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 43 minutes
When Reality Knocks on the Door
Today's FBA Dharmabyte "When Reality Knocks on the Door" is a selection from the talk "What is Enlightenment?" by Jinapriya. This is a quietly passionate talk on the quicksilver nature of the Enlightenment experience - impossible to pin down,
Come and See for Yourself
Today's FBA Dharmabyte "Come and See for Yourself" is a selected Dharmabyte from the talk "Introducing Buddhism" delivered to teacher-training students in 1966. In this excerpt, Sangharakshita explores tolerance and the freedom to grow and shows that t..
Songs of the Elder Sisters
This weeks FBA Podcast, "Songs of the Elder Sisters" is one of a series of talks on the Therigatha, the songs or poems of the nuns at the time of the Buddha. Here, Gunasiddhi gently explores the three themes of Going Forth,
Taking Awareness Deeper
Today's FBA Dharmabyte, "Taking Awareness Deeper," by Paramabandhu, is from the comprehensive and invaluable talk titled "Mindfulness For Just About Everything" given at the San Francisco Buddhist Center in 2006.
What is Freedom?
The great ocean is strange and wonderful... "Just as the mighty ocean has but one taste, the taste of salt, even so the Dharma-vinaya (Buddhism) has but one taste, the taste of Freedom"- The Udana. In today's FBA Dharmabyte, "What is Freedom?
The Word of the Buddha
In celebration of the Buddha's Turning of the Wheel of the Dharma, this week's FBA Podcast"The Word of the Buddha" describes the various levels on which Enlightened Consciousness seeks to communicate itself to those who are unenlightened. -
Salutation to the Three Jewels!
Today's FBA Dharmabyte, "Salutation to the Three Jewels - The Tiratana Vandana" is a classic Buddhist salute to the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. This is chanted every day the world over by practitioners from different Buddhist communities - a tr..
Celebrating Dharma Day
We bring to you today's FBA Dharmabyte on the eve before the full moon in July: "Celebrating Dharma Day." Here Sangharakshita shares the story of the Buddha's first teaching, the Turning of the Wheel of the Dharma, or Dharmachakra.
The Jewel in the Lotus
Today's FBA Podcast, "The Jewel in the Lotus," by Sraddhagita, is a beautiful down-to-earth exploration of the great central images of Mahayana Buddhism, usually associated with the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshavara. This talk was given in 2007.
A Touch of Magic – The Dharanis
Today's FBA Dharmabyte, "A Touch of Magic - The Dharanis" is another gem from the Vimalakirti Nirdesha Series: "The Inconceivable Emancipation" by Sangharakshita. The Sutra's hero, Vimalakirti, was a master of the Bodhisattva's 'Skilful Means',