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The Twelve Days of FBA (2020) - Day 4: 'The More They Beat Us, The Louder We Sang – The Perfection of Patience' by Padmavajra

By Free Buddhist Audio on Tue, 29 Dec, 2020 - 06:00

The Twelve Days of FBA (2020) - Day 4: 'The More They Beat Us, The Louder We Sang – The Perfection of Patience' by Padmavajra

By Free Buddhist Audio on Tue, 29 Dec, 2020 - 06:00

And today’s talk in our Twelve Days of FBA celebration is selected by Sadhayasihi, who wears many hats in the Dharmachakra team, contributing to both Free Buddhist Audio and The Buddhist Centre Online on social media, podcasts, and our live events and Home Retreats. 

Sadayasihi was deeply inspired by a talk by Padmavajra on Ksanti – Patience, from the Bodhicaryavatara Series, entitled ‘The More They Beat Us, The Louder We Sang – The Perfection of...

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The Twelve Days of FBA (2020) - Day 3: 'On Laziness' by Saddhanandi

By Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 28 Dec, 2020 - 06:00

The Twelve Days of FBA (2020) - Day 3: 'On Laziness' by Saddhanandi

By Free Buddhist Audio on Mon, 28 Dec, 2020 - 06:00

Our third talk this year is recommended by Kusaladevi who joined the Dharmachakra team this past year to help with social media and has been a delight to work with!

She has selected a talk by her preceptor, Saddhanandi, Chair at Adhisthana and a much-loved speaker. ‘On Laziness’ was given as part of the Glasgow Buddhist Centre’s Rainy Season Retreat in March 2020.

Thousands of people around the world rely on FBA for their connection to the Dharma online. Our service is always...

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The Twelve Days of FBA (2020) - Day 2: 'The Nucleus of a New Society' by Sangharakshita

By Free Buddhist Audio on Sun, 27 Dec, 2020 - 06:30

The Twelve Days of FBA (2020) - Day 2: 'The Nucleus of a New Society' by Sangharakshita

By Free Buddhist Audio on Sun, 27 Dec, 2020 - 06:30

Jay has been with Dharmachakra since 2018 and is part of our web development team, which helps keep Free Buddhist Audio running smoothly!

His recommended talk for this year’s Twelve Days of FBA is a classic by Sangharakshita, entitled ‘The Nucleus of a New Society’. This seminal talk was given in 1976, as part of the series ‘Buddhism for Today and Tomorrow’.

Give the greatest gift anyone can give – the gift of the Dharma – with a...

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The Twelve Days of FBA! Day 1: 'Radical Kindness in a Violent World' by Viryajyoti

By Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 26 Dec, 2020 - 09:00

The Twelve Days of FBA! Day 1: 'Radical Kindness in a Violent World' by Viryajyoti

By Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 26 Dec, 2020 - 09:00

2020 has been a year in which our practice of the Dharma has been called upon time and time again. Witnessing this, our first talk (recommended by FBA’s podcast curator, Viriyalila) is called Radical Kindness in a Violent World by Viryajyoti, given at Cambridge Buddhist Centre, UK.

This is a beautiful talk, exemplifying a spirit of engagement with life that knows how transforming the world must begin with each of us. The pandemic and its many challenges ask us to strengthen our practice of deep kindness, towards ourselves and all beings. Listen...

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Countdown to #buddhaday - 8 days to go...

By akasajoti on Fri, 1 May, 2020 - 13:50

Countdown to #buddhaday - 8 days to go...

By akasajoti on Fri, 1 May, 2020 - 13:50

Countdown to #buddhaday !⠀

We’re looking forward to sharing footage from the Clear Vision Trust archive, gathered for our Buddha Day celebrations, of Sangharakshita talking about the Buddha and his Enlightenment.⠀

thebuddhistcentre.com/buddha-day for the programme and to join in!⠀

🎧 …and from the Free Buddhist Audio archives, ‘Readings from the Pali Canon’ by Sangharakshita, with a beautiful booklet here.

📷 The Buddha’s...

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The 12 Days of FBA: 5,000 Talks and Counting!

By Free Buddhist Audio on Fri, 27 Dec, 2019 - 16:02

The 12 Days of FBA: 5,000 Talks and Counting!

By Free Buddhist Audio on Fri, 27 Dec, 2019 - 16:02

Our gift to you, now and all year round, is over 5,000 talks that are free to access, from an ever-widening circle of practitioners on topics ranging from mindfulness to early Buddhism to the Bodhisattva Ideal to the environment to Zen and the art of living well. You’ll find thoughtful reflections, experienced instruction around meditation and ethics, and always beautifully considered responses to what’s happening in the world around us. You’ll meet beings of many kinds, opening up their lives...

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5 Years Of The Buddhist Centre Online: #5 Meditation for Transformation

By Sadayasihi on Thu, 14 Jun, 2018 - 16:51

5 Years Of The Buddhist Centre Online: #5 Meditation for Transformation

By Sadayasihi on Thu, 14 Jun, 2018 - 16:51

The object of meditation is to transform oneself, not to have good meditations

Sangharakshita, Peace is a Fire

What Meditation Is and What It Isn’t
Often one of the first things one learns when one comes into contact with Buddhism - and sometimes even before that - is meditation. However, it is not always clear exactly what meditation is, or easy to articulate it! In the last 5 years of The Buddhist Centre Online there have...

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5 Years Of The Buddhist Centre Online: #4 The Triratna Buddhist Order

By Sadayasihi on Thu, 26 Apr, 2018 - 17:35

5 Years Of The Buddhist Centre Online: #4 The Triratna Buddhist Order

By Sadayasihi on Thu, 26 Apr, 2018 - 17:35

If the Order is spiritually united, if it is in harmony, then a truly wonderful thing will happen. The Order then will be the locus for the manifestation of the Bodhicitta…I need hardly say how much the world needs the Dharma, needs such an Order, such a movement as ours. I have done what I can. I have started the movement. The future of the Order, of the movement is in your hands.

Sangharakshita, Looking Ahead A...

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