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 Golden Drum
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte and#8220;The Golden Drum,and#8221; by Sangharakshita, is an excerpt from the talk and#8216;The Bodhisattva’s Dreamand#8217;. The Bodhisattva Ruchiraketu dreams of a gol…
Samsara and The Three Laksanas
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte and#8220;Samsara andamp; the Three Laksanas,and#8221; by Dhammadinna, is from the first talk in a five-part series from Tiratanalokaand#8217;s retreat on the and#8216;F…
The Five Skandhas
Skandha is another of those untranslated terms and#8211; it literally means a trunk of a tree! In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte Sangharakshita offers his understanding of the and#8220;The Five Skand…
What Karma Is
In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte titled and#8220;What Karma Isand#8221; Nagapriya offers a good, pithy introduction to the traditionally thorny and rather misunderstood area of karma and rebirth, te…
A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Perfection of Wisdom Sutras
Todayand#8217;s FBA Podcast is another reading from The Perfection of Wisdom Sutras. This one, and#8220;A Hitchhikerand#8217;s Guide to the Perfection of Wisdom Sutrasand#8221; Chandana talks about t…
Knowledge of the Suchness of the Skandhas
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is another reading from The Perfection of Wisdom Sutras. This one, and#8220;A Reading of the Suchness of the Skandhasand#8221; beautifully shared with us by Kulaprabha …
A Reading of the Heart Sutra
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte today is and#8220;A Reading of the Heart Sutraand#8221; is just that, and itand#8217;s very beautifully read indeed! This is an excerpt from the talk, and#8220;Reflecti…
The Diamond Sutra’s Fundamental Insight
Although innumerable beings have been led to nirvana, no being at all has been led to nirvana. Sangharakshita eloquently delivers todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte and#8220;The Diamond Sutraand#8217;s …
Seeing with Insight
Seeing is a good word to describe the dawning of insight. Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte and#8220;Seeing with Insightand#8221; is from the fourth talk in Padmavjaraand#8217;s wonderful series on the…
In Response to the Buddha
In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte titled and#8220;In response to the Buddhaand#8221; Sangharakshita explores how we come into contact with the Buddha through our intellect, emotion and our will. From…
Integration
Exploring the first of the four and#8216;superconscious statesand#8217; todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte titled and#8220;Integrationand#8221; by Sangharakshita takes us in for a closer look at the ener…
The Clouded Dragon
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;The Clouded Dragonand#8221;, is an excerpt from a gem of a talk from Abhaya. With his customary dry wit and sharp eye he leads us on the crazy paving path thr…
Life Gone Forth is Wide Open
In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;Life Gone Forth is Wide Openand#8221;, Padmavajra takes us into the strong experience of Going Forth into homelessness. Sometimes life presents us with ext…
Four Reasons Why We Fear Death
In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;Four Reasons Why We Fear Death and#8220;, Kulaprabha explores the Abhaya Sutta on the theme of spiritual death. The death of our fixed, bounded self, the s…
The Third Great Stage of the Path
In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;The Third Great Stage of the Pathand#8221;, Sangharakshita talks about the process of spiritual death as the cultivation of unselfishness. This talk, title…
What is Gratitude?
In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;What is Gratitude?and#8221;, Sangharakshita reflects on the Buddhaand#8217;s achievement of Enlightenment, drawing our attention to an often overlooked fea…
Death and Clarity
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;Death and#038; Clarityand#8221;, by Vajradharshini brings us a beautiful piece on the hardest of subjects. Using zen poetry and a happily wide-ranging series …
The Dharma is Everywhere
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;The Dharma is Everywhere, is a beautiful short talk by Aryashila of the Croydon Buddhist Centre exploring impermanence. She uses the challenging poetry of Leo…
What Can We Be Sure Of?
Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;What Can We Be Sure Of?and#8221; is a taste of Jnanavacaand#8217;s fabulous take on Einstein, Schroedinger, and all that stuff you wished you understood about…
Enlightenment is Different for Each of Us
More listening joy from Vajradharshini in todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;Enlightenment is Different for Each of Us.and#8221; From the talk and#8220;We Have a Huge Barrel of Wine But No Cups…