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Padmatara, San Francisco, USA
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Eric, FBA Team
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Viriyalila, FBA Team
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Ratnaghosha, FBA Chairman
February 28th, 2011
Today’s Dharmabyte brings you a special reading of the story of Bahiya of the Bark Garment from the Pali Canon. Read to us by Srivati in the context of her talk “Becoming a Citizen of the Present.”
Talk given to the Western Buddhist Order national Order weekend, 2001
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February 26th, 2011
In this thoughtful, sympathetic talk, “Becoming a Citizen of the Present”, Srivati expounds on the most delicate of tasks in any life – how to live in the present moment. Exploring the subtle aspects of past and present, of memory and expectation, we encounter impermanence as the touchstone of our experience through storytelling (Bahiya of the Bark Garment) and the practice of writing – especially poetry. A lovely set of challenges to become ‘citizens of the present’ and inhabit properly our own potential for change.
Talk given to the Triratna (Western) Buddhist Order National Order Weekend, 2001
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February 24th, 2011
Our Dharmabyte today reminds us that Life is Too Short to Waste. Brought to us by the dynamic and passionate Padmavajra from the talk titled “Death and Desire” part II of a three-part series titled “The Alchemy of Love”. Using Shantideva’s ‘Bodhicharyavatara’ as a root text, he brings us face to face with the big questions implicit in any life that seeks to embrace change and impermanence as facts of Reality.
Talk given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, 2004
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February 21st, 2011
Today’s Dharmabyte features the lovely Vajradharshini in an excerpt from her talk “The Transitoriness of Life and the Certainty of Death.” In “Dying with Fearlessness” we are reminded that at the time of death only the Dharma is of benefit.
Talk given at Tiratanaloka Retreat Centre 2005.
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February 19th, 2011
In this talk, “Dying to Live” Vidyamala gives a strong account of working with suffering and sorrow in life, and of transforming your experience into one characterized by contentment and a sense of meaning. From her own practice of living with chronic pain comes a sane and unsentimental perspective that affords us all a measure of genuine optimism as we meet the trials of the world: bereavements and losses of all kinds can be met with a kindness and awareness that gently ease the burden, allowing something of peace to enter our lives again.
Talk given at the Western Buddhist Order Women’s Convention 2003
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