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March 28, 2013 Mantric Sound
In today's FBA Dharmabyte, ""Mantric Sound," Sangharakshita explores this fascinating symbol of the Enlightened Mind. From the talk, "The Symbolism of Colours and Mantric Sound", given in 1971 as part of the series "Creative Symbols of the Tantric Path to Enlightenment."
8 min
March 25, 2013 Sound Offering to Padmasambhava
In today's FBA Dharmabyte, "Sound Offering to Padmasambhava," is the mantra chanted at the end of the Sevenfold Puja practiced in the Triratna Buddhist Community. Chanted by Vipulakirti, the mantra includes beautiful harmonies.
4 min
March 23, 2013 Treasures of Padmasambhava
In this week's FBA Podcast, Vadanya delivers an engaging and rich talk titled: "The Great Hidden Treasures of Padmasambhava."
47 min
March 21, 2013 No End to Love
In today's FBA Dharmabyte, "No End to Love," Padmavajra describes how love is constant, continuous and spontaneous. This talk, "Introducing the Great Love," was given at the beginning of an intensive retreat focused on the Metta Bhavana meditation practice, the Development of Loving Kindness.
4 min
March 18, 2013 A Creative Response
In today's FBA Dharmabyte, "A Creative Response," Subhuti encourages us to "Ignite your heart!" Duality is inherently unsatisfactory. By opening yourself up to the sufferings of the world, you open up to a transcendental force, which is the only real solution to the problem of suffering. An excerpt from the talk, "Eight Verses for Training the Mind: Talk 4," part of the series "Eight Verses for Training the Mind."
7 min
March 16, 2013 Art & The Spiritual Life
In this week's FBA Podcast, we bring you a classic talk by Sangharakshita: "Art & The Spiritual Life." "Art is the organisation of sensuous impressions that express the artist's sensibility and communicate to his audience a sense of values that can transform their lives." Using his own definition, Sangharakshita investigates the relevance of art and the artist to higher evolution. Talk given in 1969 as part of the series "The Higher Evolution."
1 hr 18 min
March 14, 2013 The Buddha’s Creativity
In today's FBA Dharmabyte, "The Buddha's Creativity," Vishavapani looks behind the veils of history, legend and the texts themselves to conjur a vivid, felt image of the Buddha's personality. From the talk "The Buddha's Personality" given during the launch of 'Gautama Buddha: The Life and Teachings of the Awakened One'.
6 min
March 11, 2013 Tibetan Art as Religious Art
In today's FBA Dharmabyte, "Tibetan Art as Religious Art" Sangharakshita talks about how every aspect of traditional Tibetan life is infused with religious significance, not least Tibetan architecture and iconographical painting, the topics of this lecture. From the talk "Symbols of Tibetan Buddhist Art" given in 1968 as part of the series "An Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism."
6 min
March 09, 2013 Ashvaghosha: India's Great Buddhist Poet
In this week's FBA Podcast, "Ashvaghosha: India's Great Buddhist Poet" Dhivan introduces Ashvaghosha, the Buddhist poet of 2nd c. AD India. Two of his works survive: a poetic re-telling of the Buddha's life-story ('The Buddhacarita' or 'Acts of the Buddha'), and 'Handsome Nanda', about the conversion of the Buddha's sensuous and wife-loving cousin to the Dharma.

Here Dhivan shares some of his own translations of Ashvaghosha from Sanskrit and Pali sources, in this accessible and humorous introduction to some fine Buddhist poetry.

This talk given at Cambridge Buddhist Centre, 20 August 2009, on the occasion of the launch of Urthona magazine, issue 26.
1 hr 5 min
March 07, 2013 Beauty as a Gateway to Wisdom
In today's FBA Dharmabyte, "Beauty as a Gateway to Wisdom" Srivati talks on creativity as a way of life, especially when that life is in flux and the ground of our being is shifting. Through her own poetry and reflections on writing and art, Srivati evokes an aesthetic path into the very heart of Reality. Talk given at Taraloka Retreat Centre, Great Gathering 2000
27 min

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