Retracing our Steps on the Pathand#8221; . Selected from and#8220;A Life for the Dharmaand#8221; , by Sangharakshita, a moving, often beautiful evocation of the great Indian teacher Atisha, whose work had a profound influence on the de...

Weand#8217;ve been moved to share an abundant handful of Sangharakshitaand#8217;s writings and poems this month. Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is a poem entitled and#8220;Before Dawnand#8221; . Selected from and#8220;Hercules and the Birdsand#8221; , read by the author and published by Windhorse Publications, Glasgow, 1990.

Weand#8217;ve been moved to share an abundant handful of Sangharakshitaand#8217;s writings and poems this month. Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is a poem entitled and#8220;Life is Kingand#8221; . Selected from and#8220;Conquering New Worldsand#8221; , read by the author and published by Windhorse Publications, Glasgow, 1986.

Weand#8217;ve been moved to share an abundant handful of Sangharakshitaand#8217;s writings and poems this month. Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is a poem entitled and#8220;Orpheus in the Underworldand#8221; . Selected from and#8220;Conquering New Worldsand#8221; , read by the author and published by Windhorse Publications, Glasgow, 1986.

Weand#8217;ve been moved to share an abundant handful of Sangharakshitaand#8217;s writings and poems over the next few weeks. Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is an excerpt from and#8220;The Caves of Bhajaand#8221; , a moving poem in memory of Dharmachari Anagarika Maha Dhammavira, written, introduced and read by Sangharakshita. Full talk available here: and#8220;The Caves of Bhajaand#8221; .

Weand#8217;ve been moved to share an abundant handful of Sangharakshitaand#8217;s writings and poems over the next few weeks. In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , and#8220;The Elder Revealedand#8221; , an excerpt from his own elegant and moving unpublished story, Sanghrakshita evokes the spiritual efforts of a monk who occupies the and#8216;Holy Manand#8217;s Caveand#8217; above an Indian village a...

Weand#8217;ve been moved to share an abundant handful of Sangharakshitaand#8217;s poems over the next few weeks. Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is a poem entitled and#8220;The Lotus of Compassionand#8221; . Selected from and#8220;Conquering New Worldsand#8221; , read by the author and published by Windhorse Publications, Glasgow, 1986.

Weand#8217;ve been moved to share an abundant handful of Sangharakshitaand#8217;s poems over the next few weeks. Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is a poem entitled and#8220;The Bodhisattvaand#8217;s Replyand#8221; . Selected from and#8220;Conquering New Worldsand#8221; , read by the author and published by Windhorse Publications, Glasgow, 1986.

Weand#8217;ve been moved to share an abundant handful of Sangharakshitaand#8217;s poems over the next few weeks. Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is a poem entitled and#8220;The Modern Bardand#8221; . Selected from and#8220;An Autobiographical Sequence of Poemsand#8221; , read by the author and recorded at FWBO celebrations in London, September 1990.

Weand#8217;ve been moved to share an abundant handful of Sangharakshitaand#8217;s poems over the next few weeks. Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is a poem entitled and#8220;The White Calfand#8221; . Selected from and#8220;An Autobiographical Sequence of Poemsand#8221; , read by the author and recorded at FWBO celebrations in London, September 1990.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is entitled and#8220;A Dharmic Framework for Total Transformationand#8221; , an excerpt from the talk and#8220;Karma and the Consequences of Our Actionsand#8221; by Ratnadharini. There is nothing wrong with our experience, it's how we interpret it. The Five Niyamas help us understand that total transformation is possible by shifting our habitual means of seeing thing...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is entitled and#8220;The Act of Making a Refugeand#8221; , an excerpt from the talk and#8220;The Search For Refugeand#8221; by Padmavajra. At the time of the Buddha, life was unsafe, people sought refuge in sacred groves, natural shrines and blessed trees to seek protection from the dangers in the world. Explaining the three levels of Dukkha, Padmavajra gives us a cl...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is entitled and#8220;Seeing Both Sidesand#8221; , an excerpt from the talk and#8220;Lightening the Loadand#8221; by Karunagita. A great talk from Karunagita, author of A Path For Parents, with some key practical insights for anyone trying to figure out how to go deeper with their practice while raising children. We get a moving evocation of parenting as a distinct co...

Transcendental insight is free of intellectual thought, but it doesn't just arise out of nowhere. Nobody can tell you the difference between theory and direct experience and#8211; you just know it. Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , from Yashobodhi, is entitled and#8220;Concepts: A Map of Realityand#8221; , an excerpt from the talk and#8220;Inquisitive Mind, Thinking and Awakeningand#8221; .

Sometimes we can't imagine an adult consciousness. What you are doing when you sit down to meditate to foster, to reveal to yourself a greater consciousness. Sometimes children have a sense of this greater consciousness, remembering back can help us tap into our aims as meditators. Your child consciousness naturally relates to the world as if it relates to you. Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is en...

We hear how the practice relates to the theory of Buddhist meditation and are encouraged to choose and learn from our direct experience of how we respond to our breath in the moment. Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is entitled and#8220;Practising the Breath with a Witnessand#8221; , from the talk and#8220;Meditation Workshop and#8211; Five Breathsand#8221; by Amaragita.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte explores a topic deriving from one of the Six Emphases of Triratna in a talk entitled and#8220;Sangha as a Radical Alternative to Capitalismand#8221; , from the talk and#8220;Sangha As a Radical Alternative to Capitalism and Modern Youth Cultureand#8221; . Young Peoples facilitator Kara Moses talks about why industrialised Capitalist society presents us with particul...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte begins a last week of topics deriving from our ongoing exploration of the Six Emphases of Triratna in a talk entitled and#8220;Triratna in the Context of Contemporary Buddhismand#8221; , excerpted from the talk and#8220;Sangha in the Context of Contemporary Buddhismand#8221; . Parami delivers an excellent talk that reflects on how Triratnaand#8217;s approach squares...

Viriyalilaand#8217;s appreciation of and gratitude for spiritual friendship shines through in todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte entitled and#8220;Deepening the Practice of Spiritual Communityand#8221; . From the talk and#8220;Three Perspectives on the Practice of Spiritual Friendshipand#8221; , this talk continues our exploration of the last of the Six Emphases of Triratna. Talk given at Aryaloka Bud...

The FBA Dharmabyte podcast today introduces spiritual friendship, a particularly dominant feature of the Triratna Community, in a talk entitled and#8220;The Importance of Spiritual Friendshipand#8221; . From the talk and#8220;The Six Distinctive Emphases of the FWBOand#8221; , here Sangharakshita concludes his talk on the Six Emphases with a beautiful reflection on his deep friendship with the gre...

Abhayavajra is the featured speaker in todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , the subject of an interview by Maitreyabandhu in a talk entitled and#8220;Painting the Voidand#8221; . He gives a lovely account of how his Buddhist practice and his creative life intersect and intermingle and#8211; giving us a window into why one of Triratnaand#8217;s Six Emphases is the importance of the arts in spiritual li...