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FBA Podcast: The Texture of Reality

By Rijupatha on Mon, 22 Dec, 2014 - 17:07

FBA Podcast: The Texture of Reality

By Rijupatha on Mon, 22 Dec, 2014 - 17:07Subscribe to the FBA Podcast

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This week’s FBA Podcast entitled “The Texture of Reality”, is an early lecture from Sangharakshita on Insight, recorded in 1966, dealing with the three marks (lakshanas) of conditioned existence and their transcendence via the three liberations (vimokshas).
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Revitalising the New Society

By guhyapati on Wed, 17 Dec, 2014 - 19:00

Revitalising the New Society

By guhyapati on Wed, 17 Dec, 2014 - 19:00The New Society idea was at the heart of Sangharakshita’s founding vision for the Triratna Community in the 1960’s and 70’s. In recent years many of us have been asking what this means today. The level of interest in revitalising the vision of the New Society has been flagged up repeatedly at the meeting of Triratna’s European Chairs’ Assembly, but how to make that real remains work in progress. Taking a step forwards in the exploration, Guhyapati (from the ...
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Preceptors' College video features a message from Bhante

By Munisha on Fri, 12 Dec, 2014 - 17:43

Preceptors' College video features a message from Bhante

By Munisha on Fri, 12 Dec, 2014 - 17:43An idiosyncratic and rich 15-minute video about the latest meeting of the Preceptors’ College and their consideration of current issues in Triratna, made by College member Moksananda, featuring a remarkable Skype conversation between them and Vajragita - who couldn’t attend because, as she said, she was dying. “It’s not too bad, dying!” she laughs.

And, to start and end, an interview with Sangharakshita. Well worth watching.
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Dharmabyte: Lalitaratna Rejoices in Bhante

By Rijupatha on Wed, 3 Dec, 2014 - 19:41
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In today’s FBA Dharmabyte, we complete our series on Sangharakshita, his life and his friendships with “Lalitaratna Rejoices in Bhante”. This talk is another in a set recorded during a celebration of Sangharakshita’s birthday in 2010, featuring the lively and humorous reminiscences of Lalitaratna.
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Dharmabyte: Akasasuri Rejoices in Bhante

By Rijupatha on Mon, 24 Nov, 2014 - 20:46
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In today’s FBA Dharmabyte, we listen while “Akasasuri Rejoices in Bhante,” expressing her appreciation for the role that Sangharakshita has played in the spiritual life of herself and others. This talk was recorded during a celebration of Sangharakshita’s birthday in 2010.
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The Starriness of Things - Songs of Sangharakshita

By Candradasa on Mon, 24 Nov, 2014 - 16:18
Many thanks to Joe Richardson, Sumana, and Munisha for drawing our attention to this lovely Soundcloud compilation of Sangharakshita’s poems set to folk music and beautifully sung!

Poetry of Sangharakshita set to music and sung by Joe Richardson. Secret Wings and Pilgrim have tunes by Dh Sumana whose playing inspired me to start this, Winter in the Hills has a traditional Irish tune.

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FBA Podcast: Glimpses of the Mythic Life of Sangharakshita

By Rijupatha on Sat, 22 Nov, 2014 - 18:05

FBA Podcast: Glimpses of the Mythic Life of Sangharakshita

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In this week’s FBA Podcast, Padmavajra, one of Sangharakshita’s closest disciples, offers his own perspective on Sangharakshita as a practitioner with a rich sense of the mythic context pervading all his thinking about the Buddha and his teaching, in a talk entitled “Glimpses of the Mythic Life of Sangharakshita”.
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Dharmabyte: Paramachitta Rejoices in Bhante

By Rijupatha on Thu, 20 Nov, 2014 - 14:53
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In today’s FBA Dharmabyte, “Paramachitta Rejoices in Bhante”, Paramachitta reflects on the positive qualities of her honored teacher, Sangharakshita, on the occasion of his birthday in 2010.
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Dharmabyte: Recollections of Going Forth

By Rijupatha on Mon, 17 Nov, 2014 - 18:56
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In today’s FBA Dharmabyte, “Recollections of Going Forth”, Sangharakshita reflects back on his time in India, early in his spiritual career, when he made the decision to go forth into homelessness, pursue the Buddhist path and follow in the Buddha’s footsteps. From the longer talk “Reflections and Recollections on My Going Forth”.

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