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  • Vajrasattva: Not About Purity

    In this week's FBA Podcast we hear another take on a famous Bodhisattva: "Vajrasattva: Not About Purity" by Jnanavaca given on Vajrasattva Festival Day at London Buddhist Centre on June 2009.

    51 min
  • Sunyata Mantra
    Sunyata, (Sanskrit, also shunyata; Pali: suññat), in Buddhism, translated into English as emptiness, voidness, openness, spaciousness, is a Buddhist concept which has multiple meanings depending on its doctrinal context. (Wikipedia) Our FBA Dharmabyte today is simple. The "Sunyata Mantra" was recorded on retreat and is now being shared on Free Buddhist Audio. From the Anapanasati Web Extras provided by Viveka, from the retreat led in 2003.
    3 min
  • Vajrasattva – The Aspect of Purity
    Today's FBA Dharmabyte, takes us further into the archetypal realm of the Buddha's and Bodhisattvas. Here Sangharakshita introduces us to "Vajrasattva – The Aspect of Purity". This is an excerpt from the talk "The Bodhisattva Hierarchy" by Sangharakshita given in 1969.
    4 min
  • Vajrapani The Dharma Protector

    In this week's FBA Podcast "Vajrapani The Dharma Protector," Vadanya introduces us to this Bodhisattva of Energy given as part of a series of talks on Stories and Symbols at Sheffield Buddhist Centre on 3rd July 2007.

    9 min
  • The Diamond Sutra as Zen Master
    In today's FBA Dharmabyte"The Diamond Sutra as Zen Master" we hear Abhaya in an an intriguing discussion of the sutra as Vajrapani and as a zen master. From the talk "The Diamond Sutra" where Abhaya leads us on the crazy paving path through the Diamond Sutra - a text guaranteed to turn your world upside-down. Some very funny parts to this talk - and some excellent evocations of rigorous Dharma practice as part of the everyday business of life. Talk given at the Western Buddhist Order national Order weekend
    5 min
  • Vajrapani: The Power Aspect
    Today's FBA Dharmabyte "Vajrapani: The Power Aspect" is an excerpt from "The Bodhisattva Hierarchy" by Sangharakshita. After a full explanation of the importance of being receptive to those more developed than ourselves, we are introduced to the ten stages (bhumis) of the Bodhisattva path and to the four principal types of Bodhisattva who embody this path. Here we meet: Vajrapani.
    3 min
  • Amitabha and the Phoenix

    The fires that can consume our old selves also release a new potential, the image of the phoenix evokes this transformation. In this week's FBA Podcast "Amitabha and the Phoenix," Vessantara explores Amitabha's emphasis on meditation and his wisdom of discrimination. Amitabha is also associated with spiritual death. How do all these associations come together? One point of connection is the Bodhicitta. The reorientation of self and a letting go which allows for something vaster and more beautiful to inform our lives. In the first place, this might be expressed through being more empathic and compassionate to others.

    1 hr 5 min
  • The Qualities of Amitabha
    In today's FBA Dharmabyte "The Qualities of Amitabha " Sangharakshita gives voice to the poetic Buddhist scripture The Larger Sukhavativyuha Sutra describing the wonderful Pureland of the Buddha Amitabha.
    7 min
  • Gazing at the Setting Sun

    This week's FBA Podcast "Gazing at the Setting Sun – Amitabha and the Ordination Myth" is a previously unreleased talk by Dhammadinna looking at the process of joining the Triratna (Western) Buddhist Order in the sunset light of Amitabha, the red Buddha of the West. Talk given in 2000 at the National Order Weekend.

    45 min

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