Dharmabytes From Free Buddhist Audio

In todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte, Kulaprabha shares a reading of and#8216;The Hymn to Perfect Wisdomand#8216; from and#8216;The Perfection of Wisdom in 8000 Linesand#8217;. This is the first track in the talk of the same title, and#8216;On the Hymn to Perfect Wisdomand#8216;, which will be featured in this Saturdayand#8217;s FBA Podcast.

In todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte, we meet Sangharakshita in his usual uncompromising form as he explores common and#8220;Misunderstandings of Karma.and#8221; From the comprehensive and excellent introductory talk, Karma and Rebirth given in 1970.

In todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte, we continue to explore the theme of Karma by taking a deeper look into the and#8220;Characteristics of Mind.and#8221; by Dhammadina. What are those five characteristics? Clarity, Cognition, Momentary, Conditioned, Karma. Beautiful and accessible this little Dharma nugget shows us clearly how habitual karma manifest through our mental events. Selected from the popular talk and#8220;What is Mind?and#8220;

In todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte, and#8220;Visions of Helland#8217;s Extreme Sufferingsand#8221;, we continue our exploration of the third of the Four Mind Turning Reflections: Karma. Here, Padmavajra offers a clear explanation of the Buddhaand#8217;s teaching particularly: Not everything we experience now is the result of Karma or unskillful actions. From the second talk in the series Tibetan Book of the Dead (Bardo Thodol).

Todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte continues on the theme of Karma and#8211; the third of the Mind Turning Reflections. Here, the inspiring Vajratara likens Karma to a swift river and iron chains exploring imagery in the verses from Tsongkhapaand#8217;s text and#8220;The Three Principle Aspects of the Pathand#8221;. and#8220;Self-Grasping and the Strong Bonds of Karmaand#8221;, is selected from the talk and#8220;Generating Bodhi Mind.and#8221;

Todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte features a beautiful reading of the opening verses of The Dhammapada, one of the oldest Buddhist texts. and#8220;Essential Expressions of Karmaand#8221; is the opening track of the talk and#8220;Karma and the Consequences of Our Actionsand#8221;, which will be our next full length podcast on Saturday. Given by the lovely Ratnadharini, this talk was given at Tiratanaloka Retreat Centre, 2005 and is part of the series The Four Mind-Turning Reflections.

Itand#8217;s a really good thing to be born a human being. Todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte by Padmavajra, Every Moment Favourable is an extract from the talk and#8220;Initiation into the Alchemy of Loveand#8221;. Talk given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, 2004 Todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte is from the talk and#8220;The Initiation into the Alchemy of Love,and#8221; the first in a great three-part series titled and#8220;The Alchemy of Love.and#8221;

In todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte Desire and Resolve, Srivati touches into the Five Vinyatas including Desire and Resolve illustrated in the story of Bahiya of the Bark Garment. Simply put, if we desire freedom we can liberate ourselves. Dharmabyte from the talk titled and#8220;Becoming a Citizen of the Presentand#8221; given on the Western Buddhist Order National Order Weekend, 2001

Todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte, Regarding Life Itself Sangharakshita suggests that spiritual life is better seen in more concrete ways; as growth, work, and duty. What is our usual approach to life? What do we turn to? From the talk: and#8220;Enlightenment as Experience and as Non-Experienceand#8221;, our next full length podcast. Talk given in 1975.

In todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte the lovely Dhammadinna reminds us that we are not hear by chance: Human Birth is Not Accidental but a result of our previous skillful actions. A quick look at the nature of ethics and human enlightenment as natural from the talk The Preciousness and Rarity of Human Life. Talk given at Tiratanaloka Retreat Centre, 2005 This talk is part of the series The Four Mind-Turning Reflections.

Todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte, Benefits of our Human Life is the opening track from the talk and#8220;This Precious Human Lifeand#8221; by Kulaprabha. Given at Taraloka Retreat Center, February 2008, this series of talks on the Four Reminders or Four Mind-Turnings are inspired by Gampopaand#8217;s and#8216;Jewel Ornament of Liberationand#8217;.

In this star Dharmabyte, an extract from the talk:Mindfulness of Reality, Kulananda takes us into the heart of the matter: everything is change. Itand#8217;s enough to make anyone think twice. Or a thousand times. And still get nowhere. But fear not and#8211; this is a clear, concise, eminently human and straightforward tour of the last of the traditional four levels of mindfulness. And Kulanandaand#8217;s approach is born of his experience of over twenty yearand#8217;s teaching on just this kind of thing. Ready? Then in we goand#8230; Kulananda/Michael Chaskalson has published widely on many aspects of Buddhism and meditation, and runs a variety of mindfulness-based stress reduction programmes for use in personal and business life. Talk given at Cambridge Buddhist Centre, 2000

In todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte, The Recollection of Death, Sangharakshita leads us with mindfulness into the practice of recollecting Death to overcome craving. From the lecture and#8220;The Meaning of Parinirvana,and#8221; our next full length podcast feature. Talk given in 1972 by Urgyen Sangharakshita.

Todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte brings you a special reading of the story of Bahiya of the Bark Garment from the Pali Canon. Read to us by Srivati in the context of her talk and#8220;Becoming a Citizen of the Present.and#8221; Talk given to the Western Buddhist Order national Order weekend, 2001

Our Dharmabyte today reminds us that Life is Too Short to Waste. Brought to us by the dynamic and passionate Padmavajra from the talk titled and#8220;Death and Desireand#8221; part II of a three-part series titled and#8220;The Alchemy of Loveand#8221;. Using Shantidevaand#8217;s and#8216;Bodhicharyavataraand#8217; as a root text, he brings us face to face with the big questions implicit in any life that seeks to embrace change and impermanence as facts of Reality. Talk given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, 2004

Todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte features the lovely Vajradharshini in an excerpt from her talk and#8220;The Transitoriness of Life and the Certainty of Death.and#8221; In and#8220;Dying with Fearlessnessand#8221; we are reminded that at the time of death only the Dharma is of benefit. Talk given at Tiratanaloka Retreat Centre 2005.

Todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte moves us into the theme of Death as the Buddhaand#8217;s Parinirvana is celebrated across the Buddhist world. and#8220;Death as Loss or Death as Gatewayand#8221; is an extract from Vidyamalaand#8217;s talk and#8220;Dying to Liveand#8221;, which will be our next featured full length podcast. Confronted with impermanence and death the questions of who and what we are burn into us. Bereavements and losses of all kinds can be met with a kindness and awareness that gently ease the burden, allowing something of peace to enter our lives again. Talk given at the Western Buddhist Order Womenand#8217;s Convention 2003

Todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte: Reality as Change and#8211; Poetry and Impermanence is from a thoughtful and sympathetic talk by Srivati on the most delicate of tasks in any life and#8211; how to live in the present moment. Exploring the subtle aspects of past and present, of memory and expectation, we encounter impermanence as the touchstone of our experience through the practice of writing and#8211; especially poetry. Dharmabyte selected from the talk, and#8220;Becoming a Citizen of the Present.and#8221; Talk given to the Western Buddhist Order national Order weekend, 2001

Todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte, and#8220;The Suffering of a Wasted Lifeand#8221; is a track from the inspiring talk and#8220;Generating Bodhi Mindand#8221; by the dynamic Vajratara of Sheffield Buddhist Centre. Our speaker beautifully guides us through the second section of Tsongkhapaand#8217;s short text on The Three Principle Aspects of the Path as she challenges us to examine our own suffering created in not living fully to our potential. Talk given at Taraloka, May 2009.

Todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte, and#8220;The Six Perfectionsand#8221; is a reminder from our last podcast where Nagapriya beautifully and clearly led us through his understanding of and#8220;The Ideal of Universal Awakeningand#8221;. In this little golden Dharma-nugget we are reconnected with the Six Perfections, a reading from the Bodhicaryavatara by Shantideva, and the 10 Bhumis or stages of the Bodhisattvaand#8217;s Path. This is from the second talk in a five-part series called Visions of Mahayana Buddhism given at the Manchester Buddhist Centre, 2009.