Posted by Viriyalila
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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Posted by Viriyalila
March 16th, 2013
In this week’s FBA Podcast, we bring you a classic talk by Sangharakshita: “Art & The Spiritual Life.” “Art is the organisation of sensuous impressions that express the artist’s sensibility and communicate to his audience a sense of values that can transform their lives.” Using his own definition, Sangharakshita investigates the relevance of art and the artist to higher evolution.
Talk given in 1969 as part of the series “The Higher Evolution.”
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Posted by Viriyalila
August 4th, 2012
Our FBA Podcast this week “The Alternative to God” is a very thought provoking talk by Maitreyabandhu. Does God exist or not? How do you know? A thoughtful and critical look at this age old question in light of the Buddha’s teachings.
Talk given at the London Buddhist Centre in November 2006.
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Posted by Viriyalila
July 30th, 2012
In today’s FBA Dharmabyte, “Why Choose Buddhism?,” Sangharakshita points out possible potentially misleading assumptions concerning Buddhism, and describes three principal avenues to a practical spiritual life. This track is from the talk “The Approach to Buddhism” given in 1966 as part of the series “Introducing Buddhism.”
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Posted by Viriyalila
July 16th, 2012
Today’s FBA Dharmabyte “Come and See for Yourself” is a selected Dharmabyte from the talk “Introducing Buddhism” delivered to teacher-training students in 1966. In this excerpt, Sangharakshita explores tolerance and the freedom to grow and shows that there is no place for God in Buddhism. The full talk serves as an excellent general introduction to Buddhism.
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