Jan 31, 2013
Todayand#8217;s
FBA Dharmabyte is an excerpt from a personal talk
and#8220;Life as
an Order Memberand#8221; by Lokeshvara, the last in a series of
four talks given to men training for ordination on the
and#8216;What Is the Orderand#8217; retreat at Padmaloka,...
Jan 28, 2013
Todayand#8217;s
FBA Dharmabyte and#8220;The
Bodhisattva as Hero,and#8221; by Sangharakshita is from the
talk and#8220;The Heroic
Ideal in Buddhismand#8221; given in 1969.
Buddhism is sometimes seen as weak or negative. Using examples from the Pali Canon and Mahayana texts, this lecture shows that, on the contrary, heroic and positive...
Jan 24, 2013
In todayand#8217;s
FBA Dharmabyte and#8220;The
Compassionate Hearer,and#8221; Padmavajra puts us in touch with
Bodhichitta as song. Here he shares with us the Shurangama Sutra on
OM MANI PADME HUM, the mantra of Avalokitesvara, the one who hears
the cries of the world.
From the richly rewarding talk and#8220;The Sound of Realityand#8221;...
Jan 21, 2013
In todayand#8217;s
FBA Dharmabyte and#8220;Buddhist
Dragons,and#8221; Sangharakshita shares a few thoughts on the
naga, or Buddhist Dragon. From the talk, and#8220;Protectors of
the Dharmaand#8221; in the and#8220;Transformation
of Self and Worldand#8221; series on The Sutra of Golden Light
by Sangharashita, 1976. In this series Sangharakshita...
Jan 17, 2013
Todayand#8217;s
FBA Dharmabyte is titled: and#8220;Dr.
Ambedkar and Social Revolutionand#8221; from the recently
released talk, and#8220;Dreaming
Angels.and#8221; In this excerpt Vajratara evokes the social
revolution of Dr Ambedkar. A revolution, she says, which is still
needed to overthrow unhelpful attitudes in society, free...