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
- 1355
- Years Active
- 2011 - 2025
The Bardo of Life, An Extraordinary Opportunity
In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;The Bardo of Life, An Extraordinary Opportunity,and#8221; Padmavajra explores the great text that reveals the realms between death and new life, where an…
Buddhism Beyond Samsara
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;Buddhism Beyond Samsaraand#8221; takes us into the reflections of Vajradarsini on practicing purely with insight in mind. Buddhism is not being better at sa…
Flowers from the Dhammapada
Todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte is a closer look into the chapter titled and#8220;Flowersand#8221; from the and#8220;Dhammapadaand#8220;, by Padmavajra. The ideal student masters the realm of death by en…
How to Hold a Vision
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is brought to us by the delightful Saddhanandi and#8220;How to Hold a Visionand#8221; from the talk and#8220;Enlightenment as Heart, Life as Whole.and#8221; Are we nour…
The Buddha’s Gratitude
Todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte is on and#8220;The Buddhaand#8217;s Gratitudeand#8221; discussing the importance of gratitude for the spiritual life, even for the Buddha following his Enlightenment. The t…
Bahiya – In the Seen Only the Seen…
This weeks FBA Dharmabyte,and#8221;Bahiya and#8211; In the Seen Only the Seenand#8221; is a reading from the book and#8216;Gautama Buddha: The Life and Teachings of the Awakened Oneand#8217; (Quercus…
What is Enlightenment?
This weeks FBA Dharmabyte titled: and#8220;What is Enlightenment?and#8220;, from the talk, and#8220;Enlightenment as Experience and as Non-Experienceand#8221; by Sangharakshita exposes a modern disea…
Practising Purely
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;Practising Purely,and#8221; by Varjadarshini, is from the third talk in a five-part series from Tiratanalokaand#8217;s retreat on the and#8220;Four Mind Turni…
Trying to Make Samsara Work
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, is brought to us by Maitreyi titled: and#8220;Trying to Make Samsara Workand#8220;. Another gem from the talk and#8220;The Defects and Dangers of Samsaraand#8221; wher…
The Four Rivers of Samsara
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;The Four Rivers of Samsaraand#8221; is from the second talk from the 2009 UK Womenand#8217;s Order / Mitra Event titled and#8220;Generating Bodhi Mindand#8221…
Cultural, Political and Social Change
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;Cultural, Political and Social Changeand#8220;, is an extract from a question and answer session with Sangharakshita at the Croydon Buddhist Centre in Novembe…
Samsara and Nirvana
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, takes us right to the heart of the matter with and#8220;Samsara and Nirvanaand#8220;, by Maitreyi. From the talk and#8220;The Defects and Dangers of Samsaraand#8221; w…
Positive Emotion and The Spiritual Life
This weeks FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;Positive Emotion and The Spiritual Lifeand#8220;, is an extract from the legendary series by Sangharakshita, and#8220;Buddhism for Today and Tomorrowand#8221; give…
Who Benefits?
This weeks FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;Who Benefits?and#8220;, is a revisit to last weekendand#8217;s full talk podcast, and#8220;Brahama Viharas and the Key Momentand#8221; by Kulaprabha. In this extra…
Samadhi – Concentration in the Fullest Sense
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte,and#8221;Samadhi and#8211; Concentration in the Highest Senseand#8221; is track from the talk and#8220;Buddhism and the Path of the Higher Evolutionand#8221; by Sanghar…
Priti: The Intensity of Rapture
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte takes us into the blissful realm of Priti from a talk on the spiral path by Sangharakshita. and#8220;Priti: The Intensity of Raptureand#8221; is a selected Dharmabyte f…
Virya – Energy in Pursuit of the Good
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte and#8220;Virya and#8211; Energy in Pursuit of the Good,and#8221; is from an inspiring talk by Prajnadevi titled: and#8220;The Perfection of Energy.and#8221; Virya is th…
Dharmavichaya – Introspection of Mind and Mental Events
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte takes us into the fascinating world of mind and mental events. and#8220;Dhammavichaya and#8211; Introspection of Mind and Mental Events,and#8221; is a crucial stage in …
Mindfulness
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, simply titled and#8220;Mindfulness,and#8221; by Paramabandhu, is from the comprehensive and invaluable talk titled and#8220;Mindfulness For Just About Everythingand#82…
Seven Bodhyangas
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte and#8220;Seven Bodhyangas,and#8221; by Sangharakshita, is an excerpt from the talk and#8220;Mind: Reactive and Creative.and#8221; Here, Sangharakshita describes in deta…