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In this week's FBA Podcast , Subhuti gives a very comprehensive introduction to one of the Six Emphases of the Triratna Buddhist Community with "The History of and Value in Team-Based Right Livelihood" . Subhuti gives a rousing talk on some of the history behind team-based Right Livelihood within the Triratna Buddhist Movement. He then goes on to explain why it is so important; because it represen...

This week's FBA Podcast features a talk by Manjuvajra on one of the Six Emphases of the Triratna Buddhist Community -  "The Triratna Emphasis on a Unified Order" . Here, Manjuvajra highlights the fact that involvement and membership of the Triratna Buddhist Order is open to all, irrespective of gender, colour, sexual orientation, lifestyle, or any other personal characteristic.

In this week's FBA Podcast , Dhammarati gives an excellent talk on one of the Six Emphases of the Triratna Buddhist Community with "The Triratna Emphasis on Going for Refuge" . In this talk Dhammarati explores Going for Refuge and its central emphasis in the Triratna Buddhist Order, bringing in the story of his own spiritual journey as an example of finding one's unique response. He also looks to...

In this week's FBA Podcast , Manuvajra discusses critical ecumenicism – one of the Six Emphases of the Triratna Buddhist Community – with "The Ecumenical Emphasis in Triratna" . In principle, and in contrast with other approaches to contemporary Buddhism, any approach to the Dharma that conduces to a deepening of spiritual practice is valued in the Triratna context with a critical eye towards what...

In this week's FBA Podcast , Sangharakshita gives a full introduction to the Six Emphases of the Triratna Buddhist Community with "Forty Years On – The Six Emphases of the FWBO" . Marking the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Triratna Buddhist Community (formerly the Western Buddhist Order), he has some great reminisences about the early days, and is on top form as he considers the uniting f...

In this week's FBA Podcast , "The Individual and Community" Dhammarati explores the central importance the Triratna Buddhist Order places on communication and connection as a means of personal transformation and the basis from which we influence the world. This gives us the significance of the Triranta Buddhist Order as a community of individuals trying to change themselves and have a positive imp...

In this week's FBA Podcast , "Revering and Relying Upon the Dharma" Subhuti reflects on his recent conversations with Bhante which gave rise to his article: 'Revering and Relying upon the Dharma: Sangharakshita's approach to Right View'. A talk given at the Triratna Buddhist Order Combined European Order Weekend at Wymondham College 21 August 2010.

This week's FBA Podcast is a tender and moving talk by Paramananda entitled "The Nature of Transformation" . Transformation is basically allowing the protective shell of self to dissipate. This shell only falls away if you come into relationship with your real, impermanent, fragile, vulnerable nature and soften into that or open up to that.

This week's FBA Podcast , "Discipleship" by Dhammadinna. This talk was given at the Triratna Buddhist Order December 2014 Women's UK and Ireland Area Order Weekend at Adhisthana on 6 December 2014.

This week's FBA Podcast , "The Diamond Sutra" , is a talk given my Sangharakshita in 1969. If one does not want to 'get caught in the grip of reality', one should leave this great text alone! The Perfection of Wisdom Discourse that 'Cuts Like a Diamond'… N.B. Reference for this lecture: Buddhist Wisdom Books, translated by E. Conze. (Allen & Unwin, 1958)

This week's FBA Podcast , is brought to us by Padmavajra called "Padmasambhava and the Magic Of Compassion" . Padmavajra is an ideal person to introduce Padmasamabhava, the great Tantric guru of Tibet. He is both a devotee and a good storyteller – a winning combination as we are brought into vivifying contact with the origins and mysteries of this central Vajrayana figure. Please note, there is so...

This week's FBA Podcast , "Breaking the Bonds of Selfhood Through Serving the Dhamma (with translation in Hindi)" by Parami. Here is a strong, beautiful talk by Parami from the final day of the Triratna Buddhist Order's International Convention 2013 in India, bringing us back to the task in hand as members of the Order and as Buddhists: engaging with breaking the fetters and weakening the hold tha...

This week's FBA Podcast , "Yidams" is a talk given at Sheffield Buddhist Centre in 2007 by Padmavajra. As we approach the full moon of July, Buddhists around the world will be celebrating Dharma Day, the marking of the Buddha's first teaching. We decided to fast forward several hundred years after the Buddha's lifetime to introduce a host of Bodhisattva's who emerged to help spread the Dharma thro...

'The dharma changes lives, it has changed our own and it can change others.' This week's FBA Podcast is a talk by Dharmashalin he called: "Reaching Out – Communicating the Dharma From Our Appreciation, Courage and Conviction." Buddhism is a communication, the Buddha, gained Awakening and shared his experience with others which has led us to be here today. This is the origins of Outreach, taking th...

This week's FBA Podcast entitled "Buddhism and the Language of Myth" is part of the series Ritual and Devotion in Buddhism by Sangharakshita. 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. Examples are four 'myths' from the Buddha's biography, here correlated with four of Jung's archetypes.

This week's FBA Podcast entitled "Here Be Dragons: Pitfalls, Disasters and Dead-Ends on the Spiritual Quest" by Vessantara. A hugely enjoyable piece – and something a little bit different from the average Dharma talk. For here we have the Buddhist path laid out in terms of Arthurian legend and the Quest for the Holy Grail. Knights, chivalry, adventures and disasters – it's all here. And, of course...

This week's FBA Podcast entitled "The Heroic Ideal in Buddhism" is a 1969 talk by Sangharakshita. 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 aspirant's quest for Enlightenment.

In this week's FBA Podcast , "Walking On Lotuses" , Punyamala offers a personal talk on receptivity on the anniversary of her seven year review as a private preceptor. To learn more about joining the Triratna Buddhist Order, see The Buddhist Centre Online. This talk was given by Punyamala on the Triratna Buddhist Order European Order Gathering at Wymondham College August 26 2012. The theme of the...

In this week's FBA Podcast , "Parables From the White Lotus Sutra – the Burning House" , Jnanavaca kicks off a new seminar series exploring the myths and parables of the glorious White Lotus Sutra. In this talk he unpacks the wisdom of the parable of the Burning House. Dharma Night at the LBC, April 6th 2015

How do we know? This week's  FBA Podcast is the first of three rambles from Subhuti, entitled "Knowledge of Reality – Ramble One" . Subhuti draws inspiration from Europe's first Buddhist, Schopenhauer, and India's ancient Yogachara. With immaculate clarity Subhuti takes us deep into the nature of mind and beyond. Talk given at the London Buddhist Centre in October 2014.

This week's FBA Podcast , "Sowing Seeds In the Soil of the Mind – The Alaya" by Ratnaprabha. The alaya or storehouse consciousness is the Buddhist equivalent of the unconscious mind. It is like a garden, in which every experience and action sows a seed which may later sprout and create our unfolding life. This talk describes how this relates to the six sense awarenesses, the mind as a sense, and t...

This week's FBA Podcast is a talk from Vadanya entitled "Stirring the Depths." From the depths of ourselves to the depths of the universe, Vadanya reminds us that to be fulfilled we need to live a life in harmony with the nature of reality Using images, mantra, mythic stories to bring us into the depths of our experience, this beautiful talk was given on a men's ordination training retreat at Padm...

This week's FBA Podcast is a talk from Parami on "Buddha Day (2012)." Celebrating the Buddha's Enlightenment on the full moon day in May, Parami delivers an inspiring talk marking this occasion at the Birmingham Buddhist Centre.

We've all read the words of the Buddha – but what did he SOUND like? What might it have been like to actually hear him…? In our FBA Podcast : this week, Ratnaguna gives us a beautifully imaginative and well-researched evovation of the Buddha entitled: "The Voice of the Buddha." Talk given on the 2012 Triratna International Retreat, under the overall theme 'Imagining the Buddha.'

Dhammarati brings us this week's FBA Podcast entitled : "The Triratna Emphasis On Going For Refuge." Dhammarati explores Going for Refuge and its central emphasis in the Triratna Buddhist Order here, bringing in the story of his own spiritual journey as an example of finding one's unique response. He also looks to historical sources to identify some of the ways we can deepen our connection practic...