Dharmabytes from free buddhist audio

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte takes us into the wonderful, magical, mythical world of Vimalakirti Nirdesha. In and#8220;Shariputraand#8217;s Worriesand#8221; we are warned of the danger of getting sidetracked when worrying about little things when what we really need to do is find and#8220;The Way of Non-Duality.and#8221; Talk given in 1979 as part of the series and#8220;The Inconceivable Emancipation and#8211; Themes from the Vimalakirti Nirdeshaand#8221; and will be featured in Saturdayand#8217;s podcast.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;The Richness of the Vimalakirti Nirdesha Sutraand#8221; is an introduction to one of the seven themes in the sutra, The Way of Non-Duality, from chapter nine of the work, The Dharma Door of Non-Duality. The full the talk and#8220;The Way of Non-Dualityand#8221; was given in 1979 as part of the series and#8220;The Inconceivable Emancipation and#8211; Themes from the Vimalakirti Nirdeshaand#8221; and will be featured in Saturdayand#8217;s podcast.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;Ritual, Metaphor and Poetryand#8221; is an excerpt from the talk and#8220;Standing on Emptiness: View, Meditation, and Actionand#8221; by Dhammadassin. This beautifully weighted talk challenges us to look at how we think and how we act, and is rooted in a moving fidelity to experience as the ground of our inspiration. One to be treasured!

Talk given at the Western Buddhist Order women's national Order weekend, August 2004

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is a lovely introduction to and#8220;Ryokanand#8217;s Poemsand#8221; from the inspiring talk by Padmavajra titled and#8220;Bliss Bestowing Hands.and#8221; Packed with poetry and typically robust Zen reflections, this talk makes sure we are left with a heightened sense of the present moment as our only ground of being. From the not-to-be-missed series and#8220;Tangling Eyebrows with Zen Masters.and#8221;

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyteand#8221; Sangharakshita speaks on the positive counterparts of the Three Fetters: Creative, Committed andamp; Clear.and#8221; From the talk and#8220;Entering the Sanghaand#8221; given on Sangharakshitaand#8217;s first visit to the Buddhafield Festival, Devon 2007.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;Tension Between Self and Other,and#8221; by Kavyasiddhi is from the accessible talk, and#8220;Learning the Metta Bhavanaand#8221; given on a retreat open to people of all levels of meditation experience. Here she shares a personal account working with the tension arising between focusing on oneand#8217;s self and focusing on the needs of others.

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, is a lovely reading of the story of and#8220;Meghiyaand#8221; by Sangharakshita.

Beautifully read by Sangharakshita, these readings are taken from the oldest scriptural texts and evoke the real spirit of early Buddhism and#8211; the struggles, the joys and the triumphs of ordinary people who followed the path to Truth.

The and#8220;Readings from the Pali Canonand#8221; was recorded in 2000 to mark the Digital Legacy project to begin transferring Dharmachakraand#8217;s archive to digital format!

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, Paramabandhu offers us ways of and#8220;Creating Spiritual Friendship.and#8221; Includes a reading of the lovely poem on compassion titled The Unseen Flower by Sangharakshita.

Talk given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, May 2001

Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;Sincerity, Thoroughness, and Strenuousness,and#8221; is a thoughtful look at the synthesis of the total Buddhist tradition emerging in the western world. Sangharakshita points out that as a living religion, Buddhism is very new in our western cultures. The Chinese occupation has had enormous effects on Tibetan Buddhism. What future does it have, and what can Western Buddhists learn from its unique heritage? From the talk and#8220;The Future of Tibetan Buddhismand#8221; given in 1968, part of the series: and#8220;An Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism.and#8221;

In todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;The Three Yanas in Tibetan Buddhism,and#8221; Sangharakshita explores how in Tibetan Buddhism we can learn about all three yanas and#8211; the Hinayana, the Mahayana and the Vajrayana. From the talk and#8220;The Future of Tibetan Buddhismand#8221; given in 1968.