We’ve been moved to share an abundant handful of Sangharakshita’s writings and poems this month. Today’s FBA Dharmabyte is a poem entitled “Life is King”. Selected from “Conquering New Worlds”, read by the author and published by Windhorse Publications, Glasgow, 1986.
Today’s FBA Dharmabyte, is from the rather fabulous talk “Death and the Buddhist” by Danavira. We’ve titled this “Death Has 10,000 Doors”. Danavira is one of the best speakers we know – he is very funny, can do poetic and profound, tends to the chaotic in his style, and has a particular genius for...
Today’s FBA Dharmabyte, “The Finite Nature of Life” is from Paramananda. Beginning the talk with a poem, he explores the importance of coming into relation with suffering, especially regarding our own and others’ death. If we do not take on the finite nature of our lives, we cannot practise effectively.
Life’s unfair, what can we do about it? We can practice the Dharma and follow the Buddha’s teachings. Today’s FBA Dharmabyte, “It’s Not Fair!” is an excerpt from the talk “What to Do In An Unfair World” by Kalyanaprabha. A sober yet uplifting talk encourages us to practice the Dharma in the face of unfairness.