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- Why We Fear DeathToday's FBA Dharmabyte explores four reasons Why We Fear Death drawn by Kulaprabha from the Abhaya Sutta in the Pali Canon. It's a lovely segment from a larger talk looking at the roots of fear, how it relates to change and transformation in spiritual practice, and how we can live more fearlessly. From the talk System of Meditation Retreats - Spiritual Death, Fear and Fearlessness.11 min
- A Life-Changing Encounter
Today's FBA Podcast recounts the harrowing and revelatory tale of Kisa Gotami in a talk entitled "A Life-Changing Encounter" by Jvalamalini.
In the story, Kisa Gotami's grief for her dead child is completely transformed after her contact with the Buddha through the experience of compassion and insight, leading her to a life of spiritual commitment and renunciation.
27 min - What is a Committed Buddhist?Today's FBA Dharmabyte speaks here on the challenge of building a Buddhist movement. In What is a Committed Buddhist? he discusses the need for Buddhist movements to be run only by committed Buddhists and who actually practice the Buddha's teachings, not by those who merely have an intellectual interest. But how can one know who is a committed Buddhist? From the talk "Commitment and Spiritual Community", part of a series entitled "A New Buddhist Movement - the Meaning of the FWBO".12 min
- Mind and the Nature of CommitmentToday's FBA Dharmabyte features Dhammarati on the topic of Going for Refuge. In Mind and the Nature of Commitment he talks about setting the mind to purified intention and making correction after failure - crucial aspects in cultivating a committed Buddhist practice. From the talk "A System of Training".5 min
- Commitment is Key
Part of a series from Cambridge Buddhist Centre on the Six Distinctive Emphases of the Triratna Buddhist Community, today's FBA Podcast from Aryajaya is entitled "Commitment is Key". Here she discusses Going for Refuge to the Three Jewels, a thread that runs through all Buddhist traditions but which is drawn out strongly as a central principle in the Triratna tradition.
47 min - A Passage from the Mahaparinibbana SuttaToday's FBA Dharmabyte gives a short introduction by Sangharakshita to the Pali Canon in "A Passage from the Mahaparinibbana Sutta" - one of the earliest and most well-known Buddhist texts. From the talk "The Disappearing Buddha".11 min
- The Buddha’s ParinirvanaPadmavajra brings us into contact with the depths of the Diamond Sutra in today's FBA Dharmabyte, with this segment entitled "The Buddha's Parinirvana". Drawing on the story of the Buddha's final days, he illustrates the principle of practicing perfect generosity by giving of oneself freely and unsupported. From the talk "The Diamond Sutra - Taking Mind to its Limits: Talk 3", part of the series "The Diamond Sutra - Taking Mind to its Limits".6 min
- The Way to the Beyond
Today's FBA Podcast is entitled "The Way to the Beyond" by Vimalavajri. Here she offers some reflections on how the Mahaparinibbana Sutta gives us glimpses of awakening by looking at three topics: Ananda's request for last instructions, the Buddha's comforting of Ananda's grief, and the mystery of the Parinirvana itself.
33 min - Have We Really Arrived?Today's FBA Dharmabyte brings us around to our final podcast on the Five Buddha Mandala. In Have We Really Arrived?. Kamalashila brings it all right back into this present moment. From the talk Absorption - After the Enlightenment. How do you get used to being Enlightened? What happened to the Buddha in the weeks after his breakthrough experience? Kamalasila explores these questions in two ways - using the framework of the system of meditation to shed light on the process that unfolded in the Bodhisattva's11 min
- Waking up to Cosmic ConsciousnessToday's FBA Dharmabyte is titled Waking up to Cosmic Consciousness from a talk by Vajratara called The White Sovereign Buddha Vairocana. Keep your head down and carry on, don’t look into the light! If we do look up and see reality, it’s not bleak as we fear it will be but rather absolutely beautiful. When you wake up to cosmic consciousness it’s a joy and celebration.5 min
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