Metta is the Active Dimension of Empathy
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explores positive emotion in our system of practice. Her themes are: pliancy and loosening boundaries; the imagination; insight; our collective life; the shade and the light of our spiritual lives. Excerpted from the talk entitled Luminous Love given at on the occasion of a Women's National Order Weekend, 2012. *** Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast: | | Bite-sized inspiration three times every week. Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast: | | A full, curated, quality Dharma talk, every week. 3,000,000 downloads and counting! or search for Free...
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The Hub of the Wheel
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talks about communicating through symbols, this time round through the hub of the wheel of life. Excerpted from the talk , at , 2020. *** Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast: | | Bite-sized inspiration three times every week. Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast: | | A full, curated, quality Dharma talk, every week. 3,000,000 downloads and counting! or search for Free Buddhist Audio or Dharmabytes in your favourite podcast service! Follow Free Buddhist Audio: | | | |
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Third Order of Consciousness
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explores Sangha as a means to counter the individualism of our times. What exactly is the true meaning of Sangha? And how can the mysterious ‘third order of consciousness’ or Bodhicitta help us to transcend our preoccupation with ourselves? Excerpted from the talk given at , 2020 as part of the series . *** Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast: | | Bite-sized inspiration three times every week. Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast: | | A full, curated, quality Dharma talk, every week. 3,000,000 downloads and counting! or search for Free Buddhist...
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A Moment of Deeper Authenticity
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As part of ’s Triratna Day celebrations, speaks to us about the ‘existential communication’ that can arise between a more, and a less, experienced practitioner. A communication that can take you to the limits of your own being and encourage you to stretch beyond them. Excerpted from the talk entitled , 2023, as part of the series *** Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast: | | Bite-sized inspiration three times every week. Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast: | | A full, curated, quality Dharma talk, every week. 3,000,000 downloads and counting! ...
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A Magnificent Tree of Equanimity
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The Brahma Viharas or Heavenly Abodes, have been likened to a magnificent tree. The deep, far ranging roots and sturdy resilient trunk are Metta; the open arms of the branches rising up out of the fullness of Metta are Compassion and Sympathetic Joy; the tree as a whole reflects the deep peace of Equanimity. The Brahma Viharas tree provides a Heavenly Abode for the creatures who live within its realm. Come and sit for a while with in the shade of the tree and explore how it is possible for us to live in heaven on earth. From the talk given at , 2024. *** Subscribe to our Dharmabytes...
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Truly Human Individuals
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In a paper of great clarity and insight, introduces the figure of the Bodhisattva, who embodies the principle of perpetual self-transcendence. Excerpted from the talk , given in 1983, as part of the series . *** Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast: | | Bite-sized inspiration three times every week. Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast: | | A full, curated, quality Dharma talk, every week. 3,000,000 downloads and counting! or search for Free Buddhist Audio or Dharmabytes in your favourite podcast service! Follow Free Buddhist Audio: ...
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Sunyata as The Foundation
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draws from a well-known story in the Life and Liberation of Padmasambhava when he is asked for a short, practical teaching which can be learned by heart to help Queen Nang Chung to practice the Dharma and ultimately lead her to Buddhahood. Excerpted from the talk given at , 2010. *** Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast: | | Bite-sized inspiration three times every week. Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast: | | A full, curated, quality Dharma talk, every week. 3,000,000 downloads and counting! or search for Free Buddhist Audio or Dharmabytes in...
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The Mystery and The Meaning
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Here explores the limits of knowledge in the face of the mystery of enlightenment. Excerpted from the talk given at the 2021. *** Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast: | | Bite-sized inspiration three times every week. Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast: | | A full, curated, quality Dharma talk, every week. 3,000,000 downloads and counting! or search for Free Buddhist Audio or Dharmabytes in your favourite podcast service! Follow Free Buddhist Audio: | | | |
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Embodying the Three Fold Way
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explores the historical and mythical aspects of Padmasambhava, as well as how he is relevant to us. Excerpted from the talk entitled given at , 2019. *** Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast: | | Bite-sized inspiration three times every week. Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast: | | A full, curated, quality Dharma talk, every week. 3,000,000 downloads and counting! or search for Free Buddhist Audio or Dharmabytes in your favourite podcast service! Follow Free Buddhist Audio: | | | |
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Symbols Speak for Themselves
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speaks here about the nature of symbols. From the talk entitled , given on Padmasambhava Day at , 2018. *** Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast: | | Bite-sized inspiration three times every week. Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast: | | A full, curated, quality Dharma talk, every week. 3,000,000 downloads and counting! or search for Free Buddhist Audio or Dharmabytes in your favourite podcast service! Follow Free Buddhist Audio: | | | |
info_outline As part of Adhisthana’s Triratna Day celebrations, Saddhanandi speaks to us about the ‘existential communication’ that can arise between a more, and a less, experienced practitioner. A communication that can take you to the limits of your own being and encourage you to stretch beyond them. Excerpted from the talk entitled The Electric Charge of Communication, 2023, as part of the series Triratna Day Weekend: Is a Guru Necessary?
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