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.”

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Today’s Podcast “Compassionate Koans – The Heart of the Matter does in fact take us to the heart of the matter! An excellent, personal set of reflections by Vijayamala on the relationship between our longing and our pain. The Buddhist tradition posits compassion as the best response, but it isn’t always clear how that works. No answers here – but a few leads and some thoughtful tales from life and from a longstanding practice of meditation.

Talk given at the Western Buddhist Order Women’s Convention, 2005

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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

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Pain and Suffering is the first of two talks that Ratnaguna gave earlier this year at the Stockholm Buddhist Centre. He explores the whole area of feeling, both pleasant and painful, but especially the pain side of the spectrum. Using storytelling, poetry, and clear Dharma teaching, Ratnaguna asks, “What kind of life are you living if you are not really in your body? When you resist the pain, you resist everything.” When we face our own suffering, then we find something else… a deep sense of wisdom and kindness.

Coming up next week… Part II Pleasure and Happiness by Ratnaguna.

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