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February 21, 2015 Adventures in the Pure Land – Happiness
Our FBA Podcast this week is "Adventures in the Pure Land – Happiness". Here Ratnaguna begins a series of four special talks at Manchester Buddhist Centre on the Pure Land sutras, with an exploration on the theme of Happiness.
1 hr 4 min
February 19, 2015 What is the Buddha Land?
Sangharakshita answers the question, "What is a Buddha Land? in today's FBA Dharmabyte. From the talk "Building the Buddhaland" and part of the excellent series "The Inconceivable Emancipation - Themes from the Vimalakirti Nirdesha" given by Sangharakshita in 1979.
10 min
February 16, 2015 Reading the Sukhavativyuha Sutra
Today's FBA Dharmabyte is an excerpt from the talk "Pure and Impure Buddhalands - This Very Place, the Lotus Paradise" by Taranita. He begins the talk by "Reading the Sukhavativyuha Sutra", a text that expounds on the grandeur and wealth of riches available in the Pure Land. Taranita addresses the practical skepticism that often comes up in the face of the flowery language of the sutra, and suggests we look at it symbolically and mythically. Talk given at Bristol Buddhist Centre, 2015
9 min
February 14, 2015 Death and the Self, and the Buddha's Unanswered Questions
Our FBA Podcast this week is entitled "Death and the Self, and the Buddha's Unanswered Questions". Here Vaddhaka delves into the Buddha's unanswered questions; questions that Vacchagotta, Malunkyaputta and others asked him. Among them: 'What happens to a Buddha after death?' And what happens at our own death; what did the Buddha really say; and why did the renowned Buddhist scholar Paul Williams convert from Buddhism to Roman Catholicism?
49 min
February 12, 2015 Death Has 10,000 Doors
Today's FBA Dharmabyte, is from the rather fabulous talk "Death and the Buddhist" by Danavira. We've titled this "Death Has 10,000 Doors". Danavira is one of the best speakers we know - he is very funny, can do poetic and profound, tends to the chaotic in his style, and has a particular genius for this kind of thing; this kind of thing being talking about death. The whole talk is a kind of respectful joyride through the hardest subject of all - sit back and enjoy a thoroughly adult treat that's likely to b
17 min
February 09, 2015 The Finite Nature of Life
Today's FBA Dharmabyte, "The Finite Nature of Life" is from Paramananda. Beginning the talk with a poem, he explores the importance of coming into relation with suffering, especially regarding our own and others' death. If we do not take on the finite nature of our lives, we cannot practise effectively.
37 min
February 07, 2015 Bodhicitta and Spiritual Death
Our FBA Podcast this week is entitled "Bodhicitta and Spiritual Death" by Vijayamala, a talk given as part of the Understanding, Exploring and Realising Spiritual Death retreat, led by Kamalashila and Vijayamala, at Adhisthana Dec 2014.
38 min
February 05, 2015 One Big Mistake
In today's FBA Dharmabyte,"One Big Mistake" Padmakumara gives us much to consider in the areas of existential suffering, incompleteness, and the wrong view that external things can be relied on for happiness. From the talk "I Read the News Today, Oh Boy" - A talk on real practice in the sometimes painfully real world...
7 min
February 02, 2015 Making the Best Use of Our Time – Practice the Dharma!
Sangharakshita rouses us with today's FBA Dharmabyte, entitled "Making the Best Use of Our Time - Practice the Dharma!". From the 1996 talk "Intellect, Emotion, and Will" given at the opening of the Manchester Buddhist Centre.
9 min
January 31, 2015 The Mystery of Exchanging Self and Other
Our FBA Podcast this week is entitled "The Mystery of Exchanging Self and Other". This is the fifth in a series of six talks given by Padmavajra, based on verses from Shantideva's 'Guide to The Bodhisattva's Way of Life', otherwise known as 'The Bodhicaryavatara'. Talks given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, on the Winter Retreat, December 2011 – January 2012.
46 min

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