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Dharmabyte: Mind is the Origin of Everything

By Zac on Thu, 17 Feb, 2022 - 06:00

Prajnamati describes how a range of dharma practices can be seen as a finding of the point of freedom where a more creative option becomes apparent as an alternative to the more familiar reactive choices.

From the talk entitled The Point of Freedom, given at Bristol Buddhist Centre, 2017.

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Dharmabyte: Confession Practice

By Zac on Mon, 14 Feb, 2022 - 06:00

Dhammadinna shares from her personal history in chapters, small configurations of Order members meeting regularly as a form of Buddhist practice. Here she speaks about confession practice not being a formulaic act, but rather one that spontaneously and naturally arises on the basis of trust and confidence.

Excerpted from the talk Looking Back Over My Chapter History, 2010.

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FBA Podcast: The Essential Revolution

By Zac on Sat, 12 Feb, 2022 - 06:00

The first talk in Padmavajra’s wonderful series on the Dhammapada, the most popular of early Buddhist texts. All of the Buddha’s core teachings are here - held in heart and mind there’s more than enough in the Dhammapada to take us as far in our practice as we can imagine, and then on beyond…

Talk recorded at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, 2007, as part of the series The Dhammapada - the Buddha’s Way of Truth.

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Dharmabyte: The Pull of Nirvana

By Zac on Thu, 10 Feb, 2022 - 06:00

Sangharakshita describes the process of moving from the psychological to the transcendental as represented by the eighth stage of the positive 12 nidanas - knowledge and vision of things as they really are.

From the talk The Psychology of Spiritual Development, part of the series Aspects of Buddhist Psychology, 1967.

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Dharmabyte: Vertical Imagination as Divine Eye

By Zac on Mon, 7 Feb, 2022 - 06:00

Living ethically requires us to have imagination in how we treat others, and truly put ourselves in others’ shoes. Here, Sangharakshita discusses vertical imagination as seeing the world with the Divine Eye.

Excerpted from the talk entitled Living with Ethics (book launch) given at Birmingham Buddhist Centre, 2009.

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FBA Podcast: Less of Me, More of We

By Zac on Sat, 5 Feb, 2022 - 06:00

What is it to have a Big Future, how do prevailing cultural values influence us and our engagement with the Dharma? One answer is to engage as wholeheartedly as we are able to with building Sangha and sharing our lives with others. If we are less self preoccupied and more concerned about others we will find personal happiness and be a force for good in the world.

Dharmashalin speaking at BigFutureBuddhaNow, the 7th annual BIG Young...

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Dharmbyte: Think of Every Living Being Without Exception

By Zac on Thu, 3 Feb, 2022 - 01:00

Mokshini introduces us to Buddhist Action Month and asks us to consider how our actions have consequences and how we practise the precepts as consumers.

From the talk entitled Altruism, Actually - Getting Out and Doing It given at the Triratna International Retreat, 2014.

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Dharmabyte: Forgiveness and Finally Letting Go

By Zac on Mon, 31 Jan, 2022 - 06:00

How can we be more present? Kiranada shares her reflections on forgiveness - for herself, for others - on losing things that were taken, not given.

A reading from her book A Year of Silence: Solitary Retreat in New Zealand Wilderness, from the talk entitled A Year of Silence (with Q & A) recorded at the Portsmouth Public Library, New Hampshire, USA, 2019.

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FBA Podcast: Moving Through Fear Into Love

By Zac on Sat, 29 Jan, 2022 - 06:00

In this talk Satyakirti explores a set of ways through which we can work with fear in our practice, particularly through love and friendship. Using the Angulimala Sutta as an example, he explains how even the greatest fears can be overcome, and how a Buddha is entirely free from fear.

Talk given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, 2019, as part of the Sub35s Fearless Love retreat.

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Dharmabyte: Apologies and Forgiveness

By Zac on Thu, 27 Jan, 2022 - 06:00

Our friendships with one another rely on apologies and forgiveness. In a talk describing the characteristics of the True Individual, a teaching from Sangharakshita, Subhadramati describes how the act of apology and forgiveness have the capacity to completely transform a friendship.

From the talk entitled The True Individual given at Cambridge Buddhist Centre, 2017.

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