Tag: three fetters

Dharmabytes: Constantly Creating Ourselves

By Centre Team on Mon, 11 Sep, 2023 - 11:00

Hridayagita describes the 3 fetters as a useful tool for reflecting why we forget or do not fully believe that our actions of body, speech and mind truly have consequences. Excerpted from the talk Recollecting the Consequences of Ones Actions give at Taraloka Retreat Centre, 2016.

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Dharmabytes: Confidence in Our Ability to Gain Insight

By Centre Team on Mon, 4 Sep, 2023 - 11:00

This is a quietly passionate talk by Jinapriya on the quicksilver nature of the Enlightenment experience - impossible to pin down, utterly transformative. His main theme within the frame of such a big question - ‘What is Enlightenment?’ - is the struggle to live our lives in the present moment, especially in the face of pain. We are met with a thoughtful series of reflections, stories and images that all look to open up the gates of...

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Dharmabyte: The Finger Pointing to the Moon

By Zac on Thu, 22 Dec, 2022 - 06:00

Clinging to religious observances is a fetter, a hindrance to Enlightenment. Amidst the complexity of Buddhist teachings, we can discern a distinctive essence lying behind the various historical forms which developed to convey the Buddha’s oral message.

Excerpted from the talk The Nature and Development of Buddhism, Sangharakshita, 1968.

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