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
The Bodhisattva Vision
Our Dharmabyte podcast today is an excerpt from The Bodhisattva Vision. Visuddhimati launches the Triratna Urban Retreat on the theme of the greater mandala of uselessness and#8211; a teaching Sangh…
Twentieth Century Bodhisattva
Our Dharmabyte podcast today is brought to you by Dayajoti. Twentieth Century Bodhisattva is an excerpt from the introduction to Buddhist Action Month 2016 in Bristol, England. She focused on three …
The Sea As Spiritual Death
Our Dharmabyte podcast today, The Sea As Spiritual Death, is an excerpt from a talk of the same name by Arthabandhu. Image of the sea and the raft, we hold onto our raft, but this brings suffering a…
‘Vision’ and ‘View’
Our Dharmabyte podcast today, and#8216;Visionand#8217; and and#8216;Viewand#8217;, is an excerpt from A Vision of Human Existence given by Sangharakshita in 1976. In sanskrit or pali, there’s no wor…
A Prayer to the Moon
In our Dharmabyte podcast today, A Prayer to the Moonand#8221;, Paramananda shares a David White poem about the moon as a means of expressing consciousness that is inspired by longing for something …
Daring to Look In the Mirror
In our Dharmabyte podcast today, Daring to Look In the Mirrorand#8221;, Satyalila offers a talk for theme of the European Womenand#8217;s Convention which was and#8220;The Bodhisattvaand#8217;s Repl…
Opening Up and Letting Go
In our Dharmabyte podcast today, Opening Up and#038; Letting Goand#8221;, Yashobodhi talks about her personal connection to the tonglen practice and the seven point mind training and about practisin…
Developing Real Individuality
Our Dharmabyte podcast today entitled and#8220;Developing Real Individualityand#8221; is about going forth from the group, and helping others to do so too. From the talk The Individual, the Group, a…
Experience, Then Understanding
In todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte podcast Ratnaghosha brings usand#8220;Experience, Then Understandingand#8221;, a short excerpt from the talk entitled The Goal, the sixth talk given on the European Tri…
Mindfulness Really is The Way
In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte podcast Vajratara delivers and#8220;Mindfulness Really is The Wayand#8221;, a short excerpt from the talk, Insight In The Everyday. Satipatana is a practice of brin…
Knowing the Dangers, Seeking the Noble
Fear is the great modern disease. Helping to create the conditions of fearlessness is one of the greatest gifts we can give. Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte podcast is entitledand#8220;Knowing the Da…
The Gift of Fearlessness
Fear is the great modern disease. Helping to create the conditions of fearlessness is one of the greatest gifts we can give. Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte podcast is entitledand#8220;The Gift of Fe…
It’s Not Fair!
Todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte podcast is aptly namedand#8220;It’s Not Fair!and#8221; by Kalyanaprabha. Lifeand#8217;s unfair, what can we do about it? We can practice the Dharma and follow the Buddhaan…
Karma with a Twist
In todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte podcast entitled, and#8220;Karma with a Twistand#8221;, Subhuti clearly describes how unwholesome mental states influence how we interpret our experience. This is why w…
Breaking Through with Awareness
In todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte podcast entitled, and#8220;Breaking Through with Awarenessand#8221;, we are reminded that awareness is the great dissolver of negative emotions. At times in the spiritu…
Glimpses of Vision
Todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte podcast is a short talk by Nityabodha given as part of the LBCand#8217;s Urban Retreat in June 2009 entitled and#8220;Glimpses of Visionand#8221;.
Fluidity in Our Nature: The Sea
Weand#8217;ve titled todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte podcast, and#8220;Fluidity in Our Nature: The Seaand#8221;. In this gentle talk, Arthabandhu gives us the image of the sea and the raft. We hold o…
A Conversation About Poetry
In todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte podcast, and#8220;A Conversation About Poetry and#8220;, from Maitreyabandhuand#8217;s Book Launch of his two new books: The Journey and the Guide; and Yarn, a new coll…
A Darkness Was Ripped From My Eyes
Weand#8217;ve titled todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte podcast and#8220;A Darkness Was Ripped From My Eyesand#8221;, a line from the poem, Singapore, by Mary Oliver, recited with commentary offered by …
The Tree is Teaching Us
Todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte podcast is called and#8220;The Tree is Teaching Usand#8221; by Suchitta. The birth of a tree is no different from our own and#8211; dependent on conditions and the element…