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In today's FBA Dharmabyte, we listen while "Akasasuri Rejoices in Bhante," expressing her appreciation for the role that Sangharakshita has played in the spiritual life of herself and others. This talk was recorded during a celebration of Sangharakshita's birthday in 2010.

in this week's FBA Podcast, Padmavajra, one of Sangharakshita's closest disciples, offers his own perspective on Sangharakshita as a practitioner with a rich sense of the mythic context pervading all his thinking about the Buddha and his teaching, in a talk entitled "Glimpses of the Mythic Life of Sangharakshita".

In today's FBA Dharmabyte, "Paramachitta Rejoices in Bhante", Paramachitta reflects on the positive qualities of her honored teacher, Sangharakshita, on the occasion of his birthday in 2010.

In today's FBA Dharmabyte, "Recollections of Going Forth", Sangharakshita reflects back on his time in India, early in his spiritual career, when he made the decision to go forth into homelessness, pursue the Buddhist path and follow in the Buddha's footsteps.

in this week's FBA Podcast, Vidyadevi remembers her time working with Sangharakshita to edit books based on his lectures and seminars. Entitled "Simple Gifts", it's a reflection on friendship with her spiritual teacher. Given during the Rainy Season Retreat at Manchester Buddhist Centre in February 2014.

Dharmashalin returns in today's FBA Dharmabyte with part two of his overview of the spiritual life of Sangharakshita.  In "Sangharakshita and Triratna," we continue the story principally through the development of Triratna from a dream to an international Buddhist community.

Achala responds to the question, "Who is Sangharakshita?" in this week's FBA Podcast, drawing from his own experiences and those of others. He looks at Sangharakshita's significance as a spiritual teacher, his qualities and his life. This talk was given at Nottingham Buddhist centre in April 2014.

Vajratara brings us this week's FBA Podcast entitled: "From the Bodhicaryavatara." The Mahayana emphasizes the great goal of the spiritual life - the immeasurable energy, wisdom and compassion. This is what life is about, this is what the path of the spiritual practitioner is all about. Vajratara explores Santideva's Bodhicaryavatara at Sangha Night, Sheffield Buddhist Centre on 18th March 2008. Part of a series on Great Buddhist Texts.

Vessantara leads us on a journey to discover "Spiritual Receptivity" for this week's FBA Podcast. This is the first in a thoroughly engaging set of talks and led meditations. From beginning to end, we get to experience the full flavor of the retreat that these segments were recorded from, held at Adhisthana in 2014. Vessantara deftly weaves Spiritual Receptivity together with the greater mandala of the Triratna System of Practice, bringing in aspects of each of the stages of the system and helping to put receptivity in the context of the spiritual life as a whole. Talks given at Adhisthana, February 2014

This week's FBA Podcast, "Great Faith, Great Wisdom," by Ratnaguna, is from the 2014 Men's Order Convention.

This week's FBA Podcast, is another brilliant talk from the European Combined Order Convention. In "Wow! Opening to Insight," Viveka gives us much to reflect upon in our practice in a world that needs our presence. Are we ready to awaken to all sorts of astonishing things? What do you know from direct experience? What we see is pratitya-samutpada, which isn’t a view, but rather a description of how things are. In the lasagnas we see that all of our conditions are a proximate cause for insight arising - just be curious…and have a look! We need to be more unconditionally loving as a community in order to support the arising of insight.

This week's FBA Podcast, is entitled "Singing the Song of the Order," by Jnanacandra. One of two talks on more devotional approaches to Insight, given at the European Combined Order Convention held at Wymondham College on 24 August 2014. The theme of the convention was "The Bodhisattva's Reply: Triratna Paths to Insight".

This week's FBA Podcast, "Radical Change - Learning to Be Free ," is a talk by Sona given at the Manchester Buddhist Centre in April 2012. He explores how we can make real, even radical, changes to our lives through waking up to life with awareness.

This week's FBA Podcast, "Padmasambhava's Advice to the Three Fortunate Women," comes to us from Glasgow Buddhist Centre, 2010. Padmolka looks at the first section of Padmasambhava's Advice to The Three Fortunate Women from The Life and Liberation of Padmasambhava. She begins by saying a bit about Padmasambhava subduing the demons of Tibet and the circumstances around the time when this teaching is given. Padmasambhava is asked for a short, practical teaching which can be learned by heart to help Queen Nang Chung to practice the Dharma and ultimately lead her to Buddhahood. She then goes through the verse, pulling out it's themes and meaning.

This week's FBA Podcast is a quite unusual and unexpectedly intimate talk from Sangharakshita, "Dreams and Rebirth." Given at the wonderful old converted church that is now the resplendent Sheffield Buddhist Centre in the UK. Some lovely, evocative accounts from his personal dreamlife – tales of mediaeval monks! - and a significant and highly personal exploration of the whole area of Buddhist views on rebirth and re-becoming. Much food for thought here from a wholly atmospheric and clearly enjoyable occasion. Talk given at the Sheffield Buddhist Centre, 2008