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Dharmabytes from Free Buddhist Audio

Aug 29, 2013

Free Buddhist AudioIn todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte we draw from Dayamalaand#8217;s talk on and#8220;Building the Buddhalandand#8221;

In this segment of the talk entitled, and#8220;Five Hundred Parasolsand#8221; she references the early chapters of the Vimalakirti Nirdesa as a poetic example of the relationship between individual spiritual practitioners and...


Aug 26, 2013

Free Buddhist AudioVishvapani looks back to the Buddhaand#8217;s day in todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte and#8211; introducing his book on the Buddha in a talk called and#8220;The Buddha and Societyand#8221;

In this segment, and#8220;The Buddha in Relation to His Societyand#8221; he looks at how the Buddha likely engaged with the political and social atmosphere...


Aug 22, 2013

Free Buddhist AudioTodayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is an segment from Sangharakshitaand#8217;s 1976 talk and#8220;A Blueprint for a New Societyand#8221;

Entitled and#8220;Changing Self and Societyand#8221; he discusses two common views regarding changing the world and#8211; changing the system, and changing the individual and#8211; and how they are not...


Aug 19, 2013

Free Buddhist AudioTodayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is an excerpt from Maitrisaraand#8217;s talk and#8220;Meeting the Suffering of the World and#8211; Compassion in Actionand#8221; given as the last talk of Dharmapala collegeand#8217;s and#8220;40 years of the New Societyand#8221; seminar.

Entitled and#8220;Meeting Sufferingand#8221; she talks about the unique challenge of...


Aug 15, 2013

Free Buddhist AudioTodayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is an excerpt from Devamitraand#8217;s riveting talk and#8220;Quang Ducand#8221; given at the London Buddhist Center.

In this segment entitled and#8220;The Burning Monkand#8221; Devamitra discusses the motivations behind Quang Ducand#8217;s self-immolation in Vietnam and its after-effects, which raises many...