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Training the Mind: The Challenging Path to Freedom

From London Buddhist Centre on Mon, 22 Aug, 2022 - 00:00
In this eight-part series, various speakers explore radical ways of training the mind, based on eight pithy and challenging verses from the Tibetan tradition. These active reflections offer a number of attitudes you can take up in order to overcome self-clinging.

In the final part of our series, Kusalasara explores the challenges we might face in bringing the inspiring principles of the Eight Verses into the daily activities of our life. What are the conditions that give rise to the profound resolve needed to keep going year after year in pursuit of freedom?

Talk given at the London Buddhist Centre, 2021.

Eighth verse

"May none of this ever be sullied

By thoughts of the eight worldly concerns.

May I see all things as illusions

And, without attachment, gain freedom from bondage."
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Training the Mind: Treasuring Difficult People

From London Buddhist Centre on Mon, 22 Aug, 2022 - 00:00
In this eight-part series, various speakers explore radical ways of training the mind, based on eight pithy and challenging verses from the Tibetan tradition.

These active reflections offer a number of attitudes you can take up in order to overcome self-clinging.

In part 4 of the series, Jnanavaca goes deeper into the topsy-turvy world of the Eight Verses, with the radical suggestion that our greatest friend may just be our enemy.

Talk given at the London Buddhist Centre, 2021.

Fourth verse

"When I see ill-natured people,

Overwhelmed by wrong deeds and pain,

May I cherish them as something rare,

As though I had found a treasure-trove."
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Training the Mind: How to Develop a New Mind

From London Buddhist Centre on Mon, 22 Aug, 2022 - 00:00
In this eight-part series, various speakers explore radical ways of training the mind, based on eight pithy and challenging verses from the Tibetan tradition. These active reflections offer a number of attitudes you can take up in order to overcome self-clinging.

In this first talk, Kusalasara introduces the Eight Verses and describes the approach we need to take if we're to develop a new mind.

Talk given at the London Buddhist Centre, 2021.

First verse

"May I always cherish all beings

With the resolve to accomplish for them

The highest good that is more precious

Than any wish-fulfilling jewel."
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Training the Mind: Cherishing Others As Supreme

From London Buddhist Centre on Mon, 22 Aug, 2022 - 00:00
In this eight-part series, various speakers explore radical ways of Training the Mind, based on eight pithy and challenging verses from the Tibetan tradition.

These active reflections offer a number of attitudes you can take up in order to overcome self-clinging.

In this second talk, Jnanavaca explores the second of the Eight Mind Training verses and describes how by cherishing others as supreme to ourselves, we can begin to live in greater accordance with the highest ideal of enlightenment.

Talk given at the London Buddhist Centre, 2021.

Second verse

"Whenever I am in the company of others,

May I regard myself as inferior to all,

And from the depths of my heart

Cherish others as supreme."
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Training the Mind: Confronting Destructive Emotions

From London Buddhist Centre on Mon, 22 Aug, 2022 - 00:00
In this eight-part series, various speakers explore radical ways of training the mind, based on eight pithy and challenging verses from the Tibetan tradition.

These active reflections offer a number of attitudes you can take up in order to overcome self-clinging.

Satydasa takes a strong stance against the main obstacles we face in training the mind - the negative emotions that do their best to derail our efforts.

Talk given at the London Buddhist Centre, 2021.

Third verse

"In all my actions may I watch my mind,

And as soon as disturbing emotions arise,

May I forcefully stop them at once,

Since they hurt both me and others."
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Congratulations on 3.0 and 15 years!

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 20 Aug, 2022 - 23:23

Congratulations on 3.0 and 15 years!

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 20 Aug, 2022 - 23:23

The new site is beautiful and it’s so easy to find things. It looks really great on iPhone and Mac, and is really easy to use. I’m enjoying new ways of finding content. No issues so far. Sadhu!
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Fifty Years, Fifty Voices: Manjuvajra (Highlights)

From Buddhist Voices on Wed, 10 Aug, 2022 - 09:55

What’s happened over the years is I’ve got more and more confident in the existence of the Buddha, the effectiveness of the Dharma and the joy of the Sangha.

Manjuvajra’s Annals:

In 1968 I was 21 years old, living in London, enjoying the ‘Swinging 60’s’, studying physics at Imperial College, exploring sex and drugs, dabbling in religion and psychology, and spending the summer hitch-hiking with my future wife across Europe to Yugoslavia and Turkey.

In 1978 I was doing research connected...
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FBA Podcast: The Reality of Spiritual Friendship

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 20 Aug, 2022 - 06:00

Here and Now

Ratnaghosha explores the Buddha’s teaching of spiritual friendship being the whole of the spiritual life. The talk is wide ranging, going into what spiritual friendship is and also how Buddhism sees the nature of reality. This talk was given at Nottingham Buddhist Centre, 2016.

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Try the New Free Buddhist Audio for Mobile!

From Free Buddhist Audio on Fri, 19 Aug, 2022 - 23:30

Try the New Free Buddhist Audio for Mobile!

From Free Buddhist Audio on Fri, 19 Aug, 2022 - 23:30

FBA 3.0 public preview now available

We are so excited to bring all our friends early access to the new Free Buddhist Audio, now streaming for mobile and all devices!

The community of Free Buddhist Audio users around the world has responded so generously to our post-pandemic appeal for funds to help turn FBA into a mobile-friendly, streaming audio service ready for the next 15 years.

We’d love you to try it out and send your...

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