In today's FBA Dharmabyte, Sangharakshita discusses The Four Limitless States.

In Buddhist practice, the traditional method of choice for effecting positive change in one's life is meditation. Here Sangharakshita takes a closer look, focussing on the 'superconscious states' (characterised in turn by integration, inspiration, permeation, and radiation), the practice of developing universal friendliness, and the distinction between calm and Insight. Talk given in 1976.

From the talk, A Method of Personal Development, given as part of the series Buddhism for Today and Tomorrow.

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Today's FBA Dharmabyte is Turning Towards by Saddhanandi. How do you make a meaningful practice of loving kindness in a difficult world? How do we turn towards, rather than away...? This is excerpted from the brilliant talk given on the Metta and Insight Retreat, 2015.

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Our FBA Dharmabyte today brings us face to face, as it were, with "our root fear", that of selflessness.

From the talk Ethics as Insight Practice by Guhyavajra.

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Our FBA Dharmabyte today is called Be More Than Your Culture by Maitreyabandhu.

How do we make the most of life? Buddhism is a non-theistic, practical path of human growth and fulfilment. This series includes highlights from the eight-week course that leads participants step by step along the Buddhist path from mindfulness and emotional strength to receptivity, spiritual death and rebirth. And, as you can see from the talks, Maitreyabandhu always comes back to the here and now; how we put our spiritual insights into practice.

From the talk The Journey and the Guide - Week Four - The Mandala of Positive Emotion.

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Our FBA Dharmabyte today is called Generosity Leads to Happiness by Vijayasri.

This is another talk in our exploration of The Journey and The Guide. Vijayasri considers how having generosity at the centre of a mandala, based on the positive precepts, can help us to develop positive emotion.

From the talk, Generosity As A Foundation Of Positive Emotion, given at Croydon Buddhist Centre in February 2016 as part of the regular Saturday Morning Sangha Class.

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Our FBA Dharmabyte today is called Supporting Brilliance by Singhamati.

A heartfelt talk about Integration as a path to wholeness. Looking at the what, how and why of this crucial aspect of the spiritual life. From the talk Integration: a Path to Wholeness. ***

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Our FBA Dharmabyte today is called Integration Mandalas by Vajragupta.

In this talk, exploring the Journey and the Guide, Vajragupta leads us through creating a personal mandala so that we can discover the shape of our lives. He discusses how to use a mandala to shine a light on changes we may wish to make in our day to day conditions. If you want to engage fully with this talk you will need a pencil and paper!

From the talk Using Personal Mandalas to Help Integration given at the Croydon Buddhist Centre in January 2016 as part of the regular Saturday Sangha Morning class using Journey and the Guide by Maitreyabandhu.

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 the Bodhi Heart.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is called Bodhichitta and the Bodhisattva Vow by Sangharakshita. From the talk The Bodhisattva Vow given in 1969.

This talk is part of the series Aspects of the Bodhisattva Ideal.

Our FBA Dharmabyte today is called Our Next Teacher by Ratnaprabha.

In the full talk entitled The Great Way, Ratnaprabha tells the Zen story of the maiden in the mud, explains the attitude of the Mahayana, the Bodhisattva, altruism and how Mahayana is not a school of Buddhism. He finishes with the grand vision of Vairocanaand#8217;s tower from the Gandavyuha Sutra.

Our FBA Dharmabyte today is called Let the Mind Roam by Vajradevi.

What are the particular challenges we face in the 21st Century? There are many, and Vajradevi focuses on the mind precepts and our use of technology.

From the talk Ethical Challenges In the Modern World by Vajradevi, given as part of a series at Shrewbury Triratna Centre focusing on the and#8217;21st Century Bodhisattvaand#8217;.