Dharmabytes from Free Buddhist Audio

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 the sort of energy that overflows and is fed by the Dharma, it is the ability to be spontaneous and in the moment in pursuit of the Good.

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 the spiral path of spiritual development. The full talk, titled and#8220; What is Mind? and#8221; is from a series of talks from the Order Convention in 2001 offering different perspectives on the Ab...

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 Everything and#8221; given at the San Francisco Buddhist Center in 2006. Drawing on many years of experience as a consultant psychiatrist and Dharma teacher, he invites us to consider the lessons Buddhist techniqu...

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 detail the Seven Factors of Enlightenment, a creative spiral path of spiritual development.

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 golden drum radiating golden light which fills a totally transformed worldand#8230; Talk given in 1976. This talk is part of the series and#8216;Transformation of Life and World in the Sutra of Golden L...

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; Four Mind Turning Reflections and#8216; of the Tibetan tradition. This introductory talk by Dhammadinna is an ideal entry point to the world of the mind-turnings. Seen as foundations for the building...

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 Skandhas .and#8221; From the inspiring talk, and#8220;The Awakening of the Bodhi Heartand#8221;, from the 1969 series and#8220;Aspects of the Bodhisattva Ideal.and#8221;

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte titled and#8220; What Karma Is and#8221; Nagapriya offers a good, pithy introduction to the traditionally thorny and rather misunderstood area of karma and rebirth, teasing out its relationship to Buddhist ethics in general. This excerpt is from the talk and#8220; Understanding Karma and Buddhist Ethics and#8221; given in Manchester, 2003

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 Sutras and#8221; Chandana talks about the Perfection of Wisdom Sutras, a category of Sutras in the Mahayana tradition.

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 Skandhas and#8221; beautifully shared with us by Kulaprabha from the talk, and#8220; Reflection on the Five Skandhas and#8220;, the second guided reflection in the series and#8216;Night Lily Garden of the Midnight Way and#8211; Emptiness and the Great Compass...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte today is and#8220; A Reading of the Heart Sutra and#8221; is just that, and itand#8217;s very beautifully read indeed! This is an excerpt from the talk, and#8220; Reflection on the Five Skandhas and#8221; by Kulaprabha, the second guided reflection in the series and#8216;Night Lily Garden of the Midnight Way and#8211; Emptiness and the Great Compassionand#8217;.

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 Fundamental Insight and#8221; from the talk and#8220; The Diamond Sutra and#8221; given in 1969.

Seeing is a good word to describe the dawning of insight. Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte and#8220; Seeing with Insight and#8221; is from the fourth talk in Padmavjaraand#8217;s wonderful series on the Dhammapada, the most popular of early Buddhist texts. All of the Buddhaand#8217;s core teachings are here and#8211; held in heart and mind thereand#8217;s more than enough in the Dhammapada to take u...

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte titled and#8220; In response to the Buddha and#8221; Sangharakshita explores how we come into contact with the Buddha through our intellect, emotion and our will. From the talk and#8220; Intellect, Emotion and Will and#8221; given at the opening of the Manchester Buddhist Centre in 1996.

Exploring the first of the four and#8216;superconscious statesand#8217; todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte titled and#8220; Integration and#8221; by Sangharakshita takes us in for a closer look at the energies of both the conscious and unconscious mind and how the process of integration leads to greater harmony and ease. Excerpted from the talk, and#8220; A Method of Personal Development ,and#8221; gi...

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 through the Diamond Sutra and#8211; a text guaranteed to turn your world upside-down. Sharing his love for one of Sangharakshitaand#8217;s poems titled The Clouded Dragon, Abhaya makes some excellent evo...

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 extremely difficult choices that seem to set us apart from those we love. Through personal reminiscence and classic Zen poetry that evokes a truly rich awareness, we see the Buddha, Hakuin, Dogen and Ryo...

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 self that is made up of bundled habits and preferences and views and#8211; especially views about existence and non-existence. So donand#8217;t be surprised if, when contemplating the impermanence and...

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, titled, and#8220;The Path of Spiritual Developmentand#8221; is a book launch for and#8216;The Essential Sangharakshitaand#8217; published by Wisdom Publications. Recorded 2009 at Essen, Germany. Talk trans...

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 feature of this great event and#8211; the Buddhaand#8217;s expression of gratitude to the tree that sheltered him. A timely look at ways to cultivate this essential positive emotion. This is an excerpt f...

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 of quotations (from Tibetan lamas to Ezra Pound), Vajradarshini explores her own fatherand#8217;s death as a way to approach attitudes to death and dying. This excerpt, from the talk: and#8220;The Tra...

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 Leonard Cohen and others, as well as her own deep life experience, to show that reality does not conform to ordinary wishes, but yet facing it squarely can be supremely uplifting, not sad. Talk given at...

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 quantum physics but despaired of ever knowing so as to impress at partiesand#8230; Well, now you can learn all about it — as well as how it relates to Dharma practice and the Buddhaand#8217;s view of...

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 Cupsand#8221; , this is another splendid journey around the idea of Enlightenment, using the languages of surrender and discipline from the Sufi context. It's as heady as a sumptuous wine, but also soberi...

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte , and#8220;On Creativityand#8221; , is from a sparkling talk by Sangharakshita titled and#8220;Fields of Creativityand#8221; on a theme close to his heart. Full of warmth, wit and stimulating ideas. Talk given in 2001.