In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte Sangharakshita lays out the and#8220;Four Essential Features of Right Livelihoodand#8221;, particularly the team-based Right Livelihoods that are a distinct emphasis of the Triratna Buddhist Community. This excerpt is from a lovely 2001 talk by Sangharakshita that is well worth revisiting often, entitled and#8220;The Six Distinctive Emphases of the FWBOand#8221;.

Starting the new year with a series on Right Livelihood, todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte entitled and#8220;Medical Work in India as Dhamma Practiceand#8221; features Karunaprabha, an Indian Order Member, who tells the story of how her medical work in the slums of Pune led to her becoming a Buddhist.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte entitled and#8220;Altruistic Activity as Insight Practiceand#8221; draws from an evening of discussion with Sangharakshita in which he was asked to discuss whether one could see altruistic activity as a support for insight in light of the illness of the world.

Karunagita gives todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte entitled and#8220;Supports to Insightand#8221; . Given at the European Womenand#8217;s Convention at Adhisthana, one of a series of talks on the topic and#8220;The Bodhisattvaand#8217;s Reply: Triratna Paths to Insightand#8221;.

Continuing our exploration of Insight, todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is one from Khemasuri on and#8220;Transcending Paradigmsand#8221; . Given at the European Womenand#8217;s Convention at Adhisthana, one of a series of talks on the topic and#8220;The Bodhisattvaand#8217;s Reply: Triratna Paths to Insightand#8221;.

Another talk in our exploration of Insight, todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte from Dhammamegha entitled and#8220;Living Dharma in South Africaand#8221; was the second talk in a panel called and#8220;Spreading the Dharma as a Path to Insightand#8221;, given at the European Combined Order Convention held at Wymondham College on 23 August 2014.

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, Amalasiri gives a lovely talk entitled and#8220;Life is a Gift and#8211; Triratna in Barcelonaand#8221;, beginning a series of podcasts from now to the end of the year exploring the topic of insight. This talk was given at the European Combined Order Convention, the theme of which was and#8220;The Bodhisattvaand#8217;s Reply: Triratna Paths to Insightand#8221;.

Sangharakshita recounts for us in todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte the Rohini incident in which and#8220;The Buddha Prevents a Warand#8221;. The Buddhaand#8217;s lone voice of sanity in this story is a wonderful template for us to work from when considering realistic courses of action in the modern world to promote peace and end warfare. Excerpted from the talk and#8220;Buddhism, World Peace and Nuclear Warand#8221; given in 1984.

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte Lokabandhu speaks on the topic of and#8220;Buddhism and Activismand#8221;, describing how becoming an active force for good in the world through direct social engagement is an integral part of Buddhist practice. Part of the longer talk and#8220;Buddhism, Social Engagement, and Non-Violent Direct Actionand#8221; given in the Dharma Parlour at the 2010 Buddhafield Festival.

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte Amalaketu talks about Eco Dharma at Colchester Buddhist Centreand#8217;s Sangha Night series on Engaged Buddhism. Entitled and#8220;Introducing Eco Dharmaand#8221;, he maps out the possible Buddhist response to the environmental crisis.