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In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220; and#8220;Self, Other and Emptiness,and#8221; Parami speaks from her heart and wealth of experience. In the full talk, and#8220;Out of Compassion for the World,and#8221; she explores the theme of the Buddhaand#8217;s compassionate action and how ultimately it came from beyond self, beyond other and#8211; it emerged from his realisation of and#8216;Emptin...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220; and#8220;View Meditation andamp; Action,and#8221; is an excerpt from the talk and#8220;Standing on Emptinessand#8221; by Dhammadassin. This lovely, thoughtful exploration of the traditional Buddhist path of ethics, meditation and wisdom, uses poetry and the ideas of contemporary science to evoke the mystery that lies at the heart of practice. Talk given at...

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220; and#8220;Going Beyond and#8216;Egoand#8217;,and#8221; Jinapriya delivers on the quicksilver nature of the Enlightenment experience. Going beyond fixed and#8216;egoand#8217;, checking oneand#8217;s ambitions as they always look to a future; and the journey to the moment. From the quietly passionate talk: and#8220;What is Enlightenment?and#8221; given at...

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;Just Be Friendly,and#8221; we took a sampling from a very forthright and passionate talk by Vajratara, titled and#8220;Chetul Sangye Dorje.and#8221; She may be talking about the great contemporary Tibetan teacher, but her main focus is on the need to practice the Dharma for others as part of a meaningful community. Vajratara argues her case with a balanc...

Our FBA Dharmabyte, today is a preview for this weekendand#8217;s full length FBA Podcast. In and#8220; and#8220;The Dharani: Spell of Protection,and#8221; Candradasa shares his thoughts on The Rite of Protection. From the talk: and#8220; Magic For the Modern World and#8221; from the and#8220;Religion Without Godand#8221; series given at the Portsmouth Buddhist Center, 2012.

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220; and#8220;Compassionate Action,and#8221; Sangharakshita talks about Chetul Sangyu Dorje, his teacher who gave him the Green Tara sadhana practice. Green Tara the radiant Bodhisattva of compassion, inspiration to many who lead a Buddhist life aspiring to beauty and a steady openness in the face of the mysteries of existence. From the talk given to inaugur...

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220; and#8220;Mantric Sound,and#8221; Sangharakshita explores this fascinating symbol of the Enlightened Mind. From the talk, and#8220;The Symbolism of Colours and Mantric Soundand#8221; , given in 1971 as part of the series and#8220;Creative Symbols of the Tantric Path to Enlightenment.and#8221;

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220; Sound Offering to Padmasambhava ,and#8221; is the mantra chanted at the end of the Sevenfold Puja practiced in the Triratna Buddhist Community. Chanted by Vipulakirti, the mantra includes beautiful harmonies.

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220; No End to Love ,and#8221; Padmavajra describes how love is constant, continuous and spontaneous. This talk, and#8220;Introducing the Great Love,and#8221; was given at the beginning of an intensive retreat focused on the Metta Bhavana meditation practice, the Development of Loving Kindness.

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220; A Creative Response ,and#8221; Subhuti encourages us to and#8220;Ignite your heart!and#8221; Duality is inherently unsatisfactory. By opening yourself up to the sufferings of the world, you open up to a transcendental force, which is the only real solution to the problem of suffering. An excerpt from the talk, and#8220;Eight Verses for Training the Mind...

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220; The Buddhaand#8217;s Creativity ,and#8221; Vishavapani looks behind the veils of history, legend and the texts themselves to conjur a vivid, felt image of the Buddhaand#8217;s personality. From the talk and#8220; The Buddhaand#8217;s Personality and#8221; given during the launch of and#8216;Gautama Buddha: The Life and Teachings of the Awakened Oneand#8...

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220; Tibetan Art as Religious Art and#8221; Sangharakshita talks about how every aspect of traditional Tibetan life is infused with religious significance, not least Tibetan architecture and iconographical painting, the topics of this lecture. From the talk and#8220; Symbols of Tibetan Buddhist Art and#8221; given in 1968 as part of the series and#8220; An I...

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220; Beauty as a Gateway to Wisdom and#8221; Srivati talks on creativity as a way of life, especially when that life is in flux and the ground of our being is shifting. Through her own poetry and reflections on writing and art, Srivati evokes an aesthetic path into the very heart of Reality. Talk given at Taraloka Retreat Centre, Great Gathering 2000

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220; Art and Transformative Communication and#8221; is an excerpt from the highly acclaimed talk, and#8220; Art and The Spiritual Life and#8221; by Sangharakshita, 1969. and#8220;Art is the organisation of sensuous impressions that express the artistand#8217;s sensibility and communicate to his audience a sense of values that can transform their lives.and#8221;

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220; Ted Hughes on the Bardo Thodol and#8221; Candradasa reads a fascinating, poetic rendering of this ancient Buddhist text on death and dying. From the talk, and#8220;Death and the Biggest Questions of Alland#8221; 2005, as part of series: and#8220; Religion Without God and#8221; given at the Portsmouth (NH, USA) Buddhist Center, 2012.

In this weekand#8217;s FBA Podcast and#8220; Life and#8211; For A Limited Time Only ,and#8221; Suriyavamsa begins with the inevitability of death and some of our habitual attitudes to death and suffering, reading from contemporary poets. He brings out the Buddhist perspective that life and death are not separate, but parts of the same process. This talk was given at Parinirvana Day 2010 at the Gla...

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220; The Mahaparinirvana Sutta and#8221; Sangharakshita takes us through a beautiful retelling of the Buddhaand#8217;s last days. From the talk, and#8220;The Tantric Symbolism of the Stupaand#8221; by Sangharakshita, 1971, part of the series Creative Symbols of the Tantric Path to Enlightenment .

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220; Does the Buddha Exist After Death? and#8221; Sangharakshita explores this centuries old question. From the talk, and#8220;The Meaning of Parinirvanaand#8221; by Sangharakshita, 1972.

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220; The Psychical Energies of the Stupa and#8221; Sangharakshita takes us through a poetic and magical journey of the psychical energies of the five elements within and around us. From the talk, and#8220;Five Element Symbolism and the Stupaand#8221; by Sangharakshita, 1971, part of the series Parables, Myths and Symbols of Mahayana Buddhism in the White Lot...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , continues on our Parinirvana/Vajrasattva/Confession as Practice theme. Titled and#8220; Verses of Confession, and#8221; Padmavajra is exploring the transformative magic that is Bodhichitta practice. In this excerpt he reflects on the Verses of Confession of Faults and#8211; powerful expressions of the human situation, small-mindedness in the context of life and dea...

and#8220;And there he saw a man beating that drum. Then from the sound of the drum he heard these confessional verses.and#8221; Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220; Shifting the Centre of Gravity: Confession, and#8221; is an excerpt from the talk, and#8220;The Spiritual Significance of Confession,and#8221; by Sangharakshita, 1976.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , and#8220; Loving Samara, and#8221; is a talk specially recorded by Viveka Chan in San Francisco for the LBCand#8217;s Parinirvana Festival Day, 2012, entitled and#8216;He Who Was So Kindand#8217;.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is an excerpt from a personal talk and#8220; Life as an Order Member and#8221; by Lokeshvara, the last in a series of four talks given to men training for ordination on the and#8216;What Is the Orderand#8217; retreat at Padmaloka, 2011.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte and#8220; The Bodhisattva as Hero ,and#8221; by Sangharakshita is from the talk and#8220; The Heroic Ideal in Buddhism and#8221; given in 1969. Buddhism is sometimes seen as weak or negative. Using examples from the Pali Canon and Mahayana texts, this lecture shows that, on the contrary, heroic and positive qualities are essential in the Buddhist spiritual aspirantan...

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte and#8220; The Compassionate Hearer ,and#8221; Padmavajra puts us in touch with Bodhichitta as song. Here he shares with us the Shurangama Sutra on OM MANI PADME HUM, the mantra of Avalokitesvara, the one who hears the cries of the world. From the richly rewarding talk and#8220; The Sound of Reality and#8221; given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, 2004.