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Dharmabyte: Speaking About the Goal

By Rijupatha on Thu, 16 Oct, 2014 - 16:02
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In today’s FBA Dharmabyte we hear from Ratnaghosha from the Men’s Combined Convention in “Speaking About the Goal.” Words and descriptions cannot fully encapsulate transcendental experience. Inspired by verses from Milarepa’s final exhortation from “The Shepherd’s Search for Mind”, which provides a complete path, effortlessly combining devotion and meditation:

Without arrival, he reaches the place of...
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Dharmabyte: Overcoming Spiritual Individualism

By Rijupatha on Wed, 16 Jul, 2014 - 18:51
Wide open is the door of the deathless! Let those who are prepared to listen, put forth their faith! Our FBA Dharmabyte today, “Overcoming Spiritual Individualism,” is an excerpt from “The Buddha’s Victory”, by Sangharakshita.

Given on the full moon in May celebrating the anniversary of the Buddha’s Enlightenment and his victory over the demon Mara. Here, Sangharakshita describes how the Buddha, following his full and perfect Enlightenment, interacts...
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Dharmabyte: Aspiration and Joining the Order

By Rijupatha on Thu, 1 May, 2014 - 14:23
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...
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Saddhaloka's Bodhi Walk Gallery

By dhammarati on Fri, 1 Mar, 2013 - 17:38

Saddhaloka's Bodhi Walk Gallery

By dhammarati on Fri, 1 Mar, 2013 - 17:38
Saddhaloka took us on a walk (listen here) around the seven sites at the Mahabodhi temple traditionally associated with the Buddha’s Enlightenment as it unfolded…
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A Bodhi Walk with Saddhaloka

By Candradasa on Fri, 1 Mar, 2013 - 17:16
Saddhaloka takes us on a tour of the seven sites around the Bodhi Tree traditionally associated with different stages of the Buddha’s Enlightenment experience as it unfolded. Complete with all the sounds of the Mahabodhi temple… See the gallery here.
International Order Convention 2013
International Order Convention 2013

A Bodhi Walk with Saddhaloka (pictures)

By Dhammarati on Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 - 11:42

A Bodhi Walk with Saddhaloka (pictures)

By Dhammarati on Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 - 11:42
Saddhaloka took us on a walk around the seven sites at the Mahabodhi temple traditionally associated with the Buddha’s Enlightenment as it unfolded…
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Subhuti - Revering and Relying on the Sangha

By Candradasa on Tue, 26 Feb, 2013 - 03:45
A great talk by Subhuti to get the first full day of the Triratna Order Convention for 2013 off to a deeply engaging start. Looking at the Garava Sutta in its earlier and later versions, and drawing inspiration from the occasion and our setting so close to the Vajrasana (the Buddha’s ‘Seat of Enlightenment’), Subhuti draws out a distinctive difference that opens into a world of significance for our Buddhist Order and the wider Triratna Community.

An...
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Dharmabyte's Classics

By viriyalila on Fri, 7 Sep, 2012 - 18:46

Dharmabyte's Classics

By viriyalila on Fri, 7 Sep, 2012 - 18:46This week we’ve got two Dharmabyte’s Classics from our vast archive of talks available for free online…

The Parable of the Raft
Amidst the complexity of Buddhist teachings, we can discern a distinctive essence lying behind the various historical forms which developed to convey the Buddha’s oral message. In today’s FBA Dharmabyte, “Parable of the Raft” Sangharakshita describes the essence of Buddhism: the parable of the raft and the advice to Mahaprajapati...

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