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Keeping Our Hearts Open
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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Feb 26, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is called Keeping Our Hearts Open, an excerpt from the talk on Avalokitesvara by Dharmasri. Speaking from the heart, Dharmasri evokes the wish to alleviate the suffering of all beings embodied by the figure Avalokitesvara. This talk continues the exploration of Transforming Self and World through looking at the seven-fold puja, by exploring the mantra of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara. Dharmasri introduces us to Bodhisattvas as aspects of the Enlightened mind. We discover the Myth of Avalokitesvara and how this encompasses the desire to end suffering and the understanding of our own limitations in this respect. We look at the symbolism of different visual forms of Avalokitesvara and consider how mantras are sound symbols which represent visual images that encourage the Bodhisattvas to manifest. Croydon Buddhist Centre, 2016
Released:
Feb 26, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Death as Loss or Death as Gateway: Today's Dharmabyte moves us into the theme of Death as the Buddha's Parinirvana is celebrated across the Buddhist world. "Death as Loss or Death as Gateway" is an extract from Vidyamala's talk "Dying to Live", by Dharmabytes from free buddhist audio