Dharmabytes From Free Buddhist Audio
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
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- Duration: 164:21:56
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Synopsis
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!
Episodes
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What is Wrong Livelihood?
12/01/2015 Duration: 09minTodayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte entitled and#8220;What is Wrong Livelihoodand#8221;, is excerpted from a 1968 talk by Sangharakshita, and#8220;The Ideal Society: Right Livelihoodand#8221;. Here he discusses what could be considered wrong livelihood, based on the Buddhaand#8217;s teachings in the scriptures.
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The Spirit of Cooperative Work
08/01/2015 Duration: 04minIn todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte entitled and#8220;The Spirit of Cooperative Workand#8221;, Parami looks at Sangharakshitaand#8217;s encouragement of cooperative work and Team-Based Right Livelihood businesses, examining the history of these types of businesses in the Triratna Buddhist Community as well as how we can keep the energy and momentum behind them alive.
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Four Essential Features of Right Livelihood
05/01/2015 Duration: 08minIn todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte Sangharakshita lays out the and#8220;Four Essential Features of Right Livelihoodand#8221;, particularly the team-based Right Livelihoods that are a distinct emphasis of the Triratna Buddhist Community. This excerpt is from a lovely 2001 talk by Sangharakshita that is well worth revisiting often, entitled and#8220;The Six Distinctive Emphases of the FWBOand#8221;.
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Medical Work in India as Dhamma Practice
31/12/2014 Duration: 08minStarting the new year with a series on Right Livelihood, todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte entitled and#8220;Medical Work in India as Dhamma Practiceand#8221; features Karunaprabha, an Indian Order Member, who tells the story of how her medical work in the slums of Pune led to her becoming a Buddhist.
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Altruistic Activity as Insight Practice
28/12/2014 Duration: 04minTodayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte entitled and#8220;Altruistic Activity as Insight Practiceand#8221; draws from an evening of discussion with Sangharakshita in which he was asked to discuss whether one could see altruistic activity as a support for insight in light of the illness of the world.
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Supports to Insight
25/12/2014 Duration: 34minKarunagita gives todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte entitled and#8220;Supports to Insightand#8221; . Given at the European Womenand#8217;s Convention at Adhisthana, one of a series of talks on the topic and#8220;The Bodhisattvaand#8217;s Reply: Triratna Paths to Insightand#8221;.
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Transcending Paradigms
22/12/2014 Duration: 19minContinuing our exploration of Insight, todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is one from Khemasuri on and#8220;Transcending Paradigmsand#8221; . Given at the European Womenand#8217;s Convention at Adhisthana, one of a series of talks on the topic and#8220;The Bodhisattvaand#8217;s Reply: Triratna Paths to Insightand#8221;.
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Living Dharma in South Africa
18/12/2014 Duration: 20minAnother talk in our exploration of Insight, todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte from Dhammamegha entitled and#8220;Living Dharma in South Africaand#8221; was the second talk in a panel called and#8220;Spreading the Dharma as a Path to Insightand#8221;, given at the European Combined Order Convention held at Wymondham College on 23 August 2014.
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Life is a Gift – Triratna in Barcelona
15/12/2014 Duration: 17minIn todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, Amalasiri gives a lovely talk entitled and#8220;Life is a Gift and#8211; Triratna in Barcelonaand#8221;, beginning a series of podcasts from now to the end of the year exploring the topic of insight. This talk was given at the European Combined Order Convention, the theme of which was and#8220;The Bodhisattvaand#8217;s Reply: Triratna Paths to Insightand#8221;.
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The Buddha Prevents a War
11/12/2014 Duration: 16minSangharakshita recounts for us in todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte the Rohini incident in which and#8220;The Buddha Prevents a Warand#8221;. The Buddhaand#8217;s lone voice of sanity in this story is a wonderful template for us to work from when considering realistic courses of action in the modern world to promote peace and end warfare. Excerpted from the talk and#8220;Buddhism, World Peace and Nuclear Warand#8221; given in 1984.
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Buddhism and Activism
08/12/2014 Duration: 11minIn todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte Lokabandhu speaks on the topic of and#8220;Buddhism and Activismand#8221;, describing how becoming an active force for good in the world through direct social engagement is an integral part of Buddhist practice. Part of the longer talk and#8220;Buddhism, Social Engagement, and Non-Violent Direct Actionand#8221; given in the Dharma Parlour at the 2010 Buddhafield Festival.
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Introducing Eco Dharma
04/12/2014 Duration: 26minIn todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte Amalaketu talks about Eco Dharma at Colchester Buddhist Centreand#8217;s Sangha Night series on Engaged Buddhism. Entitled and#8220;Introducing Eco Dharmaand#8221;, he maps out the possible Buddhist response to the environmental crisis.
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Sangha as Alternative Culture
01/12/2014 Duration: 12minIn todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, we present an excellent talk from Young Peoples Facilitator Kara Moses entitled and#8220;Sangha as Alternative Cultureand#8221;. Kara talks about why industrialised Capitalist society presents us with particularly challenging conditions for Buddhist practise, and how the Sangha provides a radical positive alternative.
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Lalitaratna Rejoices in Bhante
27/11/2014 Duration: 17minIn todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, we complete our series on Sangharakshita, his life and his friendships with and#8220;Lalitaratna Rejoices in Bhanteand#8221;. This talk is another in a set recorded during a celebration of Sangharakshitaand#8217;s birthday in 2010, featuring the lively and humorous reminiscences of Lalitaratna.
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Akasasuri Rejoices in Bhante
24/11/2014 Duration: 12minIn todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, we listen while and#8220;Akasasuri Rejoices in Bhante,and#8221; expressing her appreciation for the role that Sangharakshita has played in the spiritual life of herself and others. This talk was recorded during a celebration of Sangharakshitaand#8217;s birthday in 2010.
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Paramachitta Rejoices in Bhante
20/11/2014 Duration: 08minIn todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;Paramachitta Rejoices in Bhanteand#8221;, Paramachitta reflects on the positive qualities of her honored teacher, Sangharakshita, on the occasion of his birthday in 2010.
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Recollections of Going Forth
17/11/2014 Duration: 14minIn todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;Recollections of Going Forthand#8221;, Sangharakshita reflects back on his time in India, early in his spiritual career, when he made the decision to go forth into homelessness, pursue the Buddhist path and follow in the Buddhaand#8217;s footsteps.
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Sangharakshita and Triratna
13/11/2014 Duration: 31minDharmashalin returns in todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte with part two of his overview of the spiritual life of Sangharakshita. In and#8220;Sangharakshita and Triratna,and#8221; we continue the story principally through the development of Triratna from a dream to an international Buddhist community.
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Sangharakshita: The Early Years
10/11/2014 Duration: 27minIn todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;Sangharakshita: The Early Years,and#8221; Dharmashalin gives us an overview of Sangharakshitaand#8217;s early life and spiritual path before founding the Triratna Buddhist Community. A great primer for those wanting to know a bit more back-story about our teacher.
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The Dharma Challenges our Views
06/11/2014 Duration: 03minIn todayand#8217;sFBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;The Dharma Challenges our Views,and#8221; Satyaraja asks us What’s most important to us? What do we devote our time to? He reminds us that we don’t like uncertainty, and yet, when we strive to gain insight to see things as they really are, we realize we have to stay open and receptive to the mystery of ourselves. From the words of Padmasambhava: I do not have I do not understand I do not know