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Today's FBA Dharmabyte titled "The Eight Worldly Winds" is from the forth talk "Eight Verses for Training the Mind" by Dharmachari Subhuti. "May none of this ever be sullied By thoughts of the eight worldly concerns. May I see all things as illusions And, without attachment, gain freedom from bondage." Talk given at Madhyamaloka, Birmingham, 2004 This Dharmabyte excerpt is part of the series "Eight Verses for Training the Mind."

Today's FBA Dharmabyte "Seeing into One's Own Nature" is from the talk "Zen and the Psychotherapeutic Process" by Sangharakshita. With a metaphysical, transcendental penetration into the ultimate depths of one's own true nature, far behind the mind, in a new dimension all together, one emerges into Buddhahood.

From the talk titled "Amitabha", we bring you today's FBA Dharmabyte, "Faith as Metta." Saddhaloka introduces us to Amitabha, the red Buddha of the West who represents and inspires the highest love of all... Talk given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, winter retreat, 1997

Today's FBA Dharmabyte by our teacher, Sangharakshita, is titled "The Bodhisattva Path". Can the Eternal be reached by following a path in time? Excerpted from the talk "The Buddha and the Bodhisattva: Eternity and Time," part of the series "Aspects of the Bodhisattva Ideal," 1969.

Today's FBA Dharmabyte "Everything Just Beginning" is by Amaraketu from the talk "Doubt as Path." Beginning with a quote from Sungsan, he reminds us that we don't know what's going to happen, everything is just beginning. This is a preview to next Saturday's full length podcast. Talk given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, 2005.

Today's FBA Dharmabyte is a lovely chanting of the Metta Sutta in Pali. by Dassini, Chair of the Glasgow Buddhist Centre.

In today's FBA Dharmabyte Lokamitra speaks to the Triratna Buddhist Order in Bodh Gaya on the history of the modern Buddhist movement in India. In "The Growth and Potential of Buddhism in India" he draws parallels between Dr. Ambedkar's and Sangharakshita's approach to the Dharma, particularly their common emphasis on social change. This excerpt is from the 2009 International Convention where Lokamitra addresses the stunning rebirth and growth of Buddhism in India, the positive work undertaken by the TBMSG and FWBO in the region, and the potential for Buddhists in India to have an impact on the future of their country and the rest of the world. Recorded 2009 at Bodh Gaya, India. Includes translations.

Today's FBA Dharmabyte takes us again into the lives and practices of members of the Triratna Buddhist Order. Here Lokabhandhu shares "My Life, Work and Practice" from the series of short talks given for the "Triratna (FWBO) International Urban Retreat of 2009. In his talk he reviews his daily meditation practice, the challenges thrown up by working on his own at home, and his fascination with other spiritual teachers and paths. Lokabandhu lives in Glastonbury, UK, where he works for the Triratna Buddhist Community's 'Development Team'. Join us for the 2011 International Urban Retreat: www.theurbanretreat.org

Today's FBA Dharmabyte takes us back to the first Triratna International Urban Retreat held in 2009. Shantidevi shares "A Day in My Life" one of a series of short talks where Order Members from around the world speak about their life and practice. Shantidevi speaks about a day in her life in Melbourne, Australia as part of the 2009 International Urban Retreat. For more information on this years Urban Retreat see: www.theurbanretreat.org

In today's FBA Dharmabyte we are propelled back through time to 1966 as Sangharakshita challenges us to consider "Being Alive vs. The Deadly Grip of Routine" from the talk The Pattern of Buddhist Life and Work in the series Introducing Buddhism. Opening with a rousing story from India about how Buddhists are greeted in India and moving to consider the dangers of a repetitive lifestyle stealing one's enthusiasm for a spontaneous and lively spiritual life. Talk given in 1966.

Today's FBA Dharmabyte, "The Wisdom Hearer" is an extract from the richly rewarding talk The Sound of Reality exploring the place and function of sound in Buddhist practice and history, as well as within Padmavajra's own spiritual life. Beginning with Hakuin's verses of Awakening, Padmavajra very beautifully explores how hearing - really hearing - can lead us to Insight. Talk given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, 2004

Today's FBA Dharmabyte is a tribute to Amitabha by Saddhaloka titled: "Verses to Amitabha". Saddhaloka introduces us to Amitabha, the red Buddha of the West who represents and inspires the highest love of all... by sharing an invocation to Amitabha written by Lama Govinda and published in "The Way of the White Clouds". This track is from the the fourth talk in a six-part series on the figures on the Wheel of Life titled simply "Amitabha." Talk given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, winter retreat, 1997

Today's FBA Dharmabyte "I Bow Down To Compassion" is a preview to next Saturday's FBA Podcast "Compassionate Koans - The Heart of the Matter," containing an excellent, personal set of reflections by Vijayamala on the relationship between our longing and our pain. Talk given at the Western Buddhist Order Women's Convention, 2005

In today's Dharmabyte Sangharakshita shares a few thoughts on "Bodhichitta, Vows & Prims of Light"from the talk "The Bodhisattva Vow". "May I deliver all beings from difficulties; may I eradicate all passions; may I master all dharmas; may I lead all beings to Buddhahood." This is the Bodhisattva's resolve upon the awakening of the Bodhi Heart. Talk given in 1969. This talk is part of the series "Aspects of the Bodhisattva Ideal."

Today's FBA Dharmabyte "The Monkey Attitude and The Kitten Attitude"comes from the talk Masculinity & Femininity in the Spiritual Life from Sangharakshita's wholly inspiring Aspects of the Bodhisattva Ideal Series. After exploring Patience and Vigor, the third and the fourth Paramitas, in this excerpt Sangharakshita explores the attitudes inherent in self-reliance (jnana/the path of Wisdom) and reliance on divine power outside of oneself. Talk given in 1969.