Dharmabytes features bite-sized dharma, three times a week, from the Free Buddhist Audio archives. Themed in conjunction with our weekly full length talk podcast, these are inspiring short extracts from over 5,000 talks on Buddhism, meditation and mindfulness! Tune in, be inspired!
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 18 days 12 hours 27 minutes
A Guidebook for the Dead
In today's FBA Dharmabyte, "A Guidebook for the Dead" Padmavajra explores the great text that reveals the realms between death and new life, where anything is possible in the Bardo - the 'intermediate state'.
Life – For A Limited Time Only
In this week's FBA Podcast "Life - For A Limited Time Only," Suriyavamsa begins with the inevitability of death and some of our habitual attitudes to death and suffering, reading from contemporary poets. He brings out the Buddhist perspective that life..
The Mahaparinirvana Sutta
In today's FBA Dharmabyte, "The Mahaparinirvana Sutta" Sangharakshita takes us through a beautiful retelling of the Buddha's last days. From the talk, "The Tantric Symbolism of the Stupa" by Sangharakshita, 1971,
Does the Buddha Exist After Death?
In today's FBA Dharmabyte, "Does the Buddha Exist After Death?" Sangharakshita explores this centuries old question. - From the talk, "The Meaning of Parinirvana" by Sangharakshita, 1972.
Death And The Buddhist
In this week's FBA Podcast "Death And The Buddhist," Danavira is very funny, can do poetic and profound, tends to the chaotic in his style, and has a particular genius for this kind of thing; this kind of thing being talking about death.
The Psychical Energies of the Stupa
In today's FBA Dharmabyte, "The Psychical Energies of the Stupa" Sangharakshita takes us through a poetic and magical journey of the psychical energies of the five elements within and around us. From the talk,
Verses of Confession
Today's FBA Dharmabyte , continues on our Parinirvana/Vajrasattva/Confession as Practice theme. Titled "Verses of Confession," Padmavajra is exploring the transformative magic that is Bodhichitta practice. In this excerpt he reflects on the Verses of C..
Reflections on Vajrasattva
In this week's FBA Podcast "Reflections on Vajrasattva: Purity, Confession and Death," Dhammadinna shares her thoughts on Vajrasattva. His purity is not any sort of purity that can be attained - he is beyond space and beyond time. He is a very positive,
Shifting the Centre of Gravity: Confession
"And there he saw a man beating that drum. Then from the sound of the drum he heard these confessional verses." - Today's FBA Dharmabyte, "Shifting the Centre of Gravity: Confession," is an excerpt from the talk,
Loving Samsara
Today's FBA Dharmabyte , "Loving Samara," is a talk specially recorded by Viveka Chan in San Francisco for the LBC's Parinirvana Festival Day, 2012, entitled 'He Who Was So Kind'.