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June 23, 2018 Actualizing the 1000 Armed Avalokiteshvara
Our FBA Podcast this week is a talk by Mahamati entitled Actualizing the 1000 Armed Avalokiteshvara. The third of four talks given on the Padmaloka May National Order weekend- Mahamati talks on actualizing the myth of the Order- symbolised in the 1000 armed Avalokiteshvara.
57 min
June 21, 2018 An Army of Compassion
Our FBA Dharmabyte, An Army of Compassion, is an excerpt from the talk Compassion Embodied by Vajratara. The Bodhicitta is about the spiritual community, the sangha, because it is only when we work together that we can make an infinite sphere of influence and concern for the suffering of the world. The Jewel that Arises The Priceless Treasure The Elixir of Life The Supreme Medicine The Tree of Shelter The Feast of Happiness The Rising Moon of the Mind The Brilliant Sun
11 min
June 18, 2018 Embodying Compassion in the World
How do we have a creative response to suffering, without either getting overwhelmed or turning away? Our FBA Dharmabyte, Embodying Compassion in the World, illustrates the keep kindness of the Buddha with the story of Kisagotami. In this talk, given on a work retreat at Taraloka, Maitrisiddhi describes the Bodhisattva Ideal with the myth of Avalokitesvara. She explores the crucial interrelationship between keeping our own personal practice and inspiration at our hearts and being able to continuously act fo
11 min
June 16, 2018 The Power of the Archetypal Realm
Our FBA Podcast this week is a talk by Vajratara entitled The Power of the Archetypal Realm given at Sheffield Buddhist Centre on 29th May 2007 as part of a series of talks on Buddhist Symbols.
55 min
June 14, 2018 Metaphors and Archetypes
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is called Metaphors and Archetypes from the talk Archetypal Symbolism, Part 2 by Danadasa. The life story of the Buddha is much more than a historical account – it is a poetic myth full of profound meanings that can resonate with both our conscious minds and our unconscious depths. To fully realize our infinite human potential, we need to harness the power that lies within the vast oceanic depths of our psyches. This talk, which comes in 2 parts, explores the use of the Imaginati
11 min
June 11, 2018 Our Place is in the Cosmos
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is called Our Place is in the Cosmos from the talk Approaching a Magical World by Jvalamalini. This is an excerpt from the first of four talks on 'the Cosmic Mythic Vision of the Mahayana.' Here Jvalamalini explores the faculties of mythos and logos, how they're conditioned by historical context, a suggestion from neuroscience about how imaginal practice might work, and how the integrated Imagination perceives wisdom beyond words.
18 min
June 09, 2018 The Bodhicitta – A supra-personal spiritual force
Our FBA Podcast this week is a talk by Padmavajra entitled The Bodhicitta – A supra-personal spiritual force.

This is the second in a series of five talks given on a Going for Refuge retreat at Padmaloka called Living From The Bodhicitta.

Padmavajra explores some aspects of Sangharakshita's insights into the Bodhicitta, as well as how we might live a life devoted to living from the Bodhicitta.
47 min
June 07, 2018 Chittamatra (‘Mind-Only’)
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is called Chittamatra ('Mind-Only') from the talk The Depth Psychology of the Yogachara by Sangharakshita. The Yogachara School of Indian Mahayana Buddhism and its doctrine of 'Mind-Only' (Chittamatra) crucially influenced the development of Zen. Here the doctrine is related to subjective and absolute idealism in Western philosophy. Talk given in 1967. This talk is part of the series Aspects of Buddhist Psychology.
11 min
June 04, 2018 Intellectual understanding is not enough
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is called Intellectual understanding is not enough from the talk The Turning About in the Deepest Seat of Consciousness by Sangharakshita. The 'turning about' or paravrtti is described in the Yogachara school of Buddhism in terms of the transformation of the eight ordinary kinds of discriminating consciousness into the five Transcendental Wisdoms of the Buddhas. N.B. Poor original recording. This talk is part of the series The Meaning of Conversion in Buddhism.
8 min
June 02, 2018 Sowing Seeds In the Soil of the Mind – The Alaya
Our FBA Podcast this week is a talk by Ratnaprabha entitled Sowing Seeds In the Soil of the Mind – The Alaya.

The alaya, or storehouse consciousness, is the Buddhist equivalent of the unconscious mind. It is like a garden, in which every experience and action sows a seed which may later sprout and create our unfolding life. This talk describes how this relates to the six sense awarenesses, the mind as a sense, and the contaminated mind which reads everything in terms of self and not self. Mindfulness finds a creative path between leaving the alaya on autopilot, and allowing the contaminated mind to interfere and fill the garden with weeds and rubbish.
1 hr 4 min

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