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Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte and#8220;The Golden Drum,and#8221; by Sangharakshita, is an excerpt from the talk and#8216;The Bodhisattva's Dreamand#8217;. The Bodhisattva Ruchiraketu dreams of a golden drum radiating golden light which fills a totally transformed worldand#8230; Talk given in 1976. This talk is part of the series and#8216;Transformation of Life and World in the Sutra of Golden Lightand#8217;.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte and#8220;Samsara andamp; the Three Laksanas,and#8221; by Dhammadinna, is from the first talk in a five-part series from Tiratanalokaand#8217;s retreat on the and#8216;Four Mind Turning Reflectionsand#8216; of the Tibetan tradition. This introductory talk by Dhammadinna is an ideal entry point to the world of the mind-turnings. Seen as foundations for the building of practice, the reflections encourage us to make life meaningful in the face of a relentlessly ungovernable reality. Here she explores seeing conditioned existence in terms of the three laksanas and ways of giving up craving without harmful side effects. A strong look in the mirror of the heart. Talk given at Tiratanaloka Retreat Centre, 2005

Skandha is another of those untranslated terms and#8211; it literally means a trunk of a tree! In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte Sangharakshita offers his understanding of the and#8220;The Five Skandhas.and#8221; From the inspiring talk, and#8220;The Awakening of the Bodhi Heartand#8221;, from the 1969 series and#8220;Aspects of the Bodhisattva Ideal.and#8221;

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte titled and#8220;What Karma Isand#8221; Nagapriya offers a good, pithy introduction to the traditionally thorny and rather misunderstood area of karma and rebirth, teasing out its relationship to Buddhist ethics in general. This excerpt is from the talk and#8220;Understanding Karma and Buddhist Ethicsand#8221; given in Manchester, 2003

Todayand#8217;s FBA Podcast is another reading from The Perfection of Wisdom Sutras. This one, and#8220;A Hitchhikerand#8217;s Guide to the Perfection of Wisdom Sutrasand#8221; Chandana talks about the Perfection of Wisdom Sutras, a category of Sutras in the Mahayana tradition.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is another reading from The Perfection of Wisdom Sutras. This one, and#8220;A Reading of the Suchness of the Skandhasand#8221; beautifully shared with us by Kulaprabha from the talk, and#8220;Reflection on the Five Skandhasand#8220;, the second guided reflection in the series and#8216;Night Lily Garden of the Midnight Way and#8211; Emptiness and the Great Compassionand#8217;.

and#8220;As stars, a fault of vision, as a lamp, a mock show, dew drops or a bubble, a lighting flash or a cloud, so we should view that which is conditioned.and#8221;

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte today is and#8220;A Reading of the Heart Sutraand#8221; is just that, and itand#8217;s very beautifully read indeed! This is an excerpt from the talk, and#8220;Reflection on the Five Skandhasand#8221; by Kulaprabha, the second guided reflection in the series and#8216;Night Lily Garden of the Midnight Way and#8211; Emptiness and the Great Compassionand#8217;.

Although innumerable beings have been led to nirvana, no being at all has been led to nirvana. Sangharakshita eloquently delivers todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte and#8220;The Diamond Sutraand#8217;s Fundamental Insightand#8221; from the talk and#8220;The Diamond Sutraand#8221; given in 1969.

Seeing is a good word to describe the dawning of insight. Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte and#8220;Seeing with Insightand#8221; is from the fourth talk in Padmavjaraand#8217;s wonderful series on the Dhammapada, the most popular of early Buddhist texts. All of the Buddhaand#8217;s core teachings are here and#8211; held in heart and mind thereand#8217;s more than enough in the Dhammapada to take us as far in our practice as we can imagine, and then on beyondand#8230;

This material is intended for use with the Dharma Training Course for Mitras (see our and#8216;Studyand#8217; section, year three).

Talk recorded at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, 2007

The full talk, also titled and#8220;Seeing with Insightand#8220;, is part of the series The Dhammapada and#8211; the Buddhaand#8217;s Way of Truth.

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte titled and#8220;In response to the Buddhaand#8221; Sangharakshita explores how we come into contact with the Buddha through our intellect, emotion and our will. From the talk and#8220;Intellect, Emotion and Willand#8221; given at the opening of the Manchester Buddhist Centre in 1996.