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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Our FBA Dharmabyte today is another dip into the Yogachara from Subhuti called Our Illusory View.
This is the last in a brilliant four-part series by Subhuti on the Yogachara school of Buddhist phi…
In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte Arthapriya creatively explores the question: What is actually happening? .
Arthapriya explores the Buddhist understanding of what we call reality, and how it is le…
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is entitled What happens when we stop and listen? from the talk The Sound of Reality by Padmavajra.
Fabulous stuff. This richly rewarding talk explores the place and …
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is entitled The Buddha and Reality from the talk The Buddha, God, and Reality by Sangharakshita. Having considered Buddhism (in and#8216;The Buddha and#8211; Man or S…
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is entitled Reality and Intuition from the talk All One Gorgeous Mistake by Vajradarshini.
A jewelled casket of a talk by Vajradarshini, with poetic accompaniment. Ru…
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is called Perception (Samjna) and#8211; A Definition, taken from the 6th talk in the series The Diamond Sutra and#8211; Taking Mind to its Limits by Padmavajra.
This …
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is from a talk by Kulaprabha called The Alchemy of Happiness, a thoughtful take on the positive emotions cultivated in the and#8216;Brahma Viharaand#8217; meditations…
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is on Worldly and Unworldly Vedana from a series of talks on the Satipatthana: A Path to Insight.
This talk (4 of 8 in the series) is clear, engaging and impassioned.…
Our FBA Dharmabyte, Whole Body Breathingis an excerpt from the talk Anatomy of the Breath by Padmadarshini
This talk provides a really good working context to help your meditation practice. Best to…
Our FBA Dharmabyte, Working at Your Own Paceis an excerpt from an Anapanasati Retreat led by Viveka.
Vivekaand#8217;s fresh and vibrant take on the traditional practice of anapanasati and#8211; min…
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is the beginning of a heartfelt conversation between Samantabhadri and Dharmakarunya entitled Metta, Contemplative Dialogue. The two good friends engage in a contemplative …
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is called We Are a Flow of Phenomena by Dassini from the talk The Therigatha and the Problem of Self. We then hear a verse about no-self from the nun Uttara. This leads on …
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is called Stepping Through The Portal by Nagapriya from the talk Cherish the Doctrine, Part 1 of a three part series based around the motto of the great Tibetan 20th Centur…
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is called Enlightenment Is Possible by Saddhanandi from the talk Reflecting On the Life of the Buddha.
This is the first of four talks exploring Vasubandhuand#8217;s Four F…
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is called Conditions For Generating Bodhi Resolve from the talk Vasubandhuand#8217;s Treatise on Generating Bodhi Resolve given at the London Buddhist Centre, September 200…
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is from Visuddhimati called Grounded in Compassion from the talk The Bodhisattva Vision given during the Triratna Urban Retreat, 2015.
In our FBA Dharmabyte today, Seeing Through. Sanghadevi introduces us to Manjughosha who holds the Perfection of Wisdom near his heart and wields a sword that cuts through all the views and attitud…
Our FBA Dharmabyte today catapults us into The Bodhisattvaand#8217;s Cosmic Context. Another excerpt from a classic Sangharakshita talk entitled The Cosmic Significance of the Bodhisattva Ideal fro…
In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte Sangharakshita illustrates the cosmic grandeur of The Bodhisattva Spirit . This is from the talk entitled The Cosmic Significance of the Bodhisattva Ideal from The…
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is called Keeping Our Hearts Open, an excerpt from the talk on Avalokitesvara by Dharmasri. Speaking from the heart, Dharmasri evokes the wish to alleviate the suffering of…