Tag: parable

Dharmabyte: Hither and Further Shores

By Sadayasihi on Mon, 4 Oct, 2021 - 06:00

Akashadevi expounds on the parable of the raft from the perspective of the hither and further shores.

Excerpted from a talk entitled The Raft given at the West London Buddhist Centre Christmas Retreat, December 2016.

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FBA Podcast: The Wisdom in the Parable of The Burning House

By Sadayasihi on Sat, 28 Dec, 2019 - 14:00

Jnanavaca explores the myths and parables of the glorious White Lotus Sutra. This week he unpacks the wisdom of the parable of the Burning House. Includes some questions from the audience.

Dharma Night at the London Buddhist Centre, April 6th 2015.

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Responding to the Burning World

By Sadayasihi on Mon, 21 Oct, 2019 - 13:19

In July 2019 Satyalila gave a series of three talks in Bristol - ‘Responding to the Burning World’. Each talk takes a classic Buddhist parable or sutta as its starting point - the Burning House, the Raincloud and the Two Arrows and explores how these Dharma teachings can help us to develop the resilience to respond creatively to the world as we find it today.

Weaving poetry with classic Dharma teachings, each talk concludes with a brief exploration of six...

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FBA Podcast: The Myth of the Return Journey

By Sadayasihi on Fri, 23 Feb, 2018 - 14:21

This FBA Podcast is by Sangharakshita from 1971. ‘The Myth of the Return Journey’ has a theme which resonates with many similar stories in world literature. Here its important elements are related to the personal quest for meaning. This talk is part of the series Parables, Myths and Symbols of Mahayana Buddhism in the White Lotus Sutra.

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