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Our FBA Dharmabyte today, and#8220;Bhaisajyaraja: The Healing Aspect of Buddhahood,and#8221; is an excerpt from The Archetype of the Divine Healer , identifiable in Egyptian and Greek myths, also appears in the White Lotus Sutra as both the Medicine Buddha and the Good Physician. Talk given in 1971 as part of the series Parables, Myths and Symbols of Mahayana Buddhism in the White Lotus Sutr a.

Our FBA Dharmabyte today is an extract from the talk and#8220;Buddhism and Ecologyand#8221; by Akuppa, a fascinating, challenging and, in the end, realistically affirming look at Buddhist practice in the face of global climate crisis. In this section entitled and#8220;Individual Connection with Nature,and#8221; we here Akuppaand#8217;s concluding remarks and the reading of a poem by Sangharakshita...

Our FBA Dharmabyte today is an extract from the talk and#8220;Entering the Mandalaand#8221; by Garava, and#8220;Embarking on an Inner Journeyand#8221; . Here, he speaks of entering the Mandala; embarking on an inner journey; letting go of the past; and preparation for the journey. A very interesting introduction to the mandala here from Garava and#8211; the idea, the myth, the image, the symbol, t...

Our FBA Dharmabyte today is an extract from the talk and#8220;Mahayana Buddhist Scripturesand#8221; by Nagapriya entitled: and#8220;Imagery, Myth and Symboland#8221; . Nagapriya gives an overview of the vast literature of Mahayana Buddhism in this talk. He discusses how the new texts emerged, why so many are still preserved, and how they found legitimacy in the larger Buddhist tradition. He also l...

Our FBA Dharmabyte today is an extract from the talk and#8220;Buddhism and the Language of Mythand#8221; where Sangharakshita explores the question: and#8220;How Does Buddhism Speak to us?and#8221; . Buddhism is the most rational of religions. But it appeals no less to the heart than to the head, using the language of myth to do so. This talk is part of the series Ritual and Devotion in Buddhism .

Are you looking at the wall? Or is the wall gazing at you? Another cracking take on Zen and#8211; the sutras, the experience, the dangers and the fruits… Our FBA Dharmabyte today is called: and#8220;Dogen on Practice as Enlightenmentand#8221; by Padmavajra. This is from the third in an excellent 8-talk sequence by Padmavajra on Zen Buddhism titled: and#8220; Wall Gazing and#8220;. The series is fu...

Our FBA Dharmabyte today is called: and#8220;Direct Pointingand#8221; by Sangharakshita. What is the mind? What is projection? What higher states of mind are accessible? Zen challenges us to look directly within our own minds to find out. From the talk, and#8220; A Direct Pointing to the Mind of Man and#8221; given in 1965 as part of the series The Essence of Zen .

From the fabulous talk, and#8220;What is Mind?and#8221; we bring you a sparkling Dharmabyte entitled: and#8220;The Mind Is Everywhereand#8221; . Using Milarepaand#8217;s song, the Shepherdand#8217;s Search for Mind, Dhammadinna takes us on a wild, and very specific ride, in defining subjective versus objective mind. You cannot understand the mind, because that would be the mind knowing itself! Thi...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , and#8220;Everyone Needs the Dharmaand#8221;, is a lovely reading of one of : Milarepaand#8217;s Songs by Sangharakshita. Talk given in 1979.

Our FBA Dharmabyte today, and#8220;The Wisdom Hearerand#8221;, is an excerpt from the fabulous talk and#8220; The Sound of Reality and#8221; by Padmavajra. In this section we hear Hakuinand#8217;s poem of Awakening along with Padmavajraand#8217;s reflections on the nature of sound, impermanence and insubstantiality. Vanish into emptiness and silence!

In our Dharmabyte today, and#8220;Solitude and Meditationand#8221; Paramananda introduces the challenges and rewards of solitude, meditation as a form of solitude, and how being alone can enhance the experience of connection.

Our Dharmabyte today asks and#8220;What does it mean to and#8216;knowand#8217; the Buddha?and#8221; Sangharakshita asks how, if at all, such a man can be defined or categorised.

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte we bring you and#8220;Face To Face With Reality.and#8221; Vadanya draws on the Pali Canon and The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy to explore how coming face to face with reality is liberating and expansive and#8211; but also very uncomfortable for our habitual small self. Our Dharmabyte is just the beginning of the talk, for the rest: and#8220;Face to Face with Re...

Our Dharmabyte today is titled and#8220;Symbols of Religionand#8221; from a recording of Sangharakshita in Conversation with Kathleen Raine . In this excerpt they discuss depictions of the Cross through the ages; Yakshas (kindly demons); the Renaissance, human selfhood and the spirit; Ravenna mosaics; the Stations of the Cross considered as art; and the stupa. In the 1980s, and#8216;Independent Ar...

Our FBA Dharmabyte today is titled and#8220;The Stupa Emerges in The White Lotus Sutra)and#8221; by Sangharakshita from the talk Five Element Symbolism and the Stupa . In this excerpt, we hear about how the and#8216;The Stupa of Abundant Treasuresand#8217; in The White Lotus Sutra emerges. Sangharakshita explains the origins of the Buddhist stupa and its connections with the five elements. Talk gi...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is an excerpt from the strong visionary talk by Sangharakshita, A Blueprint for a New World , given in 1976. Our Dharmabyte today is titled and#8220;Transforming the World into a Spiritual Community.and#8221; Is it possible to create a society in which all social, economic, and political arrangements will support the development of true individuality? In this lecture...

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , we hear Aryabandhu speaking about and#8220;Life As An Order Member.and#8221; One year after ordination, Aryabandhu talks about his experience of life as an order member. The third in a series of four talks given to men training for ordination on the and#8216;What Is the Orderand#8217; retreat.

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , and#8220;Aspiration and Joining the Orderand#8221; , Saddhanandi takes us through a set of very thought-provoking reflections. She is forthright indeed about the difficulties and joys of cultivating faith in the Dharma and makes very plain the consequences we can expect in our life as and when that faith arises. The full talk, entitled, and#8220;Enlightenment as...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is an excerpt from the well-loved account of Sangharakshitaand#8217;s spiritual journey entitled: and#8220;First Glimpses: Diamond Sutra and#038; The Sutra of Wei Langand#8221; . The History of My Going for Refuge is an inspiring autobiographical lecture taking up Sangharakshitaand#8217;s story from his earliest experiences of Buddhism and telling how he came progres...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is a personal account from Padmavajra, one of the main teachers at Padmaloka Retreat Centre for men. In and#8220;Ordination Will Change Your Lifeand#8221; he evokes the Three Jewels as the great love of a life centred on the heartand#8217;s concerns. The full talk entitled, and#8220;First Loveand#8221; was given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, 2005

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , we hear and#8220;Why Ordination, Why An Orderand#8221; is from a talk given on a weekend retreat for women mitras at Tiratanaloka. In this excerpt, Maitreyi shares her personal journey of requesting ordination in the Triratna Buddhist Order. From the full talk: and#8220;Why Ordination, Why An Orderand#8221; .

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is from Vishvapani entitled: and#8220;What is Mindfulness Practice?and#8221; As interest in mindfulness grows in across society, Vishvapani looks at the path beyond an eight-week course and asks, what is the real significance of mindfulness practice? He identifies the key elements that are present from the very start of mindfulness practice and describes how the same...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte titled and#8220;Body and#038; Mindand#8221; is an excerpt from Foundations of Mindfulness by Kamalashila. In this section he suggests focusing on two of the four traditional foundations: awareness of body and awareness of mind, thought, mood and mental state. This clear talk by Kamalashila is about the significance of mindfulness for the Buddhist path, from the persp...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte titled and#8220;The Nature of Otherand#8221; is an excerpt from the aptly named talk, and#8220; Awareness is Revolutionary and#8220;, by Vajratara. Given on a Young Womensand#8217; Weekend retreat this talk explores Sangharakshitaand#8217;s aphorism and#8216;Awareness is Revolutionaryand#8217;. Exploring the revolution that greater awareness can bring to our lives:gr...

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , and#8220;Being Present to Experienceand#8221; we have Maitreyabandhu speaking in his usual playful, engaging way on vedana, success, being present to our experience, and recognizing the gap between our thoughts and our direct experience. This is an excerpt from Week 4 of his Dharmic Receptivity Series given at the London Buddhist Centre, Monday, 17 May 2014.