Awake to the Cries of the World
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Mar 22, 2018•56 min
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Working with Energy In the Bodhicaryavatara
In this week's FBA Podcast, Working with Energy In the Bodhicaryavatara , Suryamati explores the theme of Virya (energy) in Santideva's Bodhicaryavatara. Talk given at Sangha Night, Sheffield Buddhist Centre on 29th April 2008. Part of a series on Great Buddhist Texts.
Mar 03, 2018•44 min
The Evolution of the Bodhisattva Ideal
Our FBA Podcast today is brought to you by Vaddhaka entitled The Evolution of the Bodhisattva Ideal . In this elegant description of the evolution of the Bodhisattva Ideal Vaddhaka draws on his extensive reading and study, and picks out Jan Nattier's writing in particular. Given at Sangha Night at Stockholms Buddhistcenter, 8 March 2010....
Feb 24, 2018•49 min
The Myth of the Return Journey
Our FBA Podcast this week is by Sangharakshita from 1971. The Myth of the Return Journey has a theme which resonates with many similar stories in world literature. Here its important elements are related to the personal quest for meaning. This talk is part of the series Parables, Myths and Symbols of Mahayana Buddhism in the White Lotus Sutra ....
Feb 17, 2018•1 hr 26 min
The Bodhisattva's Practice – Six Perfections
In this week's FBA Podcast , The Bodhisattva's Practice – Six Perfections , Ratnaghosha, just back from four weeks of solitary retreat, explores the Six Perfections and how we practice them.
Feb 10, 2018•43 min
Faith: the Key to the Mystery of Life
This week's FBA Podcast is a talk by Saccanama called Faith: the Key to the Mystery of Life . Saccanama speaks with passion, clarity and intelligence, weaving ideas with personal examples in this high quality talk.
Feb 03, 2018•42 min
Likes and Dislikes
This week's FBA Podcast is a talk by Ratnaprabha called Likes and Dislikes . On the Wheel of Life, the whole person is symbolised by a boat with passengers, the five skandhas. Ratnaprabha focuses especially on our habit energies, and our habitual preferences. Are we ruled by our likes and dislikes? Is there a creative response? How to the five Buddhas fit in?...
Jan 27, 2018•59 min
Beyond Karma – The Dharma Niyama
This week's FBA Podcast is a talk by Subhuti called Beyond Karma – The Dharma Niyama . In this, the final installment of Subhuti's three-part Ramble around Reality we go beyond the realm of Karma as we glimpse the glory of the Dharma Niyama.
Jan 20, 2018•1 hr 2 min
Interview with Parami
This week's FBA Podcast is a wonderful Interview with Parami , Tiratna's International Order Convener. Karunagita invites Parami to share snapshots from her decades in Triratna, starting with ordaining seven Mexican women the week before and going back through time and locations, roles, challenges, delights and contributions, including Spain to Glasgow and London in the late 1970s. Recorded at the NLBC monthly women's class in May 2017....
Dec 30, 2017•50 min
Writing As Spiritual Practice
This week's FBA Podcast , is a new talk on Writing As Spiritual Practice . Drawing on her experience as a poet, Varasahaya discusses creativity, imagination, and the writing process as a spiritual practice. She reads some of her poems, and explains the process by which they came to birth, and what she learnt about letting go of self as she grappled with writing. An excellent and very accessible talk given to Sangha night at the West London Buddhist Centre....
Dec 23, 2017•49 min
Shifting to Indras Net
In this week's FBA Podcast , Shifting to Indras Net, Parami evokes the reality of interconnectedness in relation to the second Dasadhamma – My life is dependent on others. I am sustained by the gifts of others – She talks about how the experience of interconnectedness is supported by wisdom, and results in compassionate activity. This talk is part of the series The Order as Practice: Shifting Paradigms ....
Dec 16, 2017•58 min
Letting Go of What Isn't There
This week's FBA Podcast , Letting Go of What Isn't There is a gentle and insightful talk by Dhammarati on the Anapanasati Sutta given at the LBC's Dharma Day festival on July 12th 2009.
Dec 09, 2017•1 hr 1 min
Spiritual Death and Radical Transformation
This week's FBA Podcast , Spiritual Death and Radical Transformation is a rousing talk by Maitreyabandhu that goes into where Buddhism begins: with ourselves as we are and with the awake Buddha. But we don't really know either ourselves or the Buddha. He emphasises that we don't know because we so easily assume we know, or fix or lessen the goal. So what do we do? There are three approaches we need to balance and four things we have to do, to close the gap between the awake Buddha and us who are...
Aug 12, 2017•1 hr 3 min
The Group and the Spiritual Community
This week's FBA Podcast is by Triratna's International Order Convenor, Parami, speaking on one of her favorite topics: The Group and the Spiritual Community . Parami has lived and worked within Triratna for many years of her life. Sangha is very important to her and her years of experience will help us to get a clearer idea of what makes a spiritual community, rather than a positive group....
Aug 05, 2017•52 min
Three Ways to Insight
In this week's FBA Podcast , Three Ways to Insight – Working with the 3 Prajnas Subhuti considers afresh this traditional teaching of cultivating insight through hearing, reflecting and meditating.
Jun 03, 2017•1 hr 12 min
The Meaning of Spiritual Community Revisited
This week's FBA Podcast is entitled The Meaning of Spiritual Community Revisited by Mahamati. One of the talks given at Padmaloka during the 2016 'Urgyen' retreat. The retreat was part of the celebration of the fortieth anniversary of the founding of Padmaloka, and aimed to explore the life and teachings of our founder Urgyen Sangharakshita....
Apr 22, 2017•1 hr
The Buddhas Noble Quest
This week's FBA Podcast is entitled The Buddhas Noble Quest by Dhivan. In this talk given at a Sangha evening at Bristol Buddhist Centre, Dhivan considers what we can learn from the story of the noble quest of the Buddha. This story is recounted in the Discourse on the Noble Quest (Ariyapariyesana-sutta) in the Middle-length Discourses (Majjhima-nikaya). In it we can almost believe we are hearing a memory of the Buddhas own words, as he recounts his going forth, his study under great meditation ...
Apr 15, 2017•33 min
The Importance of Mindfulness
This week's FBA Podcast is entitled The Importance of Mindfulness by Kamalashila. In this talk from September 1996, Kamalashila explores the centrality of mindfulness to the Buddhist path. He discuses the concept of intoxication, with reference to the 5th Precept and the Sutra of Golden Light. Kamalashila then considers the four foundations of mindfulness from the the Satipatthana Sutta and concludes that mindfulness is the basis of metta and allows us to embrace the realm of truth and beauty. C...
Apr 08, 2017•46 min
Sangharakshita, the Unenlightened Englishman
This week's FBA Podcast is entitled Sangharakshita, the Unenlightened Englishman by Ratnaprabha. A 1989 film on Sangharakshita was embarrassingly titled The Enlightened Englishman. He may not be enlightened, but he has had a fascinating life and a very positive influence on a huge number of people. This talk gives an account of his life, work and teachings, including personal reminiscences. It introduce a series on Sangharakshita. This talk is part of the series Sangharakshita and his approach t...
Feb 18, 2017•1 hr 1 min
Sangha Vandana
This week's FBA Podcast FBA Podcast is part four of a series of talks on the Triratna Vandana by Subhuti entitled Sangha Vandana . The most striking point from this talk is the importance of taking the Sangha refuge as the possibility of an Ideal Society. It is so easy to get dis-illusioned with people and groups. Yet human relationships are such an integral part of our lives we need some vision that more is possible – the arya sangha exemplify this as they relate to each other on the basis of m...
Feb 11, 2017•1 hr 14 min
The Wisdom of Words
This week's FBA Podcast FBA Podcast is a fabulous talk by Jnanavaca called The Wisdom of Words . The spiritual community, the Sangha, is the ideal context in which we can practise the Dharma. It is also a force for good in the world and an ideal in its own right. But how is the Sangha sustained? Continuing our exploration of 'The Four Sangharavastus' (or Means of Unification of the Sangha). Jnanavaca launches the year with a keynote talk on the second of these, Kindly Speech....
Feb 04, 2017•1 hr 13 min
Mind Reactive – Mind Creative
…There is poetry as soon as we realize there is nothing… Continuing the series celebrating the unique contribution of Urgyen Sangharakshita to modern Buddhism, Akasamitra explores his key teaching of Mind Reactive – Mind Creative in this week's FBA Podcast .
Jan 28, 2017•57 min
The Path to Buddhist Engagement
Our FBA Podcast this week is by Parami, entitled The Path to Buddhist Engagement . This talk was given at the Manchester Buddhist Centre on Triratna Night, 27 June 2016, during Buddhist Action Month – BAM!
Dec 17, 2016•59 min
Maitri, Friendship and Meaning
In our FBA Podcast this week is by Mahasiddhi, entitled: Maitri, Friendship and Meaning – Being a Buddhist Chaplain In a Non-Buddhist Setting . As part of taking the Dharma into the world, Mahasiddhi talks about his experience as a Buddhist Chaplain and how the Dharma supports and informs his practice with mainly non-Buddhist patients. Mahasiddhi has been practising chaplaincy for nearly four years starting as a volunteer then for nearly past two years has been the Buddhist Chaplain at the Queen...
Oct 29, 2016•49 min
Kshanti (Patience): A Response to the Modern World
In our FBA Podcast this week is by Vajratara, entitled: Kshanti (Patience): A Response to the Modern World . This talk was given in Sheffield at a unique time in British politics. A few days before, the UK had voted in a referendum to leave the European Union. At a time of political turmoil with reported hate crimes increasing by 57% since the referendum, Vajratara asks how can we have a Buddhist response to political change? How can we respond particularly to the rise of 'ugly' nationalism and ...
Oct 22, 2016•49 min
Gender and Sexuality In Buddhism
In our FBA Podcast this week we hear from Ratnaprabha on Gender and Sexuality In Buddhism . In this very rich and well researched talk at the Stockholms Buddhistcenter (13 June 2011) Ratnaprabha traces the view of gender and sexuality in Buddhism. He addresses these topics in an open and inquiring way, not afraid of treading on ground that many others shy away from; and he raises many new questions. Rich food for further thought....
Oct 15, 2016•1 hr
Whirlpools and Clear Water
In our FBA Podcast today, Prasadachitta delivers a beautiful set of reflections on his personal practice in Whirlpools and Clear Water . This talk by Prasadachitta is like a beautiful stillness amid the whirl of a full Order Convention. His conversational style gradually brings forth the depth of reflection behind it. And the integrity of his personal practice bubbles easily to the surface when, with humility and good humour, he shares his own experience of working across two very human tendenci...
Oct 08, 2016•34 min
The Muni and the Moonlight
In our FBA Podcast today, The Muni and the Moonlight , Vajrasara reflects on the Buddha, his victory over pleasure and pain, and how we might bring him alive in our lives. Talk given May 2011 at Bristol Buddhist Centre.
Jul 16, 2016•43 min
Footsteps of Delight
Our FBA Podcast this week is a delightful talk in which Sangharakshita looks at his own poem 'Sripada', the translation of which gives the title: Footsteps of Delight . Evoking the more mythical side of his own spiritual quest, he challenges us in ours with an often good humoured look at what it is to Go for Refuge to the Buddha and his teaching in the context of vibrant spiritual community. With concluding remarks by Dharmachari Kulananda. Talk given in 2001....
Jul 09, 2016•1 hr 17 min
Is the Buddha Dead for Us?
Our FBA Podcast this week is a dynamic talk by Vadanya called Is the Buddha Dead for Us? . In this talk on the Buddha's parinirvana, Vadanya explores how we can use our imagination to have a real living connection with the Buddha, and how we can make our own future potential for enlightenment a source of strength and guidance in our present lives. Talk given at a Men's Event, Padmaloka Retreat Centre, October 2011....
Jul 02, 2016•48 min
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