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Today's FBA Dharmabyte takes us into the wonderful, magical, mythical world of Vimalakirti Nirdesha. In "Shariputra's Worries" we are warned of the danger of getting sidetracked when worrying about little things when what we really need to do is find "The Way of Non-Duality." Talk given in 1979 as part of the series "The Inconceivable Emancipation - Themes from the Vimalakirti Nirdesha" and will be featured in Saturday's podcast.

Today's FBA Dharmabyte, "The Richness of the Vimalakirti Nirdesha Sutra" is an introduction to one of the seven themes in the sutra, The Way of Non-Duality, from chapter nine of the work, The Dharma Door of Non-Duality. The full the talk "The Way of Non-Duality" was given in 1979 as part of the series "The Inconceivable Emancipation - Themes from the Vimalakirti Nirdesha" and will be featured in Saturday's podcast.

Today's FBA Dharmabyte, "Ritual, Metaphor and Poetry" is an excerpt from the talk "Standing on Emptiness: View, Meditation, and Action" by Dhammadassin. This beautifully weighted talk challenges us to look at how we think and how we act, and is rooted in a moving fidelity to experience as the ground of our inspiration. One to be treasured! Talk given at the Western Buddhist Order women’s national Order weekend, August 2004

Today's FBA Dharmabyte is a lovely introduction to "Ryokan's Poems" from the inspiring talk by Padmavajra titled "Bliss Bestowing Hands." Packed with poetry and typically robust Zen reflections, this talk makes sure we are left with a heightened sense of the present moment as our only ground of being. From the not-to-be-missed series "Tangling Eyebrows with Zen Masters."

In today's FBA Dharmabyte" Sangharakshita speaks on the positive counterparts of the Three Fetters: Creative, Committed & Clear." From the talk "Entering the Sangha" given on Sangharakshita's first visit to the Buddhafield Festival, Devon 2007.

Today's FBA Dharmabyte, "Tension Between Self and Other," by Kavyasiddhi is from the accessible talk, "Learning the Metta Bhavana" given on a retreat open to people of all levels of meditation experience. Here she shares a personal account working with the tension arising between focusing on one's self and focusing on the needs of others.

Today's FBA Dharmabyte, is a lovely reading of the story of "Meghiya" by Sangharakshita. Beautifully read by Sangharakshita, these readings are taken from the oldest scriptural texts and evoke the real spirit of early Buddhism - the struggles, the joys and the triumphs of ordinary people who followed the path to Truth. The "Readings from the Pali Canon" was recorded in 2000 to mark the Digital Legacy project to begin transferring Dharmachakra's archive to digital format!

In today's FBA Dharmabyte, Paramabandhu offers us ways of "Creating Spiritual Friendship." Includes a reading of the lovely poem on compassion titled The Unseen Flower by Sangharakshita. Talk given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, May 2001

Today's FBA Dharmabyte, "Sincerity, Thoroughness, and Strenuousness," is a thoughtful look at the synthesis of the total Buddhist tradition emerging in the western world. Sangharakshita points out that as a living religion, Buddhism is very new in our western cultures. The Chinese occupation has had enormous effects on Tibetan Buddhism. What future does it have, and what can Western Buddhists learn from its unique heritage? From the talk "The Future of Tibetan Buddhism" given in 1968, part of the series: "An Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism."

In today's FBA Dharmabyte, "The Three Yanas in Tibetan Buddhism," Sangharakshita explores how in Tibetan Buddhism we can learn about all three yanas - the Hinayana, the Mahayana and the Vajrayana. From the talk "The Future of Tibetan Buddhism" given in 1968.

In today's FBA Dharmabyte, "The Bardo of Life, An Extraordinary Opportunity," Padmavajra explores the great text that reveals the realms between death and new life, where anything is possible in the Bardo - the 'intermediate state'. " From the first talk in the series "Tibetan Book of the Dead (Bardo Thodol)."

Today's FBA Dharmabyte, "Buddhism Beyond Samsara" takes us into the reflections of Vajradarsini on practicing purely with insight in mind. Buddhism is not being better at samsara nor is it relying on the material plane. From the talk "The Transitoriness of Life and the Certainty of Death", part of a five part series titled "The Four Mind Turnings." given at Tiratanaloka Retreat Centre for women training for ordination in the Triratna Buddhist Order.

Today's Dharmabyte is a closer look into the chapter titled "Flowers" from the "Dhammapada", by Padmavajra. The ideal student masters the realm of death by entering the transcendental path while discerning the Verses of Truth.

Today's FBA Dharmabyte is brought to us by the delightful Saddhanandi "How to Hold a Vision" from the talk "Enlightenment as Heart, Life as Whole." Are we nourished or are we burdened by our ideals? Ideals need to be well-rooted in our hearts... beyond the worldly winds... not an abstraction, our vision is our direction and our orientation that guides us along the way.

Today's Dharmabyte is on "The Buddha's Gratitude" discussing the importance of gratitude for the spiritual life, even for the Buddha following his Enlightenment. The talk, "Looking at the Bodhi Tree," given in 1975 by Sangharakshita, is as relevant today as it was then.