In today’s FBA Dharmabyte titled “In response to the Buddha” Sangharakshita explores how we come into contact with the Buddha through our intellect, emotion and our will. From the talk “Intellect, Emotion and Will” given at the opening of the Manchester Buddhist Centre in 1996.

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Exploring the first of the four ‘superconscious states’ today’s FBA Dharmabyte titled “Integration” by Sangharakshita takes us in for a closer look at the energies of both the conscious and unconscious mind and how the process of integration leads to greater harmony and ease.

Excerpted from the talk, “A Method of Personal Development,” given in 1976 as part of the series “Buddhism for Today and Tomorrow.”

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Today’s FBA Podcast, “The Buddha, Hakuin, Birth and Death”, is the second in an excellent 8-talk sequence by Padmavajra on Zen Buddhism. The series is full of colourful stories and challenging insights from the lives of the great Masters of China and Japan.

In this talk, Padmavajra takes us into the strong experience of Going Forth into homelessness. Through personal reminiscence and classic Zen poetry that evokes a truly rich awareness, we see the Buddha, Hakuin, Dogen and Ryokan as they struggle to make sense of this fleeting world of form.

This talk is part of the series “Tangling Eyebrows with Zen Masters.”

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Today’s FBA Dharmabyte, “The Clouded Dragon”, is an excerpt from a gem of a talk from Abhaya. With his customary dry wit and sharp eye he leads us on the crazy paving path through the Diamond Sutra – a text guaranteed to turn your world upside-down. Sharing his love for one of Sangharakshita’s poems titled The Clouded Dragon, Abhaya makes some excellent evocations of rigorous Dharma practice as part of the everyday business of life.

This is an excerpt from the talk titled  “The Diamond Sutra” given at the Triratna Buddhist Order National Order weekend 2003

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In today’s FBA Dharmabyte, “Life Gone Forth is Wide Open”, Padmavajra takes us into the strong experience of Going Forth into homelessness. Sometimes life presents us with extremely difficult choices that seem to set us apart from those we love. Through personal reminiscence and classic Zen poetry that evokes a truly rich awareness, we see the Buddha, Hakuin, Dogen and Ryokan as they struggle to make sense of this fleeting world of form.

This excerpt is from the talk “The Buddha, Hakuin, Birth and Death” given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, 2004

This talk is part of the series “Tangling Eyebrows with Zen Masters.”

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