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Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte titled: and#8220;and#8216;Developmentand#8217; andamp; Communicating Dharmaand#8221; is an excerpt from the talk: and#8220;Psychology of Spiritual Developmentand#8221; by Sangharakshita given in 1967. Here, Bhante discusses the The meaning of and#8216;developmentand#8217; and the problem of communicating the Dharma. This talk is part of the series Aspects of Buddhist...

Our FBA Dharmabyte , and#8220;Adhisthana, Emptiness and Butterflies,and#8221; is a talk by Saraha as part of the theme of and#8216;Adhisthana as Blessingand#8217; on the UK and Ireland Menand#8217;s Order Weekend held at Adhisthana, on 3 November 2013

Our FBA Dharmabyte today is a short talk on the theme of and#8216;Intensity of engagement with the Dharma lifeand#8217; by Singhamati titled: and#8220;Intensity At Taralokaand#8221; . Given on the European Order Gathering at Wymondham College, August 10 2013. The Theme of the gathering was and#8216;Karma niyama in the service of the Dharma niyamaand#8217;.

Our FBA Dharmabyte today is a short talk on the theme of and#8216;Intensity of engagement with the Dharma lifeand#8217; by Amlanadhi titled: and#8220;Cherishing the Lotusand#8221; . Given on the European Order Gathering at Wymondham College, August 10 2013. The Theme of the gathering was and#8216;Karma niyama in the service of the Dharma niyamaand#8217;.

Our FBA Dharmabyte today is an interesting blend of SciFi and Dharma Study titled and#8220;Stepping Through Dharma Portalsand#8221; . From the talk and#8220; Cherish the Doctrine and#8221; by Nagapriya, Part 1 of a three part series based around the motto of the great Tibetan 20th Century teacher Dhardo Rimpoche and#8211; and#8220;Cherish the Doctrine, Live United, Radiate Loveand#8221;. Here, Nag...

Our FBA Dharmabyte today is titled: and#8220;Meditative Experienceand#8221; from the 1967 talk by Sangharakshita titled Meditation: the Expanding Consciousness . In this excerpt, Bhante explains the the three stages of meditation: samata, samapatti, and samadhi. Samata is the experience of tranquility, calm and equanimity of mind as discursive mental activity recedes. Samapatti represents an immen...

Our FBA Dharmabyte today is from Vajratara titled: and#8220;Imagination andamp; Dreaming Angelsand#8221; . Here Vajratara explores the fifth pillar of the Triratna Buddhist Order: Imagination as mystery, magic and myth. She describes how in the Sangha, in the Sangha we aspire to, the distinctions between each other are transcended and#8211; which is a mysterious and wonderful thing. From the talk:...

Our FBA Dharmabyte today, and#8220;The Buddha andamp; Imagination,and#8221; is an excerpt from Kamalashilaand#8217;s talk and#8220;Tranquillity, Imagination and Insightand#8221;, a book relaunching of Buddhist Meditation . Here, Kamalashila explores the Buddhaand#8217;s emphasis on mind, and the presence of imagination. and#8220;All solutions and all problems come from the mind.and#8221; The full...

In the Pali scriptures, do we have a word for and#8216;imagination?and#8221; In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, Sangharakshita offers his thoughts in and#8220;The Divine Eye as Vertical Imagination.and#8221; Vertical imagination is a creative force, enabling us to rise above ourselves. Quoting William Blake seeing the host of heavenly spirits in the sun, we are called to evoke the power of our ima...

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;The Mystery of the Dhamma Niyamaand#8221; Subhuti concludes the first talk in one of his Rambles Around Reality series. Here he describes the Dhamma Niyama as having itand#8217;s own conditioned laws which are potentially working within us. Using the metaphor of the stream, our effort, our karma puts us in the current, but the current itself is the Dharm...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;Beyond Ethicsand#8221; is the introduction to the first talk in a series exploring how our ethical practice can extend toward that which would be the natural responses of an Enlightened Being, taking into consideration the Niyamas. From the talk: Beyond Ethics, Part I By Subhadramati and Silapiya given at the London Buddhist Centre.

Sunyata , (Sanskrit, also shunyata ; Pali: suññat ), in Buddhism, translated into English as emptiness , voidness , openness , spaciousness , is a Buddhist concept which has multiple meanings depending on its doctrinal context. (Wikipedia) Our FBA Dharmabyte today is simple. The and#8220;Sunyata Mantraand#8221; was recorded on retreat and is now being shared on Free Buddhist Audio. From the Anapan...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, takes us further into the archetypal realm of the Buddhaand#8217;s and Bodhisattvas. Here Sangharakshita introduces us to and#8220;Vajrasattva – The Aspect of Purityand#8221; . This is an excerpt from the talk and#8220;The Bodhisattva Hierarchyand#8221; by Sangharakshita given in 1969.

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte and#8220;The Diamond Sutra as Zen Masterand#8221; we hear Abhaya in an an intriguing discussion of the sutra as Vajrapani and as a zen master. From the talk and#8220;The Diamond Sutraand#8221; where Abhaya leads us on the crazy paving path through the Diamond Sutra and#8211; a text guaranteed to turn your world upside-down. Some very funny parts to this talk and#8...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte and#8220;Vajrapani: The Power Aspectand#8221; is an excerpt from and#8220;The Bodhisattva Hierarchyand#8221; by Sangharakshita. After a full explanation of the importance of being receptive to those more developed than ourselves, we are introduced to the ten stages (bhumis) of the Bodhisattva path and to the four principal types of Bodhisattva who embody this path. H...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is a ritual chant of devotion: and#8220;Mantra von Amitabhaand#8221; by Nagadakini recorded in Essen, Germany.

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte and#8220;The Qualities of Amitabha and#8220; Sangharakshita gives voice to the poetic Buddhist scripture The Larger Sukhavativyuha Sutra describing the wonderful Pureland of the Buddha Amitabha.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte and#8220;The Jewel of the Mandalaand#8221; is an excerpt from the fourth talk in a six-part series on the figures on the Wheel of Life. Saddhaloka introduces us to Amitabha , the red Buddha of the West who represents and inspires the highest love of alland#8230; Talk given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, winter retreat, 1997

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is a tribute to and#8220;The Bodhisattva Taraand#8221; by Kamalashila. From a series about the final mantras of the sevenfold puja, Kamalashila talks about the birth and significance of the bodhisattva Tara.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is titled and#8220;Tara and#8211; The Quintessence of Compassionand#8221; by Sangharakshita. From a thorough and thought-provoking talk explaining the Bodhisattva Path we are introduced to several Bodhisattvas, in this excerpt we meet Tara. From the talk and#8220;The Bodhisattva Hierarchyand#8221; given in 1969.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is titled and#8220;Bodhisattva as Dharma Teacher and#8220; by Padmavajra from the 7th talk in and#8220;The Diamond Sutra and#8211; Taking Mind to its Limitsand#8221; series. Here Padmavajra talks about Diamond Sutra logic and giving the Dharma. He includes a quote from Sangharakshita from Wisdom Beoynd Words that elucidates the Bodhisattva as Dharma teacher.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is titled and#8220;Not Mere Socialisingand#8221; by Sangharakshita from the talk and#8220;Intellect, Emotion, and Willand#8221; given at opening of the Manchester Buddhist Centre in 1996. In this excerpt Sangharakshita talks about kalyana mitrata and people coming to Centres forming sangha as being much deeper than mere socialising.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is titled and#8220;Sangha as Coral Reef and#8220; by Saddhanandi. In this excerpt from the talk and#8220; Spiritual Transmission and Lineage and#8221; we hear a comparison of the sangha with a coral reef and#8211; delicate, beautiful and very sensitive to pollution. Saddhanandi explores the nature of the Sangha as the possible ground for insight itself to arise.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is titled and#8220;The Voice That Says and#8216;Be Generousand#8217;and#8221; by Vajratara. To have friends, we need to learn to be a friend. Friendship is an active practice, not to be left to chance. In this excerpt from the talk and#8220;How to Be a Friendand#8221; Vajratara points out the a friend reminds us of our own ethical values.

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte titled and#8220;Sangharakshita: A Friend to the Order,and#8221; Bhante is making good his intention to follow up and#8216;The History of My Going For Refugeand#8217; with another lecture looking at his relation to the rest of the Order titled and#8220; My Relation to the Order and#8220;. He considers his position as the WBOand#8217;s [Triratna's] founder and what...