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
Desire and Resolve
In todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte Desire and Resolve, Srivati touches into the Five Vinyatas including Desire and Resolve illustrated in the story of Bahiya of the Bark Garment. Simply put, if we desire …
Regarding Life Itself
Todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte, Regarding Life Itself Sangharakshita suggests that spiritual life is better seen in more concrete ways; as growth, work, and duty. What is our usual approach to life? What…
Human Birth is Not Accidental
In todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte the lovely Dhammadinna reminds us that we are not hear by chance: Human Birth is Not Accidental but a result of our previous skillful actions. A quick look at the nature…
Benefits of our Human Life
Todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte, Benefits of our Human Life is the opening track from the talk and#8220;This Precious Human Lifeand#8221; by Kulaprabha.
Given at Taraloka Retreat Center, February 2008, th…
Mindfulness of Reality
In this star Dharmabyte, an extract from the talk:Mindfulness of Reality, Kulananda takes us into the heart of the matter: everything is change. Itand#8217;s enough to make anyone think twice. Or a …
Recollection of Death
In todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte, The Recollection of Death, Sangharakshita leads us with mindfulness into the practice of recollecting Death to overcome craving. From the lecture and#8220;The Meaning o…
The Story of Bahiya
Todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte brings you a special reading of the story of Bahiya of the Bark Garment from the Pali Canon. Read to us by Srivati in the context of her talk and#8220;Becoming a Citizen of…
Life is too Short to Waste
Our Dharmabyte today reminds us that Life is Too Short to Waste. Brought to us by the dynamic and passionate Padmavajra from the talk titled and#8220;Death and Desireand#8221; part II of a three-part…
Dying with Fearlessness
Todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte features the lovely Vajradharshini in an excerpt from her talk and#8220;The Transitoriness of Life and the Certainty of Death.and#8221; In and#8220;Dying with Fearlessnessa…
Death as Loss or Death as Gateway
Todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte moves us into the theme of Death as the Buddhaand#8217;s Parinirvana is celebrated across the Buddhist world. and#8220;Death as Loss or Death as Gatewayand#8221; is an extr…
Reality as Change – Poetry and Impermanence
Todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte: Reality as Change and#8211; Poetry and Impermanence is from a thoughtful and sympathetic talk by Srivati on the most delicate of tasks in any life and#8211; how to live in…
The Suffering of a Wasted Life
Todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte, and#8220;The Suffering of a Wasted Lifeand#8221; is a track from the inspiring talk and#8220;Generating Bodhi Mindand#8221; by the dynamic Vajratara of Sheffield Buddhist …
The Six Perfections
Todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte, and#8220;The Six Perfectionsand#8221; is a reminder from our last podcast where Nagapriya beautifully and clearly led us through his understanding of and#8220;The Ideal of…
Buddhist Conversion and The Bodhichitta
Welcome to Dharmabytes! In and#8220;Buddhist Conversion andamp; The Bodhichittaand#8221;, Sangharakshita, the founder of the Triratna Buddhist Order and Community, introduces the talk and#8220;The Ar…
Dharmabytes – The Buddha and Reality
Welcome to the first installment of our new Dharmabytes podcast, where Free Buddhist Audio serves up a bite-sized portion of Dharma from the wealth of audio talks in our archives. In this excerpt fro…