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Kuladharini, Glasgow, UK
Candradasa, FBA Team
Vajradarshini, Valderrobres, Spain
Colum, London, UK
Jinamitra, Welwyn, UK
Coleen, FBA Team
Samudradaka, FBA Team
Padmavajri, East Sussex
February 28th, 2013
In today’s FBA Dharmabyte, “Ted Hughes on the Bardo Thodol ” Candradasa reads a fascinating, poetic rendering of this ancient Buddhist text on death and dying.
From the talk, “Death and the Biggest Questions of All” 2005, as part of series: “Religion Without God” given at the Portsmouth (NH, USA) Buddhist Center, 2012.
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February 25th, 2013
In today’s FBA Dharmabyte, “A Guidebook for the Dead” Padmavajra explores the great text that reveals the realms between death and new life, where anything is possible in the Bardo – the ‘intermediate state’. This is also an excellent introduction to the recent history of the text itself as it has come into the West and influenced practitioners and cultural figures in many significant ways.
From the talk, “Tibetan Book the Dead: Talk 1 – The Six Bardos” 2005, as part of series: “The Tibetan Book the Dead: Bardo Thodol.”
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August 16th, 2012
In today’s FBA Dharmabyte, “Who Can We Trust?” Saddharaja poses the question in the face of the three things mankind has traditionally relied upon: God, the Father, the group, and material possessions. He then explores what we really need… a mountain of confidence embodied in the figure of Akshobya. Includes a description of Akshobya’s appearance in the Bardo. From the talk, “Akshobya,” given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, Winter Retreat 2001
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May 12th, 2012
This week’s FBA Podcast , “Tibetan Book the Dead: Talk 1 – The Six Bardos“, is an extraordinary talk by Padmavajra exploring 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).”
Talk given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, winter retreat, 2005
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May 10th, 2012
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).”
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