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June 27, 2013 Reverence as a Path
What do we revere? Is reverence a Buddhist practice? When we bow, does it mean we are unworthy? Our FBA Dharmabyte today is from Suvarnaprabha of the San Francisco Buddhist Center. In "Reverence as a Path," Suvaranaprabha explores "the problem of how to translate knowing into being" with quotations by Urgyen Sangharakshita, Lama Suyra Das, and Shunryu Suzuki.
20 min
June 24, 2013 The Spiritual Community
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is from one of the founders of the San Francisco Buddhist Center. In this excerpt from "The Individual, the Group and the Spiritual Community" Karunadevi explores the dangers and benefits of practicing within a sangha using the Buddha's teaching on the mental fetters and various commentaries by Sangahrakshita.
10 min
June 22, 2013 Going for Refuge
This week's FBA Podcast, "Going for Refuge," by Viveka, is a personable and wide-ranging look at one of the most important aspects of Buddhist practice, whose significance is upheld in every tradition.

What is it to look to the 'Three Jewels' as a response to our dissatisfaction? A thoughtful exploration, taking in traditional Dharma approaches and contemporary counter-cultural art forms and ways of living…

Talk given at San Francsisco Buddhist Center, 2006
41 min
June 20, 2013 Ethics and Speech: What Am I Trying to Say?
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is an interesting, down to earth talk from the Director of the San Francisco Buddhist Center. In "Ethics and Speech: What Am I Trying to Say?" Padmatara discusses the ethics of speech as well as authenticity, kindness and miscommunication. She has been working with ways to bring more awareness to her own communication and is still learning from resistance and obstacles along the way.
28 min
June 17, 2013 Bodhicitta Arising With Collective Practice
In our FBA Dharmabyte today, Viriyalila conjures up the image of the rock tumbler to explore how the practice of sangha creates jewels. But it's the granite bottomed rivers in NH that gets evoked - in their crystal clarity and beauty may the Bodhicitta arise. "Bodhicitta Arising through Collective Practice," is one of three short talks given at Aryaloka Buddhist Center, November, 2010 titled "Three Perspectives On the Practice of Spiritual Friendship".
18 min
June 15, 2013 Reflections on Aryaloka
To appreciate the significance of the 25th Anniversary of the Triratna's sole retreat center in America, Nagabodhi takes us back 2500 years to the time of the Buddha through the early years of the movement right up to the present day and onwards into the future.

This week's FBA Podcast, "Reflections on Aryaloka" is an inspiring and well thought out talk including stories about Sangharakshita and Aryaloka's early pioneers. Nagabodhi offers one man's perspective on bringing Buddhism to the West: A story of heroism, gratitude and love for the Dharma.

Talk given at Aryaloka Buddhist Center, New Hampshire USA, August 2010
56 min
June 13, 2013 Simile of the Heartwood
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is from the Chair of Aryaloka, Dayalocana. This excerpt "The Heartwood of Aryaloka," is from the full talk: "The Simile of the Heartwood." Here, Dayalocana asks: What is the heartwood of Aryaloka? Celebrating 25 years of Dharma practice, Aryaloka is situated on a street named Heartwood Circle, giving her good cause to reflect on The Simile of the Heartwood, from the Majjhima Nikaya.
9 min
June 10, 2013 The Bodhisattva at Play
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is from the founder of the Triratna Buddhist Order and Community, Sangharakshita. In "The Bodhisattva at Play," he explores how a Bodhisattva's work is like the play of an elephant. Delightful and fun, this talk was given in 1969 as part of "Aspects of the Bodhisattva Ideal," and is titled "Masculinity and Femininity in the Spiritual Life."
5 min
June 08, 2013 Love, Sangha and Amitabha
In this week's FBA Podcast,"Love, Sangha and Amitabha", Amitasuri introduces us to Amitabha: Buddha of love and compassion, looking at the love and sangha aspects of the red Buddha of the western realm. From this perspective Amitasuri reflects on our relationships and the preciousness of human life. She considers whether, with body speech and mind, there can be any more appropriate response to connecting with ourselves and each other than with love and compassion.
51 min
June 06, 2013 Rebecoming
Our FBA Dharmabyte today titled: 'Rebecoming', by Ratnadharani, explores the distinction between skilful and unskilful as a process of re-becoming or rebirth. From the fourth talk in a five-part series from Tiratanaloka's retreat on the 'Four Mind Turnings' of the Tibetan tradition titled 'Karma and the Consequences of Our Actions.'
6 min

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