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 37 minutes
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'.
Triratna Buddhism
In this week's FBA Podcast "Triratna Buddhism," Vadanya tells the story of Sangharakshita and the new Buddhist Order and movement he founded. He talks about the early days of the FWBO and demonstrates the radical nature of the movement that has now bec...
Life as an Order Member
Today's FBA Dharmabyte is an excerpt from a personal talk "Life as an Order Member" by Lokeshvara, the last in a series of four talks given to men training for ordination on the 'What Is the Order' retreat at Padmaloka, 2011.
The Bodhisattva as Hero
Today's FBA Dharmabyte "The Bodhisattva as Hero," by Sangharakshita is from the talk "The Heroic Ideal in Buddhism" given in 1969. - Buddhism is sometimes seen as weak or negative. Using examples from the Pali Canon and Mahayana texts,
The Individual and Community
In this week's FBA Podcast , "The Individual and Community" Dhammarati talks about the Order as the basis for the New Society. Basing his talk in part on the lectures where Sangharakshita originally introduced the idea of the New Society,
The Compassionate Hearer
In today's FBA Dharmabyte "The Compassionate Hearer," Padmavajra puts us in touch with Bodhichitta as song. Here he shares with us the Shurangama Sutra on OM MANI PADME HUM, the mantra of Avalokitesvara, the one who hears the cries of the world. -
Buddhist Dragons
In today's FBA Dharmabyte "Buddhist Dragons," Sangharakshita shares a few thoughts on the naga, or Buddhist Dragon. From the talk, "Protectors of the Dharma" in the "Transformation of Self and World" series on The Sutra of Golden Light by Sangharashita,
Dreaming Angels
This week's FBA Podcast , "Dreaming Angels" is a rousing and challenging talk by Vajratara given on the December 2012 National Order Weekend for women. The full title is "Dreaming Angels Each Imbued with the Mysteries of the Other - Why the Triratna Bu...