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Welcome to Free Buddhist Audio's Dharmabytes podcast, featuring bite-sized dharma from our website's vast audio archive. Free Buddhist Audio is an entirely user-supported project from the Triratna Buddhist Community. If you like what you hear, come and join us at www.freebuddhistaudio.com/community - and happy listening!
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The Five Skandhas | Skandha is another of those untranslated terms - it literally means a trunk of a tree! In today's FBA Dharmabyte Sangharakshita offers his understanding of the "The Five Skandhas." From the inspiring talk, "The Awakening of the Bodhi Heart", from the 1969 series "Aspects of the Bodhisattva Ideal." | 2/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What Karma Is | In today's FBA Dharmabyte titled "What Karma Is" Nagapriya offers a good, pithy introduction to the traditionally thorny and rather misunderstood area of karma and rebirth, teasing out its relationship to Buddhist ethics in general. This excerpt is from the talk "Understanding Karma and Buddhist Ethics" given in Manchester, 2003 | 2/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Perfection of Wisdom Sutras | Today's FBA Podcast is another reading from The Perfection of Wisdom Sutras. This one, "A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Perfection of Wisdom Sutras" Chandana talks about the Perfection of Wisdom Sutras, a category of Sutras in the Mahayana tradition. | 2/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Knowledge of the Suchness of the Skandhas | Today's FBA Dharmabyte is another reading from The Perfection of Wisdom Sutras. This one, "A Reading of the Suchness of the Skandhas" beautifully shared with us by Kulaprabha from the talk, "Reflection on the Five Skandhas", the second guided reflection in the series 'Night Lily Garden of the Midnight Way - Emptiness and the Great Compassion'. "As stars, a fault of vision, as a lamp, a mock show, dew drops or a bubble, a lighting flash or a cloud, so we should view that which is conditioned." | 2/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Reading of the Heart Sutra | Today's FBA Dharmabyte today is "A Reading of the Heart Sutra" is just that, and it's very beautifully read indeed! This is an excerpt from the talk, "Reflection on the Five Skandhas" by Kulaprabha, the second guided reflection in the series 'Night Lily Garden of the Midnight Way - Emptiness and the Great Compassion'. | 2/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Diamond Sutra’s Fundamental Insight | Although innumerable beings have been led to nirvana, no being at all has been led to nirvana. Sangharakshita eloquently delivers today's FBA Dharmabyte "The Diamond Sutra's Fundamental Insight" from the talk "The Diamond Sutra" given in 1969. | 2/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Seeing with Insight | Seeing is a good word to describe the dawning of insight. Today's FBA Dharmabyte "Seeing with Insight" is from the fourth talk in Padmavjara's wonderful series on the Dhammapada, the most popular of early Buddhist texts. All of the Buddha's core teachings are here - held in heart and mind there's more than enough in the Dhammapada to take us as far in our practice as we can imagine, and then on beyond... This material is intended for use with the Dharma Training Course for Mitras (see our 'Study' section, year three). Talk recorded at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, 2007 The full talk, also titled "Seeing with Insight", is part of the series The Dhammapada - the Buddha's Way of Truth. | 2/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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In Response to the Buddha | In today's FBA Dharmabyte titled "In response to the Buddha" Sangharakshita explores how we come into contact with the Buddha through our intellect, emotion and our will. From the talk "Intellect, Emotion and Will" given at the opening of the Manchester Buddhist Centre in 1996. | 2/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Integration | Exploring the first of the four 'superconscious states' today's FBA Dharmabyte titled "Integration" by Sangharakshita takes us in for a closer look at the energies of both the conscious and unconscious mind and how the process of integration leads to greater harmony and ease. Excerpted from the talk, "A Method of Personal Development," given in 1976 as part of the series "Buddhism for Today and Tomorrow." | 1/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Clouded Dragon | Today's FBA Dharmabyte, "The Clouded Dragon", is an excerpt from a gem of a talk from Abhaya. With his customary dry wit and sharp eye he leads us on the crazy paving path through the Diamond Sutra - a text guaranteed to turn your world upside-down. Sharing his love for one of Sangharakshita's poems titled The Clouded Dragon, Abhaya makes some excellent evocations of rigorous Dharma practice as part of the everyday business of life. This is an excerpt from the talk titled "The Diamond Sutra" given at the Triratna Buddhist Order National Order weekend 2003 | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Life Gone Forth is Wide Open | In today's FBA Dharmabyte, "Life Gone Forth is Wide Open", Padmavajra takes us into the strong experience of Going Forth into homelessness. Sometimes life presents us with extremely difficult choices that seem to set us apart from those we love. Through personal reminiscence and classic Zen poetry that evokes a truly rich awareness, we see the Buddha, Hakuin, Dogen and Ryokan as they struggle to make sense of this fleeting world of form. This excerpt is from the talk "The Buddha, Hakuin, Birth and Death" given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, 2004 This talk is part of the series "Tangling Eyebrows with Zen Masters." | 1/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Four Reasons Why We Fear Death | In today's FBA Dharmabyte, "Four Reasons Why We Fear Death ", Kulaprabha explores the Abhaya Sutta on the theme of spiritual death. The death of our fixed, bounded self, the self that is made up of bundled habits and preferences and views - especially views about existence and non-existence. So don't be surprised if, when contemplating the impermanence and unreliability of that small self, you taste fear. It's natural enough in the circumstances. This is an excerpt from the full talk "Spiritual Death, Fear and Fearlessness" focussing on the Abhaya Sutta. This talk was given on retreat at Taraloka Retreat Centre in 2008. | 1/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Third Great Stage of the Path | In today's FBA Dharmabyte, "The Third Great Stage of the Path", Sangharakshita talks about the process of spiritual death as the cultivation of unselfishness. This talk, titled, "The Path of Spiritual Development" is a book launch for 'The Essential Sangharakshita' published by Wisdom Publications. Recorded 2009 at Essen, Germany. Talk translated in German. | 1/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What is Gratitude? | In today's FBA Dharmabyte, "What is Gratitude?", Sangharakshita reflects on the Buddha's achievement of Enlightenment, drawing our attention to an often overlooked feature of this great event - the Buddha's expression of gratitude to the tree that sheltered him. A timely look at ways to cultivate this essential positive emotion. This is an excerpt from the talk Looking at the Bodhi Tree given in 1999. | 1/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Death & Clarity | Today's FBA Dharmabyte, "Death & Clarity", by Vajradharshini brings us a beautiful piece on the hardest of subjects. Using zen poetry and a happily wide-ranging series of quotations (from Tibetan lamas to Ezra Pound), Vajradarshini explores her own father's death as a way to approach attitudes to death and dying. This excerpt, from the talk: "The Transitoriness of Life and the Certainty of Death," focusses on practice, a sense of urgency and being in the moment, she asks us: how do we want to spend our time? | 1/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Dharma is Everywhere | Today's FBA Dharmabyte, "The Dharma is Everywhere, is a beautiful short talk by Aryashila of the Croydon Buddhist Centre exploring impermanence. She uses the challenging poetry of Leonard Cohen and others, as well as her own deep life experience, to show that reality does not conform to ordinary wishes, but yet facing it squarely can be supremely uplifting, not sad. Talk given at the Sangha evening of the West London Buddhist Centre. | 1/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What Can We Be Sure Of? | Today's FBA Dharmabyte, "What Can We Be Sure Of?" is a taste of Jnanavaca's fabulous take on Einstein, Schroedinger, and all that stuff you wished you understood about quantum physics but despaired of ever knowing so as to impress at parties... Well, now you can learn all about it — as well as how it relates to Dharma practice and the Buddha's view of a truly luminous Reality. Very classy stuff from a great speaker with the most infectious laugh on the planet! We won't give any more away here — settle back and enjoy a brain-expanding, soul questioning except from the talk, "Buddhism and Quantum Physics" given at the Triratna Buddhist Order Convention, 2005 | 1/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Enlightenment is Different for Each of Us | More listening joy from Vajradharshini in today's FBA Dharmabyte, "Enlightenment is Different for Each of Us." From the talk "We Have a Huge Barrel of Wine But No Cups", this is another splendid journey around the idea of Enlightenment, using the languages of surrender and discipline from the Sufi context. It’s as heady as a sumptuous wine, but also sobering and down to earth, whether we’re “following a railing in the dark” or "wandering inside the red world”. Drink up! Talk given at Taraloka Retreat Centre, 2005 | 12/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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On Creativity | Today's FBA Dharmabyte, "On Creativity", is from a sparkling talk by Sangharakshita titled "Fields of Creativity" on a theme close to his heart. Full of warmth, wit and stimulating ideas. Talk given in 2001. | 12/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Positive Change | Today's FBA Dharmabyte, "Positive Change" is brought to us by Sangharakshita himself, founder of the Triratna Buddhist Order and Community. In Buddhist practice, the traditional method of choice for effecting positive change in one's life is meditation. Here Sangharakshita takes a closer look, focussing on the 'superconscious states' (characterised in turn by integration, inspiration, permeation, and radiation), the practice of developing universal friendliness, and the distinction between calm and Insight. From the talk "A Method of Personal Development" given in 1976 as part of the series Buddhism for Today and Tomorrow. | 12/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Greatest Tragedy | In today's FBA Dharmabyte, "The Greatest Tragedy", Subhuti invites us to look into the tragedy of not knowing what we want. He shares his thoughts on the nature of Samsara, contact with the Dharma and realisation as the deepest happiness. This is 'Eight Verses for Training the Mind': Talk 1 from the four-part series on this Tibetan text attributed to Kadampa Geshe Langri Tangpa. | 12/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Everyone Needs the Dharma – Milarepa’s Song | Today's FBA Dharmabyte, "Everyone Needs the Dharma - Milarepa's Song" has Sanghrakshita delightfully reciting words from the song. The Dharma is defined as whatever contributes to the development of the individual. In the full talk, "Western Buddhists and Eastern Buddhism" Sangharakshita emphasizes the importance of distinguishing Buddhism as a universally applicable path of development from the specifically Eastern cultural forms it has been associated with in the past, and explains why an authentic, non-sectarian Buddhist movement is needed in the West. Talk given in 1979. This talk is part of the series "A New Buddhist Movement - the Meaning of the FWBO." | 12/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Buddhism and the Mind | Today's FBA Dharmabyte, is titled "Buddhism and the Mind" is an excerpt from the talk "Meditation: the Expanding Consciousness" by Sangharakshita. A traditional exposition of Buddhist meditation looking at why we meditate; preparation for meditation; the five meditation practices designed to counteract the five mental poisons; and the three stages of meditation. Talk given in 1967. | 12/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Pratitya Samutpada (Conditioned Co-production) | Today's FBA Dharmabyte, "Pratitya Samutpada (Conditioned Co-production)," takes us right to the heart of the matter: How the Buddha sees things. Subhuti, with his sharp clarity and clear vision, explores one of the central teachings of the Buddha - that things arise and pass away in dependence upon conditions. Talk given at the Western Buddhist Order National Order Weekend, Wymondham 2006 | 12/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What is the Middle Way? | Today's FBA Dharmabyte, titled "What is the Middle Way?" is extracted from the talk "Twenty Years on the Middle Way" by Sangharakshita. The Middle Way can be explored through three levels of application: ethics, psychology and metaphysics. Sagharakshita explores the extreme views associated with each as he points the way towards the Middle Way. Talk given in 1987 | 12/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What is the Spiritual Community? | Today's FBA Dharmabyte, "What is the Spiritual Community," is an extract from the well-loved talk "The Individual, the Group, and the Spiritual Community" by Sangharakshita. Posing the questions: What is individuality? What is the difference between a group and a spiritual community? How can an ordinary group support our efforts to transcend the group? Talk given in 1971. | 11/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Don’t Leave Your Values at Home | Today's FBA Dharmabyte, "Don't Leave Your Values at Home," Khemasuri passionately shares the case for embracing personal responsibility and community engagement as a way of effecting social change in our troubled world. This track from the talk, "Building an Ethical Underworld - Lessons from the Mafia", given at the Buddhafield Festival, Devon, 2007. | 11/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Doubt from Faith | Today's FBA Dharmabyte, "Doubt from Faith," takes us into some crazy stuff as we hit koan country! In this track, Padmavajra explores materialist versus religious world views, spiritual life without God and the dialectic between Great Faith and Great Doubt. Uncompromising stuff towards a more profound level of awareness - steer to the deep! FBA Dharmabyte from the full talk, "Great Doubt,", featured in this Saturday's full podcast. | 11/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Rememberance of Freedom | Today's FBA Dharmabyte, "Rememberance of Freedom," by Kulaprabha, is from a meditation - a led reflection from the recording titled "Reflection on the Eight Freedoms". Let yourself be led through this reflection and take up the challenge of seeing just what positive circumstances we already have to do... Well, to do what with them? Therein lies the freedom and the challenge. This is another in the series of talks from Taraloka inspired by Gampopa's text - 'The Jewel Ornament of Liberation', December 2007 Please note this talk is a led meditation. | 11/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Establishment of Taraloka | In today's FBA Dharmabyte, "The Establishment of Taraloka," Sangharakshita shares his rejoicings of the opening of the new retreat centre for women, Taraloka. This track is from the talk, "Buddhist Dawn in the West," in which Sangharakshita outlines what led him to found the Triratna [FWBO] Community. In addition to sharing his thoughts about Taraloka, he discusses developments in ordinations conducted by senior Order Members and a new Buddhist magazine. Talk given in 1986. | 11/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tara as Embodiment of Practice for Others | Today's FBA Dharmabyte, "Tara as Embodiment of Practice for Others," is an excerpt from the talk, "Chetul Sangye Dorje" by Vajratara given at the Sheffield Buddhist Centre, 2007 | 11/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Nearness of Tara | Today's FBA Dharmabyte, "The Nearness of Tara," is an excerpt from the talk, "Contemplating the Qualities of the Tathagatas" by Samantabhadri, given at Taraloka in February, 2010. | 11/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Interconnectedness and the Awakening Heart | In today's FBA Dharmabyte, "Interconnectedness and the Awakening Heart" Parami explores the theme of the Buddha's compassionate action and how ultimately it came from beyond self, beyond other - it emerged from his realisation of 'Emptiness'. The Buddha realised full well how hard it was going to be to communicate what he had discovered to other people - to us. He knew that the grip of greed, hatred and delusion is very strong. He could imagine how vexatious it might be to teach. Fortunately for us, he could also see our potential. And so out of compassion he taught. FBA Dharmabyte from the full talk, "Out of Compassion for the World," given at the Triratna International Retreat at Taraloka, May 2008 | 11/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Three Characteristics of Conditioned Existence | In today's FBA Dharmabyte, "The Three Characteristics of Conditioned Existence" Sangharakshita illustrates how perfect vision can arise, and concludes by showing how Buddhists have communicated their vision of reality in conceptual and imaginative terms. FBA Dharmabyte from the full talk, "The Nature of Existence: Right Understanding," given in 1968 as part of the series "The Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path." | 11/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fear and Dread | In today's FBA Dharmabyte, "Fear and Dread"Kulaprabha explores spiritual death - death of our fixed, bounded self, the self that is made up of bundled habits and preferences and views, especially views about existence and non-existence - with reference to the first of two Pali Canon suttas. From the talk: "Spiritual Death, Fear and Fearlessness" given at the Taraloka, May 2008 as part of the System of Meditation retreats. | 10/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Indra’s Net & The Web of Life | In today's FBA Dharmabyte, "Indra's Net & The Web of Life," Akuppa traces positive lessons to be learned from simply observing and engaging with nature's patterns and processes - and invites us all to prepare to be awestruck as a necessary first step. From the talk: "Buddhism and Ecology" given at the Triratna [Western Buddhist Order] Convention, 2005 | 10/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Effect of Reflecting on Suffering | In today's FBA Dharmabyte "The Effect of Reflecting on Suffering" Maitreyi looks at pleasure and suffering in the context of samsara - compassionate responses to self and other, and how to loosen the bonds... This Dharmabyte is from the talk "The Defects and Dangers of Samsara," given at Tiratanaloka Retreat Centre, 2005 and is part of the series "The Four Mind-Turning Reflections." | 10/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Metta Bhavana: A Most Important Practice | From Padmavajra's wonderful series on The Dhammapada we bring you today's FBA Dharmabyte:"Metta Bhavana: A Most Important Practice." All of the Buddha's core teachings are here - held in heart and mind there's more than enough in the Dhammapada to take us as far in our practice as we can imagine, and then on beyond... From "Changing Hatred Into Love - The Dhammapada Verses 3 to 6," part of the series "The Dhammapada - The Buddha's Way of Truth" | 10/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Positive Restructuring of Consciousness | Today's FBA Dharmabyte is from our founder and teacher Sangharakshita: "The Positive Restructuring of Consciousness." In Buddhist practice, the traditional method of choice for effecting positive change in one's life is meditation. Here Sangharakshita takes a closer look, focussing on the 'superconscious states' (characterised in turn by integration, inspiration, permeation, and radiation), the practice of developing universal friendliness, and the distinction between calm and Insight. From the talk: "A Method of Personal Development," 1976. | 10/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Cherishing Living Beings | In today's FBA Dharmabyte, "Cherishing Living Beings", Subhuti tenderly takes us into the meaning of cherishing - looking after others, caring for them, and engaging in small acts of kindness. From the first talk in the series "Eight Verses for Training the Mind (talk 1)." "May I always cherish all beings, With the resolve to accomplish for them The highest good that is more precious Than any wish-fulfilling jewel." Talk given at Madhyamaloka, Birmingham, 2004 This Dharmabyte excerpt is part of the series "Eight Verses for Training the Mind." | 10/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ethics and Compassion | Our Dharmabyte today continues on the theme of Ethics with Parami sharing her thoughts on "Ethics and Compassion." Parami explores this theme of the Buddha's compassionate action and how ultimately it came from beyond self, beyond other - it emerged from his realisation of 'Emptiness'. "Out of Compassion for the World" was given at FWBO [Triratna] International Retreat at Taraloka, May 2008 | 10/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Buddhism and The Mind | Our Dharmabyte today, "Buddhism and The Mind," takes us back to 1967 with Sangharakshita's lecture: "Meditation: the Expanding Consciousness." The mind has depths and heights of which we are not normally aware, Buddhism squarely places our attention in a very practical way on the development of Mind. Meditation is something to be experienced, not talked about! | 10/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Images of Integration | Today's FBA Dharmabyte, "Images of Integration," Viveka explores the many, diverse faces of mindfulness practice - breaking down the ideological barriers that can so often divide when we try to figure out what, exactly, does constitute mindfulness meditation... Dharmabyte from the full talk: "Mindfulness as Sadhana" given at the Western Buddhist Order Convention 2005 | 10/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Eight Worldly Winds | Today's FBA Dharmabyte titled "The Eight Worldly Winds" is from the forth talk "Eight Verses for Training the Mind" by Dharmachari Subhuti. "May none of this ever be sullied By thoughts of the eight worldly concerns. May I see all things as illusions And, without attachment, gain freedom from bondage." Talk given at Madhyamaloka, Birmingham, 2004 This Dharmabyte excerpt is part of the series "Eight Verses for Training the Mind." | 9/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Seeing into One’s Own Nature | Today's FBA Dharmabyte "Seeing into One's Own Nature" is from the talk "Zen and the Psychotherapeutic Process" by Sangharakshita. With a metaphysical, transcendental penetration into the ultimate depths of one's own true nature, far behind the mind, in a new dimension all together, one emerges into Buddhahood. | 9/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Faith as Metta | From the talk titled "Amitabha", we bring you today's FBA Dharmabyte, "Faith as Metta." Saddhaloka introduces us to Amitabha, the red Buddha of the West who represents and inspires the highest love of all... Talk given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, winter retreat, 1997 | 9/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Bodhisattva Path | Today's FBA Dharmabyte by our teacher, Sangharakshita, is titled "The Bodhisattva Path". Can the Eternal be reached by following a path in time? Excerpted from the talk "The Buddha and the Bodhisattva: Eternity and Time," part of the series "Aspects of the Bodhisattva Ideal," 1969. | 9/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Everything Just Beginning | Today's FBA Dharmabyte "Everything Just Beginning" is by Amaraketu from the talk "Doubt as Path." Beginning with a quote from Sungsan, he reminds us that we don't know what's going to happen, everything is just beginning. This is a preview to next Saturday's full length podcast. Talk given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, 2005. | 9/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Metta Sutta in Pali | Today's FBA Dharmabyte is a lovely chanting of the Metta Sutta in Pali. by Dassini, Chair of the Glasgow Buddhist Centre. | 9/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Growth and Potential of Buddhism in India | In today's FBA Dharmabyte Lokamitra speaks to the Triratna Buddhist Order in Bodh Gaya on the history of the modern Buddhist movement in India. In "The Growth and Potential of Buddhism in India" he draws parallels between Dr. Ambedkar's and Sangharakshita's approach to the Dharma, particularly their common emphasis on social change. This excerpt is from the 2009 International Convention where Lokamitra addresses the stunning rebirth and growth of Buddhism in India, the positive work undertaken by the TBMSG and FWBO in the region, and the potential for Buddhists in India to have an impact on the future of their country and the rest of the world. Recorded 2009 at Bodh Gaya, India. Includes translations. | 9/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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