Jun 29, 2015
Our
FBA Dharmabyte today is called The
Praise of Pinghiya, an excerpt from, and#8220;Pinghiyaand#8217;s
Praises Of The Way To The Beyondand#8221;, a talk given by
Vadanya at Sangha Night, Sheffield Buddhist Centre on 19th February
2008. Part of a series on stories and...
Jun 25, 2015
Our
FBA Dharmabyte today is called Becoming
a Sage and#8211; On Faith by Paramananda. Faith, or confidence,
not in the Buddha as a supernatural power, but rather recognizing
him as a human being, even on the archetypal level. The Buddha
represents us and our quest for Enlightenment. From the talk
Becoming
a Sage and#8211; the...
Jun 22, 2015
Our
FBA Dharmabyte today is called Myth as
Call to Action from the talk At
Home In the Cosmos; Myth, Magic and Us by Jvalamalini given at
Bristol Sangha Night talk as part of the Building the...
Jun 18, 2015
Our
FBA Dharmabyte today is called The
Buddha as Hero. 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 qualities are
essential in the Buddhist spiritual aspirantand#8217;s quest for
Enlightenment.
From the...
Jun 15, 2015
Our
FBA Dharmabyte today is called What
Should we be Doing as Buddhists? Inspired by a poem from
Sangharakshita entitled The Bodhisattvas Reply, Vajragupta outlines
ways in which Western religious groups have historically approached
engagement with social issues. Vajragupta suggests three ways in
which we can work...