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April 24, 2014 Ordination Will Change Your Life
Today's FBA Dharmabyte is a personal account from Padmavajra, one of the main teachers at Padmaloka Retreat Centre for men. In "Ordination Will Change Your Life" he evokes the Three Jewels as the great love of a life centred on the heart's concerns. The full talk entitled, "First Love" was given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, 2005
14 min
April 21, 2014 Why Ordination, Why An Order
In today's FBA Dharmabyte, we hear "Why Ordination, Why An Order" is from a talk given on a weekend retreat for women mitras at Tiratanaloka. In this excerpt, Maitreyi shares her personal journey of requesting ordination in the Triratna Buddhist Order. From the full talk: "Why Ordination, Why An Order".
9 min
April 19, 2014 How the Buddha Taught Mindfulness
In this week's FBA Podcast, "How the Buddha Taught Mindfulness," Ratnpaprabha explains this practice and understanding of the Sutta of 'Being mindful of the in- and out-breaths' (Anapanasati). He talks about how mindfulness connects with body-awareness, how t takes you into rapture and happiness, and thus into 'sensitivity to the whole mind. He also explores how one calms and focuses the mind in mindfulness meditation, and how this can lead to 'gladdening', 'concentrating' and 'liberating', and finally to full Insight.
58 min
April 17, 2014 What is Mindfulness Practice?
Today's FBA Dharmabyte is from Vishvapani entitled:"What is Mindfulness Practice?" As interest in mindfulness grows in across society, Vishvapani looks at the path beyond an eight-week course and asks, what is the real significance of mindfulness practice? He identifies the key elements that are present from the very start of mindfulness practice and describes how the same elements work at many levels and can become a path to liberation. This is an excerpt from the full talk "Mindfulness and Liberation" gi
38 min
April 14, 2014 Body and Mind
Today's FBA Dharmabyte titled "Body and Mind" is an excerpt from Foundations of Mindfulness by Kamalashila. In this section he suggests focusing on two of the four traditional foundations: awareness of body and awareness of mind, thought, mood and mental state. This clear talk by Kamalashila is about the significance of mindfulness for the Buddhist path, from the perspective of the four foundations of mindfulness as taught by the Buddha in the Satipatthana sutta.
5 min
April 12, 2014 Metta Blazing Like the Sun
Our FBA Podcast this week, "Metta Blazing Like the Sun," is Vajratara's talk from the young people's retreat at Adhisthana – 'the big one'. Starting with a world on fire, Vajratara strips down what metta actually means in our experience: an awareness that discerns what is positive and stops it slipping from our minds. This is the seed of liberation, the cry of sunyata 'unconditioned and unconfined'. Metta as a special quality of awareness radiating into four directions: our environment, our selves, others and Reality.
1 hr 3 min
April 10, 2014 The Nature of Other
Today's FBA Dharmabyte titled "The Nature of Other" is an excerpt from the aptly named talk, "Awareness is Revolutionary", by Vajratara. Given on a Young Womens' Weekend retreat this talk explores Sangharakshita's aphorism 'Awareness is Revolutionary'. Exploring the revolution that greater awareness can bring to our lives:greater freedom, perspective and choice!
7 min
April 07, 2014 Being Present to Experience
In today's FBA Dharmabyte, "Being Present to Experience" we have Maitreyabandhu speaking in his usual playful, engaging way on vedana, success, being present to our experience, and recognizing the gap between our thoughts and our direct experience. This is an excerpt from Week 4 of his Dharmic Receptivity Series given at the London Buddhist Centre, Monday, 17 May 2014.
8 min
April 05, 2014 Remembering the Bodhichitta In Everyday Life
Our FBA Podcast this week, "Remembering the Bodhichitta In Everyday Life ," is a talk from the recent Tonglen Retreat for Triratna Order Members by Yashobodhi. In this dynamic talk, Yashobodhi shares her personal connection to the ton glen practice, the seven point mind training and about practising tonglen in each moment.
38 min
April 03, 2014 Turning Towards Experience
In today's FBA Dharmabyte we continue podcasting from the Tonglen Retreat with this excerpt from Day 3:"Turning Towards Experience"Here Saddhanandi talks about turning towards whatever is unsatisfactory in our experience and holding that in the wider framework of spacious awareness. Excerpted from the full talk entitled "Self Tonglen".
5 min

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