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The five precepts are an expression of position emotion and#8211; they are like poetry in motion. Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, Precepts as Poetry is an excerpt is from the talk Generosity As A Foundation Of Positive Emotion. Vijayasri considers how having generosity at the centre of a mandala, based on the positive precepts, can help us to develop positive emotion.

This talk was given at Croydon Buddhist Centre in February 2016 as part of the Dharma study group on The Journey and The Guide by Maitreyabandhu

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, Kusala Karma = Skillful Action Vajragupta explores the meaning of kusula karma, that being skillful action. It's not about being right, it's about what's human, what's kind, what's mindful.

From the talk Positive Emotion given at Croydon Buddhist Centre in January 2016 in a study group on The Journey and The Guide by Maitreyabandhu.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, Fear, Terror, and Heroic Virtues is an exploration of the cremation ground as a symbol of transformation. Are we ready to face our own death, and the total transformation it symbolises? From the talk "The Symbolism of the Cremation Ground and the Celestial Maidens" by Sangharakshita given in 1971.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte explores four reasons Why We Fear Death drawn by Kulaprabha from the Abhaya Sutta in the Pali Canon. Itand#8217;s a lovely segment from a larger talk looking at the roots of fear, how it relates to change and transformation in spiritual practice, and how we can live more fearlessly.

From the talk System of Meditation Retreats and#8211; Spiritual Death, Fear and Fearlessness.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte speaks here on the challenge of building a Buddhist movement. In What is a Committed Buddhist? he discusses the need for Buddhist movements to be run only by committed Buddhists and who actually practice the Buddhaand#8217;s teachings, not by those who merely have an intellectual interest. But how can one know who is a committed Buddhist?

From the talk and#8220;Commitment and Spiritual Communityand#8221;, part of a series entitled and#8220;A New Buddhist Movement and#8211; the Meaning of the FWBOand#8221;.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte features Dhammarati on the topic of Going for Refuge. In Mind and the Nature of Commitment he talks about setting the mind to purified intention and making correction after failure and#8211; crucial aspects in cultivating a committed Buddhist practice.

From the talk and#8220;A System of Trainingand#8221;.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte gives a short introduction by Sangharakshita to the Pali Canon in and#8221;A Passage from the Mahaparinibbana Suttaand#8221; and#8211; one of the earliest and most well-known Buddhist texts.

From the talk and#8220;The Disappearing Buddhaand#8221;.

Padmavajra brings us into contact with the depths of the Diamond Sutra in todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, with this segment entitled and#8220;The Buddhaand#8217;s Parinirvanaand#8221;. Drawing on the story of the Buddhaand#8217;s final days, he illustrates the principle of practicing perfect generosity by giving of oneself freely and unsupported.

From the talk and#8220;The Diamond Sutra and#8211; Taking Mind to its Limits: Talk 3and#8243;, part of the series and#8220;The Diamond Sutra and#8211; Taking Mind to its Limitsand#8221;.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte brings us around to our final podcast on the Five Buddha Mandala. In Have We Really Arrived?. Kamalashila brings it all right back into this present moment.

From the talk Absorption and#8211; After the Enlightenment.

How do you get used to being Enlightened? What happened to the Buddha in the weeks after his breakthrough experience? Kamalasila explores these questions in two ways and#8211; using the framework of the system of meditation to shed light on the process that unfolded in the Bodhisattvaand#8217;s mind and body as Enlightenment dawned; and connecting us imaginatively with the symbolism and image of Muchalinda, the great serpent, coiling his body protectively round the meditating Buddha.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is titled Waking up to Cosmic Consciousness from a talk by Vajratara called The White Sovereign Buddha Vairocana.

Keep your head down and carry on, don't look into the light! If we do look up and see reality, it's not bleak as we fear it will be but rather absolutely beautiful. When you wake up to cosmic consciousness it's a joy and celebration.