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
Bringing Together Head and Heart
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is called Bringing Together Head and Heart by Ratnavandana.
Continuing the series of personal talks on each of the Brahma Viharas from the 2015 Rainy Season Retreat, Ratnava…
What Buddhas Do
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is called What Buddhas Do. An excerpt from a talk by the same name, given by Maitreyi as part of Sangha Night and to mark the Year of the Buddha at the Cambridge Buddhist Ce…
Double Vajra – Unifying Contradictions
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is called Double Vajra and#8211; Unifying Contradictions. Lokeshvara explores the symbolism of the double vajraand#8230;this excerpt is from a short talk of the same title, …
Five Spiritual Faculties
Our FBA Dharmabyte today, entitled: Five Spiritual Faculties is from 1966. Sangharakshita points out possible potentially misleading assumptions concerning Buddhism, and describes three principal av…
The Most Difficult Questions
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is entitled The Most Difficult Questions. Here Arthapriya explores the Buddhist understanding of what we call reality, and how it is less common sensical than we might imagi…
Non-Self In Buddhist-Psychology
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is an excerpt from Non-Self In Buddhist-Psychology by Kamalashila. The Buddha taught from his vision of interconnected conditionality which showed him that nothing is fixed …
Time Traveling to the Time of the Buddha
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is entitled Time Traveling to the Time of the Buddha. Amoghavajra takes us back 2,500 years to the Kingdom of Magadha in Northern India to the birth of a boy called Kassapa.…
The Story of Angulimala
OurFBA Dharmabyte today is The Story of Angulimala by Suriyavamsa from the talk, and#8220;Like The Moon Released From A Cloud.and#8221; Suriyavamsa tells us the story of the murderer Angulimala, who …
How Can One Know the Buddha?
In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, How Can One Know the Buddha?, we here from Sangharakshita from the talk, and#8220;The Disappearing Buddha.and#8221; The Buddha adopted the appearance and speech of…
Reality’s Unfolded, What’s Next?
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is brought to us by Vajratara entitled:Reality’s Unfolded, What’s Next? Vajratara condenses nearly 50 years of the Buddhas life, using stories from the Pali Canon to s…
Myth Evoking Inner Reality
Just how does one explain the taste of a mango? Vadanya gives us todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte entitled:Myth Evoking Inner Reality. Here, Vadanya illustrates just how rich myth and symbols are to e…
Stories from the Pali Canon
In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte Stories from the Pali Canon, Saddhaloka talks about the tradition of storytelling in Buddhism, and recounts some of his own favourites. His obvious love of the tale…
Six Objects of Worship
In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte Six Objects of Worship, Sangharakshita explains the the first three of six garavas: Satta, Dharma, Sangha. From the talk, and#8220;Discerning the Buddhaand#8221;, g…
A Rung in the Ladder
In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte A Rung in the Ladder, Satyalila shares quite personally about her writing as spiritual practice. From the talk, and#8220;Daring to Look In the Mirrorand#8221; given…
Entering Into A Life in the Dharma
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is by Saddhaloka, the new chair of the College of Public Preceptors. Much easier said then done, Entering Into a Life in the Dharma begins with a strong heartfelt response, …
Setting Intention for Equanimity
In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, Setting Intention for Equanimity, Ratnavandana shares an intensely honest, psychologically intimate, beautifully forensic history of her personal relationship to t…
The Boundlessness of Metta
In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, The Boundlessness of Metta, Jvalamalini gives a very personal and helpful take on the metta bhavana (loving kindness) practice, recounting her history with it and …
Seeing Beauty in Nature
In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, Seeing Beauty in Nature, Jnanavaca continues the seminar series exploring Eros and Beauty, drawing inspiration from Keats on the ascent of beauty. From the talk an…
The Perfectly Enlightened Mind
In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, The Perfectly Enlightened Mind, Padmavajra offers a beautiful reading of the opening verses of Bodhicaravatara and#8211; the Entry of the Way into Enlightement, by…
Transforming the World
In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, Transforming the World, Khemasuri explores the message of Transforming the World in The Sutra of Golden Light at Sangha Night, Sheffield Buddhist Centre 2008. Talk…