Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is from an early series of talks in 1976 by Sangharakshita on the Sutra of Golden Light.

Entitled and#8220;Manand#8217;s Use of Nature,and#8221; itand#8217;s part of the talk and#8220;Nature, Man and Enlightenmentand#8221;. In the sutra, the struggle and resolution of the conflict between our desires and aspirations are symbolically portrayed by the figures of the Monk and Drdha, the Earth-Goddess. Here, Sangharakshita discusses manand#8217;s use of natural resources, and the Buddhist duty to become loving stewards of our environment.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is from Kamalashila, stemming from the deep connections he feels between Buddhist practice and the environment.

Entitled and#8220;Deep Ecology,and#8221; itand#8217;s a short segment of his excellent talk called and#8220;Buddhism and the Natural World: Deep Ecology, Deep Dharmaand#8221;. Here he relates deep ecology to the ethics and insight of practicing the Dharma.

Our FBA Dharmabyte today is entitled and#8220;Indraand#8217;s Net,and#8221; by Akuppa. It is an excerpt of Akuppaand#8217;s full talk called and#8220;Buddhism and Ecology,and#8221; which will be featured later this week. Here, Akuppa discusses a commonly-used symbol when we speak about Buddhist principles and ecology, Indraand#8217;s Net. He asks how Indraand#8217;s Net works well as a metaphor, and perhaps where it falls short.

What do we revere? Is reverence a Buddhist practice? When we bow, does it mean we are unworthy?

Our FBA Dharmabyte today is from Suvarnaprabha of the San Francisco Buddhist Center. In and#8220;Reverence as a Path,and#8221; Suvaranaprabha explores and#8220;the problem of how to translate knowing into beingand#8221; with quotations by Urgyen Sangharakshita, Lama Suyra Das, and Shunryu Suzuki.

Our FBA Dharmabyte today is from one of the founders of the San Francisco Buddhist Center. In this excerpt from and#8220;The Individual, the Group and the Spiritual Communityand#8221; Karunadevi explores the dangers and benefits of practicing within a sangha using the Buddhaand#8217;s teaching on the mental fetters and various commentaries by Sangahrakshita.

Our FBA Dharmabyte today is an interesting, down to earth talk from the Director of the San Francisco Buddhist Center. In and#8220;Ethics and Speech: What Am I Trying to Say?and#8221; Padmatara discusses the ethics of speech as well as authenticity, kindness and miscommunication. She has been working with ways to bring more awareness to her own communication and is still learning from resistance and obstacles along the way.

In our FBA Dharmabyte today, Viriyalila conjures up the image of the rock tumbler to explore how the practice of sangha creates jewels. But itand#8217;s the granite bottomed rivers in NH that gets evoked and#8211; in their crystal clarity and beauty may the Bodhicitta arise. and#8220;Bodhicitta Arising through Collective Practice,and#8221; is one of three short talks given at Aryaloka Buddhist Center, November, 2010 titled and#8220;Three Perspectives On the Practice of Spiritual Friendshipand#8221;.

Our FBA Dharmabyte today is from the Chair of Aryaloka, Dayalocana. This excerpt and#8220;The Heartwood of Aryaloka,and#8221; is from the full talk: and#8220;The Simile of the Heartwood.and#8221; Here, Dayalocana asks: What is the heartwood of Aryaloka? Celebrating 25 years of Dharma practice, Aryaloka is situated on a street named Heartwood Circle, giving her good cause to reflect on The Simile of the Heartwood, from the Majjhima Nikaya.

Our FBA Dharmabyte today is from the founder of the Triratna Buddhist Order and Community, Sangharakshita. In and#8220;The Bodhisattva at Play,and#8221; he explores how a Bodhisattvaand#8217;s work is like the play of an elephant. Delightful and fun, this talk was given in 1969 as part of and#8220;Aspects of the Bodhisattva Ideal,and#8221; and is titled and#8220;Masculinity and Femininity in the Spiritual Life.and#8221;

Our FBA Dharmabyte today titled: and#8216;Rebecomingand#8217;, by Ratnadharani, explores the distinction between skilful and unskilful as a process of re-becoming or rebirth.

From the fourth talk in a five-part series from Tiratanalokaand#8217;s retreat on the and#8216;Four Mind Turningsand#8216; of the Tibetan tradition titled and#8216;Karma and the Consequences of Our Actions.and#8217;