Tag: Buddha's life story

The Story of the Buddha's Sneeze (Dharmabytes Podcast)

By Centre Team on Thu, 30 May, 2024 - 11:00

Saddhaloka talks about the tradition of storytelling in Buddhism, and recounts some of his own favourites. He is the author of a book of re-tellings of stories from the Pali Canon, the oldest collection of texts about the life and teachings of the Buddha. His obvious love of the tales comes shining through - sit back and enjoy…

From the talk Encounters with Enlightenment given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, 2001.

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A Natural Unfoldment (Dharmabytes Podcast)

By Centre Team on Mon, 20 May, 2024 - 11:00

Nagesvara draws out the significance of the episode from the life of the Buddha where he recollects a memory from childhood of natural, spontaneous samadhi. From the talk entitled The Rose Apple Tree, given as part of the retreat series Body of Bliss: ways into Samādhi, Buddhafield, 2021.

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Becoming a Buddha (Dharmabytes Podcast)

By Centre Team on Thu, 16 May, 2024 - 11:00

Sangharakshita tells the story of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha-to-be, up to the time of his Enlightenment, drawing out the significance of some of the key events. Here we encounter the Buddha receiving help on the path to Enlightenment. Excerpted from the talk The Way to Enlightenment given in 1972.

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