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
Deep Ecology
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is from Kamalashila, stemming from the deep connections he feels between Buddhist practice and the environment.
Entitled and#8220;Deep Ecology,and#8221; itand#8217;s a…
Indra’s Net
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is entitled and#8220;Indraand#8217;s Net,and#8221; by Akuppa. It is an excerpt of Akuppaand#8217;s full talk called and#8220;Buddhism and Ecology,and#8221; which will be fea…
Reverence as a Path
What do we revere? Is reverence a Buddhist practice? When we bow, does it mean we are unworthy?
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is from Suvarnaprabha of the San Francisco Buddhist Center. In and#8220;Rever…
The Spiritual Community
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is from one of the founders of the San Francisco Buddhist Center. In this excerpt from and#8220;The Individual, the Group and the Spiritual Communityand#8221; Karunadevi exp…
Ethics and Speech: What Am I Trying to Say?
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is an interesting, down to earth talk from the Director of the San Francisco Buddhist Center. In and#8220;Ethics and Speech: What Am I Trying to Say?and#8221; Padmatara disc…
Bodhicitta Arising With Collective Practice
In our FBA Dharmabyte today, Viriyalila conjures up the image of the rock tumbler to explore how the practice of sangha creates jewels. But itand#8217;s the granite bottomed rivers in NH that gets e…
Simile of the Heartwood
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is from the Chair of Aryaloka, Dayalocana. This excerpt and#8220;The Heartwood of Aryaloka,and#8221; is from the full talk: and#8220;The Simile of the Heartwood.and#8221; He…
The Bodhisattva at Play
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is from the founder of the Triratna Buddhist Order and Community, Sangharakshita. In and#8220;The Bodhisattva at Play,and#8221; he explores how a Bodhisattvaand#8217;s work …
Rebecoming
Our FBA Dharmabyte today titled: and#8216;Rebecomingand#8217;, by Ratnadharani, explores the distinction between skilful and unskilful as a process of re-becoming or rebirth.
From the fourth talk in…
What does it mean to be human?
and#8220;What does it mean to be human?and#8221; We have choices and possibilities, pleasure and pain. Our FBA Dharmabyte is an exploration of the balance of karma and karma vipaka. From the talk a…
The Knowledge of Suchness
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is a reading from the and#8216;Perfection of Wisdomand#8217; titled: and#8220;The Knowledge of the Suchness of the Skandhasand#8221;. From the guided and#8220;Reflection on …
The Dharma is Everywhere
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is a beautiful short talk by Aryashila of the Croydon Buddhist Centre. In and#8220;The Dharma is Everywhereand#8221; she uses the challenging poetry of Leonard Cohen and ot…
The Buddha As Bodhisattva
Our FBA Dharmabyte today is a preview for Saturdayand#8217;s Podcast. In and#8220;The Buddha As Bodhisattvaand#8221; be prepared for the odd surprise as Dhivan considers the relationship between wh…
As Stars…
Our FBA Dharmabyte today takes into the heart of The Diamond Sutra. In and#8220;As Starsand#8230;and#8221;, Padmavajra gives us the last teaching: as stars; a fault of vision; a lamp; a mock show or…
What’s Love Got To Do With It?
In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte today we present a short talk exploring impermanence and interconnectedness by Carunalaka titled: and#8220;Whatand#8217;s Love Got To Do With It?and#8221;
The Context of Perfect Vision
The Eightfold Path is divided into Paths of Vision and of Transformation. In our FBA Dharmabyte today and#8220;The Context of Perfect Visionand#8221; Sangharakshita illustrates how perfect vision c…
Vision of Life
A vision of emptiness is key to spiritual alchemy. Our FBA Dharmabyte today is an exploration of the transformative magic that is Bodhichitta practice. and#8220;Vision of Lifeand#8221;, by Padmavaj…
Working with Energy
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;Working With Energy,and#8221; is a short, personal talk by Singhamati given given at the 2011 National Young Triratna Buddhists Weekend retreat exploring the…
Appreciating Silence
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;and#8220;Appreciating Silence,and#8221; is a little gem of an excerpt from the talk: and#8220;No Dependence on Words and Lettersand#8221; by Sangharakshita, …
Gratitude and Receptivity
Into the Diamond Sutra we go and#8211; Subhutiand#8217;s arrival and questioning dialogue with the Buddha. Much food for thought to be had here as the Diamond begins to cut under the skin of thingsan…