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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Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte titled and#8220;The Nature of Otherand#8221; is an excerpt from the aptly named talk, and#8220;Awareness is Revolutionaryand#8220;, by Vajratara. Given on a Young Wome…
In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;Being Present to Experienceand#8221; we have Maitreyabandhu speaking in his usual playful, engaging way on vedana, success, being present to our experienc…
In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte we continue podcasting from the Tonglen Retreat with this excerpt from Day 3:and#8220;Turning Towards Experienceand#8221;Here Saddhanandi talks about turning toward…
In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte and#8220;Introduction to Tonglen Retreatand#8221; Saddhanandi beautifully and skilfully presents her vision for the Tonglen retreat held in March 2014 at Taraloka. …
For our FBA Dharmabyte today we chose an excerpt titled and#8220;Defining Imaginationand#8221; by Subhuti from the Rambles Around the Imagination 1 and#8211; Defining Imagination. Following on from …
In our FBA Dharmabyte today, and#8220;Illumined Imagination,and#8221; Maitreyabandhu shares anecdotes from his experience to draw out spiritual principles coming through ordinary experience. The ful…
Our FBA Dharmabyte today, and#8220;Blending Reason and Reverenceand#8221; is an excerpt from The Diamond Sutra and#8211; Taking Mind to its Limits: Talk 1, by Padmavajra. Blending the intellectual a…
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is a short talk by Taranita entitled: and#8220;The Heart Sutra and#8211; Sunyata.and#8221; Sunyata is central to the Heart Sutra, and here Taranita discusses this subtle Bud…
Our FBA Dharmabyte today, and#8220;Living by Cause and Effectand#8221; is an excerpt from the series Tangling Eyebrows with Zen Masters. Padmavajra here is looking at the nature of impermanence and …
In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, Engaged Ethics, Parami gives us a perspective on the nature of Mahayana ethics and#8211; marked by compassion and wisdom and maximizing connectedness. The energizi…
Our FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;Pointing to something Realand#8221; is the beginning of Launch of the LBC Year of Dharmic Receptivity by Jnanavaca. In true form, Jnanavaca delivers.
Our FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;Ritual, Metaphor and Poetryand#8221; is a beautiful excerpt on communication as exchange of energy and experience. Happy is the mind that is steeped in totality, Dhammad…
Vessantara is back from his three year long retreat and has many insights to share. Our FBA Dharmabyte today is a preview for next Saturdayand#8217;s full-length FBA Podcast. In and#8220;The Buddhis…
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is dedicated to Dhardo Rinpoche, and#8220;The Origins of the Stupa.and#8221; In this segment Sangharakshita explains the origins of the Buddhist stupa. From the talk, Five E…
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is a lovely reading, and reflection on, and#8220;The Buddhaand#8217;s Visions.and#8221; Here we have Candradasa reading to us, quite poetically, as the Buddha recalls his pr…
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte titled and#8220;Metta Bhavana: Letting Kindness Happenand#8221; is a short talk by Ratnaguna about the metta bhavana, or development of loving kindness. Talk given at …
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, takes us deep into the Pali Suttas as practice. Here, Padmavajra chants and#8220;The Karaniya Metta Suttaand#8221; as the opening to his talk, and#8220;The Power of L…
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;Adhistana is ACEand#8221; is a short talk by Dharmashalin as part of the theme of and#8216;Adhisthana as Blessingand#8217; on the UK and Ireland Menand#8217;…
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;and#8216;Bhante and#8211; Teacher and Friendand#8221; a talk by Dhammadinna, first in a symposium of talks about Sangharakshita given at the UK and Ireland A…
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte titled: and#8220;and#8216;Developmentand#8217; andamp; Communicating Dharmaand#8221; is an excerpt from the talk: and#8220;Psychology of Spiritual Developmentand#8221;…