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May 17, 2014 Heart of Darkness
In celebration of the Buddha's Enlightenment, our FBA Podcast today is titled "Heart of Darkness" from the London Buddhist Centre's Buddha Day Festival a few years back. Inspiring stuff, despite it's title! An honest, heartfelt talk from the author, "Meaning in Life".
57 min
May 15, 2014 Symbols of Religion
Our Dharmabyte today is titled "Symbols of Religion" from a recording of Sangharakshita in Conversation with Kathleen Raine. In this excerpt they discuss depictions of the Cross through the ages; Yakshas (kindly demons); the Renaissance, human selfhood and the spirit; Ravenna mosaics; the Stations of the Cross considered as art; and the stupa. In the 1980s, 'Independent Arts' ran an ambitious and extremely impressive Arts program through the Croydon Buddhist Centre in London. Here's a first offering from t
9 min
May 12, 2014 The Stupa Emerges in The White Lotus Sutra
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is titled "The Stupa Emerges in The White Lotus Sutra)" by Sangharakshita from the talk Five Element Symbolism and the Stupa. In this excerpt, we hear about how the 'The Stupa of Abundant Treasures' in The White Lotus Sutra emerges. Sangharakshita explains the origins of the Buddhist stupa and its connections with the five elements. Talk given in 1971. This talk is part of the series Parables, Myths and Symbols of Mahayana Buddhism in the White Lotus Sutra.
10 min
May 10, 2014 Dhardo Rinpoche, Stupa Building and Sangha
In this week's FBA Podcast we hear a talk given by Nagabodhi on Triratna Day 2014. Here, in "Dhardo Rinpoche, Stupa Building and Sangha" Nagabodhi recounts his favorite memories of his time with Dhardo Rinpoche in Kalimpong, expresses his feelings about the strengthening power of stupa building for centers, and ties it all together with a reminder of the central role of sangha in the Triratna Community.??Talk given on Triratna Day 2014 at Aryaloka Buddhist Center with an introduction by Aryaloka's Chairperson, Dayalocana.
1 hr 2 min
May 08, 2014 Transforming the World into a Spiritual Community
Today's FBA Dharmabyte is an excerpt from the strong visionary talk by Sangharakshita, A Blueprint for a New World, given in 1976. Our Dharmabyte today is titled "Transforming the World into a Spiritual Community." Is it possible to create a society in which all social, economic, and political arrangements will support the development of true individuality? In this lecture a number of principles essential to the successful transformation of our current society are discussed.
6 min
May 05, 2014 Life As An Order Member
In today's FBA Dharmabyte, we hear Aryabandhu speaking about "Life As An Order Member." One year after ordination, Aryabandhu talks about his experience of life as an order member. The third in a series of four talks given to men training for ordination on the 'What Is the Order' retreat.
20 min
May 03, 2014 A System of Training
In this week's FBA Podcast Dhammarati delivers "A System of Training." Here Dhammarati explores the FWBO's system of practice itself -its background in practice, its relationship to tradition, and its implications for the very nature of spiritual life. An encouraging, grounded, flexible take on the rigorous, meaningful, and rewarding challenges of a lifetime of working with the mind and the heart. Talk given at the national Order weekend, February 2008
42 min
May 01, 2014 Aspiration and Joining the Order
In today's FBA Dharmabyte, "Aspiration and Joining the Order", Saddhanandi takes us through a set of very thought-provoking reflections. She is forthright indeed about the difficulties and joys of cultivating faith in the Dharma and makes very plain the consequences we can expect in our life as and when that faith arises. The full talk, entitled, "Enlightenment as Heart, Life as Whole" is peppered with examples from her own practice. The audience clearly appreciates her sense of humour - which is often at
8 min
April 28, 2014 First Glimpses: Diamond Sutra and The Sutra of Wei Lang
Today's FBA Dharmabyte is an excerpt from the well-loved account of Sangharakshita's spiritual journey entitled: "First Glimpses: Diamond Sutra and The Sutra of Wei Lang". The History of My Going for Refuge is an inspiring autobiographical lecture taking up Sangharakshita's story from his earliest experiences of Buddhism and telling how he came progressively to understand the centrality of Going for Refuge in the Buddhist life. Talk given in 1988.
8 min
April 26, 2014 Women Elders of the Triratna Buddhist Community – Parami
In this week's FBA Podcast we hear from Parami in the LBC series: "Women Elders of the Triratna Buddhist Community" Parami, ordained in 1980, and one of our International Order Conveners, gives a talk about her spiritual life.
1 hr 3 min

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