http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog Welcome to Free Buddhist Audio. Here you'll find all the latest news and updates on the site - as well as podcast posts and other related downloads. Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:03:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Copyright © 2012 free buddhist audio info@freebuddhistaudio.com () info@freebuddhistaudio.com () Religion and Spirituality 1440 Welcome to Free Buddhist Audio. Here you'll find all the latest news and updates on the site - as well as podcast posts and other related downloads. info@freebuddhistaudio.com No no http://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/blogfiles/fba-blog-small.jpg http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog 144 144 http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/2010/06/24/viriyalilas-uk-centre-tour/ http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/2010/06/24/viriyalilas-uk-centre-tour/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:13:07 +0000 Viriyalila http://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/?p=180 http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/2010/06/24/viriyalilas-uk-centre-tour/feed/ 0 http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/2010/06/24/poetry-and-the-spiritual-life/ http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/2010/06/24/poetry-and-the-spiritual-life/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:08:14 +0000 Eric http://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/?p=187 http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/2010/06/24/poetry-and-the-spiritual-life/feed/ 0 34:16 This podcast talk by Dharmavadana is a great exploration of how poetry can be an ally in the spiritual life, and analyzes the ways in ... This podcast talk by Dharmavadana is a great exploration of how poetry can be an ally in the spiritual life, and analyzes the ways in which it occupies a similar atmosphere to meditation. Talk given at West London Buddhist Center To help us keep this free, please think about making a donation. Blogroll,,Free,Buddhist,Audio,,Podcasts Dharmavadana no No http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/2010/05/28/towards-an-earth-community-by-akuppa/ http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/2010/05/28/towards-an-earth-community-by-akuppa/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 17:00:37 +0000 Eric http://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/?p=155 http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/2010/05/28/towards-an-earth-community-by-akuppa/feed/ 0 26:21 This fantastic talk by Akuppa, given at the 2006 Buddhafield Festival, focuses on how Buddhist practice weaves together with social awareness, and what an Earth ... This fantastic talk by Akuppa, given at the 2006 Buddhafield Festival, focuses on how Buddhist practice weaves together with social awareness, and what an Earth Community built on sustainable values might look like. (Please note: there are a few minutes missing at the start, and the original recording was very poor. But it's worth it!) Talk given at Buddhafield Festival, 2006 To help us keep this free, please think about making a donation. Blogroll,,Free,Buddhist,Audio,,Podcasts Akuppa no No http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/2010/05/28/volunteering-with-free-buddhist-audio/ http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/2010/05/28/volunteering-with-free-buddhist-audio/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 10:00:15 +0000 Eric http://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/?p=123 http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/2010/05/28/volunteering-with-free-buddhist-audio/feed/ 0 http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/2010/05/25/mindfulness-of-reality/ http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/2010/05/25/mindfulness-of-reality/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 12:23:16 +0000 Viriyalila http://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/?p=117 http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/2010/05/25/mindfulness-of-reality/feed/ 0 41:10 In 'Mindfulness of Reality', the excellent Kulananda (Michael Chaskalson) brings a welcome compass to the maze of Buddhist teachings around the nature of existence itself. ... In 'Mindfulness of Reality', the excellent Kulananda (Michael Chaskalson) brings a welcome compass to the maze of Buddhist teachings around the nature of existence itself. After all, it's not easy, is it? Impermanence, dependent arising, becoming, etc. - it's enough to make anyone think twice. Or a thousand times. And still get nowhere. But fear not - this is a clear, concise, eminently human and straightforward tour of the last of the traditional four levels of mindfulness. And Kulananda's approach is born of his experience of over twenty year's teaching on just this kind of thing. Ready? Then in we go... 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 reality,,realistic,,impermanence,,conditionality,,becoming,,awareness,,buddha,,buddhism,,buddhist Kulananda (Michael Chaskalson) no No http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/2010/05/12/pain-and-suffering-by-ratnaguna-2/ http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/2010/05/12/pain-and-suffering-by-ratnaguna-2/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 16:56:55 +0000 Viriyalila http://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/?p=103 http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/2010/05/12/pain-and-suffering-by-ratnaguna-2/feed/ 0 60:25 Pain and Suffering is the first of two talks that Ratnaguna gave earlier this year at the Stockholm Buddhist Centre. He explores the whole area ... Pain and Suffering is the first of two talks that Ratnaguna gave earlier this year at the Stockholm Buddhist Centre. He explores the whole area of feeling, both pleasant and painful, but especially the pain side of the spectrum. Using storytelling, poetry, and clear Dharma teaching, Ratnaguna asks, ldquo;What kind of life are you living if you are not really in your body? When you resist the pain, you resist everything.rdquo; When we face our own suffering, then we find something else... a deep sense of wisdom and kindness. Coming up next weekhellip; Part II Pleasure and Happiness by Ratnaguna. dukkha,,suffering,,pain,,pleasure,,sukkha,,happiness,,loss Ratnaguna no No http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/2009/09/14/just-sitting-practice-with-subhuti/ http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/2009/09/14/just-sitting-practice-with-subhuti/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:58:53 +0000 Eric http://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/?p=87 http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/2009/09/14/just-sitting-practice-with-subhuti/feed/ 0 40:14 The 'Just Sitting' practice has been part of the FWBO's system of meditation since the very beginning yet is not often discussed and not always ... The 'Just Sitting' practice has been part of the FWBO's system of meditation since the very beginning yet is not often discussed and not always understood. Here Subhuti gives his own inspiring and brilliantly refreshing take on the practice as a central element in his own meditative life. A must-listen piece for all those enthused by ideas of formal and 'formless' meditation ndash; 'Just Hear' it and you''ll see what we mean! Blogroll,,Free,Buddhist,Audio,,Podcasts info@freebuddhistaudio.com no No http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/2009/05/24/what-is-mind/ http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/2009/05/24/what-is-mind/#comments Sun, 24 May 2009 17:28:18 +0000 akasapriya http://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/?p=82 http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/2009/05/24/what-is-mind/feed/ 0 48:23 This is the first in a series of talks from the Western Buddhist Order Convention in 2001 offering different perspectives on the Abhidharma and exploring ... This is the first in a series of talks from the Western Buddhist Order Convention in 2001 offering different perspectives on the Abhidharma and exploring from a personal perspective what the study of the 51 Mental Events can tell us about our minds and how they work. Based on the classic Tibetan text lsquo;Necklace of Clear Understandingrsquo;, this is a terrific, clear introduction by Dhammadinna to the whole area of how to lsquo;Know Your Mindrsquo;hellip; Tracked version includes the following detail: 1. Lineage of material on Mind; Yeshe Gyaltsenrsquo;s lsquo;Necklace of Clear Understandingrsquo;; Sangharakshitarsquo;s lsquo;Know Your Mindrsquo;; Subhutirsquo;s talks on lsquo;Mind and Mental Eventsrsquo; 2. The Abhidharma - classification of mental events; transforming mental states and actions; sharing and confessing 3. What is lsquo;Mindrsquo;? Introspection - Dharma-Vichaya (dhammaviccaya); the seven lsquo;Limbs of Enlightenmentrsquo; (Bodhyangas); reflecting on the lakshanas and Pratitya Samutpada 4. Practical aids in working with mental events; different Abhidharma traditions; lists as tools 5. Defining and experiencing Mind; manas (state of consciousness); impossible to pin down; Milarepa and the Shepherdrsquo;s Search for Mind; mind and the subjective 6. Subjective versus objective; the Yogachara perspective; the skandhas and vijnana; the Enlightened person and non-identification with the subjective) 7. The eight vijnanas and the five Wisdoms or Jinas; Yeshe Gyaltsenrsquo;s focus on the senses 8. Characteristics of mind - i. clarity ii. cognition iii. momentary iv. conditioned v. karma 9. Primary Mind (chitta, citta); mental events as how the mind takes hold of objects; experiencing lsquo;Pure Mindrsquo; through prajna; Milareparsquo;s list of requirements 10. A Look at the 51 mental events; six categories and two perspectives 11. Summary - transforming mental states; Padmasambhava on Mind Talk given at Wymondham, 2001 To help us keep this free, please think about making a donation. Blogroll,,Free,Buddhist,Audio,,Podcasts info@freebuddhistaudio.com no No http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/2009/01/30/dhammarati-the-four-lineages-of-the-fwbo/ http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/2009/01/30/dhammarati-the-four-lineages-of-the-fwbo/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:24:44 +0000 Candradasa http://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/?p=76 http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/2009/01/30/dhammarati-the-four-lineages-of-the-fwbo/feed/ 0 http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/2008/05/02/staying-at-home-dancing-with-the-universe/ http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/2008/05/02/staying-at-home-dancing-with-the-universe/#comments Fri, 02 May 2008 13:32:01 +0000 Candradasa http://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/?p=71 http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/2008/05/02/staying-at-home-dancing-with-the-universe/feed/ 0 http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/2008/05/02/new-community-site-launched/ http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/2008/05/02/new-community-site-launched/#comments Fri, 02 May 2008 02:42:56 +0000 Candradasa http://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/?p=70 http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/2008/05/02/new-community-site-launched/feed/ 0 http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/2008/01/30/what-do-we-really-know-about-the-buddha/ http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/2008/01/30/what-do-we-really-know-about-the-buddha/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:25:44 +0000 Candradasa http://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/2008/01/30/what-do-we-really-know-about-the-buddha/ http://archive.freebuddhistaudio.com/blog/2008/01/30/what-do-we-really-know-about-the-buddha/feed/ 0