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January 20, 2014 Stepping Through Dharma Portals
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is an interesting blend of SciFi and Dharma Study titled "Stepping Through Dharma Portals". From the talk "Cherish the Doctrine" by Nagapriya, Part 1 of a three part series based around the motto of the great Tibetan 20th Century teacher Dhardo Rimpoche - "Cherish the Doctrine, Live United, Radiate Love". Here, Nagapriya reminds us that in order to appreciate the meaning of symbols, one needs to engage the imagination. Further, in trying to understand the Dharma one can only go so
10 min
January 18, 2014 The Richly Endowed Buddha of the Southern Realm
We are graced with Dhammadinna's wisdom in this week'sFBA Podcast"The Richly Endowed Buddha of the Southern Realm" Third in a series of talks given on the 2012 Triratna International Retreat, Dhammadinna evokes the Buddha Ratnasambhava. For more talks, videos, photos etc from the retreat see www.thebuddhistcentre.com and navigate to page 'internationalretreat.'
43 min
January 16, 2014 Meditative Experience
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is titled: "Meditative Experience" from the 1967 talk by Sangharakshita titled Meditation: the Expanding Consciousness. In this excerpt, Bhante explains the the three stages of meditation: samata, samapatti, and samadhi. Samata is the experience of tranquility, calm and equanimity of mind as discursive mental activity recedes. Samapatti represents an immense variety of experiences. Described as attainments in meditation from changes in temperature and seeing multi-colored lights to
9 min
January 13, 2014 Imagination and Dreaming Angels
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is from Vajratara titled: "Imagination and Dreaming Angels". Here Vajratara explores the fifth pillar of the Triratna Buddhist Order: Imagination as mystery, magic and myth. She describes how in the Sangha, in the Sangha we aspire to, the distinctions between each other are transcended - which is a mysterious and wonderful thing. From the talk: Dreaming Angels given on the December 2012 National Order Weekend for women.
9 min
January 11, 2014 Tranquility, Imagination and Insight
For this week's FBA Podcast we have Kamalashila speaking on the occasion of relaunching his book Buddhist Meditation. In "Tranquility, Imagination and Insight" he beautifully reveals his thoughts on how the Buddha was imbued with confidence without conviction. He seemed completely at peace with himself which lead to friendliness in all his communications. His life, his example, the embarkment on the three trainings of behavior, meditation and wisdom combine in the practice of satisampajana – mindfulness and clear comprehension. Mindfulness was the Buddha's core practice – Cultivating the Way of Awakening.
1 hr 1 min
January 09, 2014 The Buddha and Imagination
Our FBA Dharmabyte today, "The Buddha and Imagination," is an excerpt from Kamalashila's talk "Tranquillity, Imagination and Insight", a book relaunching of Buddhist Meditation. Here, Kamalashila explores the Buddha's emphasis on mind, and the presence of imagination. "All solutions and all problems come from the mind." The full talk will be podcast next Saturday.
6 min
January 06, 2014 The Divine Eye as Vertical Imagination
In the Pali scriptures, do we have a word for 'imagination?" In today's FBA Dharmabyte, Sangharakshita offers his thoughts in "The Divine Eye as Vertical Imagination." Vertical imagination is a creative force, enabling us to rise above ourselves. Quoting William Blake seeing the host of heavenly spirits in the sun, we are called to evoke the power of our imaginative faculty. This is an excerpt from the book launch of Living Ethically, available at Windhorse Publications.
6 min
January 04, 2014 Rambles Around Reality – The 5 Niyamas
In this week's FBA Podcast we picked one of Subhuti's "Rambles Around Reality – The 5 Niyamas." Here Subhuti talks about the fundamental basis of Buddhism's conception of reality; Pratitya Samutpada. He introduces it in the form of the 5 niyamas, in the course of his ramble he emphasises that these are forces, or the way things are rather than 'laws'. The talk culminates in the Karma and Dharma niyamas and particularly emphasising the importance of the Dhamma niyama, which is that in the universe that makes enlightenment possible. However to philosphise or abstract from it is to miss the point, in the end it must remain a mystery that we must experience for ourselves.
57 min
January 02, 2014 The Mystery of the Dhamma Niyama
In today's FBA Dharmabyte, "The Mystery of the Dhamma Niyama" Subhuti concludes the first talk in one of his Rambles Around Reality series. Here he describes the Dhamma Niyama as having it's own conditioned laws which are potentially working within us. Using the metaphor of the stream, our effort, our karma puts us in the current, but the current itself is the Dharma Niyama - mysterious patterns in conditionality that take us well beyond ourselves.
6 min
December 30, 2013 Beyond Ethics
Today's FBA Dharmabyte, "Beyond Ethics" is the introduction to the first talk in a series exploring how our ethical practice can extend toward that which would be the natural responses of an Enlightened Being, taking into consideration the Niyamas. From the talk: Beyond Ethics, Part I By Subhadramati and Silapiya given at the London Buddhist Centre.
11 min

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