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...