Dharmabytes from free buddhist audio
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!
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- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 7 minutes
- Episodes
- 1356
- Years Active
- 2011 - 2025
Our True Response
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is called Our True Response, from the talk entitled Truthful Communication. Amarapuspa explores the topic of truthful communication starting from the idea that the spi…
Going Deeper into the Heart of How Things Are
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is called Going Deeper into the Heart of How Things Are, from the talk entitled Prajnaparamita, the female Bodhisattva of wisdom, by Vessantara. This excerpt goes into…
The Symbolism of the Cremation Ground
Are we ready to face our own death, and the total transformation it symbolises? In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, The Symbolism of the Cremation Ground we learn about the eight cremation grounds an…
An Encounter with Padmasambhava in Darjeeling
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is a recollection from Sangharakshita called An Encounter with Padmasambhava in Darjeeling. Padmasambhava, often known as the and#8216;Second Buddhaand#8217;, is famou…
Nothing to Fear
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is all about Nothing to Fear. Vajrasara explores the life and teachings of the Buddha as theyand#8217;ve come down through the stories of the tradition. From the talk …
Heroic Warrior
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, is called Heroic Warrior from the talk Shakyamuni Buddha given by Maitreyaraja during the 2016 and#8216;Cosmic Going for Refuge Treeand#8217; retreat at Padmaloka.
Faith as Metta
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, is called Faith as Metta by Saddhaloka from the talk entitled Amitabha. This is the fourth talk in a six-part series on the figures on the Wheel of Life. Saddhaloka i…
Bathed in Light and Love
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is called Bathed in Light and Love by Ghosaka. From a contemplative talk entitled Amitabha: Pouring Forth From Stillness on the red Buddha of the west. Meditation, the setti…
Compassionate Action
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, is called Compassionate Action by Sangharakshita. This excerpt is from Taraloka Retreat Centre, when Sangharakshita inaugurates their new shrine cabin dedicated to Ta…
From the Tears of Avalokitesvara
In a series about the final mantras of the sevenfold puja, Kamalashila talks about the birth and significance of the bodhisattva Tara in our FBA Dharmabyte today, entitled From the Tears of Avaloki…
Peaceful Vajrapani
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, introduces to another side of the usual wrathful Vajrapani, entitled Peaceful Vajrapani.
From an imaginative yet practical talk entitled Vajrapani by Sanghanistha. Gi…
Fear and Vajrapani
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte offers a sensitive and thoughtful exploration of Fear and Vajrapani. This excerpt is from the talk entitled The Blazing Iron Club and the Winged Horse (Winter Retreat …
The Horse and the Rider
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, is called The Horse and the Rider, an excerpt from the talk entitled Cutting the Bonds by Vadanya, the introduction to a Sangha Night Series at Sheffield Buddhist Cen…
The Seed of the Thus Gone
Enlightenment must be within our reach! Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, is called The Seed of the Thus Gone, an excerpt from the talk simply titled The Motive by Padmavajra.
This is the first talk …
An Army of Compassion
Our FBA Dharmabyte, An Army of Compassion, is an excerpt from the talk Compassion Embodied by Vajratara.
The Bodhicitta is about the spiritual community, the sangha, because it is only when we work …
Embodying Compassion in the World
How do we have a creative response to suffering, without either getting overwhelmed or turning away? Our FBA Dharmabyte, Embodying Compassion in the World, illustrates the keep kindness of the Buddh…
Metaphors and Archetypes
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is called Metaphors and Archetypes from the talk Archetypal Symbolism, Part 2 by Danadasa.
The life story of the Buddha is much more than a historical account – it is a poe…
Our Place is in the Cosmos
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is called Our Place is in the Cosmos from the talk Approaching a Magical World by Jvalamalini. This is an excerpt from the first of four talks on and#8216;the Cosmic Mythic…
Chittamatra (‘Mind-Only’)
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is called Chittamatra (and#8216;Mind-Onlyand#8217;) from the talk The Depth Psychology of the Yogachara by Sangharakshita.
The Yogachara School of Indian Mahayana Buddhism …
Intellectual understanding is not enough
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is called Intellectual understanding is not enough from the talk The Turning About in the Deepest Seat of Consciousness by Sangharakshita.
The and#8216;turning aboutand#821…