Today’s FBA Dharmabyte, “Rememberance of Freedom,” by Kulaprabha, is from a meditation – a led reflection from the recording titled “Reflection on the Eight Freedoms”. Let yourself be led through this reflection and take up the challenge of seeing just what positive circumstances we already have to do… Well, to do what with them? Therein lies the freedom and the challenge.

This is another in the series of talks from Taraloka inspired by Gampopa’s text – ‘The Jewel Ornament of Liberation’, December 2007

Please note this talk is a led meditation.

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What happens when mindfulness matures? We’re completely familiar with mindfulness, and we’ve hardly scratched the surface. What connects us to our own unfolding nature? Today’s FBA Dharmabyte, Maturing Mindfulness, is an intimate look into the Anapanasati Sutra with Dhammarati in the sparkling talk Breaking the Mould, an indispensable exploration of everyday practice of the Dharma in the beautiful light of the Tathagathagarbha Sutra.

Talk given at FWBO Day, London 2003

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In today’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 “Becoming a Citizen of the Present” given on the Western Buddhist Order National Order Weekend, 2001

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In this talk “This Precious Human Life” Kulaprabha skillfully points out that it’s not every human life that is precious. Preciousness comes when our human life has arrived at the unique occasion of the ‘Eight Freedoms’ and at the right juncture of the ‘Ten Endowments’ – and when we have a faithful heart.

Given at Taraloka Retreat Center, February 2008 this talk is one of a series of talks on the Four Reminders or Four Mind-Turnings inspired by Gampopa’s ‘Jewel Ornament of Liberation’.

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Welcome to the first installment of our new Dharmabytes podcast, where Free Buddhist Audio serves up a bite-sized portion of Dharma from the wealth of audio talks in our archives. In this excerpt from Sangharakshita’s talk “The Buddha, God & Reality,” he clarifies the gap between the clouded lenses of space and time through which we see the world and the ‘clear vision’ that comes with Enlightenment, as achieved by the Buddha.

Talk given in 1966. Part of the series Introducing Buddhism.

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