Our Dharmabyte podcast today is entitled Inspiring Confidence, an excerpt from the talk entitled Sanghakaya and the Heart's Release about the Sangha Jewel and itand#8217;s place in the spiritual life, given at the Manchester Buddhist Centre on Triratna Night, 14 December 2015.

Maitreyi says, "I had something of an epiphany on first hearing the term Sanghakaya in a talk by Subhuti in India. It seemed to give expression to a whole direction and momentum of my life and practice, while simultaneously both deepening and opening out the mystery of the enlightened mind, expanding beyond any sense of individual consciousness or attainment."

Our Dharmabyte podcast today is entitled The Integrating Practice of Compassion, by Munisha. Balancing care for self and other is a practice of integration, an aspect of that practice is to distinguish between self-compassion and self-esteem. From the talk, Self Compassion For the Sake of All Beings, in English to a Swedish audience, 5th March 2016, Dhammagiri Retreat Center, Sweden.

Our Dharmabyte podcast today is the reading of the poem Kindness, by Naomi Shihab Nye (1952) followed by the back story to the poem. Kindness: A Poem andamp; A Story, by Ratnaguna, is a commentary on two poems: Singapore by Mary Oliver and Kindness by Naomi Shihab Nye. In this excerpt we hear of the latter poem. The full talk, The Tender Gravity of Kindness, was by Ratnaguna on Sangha Night at Stockholm Buddhist Center the 26th of October 2015.

Our Dharmabyte podcast today is entitled Going Beyond the Cushionby Amaragita.

Amaragita explodes and expands notions around the practice of paying attention via awareness of the breath, using the deceptively simple exercise of taking just five breaths through the day.

From the talk Meditation Workshop and#8211; Five Breaths a companion to another talk, The Possibility of Practice and her guided Meditation on the Three Bodies (physical, emotional, and mental) this workshop is indispensable. Workshop recorded on the Mothers Retreat at Taraloka Retreat Centre, 2015.

Our Dharmabyte podcast today is entitled 12 Minutes On Intention In Meditationby Bodhilila. A very concise introduction to whether you need a specific intention in a meditation session, and if you do, how to set it up. A talk at West London Buddhist Centre Sangha night, as part of a meditation workshop.

Our Dharmabyte podcast today is entitled Sangharakshitaand#8217;s Going Forthby Ashvajit. In this excerpt from the talk, Sangharakshitaand#8217;s Life In Kalimpong, Ashvajit evokes Sangharakshitaand#8217;s time in Kalimpong, his setting up of his first Buddhist organisation, and describes some of the wide variety of people that he met. This talk is part of the series Sangharakshitaand#8217;s life story.

Our Dharmabyte podcast today is entitled Sangharakshita and#8211; Early Self-Educationby Vajrapriya. An excerpt from the talk, Sangharakshita: Early Life, Vajrapriya covers the period from his birth up until his arrival in Kalimpong, including his extraordinary wandering days in India. This talk is part of the series Sangharakshitaand#8217;s life story.

Our Dharmabyte podcast today is brought to us by Karunadevi from a talk entitled The Individual, the Group and the Spiritual Community that weand#8217;ve called:In Relationship to Others. Can we retain our individuality while practicing with other people? Are we true individuals, or are we rebels, and are the two really that different? Karunadevi explores the dangers and benefits of practicing within a sangha using the Buddhaand#8217;s teaching on the mental fetters and various commentaries by Sangahrakshita.

Our Dharmabyte podcast today is brought to us by Karunadevi from a talk entitled The Individual, the Group and the Spiritual Community that weand#8217;ve called:In Relationship to Others. Can we retain our individuality while practicing with other people? Are we true individuals, or are we rebels, and are the two really that different? Karunadevi explores the dangers and benefits of practicing within a sangha using the Buddhaand#8217;s teaching on the mental fetters and various commentaries by Sangahrakshita.

Our Dharmabyte podcast today is an excerpt called Listeners of the Truth by Ratnaguna. Sanghanussati means and#8216;recollection of the Sanghaand#8217; and Ratnaguna looks at the Sangha section of the Tiratana Vandana in Sanghanussati and#8211; Recollection of the Sangha given at the Manchester Buddhist Centre on 21st April 2009.