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May 2nd, 2013
Today’s FBA Dharmabyte, ““Appreciating Silence,” is a little gem of an excerpt from the talk: “No Dependence on Words and Letters” by Sangharakshita, 1965. One of our earliest recordings in the FBA archive!
“Some things we know from experience, some things we apprehend only at second-hand. In confusing these two, we miss the essence of Zen.”
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April 25th, 2013
In today’s FBA Dharmabyte ““Becoming More Natural,” Kamalashila encourages us to approach meditation as a kind of prayer that exposes artificiality through awareness of experience as it brings to into being greater authenticity and truth.
Excerpted from the well-loved talk “Simplicity” by Kamalashila, 2004.
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April 13th, 2013
In this week’s FBA Podcast, Padmavajra takes us on an amazing journey into: “The Tiger’s Cave.” This is the first 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.
This talk introduces the basics and brings us face to face with the Great Emptiness at the heart of practice.
Talk given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, 2004
This talk is part of the series “Tangling Eyebrows with Zen Masters.”
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April 6th, 2013
In this week’s FBA Podcast, “Magic For the Modern World,” Candradasa takes a personal look at aspects of magic in the East and West, considering its place in Buddhist history and practice and also its meeting with Christianity at the time of the Renaissance. What emerges is a picture of how magic defined in various ways can be a powerful metaphor for the everyday work of Buddhist meditation and ethical practice – with the enchantment of love and wisdom fused the only one we need. The Buddha is the Master of Enchantments and his path – a magical training with him – is available to all. The truly marvelous awaits…
Talk given in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, October 2012.
This talk is part of the series “Religion Without God.”
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March 30th, 2013
In this week’s FBA Podcast, “The Blissful Mind,” Vajradevi explores bliss, happiness, joy and their relationship to the Buddhist path. What stops us feeling happy more of the time? Is there a difference between freedom of desire and freedom from desire?
Last of a series of four talks entitled ‘The Powers of the Mind’ given at the Cambridge Buddhist Centre in April 2011.
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