Jun 27, 2013
What do we revere?
Is reverence a Buddhist practice? When we bow, does it mean we are
unworthy?
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is from Suvarnaprabha of the San Francisco Buddhist Center. In and#8220;Reverence as a Path,and#8221; Suvaranaprabha explores and#8220;the problem of how to translate knowing into beingand#8221; with quotations by...
Jun 24, 2013
Our
FBA Dharmabyte today is from one of the founders of the San
Francisco Buddhist Center. In this excerpt from and#8220;The
Individual, the Group and the Spiritual Communityand#8221;
Karunadevi explores the dangers and benefits of practicing within a
sangha using the Buddhaand#8217;s teaching on the mental fetters
and various...
Jun 20, 2013
Our
FBA Dharmabyte today is an interesting, down to earth talk from
the Director of the San Francisco Buddhist Center. In and#8220;Ethics
and Speech: What Am I Trying to Say?and#8221; Padmatara
discusses the ethics of speech as well as authenticity, kindness
and miscommunication. She has been working with ways to
bring...
Jun 17, 2013
In our
FBA Dharmabyte today, Viriyalila conjures up the image of the
rock tumbler to explore how the practice of sangha creates jewels.
But itand#8217;s the granite bottomed rivers in NH that gets evoked
and#8211; in their crystal clarity and beauty may the Bodhicitta
arise. and#8220;Bodhicitta
Arising through Collective...
Jun 13, 2013
Our
FBA Dharmabyte today is from the Chair of Aryaloka, Dayalocana.
This excerpt and#8220;The
Heartwood of Aryaloka,and#8221; is from the full talk: and#8220;The
Simile of the Heartwood.and#8221; Here, Dayalocana asks: What
is the heartwood of Aryaloka? Celebrating 25 years of Dharma
practice, Aryaloka is situated on a street named...