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Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte titled and#8220;The Eight Worldly Windsand#8221; is from the forth talk and#8220;Eight Verses for Training the Mindand#8221; by Dharmachari Subhuti. and#8220;May none of this ever be sullied By thoughts of the eight worldly concerns. May I see all things as illusions And, without attachment, gain freedom from bondage.and#8221; Talk given at Madhyamaloka, Birmingham,...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte and#8220;Seeing into Oneand#8217;s Own Natureand#8221; is from the talk and#8220;Zen and the Psychotherapeutic Processand#8221; by Sangharakshita. With a metaphysical, transcendental penetration into the ultimate depths of oneand#8217;s own true nature, far behind the mind, in a new dimension all together, one emerges into Buddhahood.

From the talk titled and#8220;Amitabhaand#8221; , we bring you todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , and#8220;Faith as Metta.and#8221; 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 by our teacher, Sangharakshita, is titled and#8220;The Bodhisattva Pathand#8221; . Can the Eternal be reached by following a path in time? Excerpted from the talk and#8220;The Buddha and the Bodhisattva: Eternity and Time,and#8221; part of the series and#8220;Aspects of the Bodhisattva Ideal,and#8221; 1969.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte and#8220;Everything Just Beginningand#8221; is by Amaraketu from the talk and#8220; Doubt as Path. and#8221; Beginning with a quote from Sungsan, he reminds us that we donand#8217;t know whatand#8217;s going to happen, everything is just beginning. This is a preview to next Saturdayand#8217;s full length podcast. Talk given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, 2005.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is a lovely chanting of the Metta Sutta in Pali . by Dassini, Chair of the Glasgow Buddhist Centre.

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte Lokamitra speaks to the Triratna Buddhist Order in Bodh Gaya on the history of the modern Buddhist movement in India. In and#8220;The Growth and Potential of Buddhism in Indiaand#8221; he draws parallels between Dr. Ambedkarand#8217;s and Sangharakshitaand#8217;s approach to the Dharma, particularly their common emphasis on social change. This excerpt is from the...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte takes us again into the lives and practices of members of the Triratna Buddhist Order. Here Lokabhandhu shares and#8220;My Life, Work and Practiceand#8221; from the series of short talks given for the and#8220;Triratna (FWBO) International Urban Retreat of 2009 . In his talk he reviews his daily meditation practice, the challenges thrown up by working on his own at h...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte takes us back to the first Triratna International Urban Retreat held in 2009. Shantidevi shares and#8220;A Day in My Lifeand#8221; one of a series of short talks where Order Members from around the world speak about their life and practice. Shantidevi speaks about a day in her life in Melbourne, Australia as part of the 2009 International Urban Retreat . For more inf...

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte we are propelled back through time to 1966 as Sangharakshita challenges us to consider and#8220;Being Alive vs. The Deadly Grip of Routineand#8221; from the talk The Pattern of Buddhist Life and Work in the series Introducing Buddhism . Opening with a rousing story from India about how Buddhists are greeted in India and moving to consider the dangers of a repetiti...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , and#8220;The Wisdom Hearerand#8221; is an extract from the richly rewarding talk The Sound of Reality exploring the place and function of sound in Buddhist practice and history, as well as within Padmavajraand#8217;s own spiritual life. Beginning with Hakuinand#8217;s verses of Awakening, Padmavajra very beautifully explores how hearing and#8211; really hearing and...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is a tribute to Amitabha by Saddhaloka titled: and#8220;Verses to Amitabhaand#8221; . Saddhaloka introduces us to Amitabha, the red Buddha of the West who represents and inspires the highest love of alland#8230; by sharing an invocation to Amitabha written by Lama Govinda and published in and#8220;The Way of the White Cloudsand#8221;. This track is from the the fourt...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte and#8220;I Bow Down To Compassionand#8221; is a preview to next Saturdayand#8217;s FBA Podcast and#8220; Compassionate Koans and#8211; The Heart of the Matter ,and#8221; containing an excellent, personal set of reflections by Vijayamala on the relationship between our longing and our pain. Talk given at the Western Buddhist Order Womenand#8217;s Convention, 2005

In todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte Sangharakshita shares a few thoughts on and#8220;Bodhichitta, Vows andamp; Prims of Lightand#8221; from the talk and#8220;The Bodhisattva Vowand#8221;. and#8220;May I deliver all beings from difficulties; may I eradicate all passions; may I master all dharmas; may I lead all beings to Buddhahood.and#8221; This is the Bodhisattvaand#8217;s resolve upon the awakening of...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte and#8220;The Monkey Attitude and The Kitten Attitudeand#8221; comes from the talk Masculinity andamp; Femininity in the Spiritual Life from Sangharakshitaand#8217;s wholly inspiring Aspects of the Bodhisattva Ideal Series . After exploring Patience and Vigor, the third and the fourth Paramitas, in this excerpt Sangharakshita explores the attitudes inherent in self-re...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte and#8220;Devotion, Dharma andamp; Faithand#8221; is an excerpt from Saturdayand#8217;s FBA Podcast and#8220;Learning from Tibetan Buddhism and#8211; A Personal Accountand#8221; by Vessantara. A lovely, thoughtful talk that pays tribute to the effect of one ancient form of Dharma in a modern practitionerand#8217;s own life. Given at the Western Buddhist Order Conventi...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is a short and#8220;Buddha Pujaand#8221; chanted by Chandrabodhi from the original and#8216;Dharmachakra Tapesand#8217; catalogue, with some wonderful chanting done India style! Check out the other recordings which include some very ethereal flute songs: Chanting Indian Style.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , and#8220;Heaps of Merit andamp; Offering Up Gratitudeand#8221; the whole practice of Puja, offerings to the Buddha, that which we value most. This excerpt is from the seventh talk in a sparkling, wide-ranging, thoroughly comprehensive ten talk series by Padmavajra on and#8216;The Diamond Sutra and#8211; Taking Mind to its Limitsand#8217; . Talks given at Padmaloka...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte explores and#8216;Three Kinds of Faithand#8217; brought to us by Dhammadinna in a poignant talk title and#8216;The Preciousness and Rarity of Human Life.and#8217; . Sraddha has three aspects: cognitive, emotional and volitional. Like a wish-fulfilling gem, Faith allows us to achieve unsurpassable Enlightenment. This is the second talk in a five-part series from Tirat...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, , and#8220;Jewel as Symbol of True Selfand#8221; , is from the talk and#8220;The Jewel in the Lotusand#8221; by Sangharakshita, The jewel is the most precious of all material things, therefore a fitting symbol of the True Self. This jewel is consciousness itself and#8211; once it comes to light it shines forth in itand#8217;s original splendor. This talk is part of...

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , and#8220;The Parable of the Burning Houseand#8221; , Sangharakshita begins by reading from the White Lotus Sutra and follows with an explanation of the symbolism of the house. We are reminded of the importance of responding to and#8216;the call of the Divineand#8217;. The talk from which todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte is extracted is titled: Transcending the Human P...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is lovely excerpt from the talk titled and#8220;Contemplating the Suffering of Beingsand#8221; by Kulaprabha, titled and#8220;Robins, Despair, Earthquakes andamp; Other People.and#8221; This is the third of four talks exploring Vasubandhuand#8217;s Four Factors given on a meditation retreat for women who have asked for ordination. In his treatise Generating Bodhi Res...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is a short talk by the lovely Jnanaketu titled and#8220;The Three Lakshanas: Anityaand#8221; , part of three part series of talks given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre in 2006. All conditioned things are impermanentand#8230; Not just a truism, but the central teaching of Buddhism upon which so much else follows. Jnanaketu starts off a three-part series on the lakshanas,...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is the classic reading of the and#8220; and#8220;The Parable of the Rain Cloudand#8221; from The White Lotus Sutra. The reading is followed by a thought-provoking and beautiful explanation of this Buddhist teaching by Sangharakshita. This talk, and#8220;The Rain of the Dharmaand#8221; , was given in 1994 in the USA.

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220; Emptiness and#8211; A Strategy for Being ,and#8221; Samantabhadri expertly and imaginatively tackles the theme of Wisdom, using the verses in the third section of Tsongkhapaand#8217;s short text on the and#8220;Three Principle Aspects of the Pathand#8221;. Excerpted from the talk, and#8216; The Path of the Buddhaand#8217;s Delightand#8217; , this is par...