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FBA Podcast: The Buddha’s Conversations with Kings

By Zac on Sat, 17 Dec, 2022 - 06:00

The Buddha spoke to everybody, from homeless wanderers to kings. So when King Ajatassattu wants to go to war against the Vajjian people, he asks the Buddha’s advice! In this engaging talk, Vajratara unpacks the Buddha’s reply, as he explains the ‘seven things’ which should be in place in order for a society to prosper and not decline. How might this teaching be interpreted in modern day terms, and what can it tell us about how we can...

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Dharmabyte: Livelihood in the Modern World

By Sadayasihi on Mon, 23 Aug, 2021 - 06:00

Buddhism stands for the creation of an ideal society as well as ideal individuals; a society based on spiritual and ethical principles. Sangharakshita considers the substantial effect our work has on us, and applies the Buddha’s teaching to work today.

From the talk entitled The Ideal Society: Right Livelihood, part of the series The Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path, 1968.

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Dharmabyte: Awakening Through Collective Practices

By Sadayasihi on Mon, 28 Jun, 2021 - 06:58

Siladevi reflects on an aspect of Buddhism that is often played down, but is nonetheless an organic part of Buddhism - that of working together with others to effect change in the world.

Excerpted from the talk The Ideal Society and the Ideal Individual entitled given at Manchester Buddhist Centre during a day in commemoration of the death of Bhante Sangharakshita, 30 October 2019.

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Dharmabyte: Taking In the Perspective of Others

By Sadayasihi on Thu, 30 Jul, 2020 - 14:00

Siladevi reflects on an aspect of Buddhism that is often played down, but is nonetheless an organic part of Buddhism – that of working together with others to effect change in the world.

From the talk The Ideal Society and the Ideal Individual given at Manchester Buddhist Centre during a day in commemoration of the death of Sangharakshita, 30 October 2019.