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! Tune in, be inspired!

Metta is the Active Dimension of Empathy 11/21/2024

Metta is the Active Dimension of Empathy 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 Buddhist Audio or Dharmabytes in your favourite podcast service! Follow Free Buddhist Audio: | | | | /episode/index/show/dharmabytes/id/34033330

The Hub of the Wheel 11/18/2024

The Hub of the Wheel 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: | | | | /episode/index/show/dharmabytes/id/33897187

Third Order of Consciousness 11/14/2024

Third Order of Consciousness 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 Audio or Dharmabytes in your favourite podcast service! Follow Free Buddhist Audio: | | | | /episode/index/show/dharmabytes/id/33895477

A Moment of Deeper Authenticity 11/12/2024

A Moment of Deeper Authenticity 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! or search for Free Buddhist Audio or Dharmabytes in your favourite podcast service! Follow Free Buddhist Audio: | | | | /episode/index/show/dharmabytes/id/33895072

A Magnificent Tree of Equanimity 11/07/2024

A Magnificent Tree of Equanimity 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 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: | | | | /episode/index/show/dharmabytes/id/33794127

Truly Human Individuals 11/05/2024

Truly Human Individuals 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: | | | | /episode/index/show/dharmabytes/id/33791742

Sunyata as The Foundation 11/05/2024

Sunyata as The Foundation 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 your favourite podcast service! Follow Free Buddhist Audio: | | | | /episode/index/show/dharmabytes/id/33791367

The Mystery and The Meaning 10/28/2024

The Mystery and The Meaning 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: | | | | /episode/index/show/dharmabytes/id/33500637

Embodying the Three Fold Way 10/24/2024

Embodying the Three Fold Way 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: | | | | /episode/index/show/dharmabytes/id/33481807

Symbols Speak for Themselves 10/21/2024

Symbols Speak for Themselves 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: | | | | /episode/index/show/dharmabytes/id/33297407

A Transforming Principle 10/17/2024

A Transforming Principle Previously unreleased and, rather famously, given off-the-cuff at the London Buddhist Centre, gives us an enjoyable and stirring evocation of the great Tantric Guru of Tibet. Excerpted from the talk simply entitled given in 1979. *** 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: | | | | /episode/index/show/dharmabytes/id/33296302

Continually Committing Yourself 10/14/2024

Continually Committing Yourself Here, follows the life and myth of Padmasambhava, the great Tantric guru of Tibet. Excerpted from the talk entitled given as part of the 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: | | | | /episode/index/show/dharmabytes/id/33278157

Meeting the Dakini 10/10/2024

Meeting the Dakini Here speaks to the power of the dakini, from the talk entitled , given at the Padmasambhava Day festival at the , 2013. *** 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: | | | | /episode/index/show/dharmabytes/id/33277382

Look, and Look Deeply 10/07/2024

Look, and Look Deeply shares some experiences of his personal encounters with Guru Padmasambhava, the effects that those had on his life, as well as some reflections on Bhante Sangharakshita's teaching on energy. From the talk entitled given at , 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: | | | | /episode/index/show/dharmabytes/id/33277177

The Longing of the Heart 10/03/2024

The Longing of the Heart introduces the centrality of Going for Refuge through the story of the refusal of Padmasambhava to make obeisance to the King of Tibet. From the talk entitled given at , 2015. *** 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: | | | | /episode/index/show/dharmabytes/id/33260872

The Analytical Knowledge of Courage 09/30/2024

The Analytical Knowledge of Courage The Sutra's hero, Vimalakirti, a master of the Bodhisattva's 'Skilful Means', discussed here in terms of the Four Analytical Knowledges, the Four Elements of Conversion, and the Magical Formulae. In this excerpt from the talk describes the fourth of the Four Analytical Knowledges, that of Courage. From from the talk , part of the series given in 1979. *** 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: | | | | /episode/index/show/dharmabytes/id/33260257

Everything is Green 09/30/2024

Everything is Green takes us into the realm of story and imagination with a journey to the northern realm. Amoghasiddhi is also connected with Spiritual Rebirth, we hear how this relates to insight, becoming more than we are, and the way in which we draw up courage and creativity to transform ourselves and maybe make a difference in the world. Excerpted from the talk given as part of the series at , 2013. *** 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: | | | | /episode/index/show/dharmabytes/id/33258672

Delighting in the Happiness of Others 09/24/2024

Delighting in the Happiness of Others In this talk, explores what mudita - sympathetic joy - is and how important it is to our practice. Excerpted from the talk (11 of 17) from an intensive meditation retreat for mitras held at , 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: | | | | /episode/index/show/dharmabytes/id/33184202

The Manifestation of the Buddha Amitabha 09/24/2024

The Manifestation of the Buddha Amitabha gives voice to this poetic Buddhist scripture describing the wonderful Pureland of the Buddha Amitabha. Excerpted from *** 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: | | | | /episode/index/show/dharmabytes/id/33183502

The Sweet Spot in Meditation 09/24/2024

The Sweet Spot in Meditation shares her inspiration arising from reflecting on the Buddha Amitabha, particularly his radiant deep-red glowing color representing a deep, meditative, self-contained energy. Excerpted from the talk given at , 2022 on the Winter Retreat, 2022. *** 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: | | | | /episode/index/show/dharmabytes/id/33183312

Abundance is an Expression of Wisdom 09/12/2024

Abundance is an Expression of Wisdom talks about the importance of abundance in our Dharma lives. Excerpted from the talk Living with Abundance given at 2024. *** 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: | | | | /episode/index/show/dharmabytes/id/32970442

Aspects of Generosity 09/09/2024

Aspects of Generosity Here explores how the Dharma has been practiced by people following many different lifestyles – from homeless wanderers to kings and queens in their palaces. If there isn’t one ‘Dharma lifestyle’ then what do all these different ways of living have in common, and how can they all be expressions of the Buddha’s teaching? What are the principles underlying them all, and what does all this mean for us in our 21st century world? Excerpted from the talk given at Cambridge Buddhist Centre, 2016 for Buddhist Action Month. *** 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: | | | | /episode/index/show/dharmabytes/id/32969532

Facing Change with Wonder 09/05/2024

Facing Change with Wonder kicks off the 2019 London Buddhist Centre Winter retreat with a talk introducing colourful, symbolic world of the Five Buddha Mandala. After introducing the theme of the five Buddha mandala, Paramabandhu goes on to explore the image and symbolism of Akshobhya - the deep blue Buddha of the eastern realm. In this talk Paramabandhu particularly emphasizes the patience (ksanti) of Akshobhya and how it can help us overcome our own anger. Excerpted from the talk part of the series 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: | | | | /episode/index/show/dharmabytes/id/32862387

A Great Healing Balm 09/02/2024

A Great Healing Balm The Divine Healer, identifiable in Egyptian and Greek myths, also appears in the White Lotus Sutra as both the Medicine Buddha and the Good Physician, in the parable of that name, who leaves his sons to cure themselves. Excerpted from the talk by , part of the series , 1971. *** 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: | | | | /episode/index/show/dharmabytes/id/32860997

Common Right View 08/29/2024

Common Right View speaks to how sangha is based on a common right view, even more so than kindness. Excerpted from the talk Wisdom and Ignorance, the last of six talks given during the 'Mind in Harmony' retreat at , 2017. *** 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: | | | | /episode/index/show/dharmabytes/id/32760987

Fundamentally Clear 08/25/2024

Fundamentally Clear explores the second fetter, doubt and indecision which Bhante calls vagueness. The antidote is clarity but also faith. This wide-ranging talk weaves together both theoretical and personal themes and differentiates between wholesome and unhelpful doubt. It explores why we might get stuck in doubt, and how to work with it. The talk draws on a sutta from the Samyuta Nikaya about what feeds doubt. And what therefore counteracts it. From the talk Clarity: The Unobscured Mirror Behind Delusion given at , 2024. *** 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: | | | | /episode/index/show/dharmabytes/id/32709922

The Dharma is Essential to Life 08/22/2024

The Dharma is Essential to Life Reflection and deep contemplation can bring a whole new dimension to life and reveal truths that would otherwise be left hidden. In this talk, explores the 4th 'basis of power' of vimamsa, often translated as 'investigation', by evoking the depth and profundity of some fundamental Buddhist teachings. Excerpted from the talk Deep Contemplation given at 2022. *** 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: | | | | /episode/index/show/dharmabytes/id/32691057

Concepts are Doorways 08/22/2024

Concepts are Doorways We often talk about meditation as if it happens in our heads, and think we do it from the neck up. But the Sanskrit word citta translates as ‘heart-mind’ — there’s no distinction between what’s above and below the neck. explores the paradox about how to talk about embodiment, how to cultivate awareness of the elements in our body, and how to be courageous and curious in communicating our experiences in meditation. From the talk Get Out of Your Head: How to Talk About Meditating In the Body given in , 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: | | | | /episode/index/show/dharmabytes/id/32690302

Breaking Through Time 08/15/2024

Breaking Through Time At times in the spiritual life we may considerable energy to overcome obstacles, such as negative emotions, psychological conditionings, rational thinking, and even the sense of 'time' itself. How, when, and where can we break through? Excerpted from the talk entitled Breaking Through into Buddhahood by given in 1969. *** 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: | | | | /episode/index/show/dharmabytes/id/32348487

Being at Home in Our Bodies 08/12/2024

Being at Home in Our Bodies Drawing upon the myths in the life of the Buddha explores the role the body plays when we take up Buddhist practice. She describes the Buddha as a child under a rose apple tree being deeply in touch with his surroundings and when calling upon the earth he gains confidence in his practice and overcomes his doubts. With these stories, Satyapara invites us to trust our body. From the talk entitled A Body of Practice given in Cambridge for the Young Peoples Evening, 2016. *** 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: | | | | /episode/index/show/dharmabytes/id/32329172

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