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In this week's FBA Podcast "Dwelling In the Presence of the Buddha" Subhuti considers the significance of Sangha day falling on the cusp of winter, and the importance of the seasons in human life. He recalls the genesis of Sangha day from the time of the Buddha, and considers it's relevance for us here in the 21st century. Ultimately Subhuti focus on the Sangha jewels itself; its vital importance for the individual practitioner and as a real sign of hope for this world.

This week's FBA Podcast by Ratnaprabha explores"How Genuine Sangha Can Be Created".

This week's FBA Podcast, is by Vidyamala titled "Can Buddhism Survive and Thrive In a Secular World?". Based on her experience of teaching both 'hard core' Buddhism on the one hand and secular mindfulness on the other in various countries and cultural contexts, Vidyamala explores two opposite positions that can be taken in response to this question. One can be 'liberal' and try to change Buddhism to align with popular values in society, or 'conservative' and try to change society to align with traditional Buddhist values. Is there a middle way between these two extremes, where Buddhism is dynamic, accessible and attractive and yet remains true to the uncompromising and radical teachings of the Buddha? Talk given at Manchester Buddhism Centre on 28th May 2011, as part of a series of free public talks entitled 'Buddhism and the Big Question'.

In this week's FBA Podcast, we bring you"The Messengers of the Dharma" by Vajragupta. He offers us a very accurate look at our Order from the perspective of the first three fetters.

This week's FBA Podcast, "Padmasambhava: The Lost Talk", previously unreleased and, rather famously, given off-the-cuff at the London Buddhist Centre, Sangharakshita gives us this enjoyable and stirring evocation of the great Tantric Guru of Tibet. Talk given in 1979.

In this week's FBA Podcast, "Change Is Overdue", Maitrisara shares her thoughts on the theme of 'A Force for Good in the World', given in the Dharma Parlour at the 2010 Buddhafield Festival in Somerset, UK. Maitrisara lives in Oxford, UK, where she's active in a wide range of community projects – as well as Triratna's EcoDharma centre in the Pyrenees.

In this week's FBA Podcast, "Dealing with Change", Saddharaja starts off with another story from his childhood in the 1960s about a forest fire and the effects of this upon his father, who was a forester. An example of sudden, dramatic change at work. He moves on to talk about smaller less dramatic changes in the work place which can create anxiety for Right Livelihood workers. Talk given at Windhorse Evolution.

This week's FBA Podcast by Vadanya is called "Fighting the Fivefold Fear". In this talk Vadanya explores how we can turn the tables on pointless anxiety and limiting fears, and use these as fuel for our practice. Talk given on Men's Event at Padmaloka, June 2013.

This week's FBA Podcast by Jnangarbha is called "The Hub of the Wheel". This is Part 2 of a series of four talks on the Wheel of Life. This talk on The Hub was originally recorded in December 2003. It is available on Free Buddhist Audio thanks to the volunteer efforts of the Croydon Buddhist Centre Digital Archive Project.

This week's FBA Podcast "Buddhism, Modern Physics and the Nature of Reality" given by Jnanavaca at the London Buddhist Centre's Open Day in May 2010.