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Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , and#8220; Neither God Nor Man and#8221; is brought to us by Sangharakshita, founder of the Triratna Buddhist Order and Community . After an account of the Buddhaand#8217;s life, Sangharakshita asks how, if at all, such a man can be defined or categorised. The full talk, and#8220; Who is the Buddha? and#8221; is part of the series Introducing the and#8220; Three Jew...

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , and#8220; Why Choose Buddhism?, and#8221; Sangharakshita points out possible potentially misleading assumptions concerning Buddhism, and describes three principal avenues to a practical spiritual life. This track is from the talk and#8220; The Approach to Buddhism and#8221; given in 1966 as part of the series and#8220; Introducing Buddhism .and#8221;

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , and#8220; Facing the Truth, and#8221; Vidyamala leads us through the art of being with change in the moment. From the beautifully strong and popular talk, and#8220; Dying to Live .and#8221; Vidyamala shares from her own practice of living with chronic pain comes a sane and unsentimental perspective that affords us all a measure of genuine optimism as we meet the...

Faith is longing for what is possible, lucidity to what has value, and conviction as to what is real. Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , and#8220; Faith as Surrender, Faith as Emergence and#8220;, is a little gem from the talk: and#8216; We Know What Youand#8217;ve Studied, But What Have You Seen? and#8216; by Kulaprabha.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte and#8220; When Reality Knocks on the Door and#8221; is a selection from the talk and#8220; What is Enlightenment? and#8221; by Jinapriya. This is a quietly passionate talk on the quicksilver nature of the Enlightenment experience and#8211; impossible to pin down, utterly transformative. When Reality knocks at the door are we able to own painful experience and surrend...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte and#8220; Come and See for Yourself and#8221; is a selected Dharmabyte from the talk and#8220; Introducing Buddhism and#8221; delivered to teacher-training students in 1966. In this excerpt, Sangharakshita explores tolerance and the freedom to grow and shows that there is no place for God in Buddhism. The full talk serves as an excellent general introduction to Buddh...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , and#8220; Taking Awareness Deeper ,and#8221; by Paramabandhu, is from the comprehensive and invaluable talk titled and#8220; Mindfulness For Just About Everything and#8221; given at the San Francisco Buddhist Center in 2006. Drawing on many years of experience as a consultant psychiatrist and Dharma teacher, he invites us to consider the lessons Buddhist techniques...

The great ocean is strange and wonderfuland#8230; and#8220;Just as the mighty ocean has but one taste, the taste of salt, even so the Dharma-vinaya (Buddhism) has but one taste, the taste of Freedomand#8221;- The Udana . In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;What is Freedom?and#8221; Sangharakshita explores how the Dharma vinaya is both strange and wonderful. From the cracker of a talk, and#...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220; Salutation to the Three Jewels and#8211; The Tiratana Vandana and#8221; is a classic Buddhist salute to the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. This is chanted every day the world over by practitioners from different Buddhist communities and#8211; a true touchstone for practice. Chanted by Vipulakirti

We bring to you todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte on the eve before the full moon in July: and#8220; Celebrating Dharma Day .and#8221; Here Sangharakshita shares the story of the Buddhaand#8217;s first teaching, the Turning of the Wheel of the Dharma, or Dharmachakra . From the talk: and#8220; The Word of the Buddha and#8221; given in 1972.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , and#8220; A Touch of Magic and#8211; The Dharanis and#8221; is another gem from the Vimalakirti Nirdesha Series: and#8220; The Inconceivable Emancipation and#8221; by Sangharakshita. The Sutraand#8217;s hero, Vimalakirti, was a master of the Bodhisattvaand#8217;s and#8216;Skilful Meansand#8217;, discussed here in terms of the Magical Formulae. From the talk and#822...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , and#8220; What is and#8216;Magical Actionand#8217;? and#8221; is a little gem from the Vimalakirti Nirdesha Series: and#8220; The Inconceivable Emancipation and#8220;. Sangharakshita reminds us that the aim of spiritual life is complete emancipation, but that this aim and#8211; and in fact the whole of existence and#8211; is inconceivable. From the talk and#8220; T...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , and#8220; Direct and Indirect Relationships with Reality and#8221; is a subtle exploration of the direct and indirect connections with the depths of Reality. From the talk and#8220; The Bodhisattva Hierarchy and#8221; by Sangharakshita given in 1969.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , and#8220; Mahayana Scriptures and#8221; by Nagapriya is an overview of the vast literature of Mahayana Buddhism. He discusses how the new texts emerged, why so many are still preserved, and how they found legitimacy in the larger Buddhist tradition. In the full talk, Mahayana Buddhist Scriptures , he further explores ow Mahayana texts are different than those of th...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte takes us into the wonderful, magical, mythical world of Vimalakirti Nirdesha. In and#8220; Shariputraand#8217;s Worries and#8221; we are warned of the danger of getting sidetracked when worrying about little things when what we really need to do is find and#8220; The Way of Non-Duality .and#8221; Talk given in 1979 as part of the series and#8220; The Inconceivable Em...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , and#8220; The Richness of the Vimalakirti Nirdesha Sutra and#8221; is an introduction to one of the seven themes in the sutra, The Way of Non-Duality, from chapter nine of the work, The Dharma Door of Non-Duality. The full the talk and#8220; The Way of Non-Duality and#8221; was given in 1979 as part of the series and#8220; The Inconceivable Emancipation and#8211; T...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , and#8220; Ritual, Metaphor and Poetry and#8221; is an excerpt from the talk and#8220; Standing on Emptiness: View, Meditation, and Action and#8221; by Dhammadassin. This beautifully weighted talk challenges us to look at how we think and how we act, and is rooted in a moving fidelity to experience as the ground of our inspiration. One to be treasured! Talk given at...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is a lovely introduction to and#8220; Ryokanand#8217;s Poems and#8221; from the inspiring talk by Padmavajra titled and#8220; Bliss Bestowing Hands .and#8221; Packed with poetry and typically robust Zen reflections, this talk makes sure we are left with a heightened sense of the present moment as our only ground of being. From the not-to-be-missed series and#8220; Ta...

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte and#8221; Sangharakshita speaks on the positive counterparts of the Three Fetters: Creative, Committed andamp; Clear .and#8221; From the talk and#8220; Entering the Sangha and#8221; given on Sangharakshitaand#8217;s first visit to the Buddhafield Festival, Devon 2007.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , and#8220; Tension Between Self and Other ,and#8221; by Kavyasiddhi is from the accessible talk, and#8220; Learning the Metta Bhavana and#8221; given on a retreat open to people of all levels of meditation experience. Here she shares a personal account working with the tension arising between focusing on oneand#8217;s self and focusing on the needs of others.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , is a lovely reading of the story of and#8220; Meghiya and#8221; by Sangharakshita. Beautifully read by Sangharakshita, these readings are taken from the oldest scriptural texts and evoke the real spirit of early Buddhism and#8211; the struggles, the joys and the triumphs of ordinary people who followed the path to Truth. The and#8220; Readings from the Pali Canon a...

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , Paramabandhu offers us ways of and#8220; Creating Spiritual Friendship. and#8221; Includes a reading of the lovely poem on compassion titled The Unseen Flower by Sangharakshita. Talk given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, May 2001

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , and#8220; Sincerity, Thoroughness, and Strenuousness, and#8221; is a thoughtful look at the synthesis of the total Buddhist tradition emerging in the western world. Sangharakshita points out that as a living religion, Buddhism is very new in our western cultures. The Chinese occupation has had enormous effects on Tibetan Buddhism. What future does it have, and what...

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , and#8220; The Three Yanas in Tibetan Buddhism, and#8221; Sangharakshita explores how in Tibetan Buddhism we can learn about all three yanas and#8211; the Hinayana, the Mahayana and the Vajrayana. From the talk and#8220;The Future of Tibetan Buddhismand#8221; given in 1968.

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , and#8220; The Bardo of Life, An Extraordinary Opportunity, and#8221; Padmavajra explores the great text that reveals the realms between death and new life, where anything is possible in the Bardo and#8211; the and#8216;intermediate stateand#8217;. and#8221; From the first talk in the series and#8220;Tibetan Book of the Dead (Bardo Thodol) .and#8221;