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Dharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioA Whole Context for Our Lives Saddhanandi offers reflections on creating sangha through meaningful, authentic friendships and communication. The talk includes references to her interviews about poetry with Sangharakshita. Excerpted from the talk A Vision of Communication given at Cardiff Buddhist Centre, 2023. *** Help us keep FBA Podcasts free for everyone! Donate now: https://freebuddhistaudio.com/donate Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast: Bite-sized clips - Buddhist inspiration three times a week. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dharmabytes-from-free-buddhist-audio/id416832097 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4UHPDj01UH6ptj8FObwBfB YouTube: https...
2025-08-2210 minDharmabytes from free buddhist audioA Whole Context for Our Lives Saddhanandi offers reflections on creating sangha through meaningful, authentic friendships and communication. The talk includes references to her interviews about poetry with Sangharakshita. Excerpted from the talk A Vision of Communication given at Cardiff Buddhist Centre, 2023. *** Help us keep FBA Podcasts free for everyone! Donate now: https://freebuddhistaudio.com/donate Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast: Bite-sized clips - Buddhist inspiration three times a week. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dharmabytes-from-free-buddhist-audio/id416832097 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4UHPDj01UH6ptj8FObwBfB YouTube: https...
2025-08-2210 min
Dharmabytes from free buddhist audioThe Enlightened Mind Erupts into our Lives Saddhanandi explores the effect of the Worldly Winds in our lives, and the need to know what are susceptible to. Then the need for personal instructions in the area of Dharma Practice, and where we might get that input from: reflection, a Kalyana Mitra, Reaction Practice. Excerpted from the talk entitled Milarepa: Inspiration From the Lineage Retreat (5 of 6) given at Taraloka Retreat Centre as part of the series Milarepa: Inspiration From the Lineage Retreat, 2022. *** Help us keep FBA Podcasts free for everyone! Donate now: https://freebuddhistaudio.com/donate Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast...
2025-07-1403 minDharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioThe Enlightened Mind Erupts into our Lives Saddhanandi explores the effect of the Worldly Winds in our lives, and the need to know what are susceptible to. Then the need for personal instructions in the area of Dharma Practice, and where we might get that input from: reflection, a Kalyana Mitra, Reaction Practice. Excerpted from the talk entitled Milarepa: Inspiration From the Lineage Retreat (5 of 6) given at Taraloka Retreat Centre as part of the series Milarepa: Inspiration From the Lineage Retreat, 2022. *** Help us keep FBA Podcasts free for everyone! Donate now: https://freebuddhistaudio.com/donate Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast...
2025-07-1403 min
Dharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioA Moment of Deeper Authenticity As part of Adhisthana’s Triratna Day celebrations, Saddhanandi speaks to us about the ‘existential communication’ that can arise between a more, and a less, experienced practitioner. A communication that can take you to the limits of your own being and encourage you to stretch beyond them. Excerpted from the talk entitled The Electric Charge of Communication, 2023, as part of the series Triratna Day Weekend: Is a Guru Necessary? *** Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast: On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts Bite-sized inspiration three times every week. Subscribe to our Free Budd...
2024-11-1202 minDharmabytes from free buddhist audioA Moment of Deeper Authenticity As part of Adhisthana’s Triratna Day celebrations, Saddhanandi speaks to us about the ‘existential communication’ that can arise between a more, and a less, experienced practitioner. A communication that can take you to the limits of your own being and encourage you to stretch beyond them. Excerpted from the talk entitled The Electric Charge of Communication, 2023, as part of the series Triratna Day Weekend: Is a Guru Necessary? *** Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast: On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts Bite-sized inspiration three times every week. Subscribe to our Free Budd...
2024-11-1202 min
Free Buddhist AudioA Vision of Communication What does it take to create a context which allows people to experience meaning? Saddhanandi looks how sangha is created through meaningful, authentic friendships and communication. The talk includes references to her interviews about poetry with Sangharakshita. This talk was given at Cardiff Buddhist Centre, 2023. *** Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast: On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts A full, curated, quality Dharma talk, every week. 3,000,000 downloads and counting!Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast: On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts Bite-sized inspiration three times ev...
2024-06-2945 min
Free Buddhist AudioEnlightenment as Experience and Non Experience Saddhanandi riffs off a talk that Sangharakshita gave to the Buddhist Society in 1975 entitled 'Enlightenment as Experience and Non-Experience'. She reflects on the content as well as the context, just what was happening with these early lectures by Sangharakshita, just six years after the first ordinations. Given on retreat at Adhisthana, 2022. *** Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast: On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts A full, curated, quality Dharma talk, every week. 3,000,000 downloads and counting!Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast: On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts...
2023-08-1943 min
The Buddhist CentreRoots in the Earth, Roots in the Sky - Triratna Day SpecialWe're delighted to share a special Triratna Day 2023 podcast episode with you, recorded earlier this week and hosted by our friend Jnanadhara. He's joined by Saddhanandi and Nagabodhi to discuss the upcoming online gathering of the Triratna Buddhist community on the 8th of April, which celebrates its founding in April 1967.
Saddhanandi and Nagabodhi reminisce about past Triratna Day celebrations, recalling the excitement of travelling in large groups from Glasgow to London or Birmingham for the day or weekend. These events were like big festivals, with talks, book stalls, and the opportunity to meet people from the wider movement w...
2023-03-3147 min
The Buddhist CentreRoots In The Earth, Roots In The Sky - Triratna Day Special (The Podcast, Episode 440)We're delighted to share a special Triratna Day 2023 podcast episode with you, recorded earlier this week and hosted by our friend Jnanadhara. He's joined by Saddhanandi and Nagabodhi to discuss the upcoming online gathering of the Triratna Buddhist community, which celebrates its founding in April 1967.
Saddhanandi and Nagabodhi reminisce about past Triratna Day celebrations, recalling the excitement of travelling in large groups from Glasgow to London or Birmingham for the day or weekend. These events were like big festivals, with talks, book stalls, and the opportunity to meet people from the wider movement who might only have known through their...
2023-03-3147 min
Dharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioGestures of MettaBeing Open to the Beautiful Saddhanandi shares observations on retreat of expressions of metta, kindness, and celebrates the simple beauty of such gestures. From the introduction to meditation entitled Metta and Beauty, the ninth in a series from a 12 day meditation retreat on Metta as a Path to Insight, 2015. *** Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast: On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts Bite-sized inspiration three times every week. Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast: On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts A full, curated, quality Dharma ta...
2022-07-0602 minDharmabytes from free buddhist audioGestures of MettaBeing Open to the Beautiful Saddhanandi shares observations on retreat of expressions of metta, kindness, and celebrates the simple beauty of such gestures. From the introduction to meditation entitled Metta and Beauty, the ninth in a series from a 12 day meditation retreat on Metta as a Path to Insight, 2015. *** Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast: On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts Bite-sized inspiration three times every week. Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast: On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts A full, curated, quality Dharma ta...
2022-07-0602 minDharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioLeisure and Opportunity Saddhanandi says at the beginning of this talk that she's concerned she won't fully convey the depth of inspiration she feels about her theme, that of Tsongkhapa's short text "The Three Principal Aspects of the Path - she shouldn't have worried, she does it full justice. From the talk entitled Renunciation - Tasting Freedom given at Taraloka Retreat Centre, 2009. *** Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast: On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts Bite-sized inspiration three times every week. Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast: On Apple Podcasts | On Spo...
2022-02-2403 minDharmabytes from free buddhist audioLeisure and Opportunity Saddhanandi says at the beginning of this talk that she's concerned she won't fully convey the depth of inspiration she feels about her theme, that of Tsongkhapa's short text "The Three Principal Aspects of the Path - she shouldn't have worried, she does it full justice. From the talk entitled Renunciation - Tasting Freedom given at Taraloka Retreat Centre, 2009. *** Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast: On Apple Podcasts | On Spotify | On Google Podcasts Bite-sized inspiration three times every week. Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast: On Apple Podcasts | On Spo...
2022-02-2403 minDharmabytes from free buddhist audioAspirations Manifesting in Daily LifeEmbodying our higher values gives life to our heart and gives heart to our life. Saddhanandi encourages us to get on with our life by gathering our life around our aspirations. From the talk Enlightenment as Heart, Life as Whole given at Taraloka Retreat Centre, 2005. *** Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast - bite-sized inspiration three times every week! (Apple Podcasts) Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast - a full Dharma talk every week! (Apple Podcasts) Subscribe using these RSS feeds or search for Free Buddhist Audio or Dharmabytes in y...
2021-10-2502 minDharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioAspirations Manifesting in Daily LifeEmbodying our higher values gives life to our heart and gives heart to our life. Saddhanandi encourages us to get on with our life by gathering our life around our aspirations. From the talk Enlightenment as Heart, Life as Whole given at Taraloka Retreat Centre, 2005. *** Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast - bite-sized inspiration three times every week! (Apple Podcasts) Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast - a full Dharma talk every week! (Apple Podcasts) Subscribe using these RSS feeds or search for Free Buddhist Audio or Dharmabytes in y...
2021-10-2502 minDharmabytes from free buddhist audioWords of PowerSaddhanandi paints a picture of how radical and different it was to encounter Buddhism in the mid 1960s. She explores a verse of Zen poetry taking her lead from Sangharakshita's 1965 lectures on the Essence of Zen. Excerpted from the talk entitled The Essence of Zen at Adhisthana, 2019. *** Follow the Free Buddhist Audio podcast. High quality, full-length Dharma talks weekly since 2006! Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast - a full Dharma talk every week: Subscribe using these RSS feeds or search for Free Bud...
2021-09-1309 minDharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioWords of PowerSaddhanandi paints a picture of how radical and different it was to encounter Buddhism in the mid 1960s. She explores a verse of Zen poetry taking her lead from Sangharakshita's 1965 lectures on the Essence of Zen. Excerpted from the talk entitled The Essence of Zen at Adhisthana, 2019. *** Follow the Free Buddhist Audio podcast. High quality, full-length Dharma talks weekly since 2006! Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast - a full Dharma talk every week: Subscribe using these RSS feeds or search for Free Bud...
2021-09-1309 minDharmabytes from free buddhist audioNourishment and EncouragementIn the Dhaniya Sutta, the questions arise: ‘how do we move in this world with a freedom to be creative?’ and ‘how often do we follow the addictive tendency?’ Saddhanandi looks at vertical and horizontal nourishment as she explores these questions. Excerpted from the talk The Dhaniya Sutta - Freedom to be Creative, part of the series Evoking Shakyamuni given at Adhisthana, 2020. *** Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast - a full Dharma talk every week! Follow our blog for news and new Dharma FBA on Twitter FBA on Faceboo...
2021-01-0412 minDharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioNourishment and EncouragementIn the Dhaniya Sutta, the questions arise: ‘how do we move in this world with a freedom to be creative?’ and ‘how often do we follow the addictive tendency?’ Saddhanandi looks at vertical and horizontal nourishment as she explores these questions. Excerpted from the talk The Dhaniya Sutta - Freedom to be Creative, part of the series Evoking Shakyamuni given at Adhisthana, 2020. *** Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast - a full Dharma talk every week! Follow our blog for news and new Dharma FBA on Twitter FBA on Faceboo...
2021-01-0412 min
Free Buddhist AudioVirya: A Path of Transformative ActionViriya expresses itself in action, with attentiveness, care and enthusiasm. Saddhanandi shares from her personal training and experience as an artist to elucidate the meaning of Virya, drawing out the aspect of training the mind to develop positive mental states. Talk given at Glasgow Buddhist Centre, GBC Rainy Season, March 2020. *** Help keep FBA free for everyone! Become a supporter today. Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast - bite-size pieces of Dharma inspiration, two times a week! Follow our blog for news and new Dharma FBA on Twitter
2020-08-0139 minDharmabytes from free buddhist audioIll-Fitting WheelSaddhanandi reads the episode of the Buddha working out whether or not he will teach the Dharma. From the talk entitled Dukkha and the Unbiased given as a series of talks and led meditations from a retreat at Adhisthana on Dukkha and the Unbiased. *** Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast - a full Dharma talk every week! Follow our blog for news and new Dharma FBA on Twitter FBA on Facebook FBA on Soundcloud
2020-01-0612 minDharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioIll-Fitting WheelSaddhanandi reads the episode of the Buddha working out whether or not he will teach the Dharma. From the talk entitled Dukkha and the Unbiased given as a series of talks and led meditations from a retreat at Adhisthana on Dukkha and the Unbiased. *** Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast - a full Dharma talk every week! Follow our blog for news and new Dharma FBA on Twitter FBA on Facebook FBA on Soundcloud
2020-01-0612 minFree Buddhist AudioShakyamuniSaddhanandi is the Chair of Adhisthana and a preceptor. She was for many years the Chair of Taraloka retreat centre. She was a close friend of Bhante Sangharakshita and is noted for her warmth, friendliness and skills as a Dharma teacher. It is a real treat to have her at Sangha Night to share her thoughts on the Buddha Shakyamuni. This talk is part of the series Buddhas and Bodhisattvas given at Cambridge Buddhist Centre, 2019. *** Help keep FBA free for everyone! Become a supporter today. Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast - bit...
2019-11-1646 minDharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioThe Art of DisappearingHow free would your life be if you gave up unreal expectations? Try to remember something too important to forget. Renunciation is where you are allowing yourself to be obedient to the call of the heart – what do you really want to say ‘yes’ to? One of her telling quotes is " ... there is no spiritual development without renunciation, and no renunciation without spiritual development ..." Saddhanandi begins this Dharmabyte with a poem by Naomi Shihab Nye called The Art of Disappearing. From the very rich and reflective talk entitled Renunciation - Tasting Freedom, the first of three talks given...
2019-09-0209 minDharmabytes from free buddhist audioThe Art of DisappearingHow free would your life be if you gave up unreal expectations? Try to remember something too important to forget. Renunciation is where you are allowing yourself to be obedient to the call of the heart – what do you really want to say ‘yes’ to? One of her telling quotes is " ... there is no spiritual development without renunciation, and no renunciation without spiritual development ..." Saddhanandi begins this Dharmabyte with a poem by Naomi Shihab Nye called The Art of Disappearing. From the very rich and reflective talk entitled Renunciation - Tasting Freedom, the first of three talks given...
2019-09-0209 minDharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioEngaging with Sangha as TeacherWe are pleased to present today’s FBA Dharmabyte entitled 'Engaging with Sangha as Teacher', excerpted from Saddhanandi's talk Spiritual Transmission and Lineage given at the Triratna Buddhist Order Women's Convention, Wymondham 2007. Here Saddhanandi revisits Sangharakshita's own take on the problems faced by practitioners in a contemporary spiritual community. And, with the help of a good sprinkling of quotes and stories from other traditions, she explores the nature of the Sangha as the possible ground for insight itself to arise. *** Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast - a full Dharma talk every we...
2019-06-2404 minDharmabytes from free buddhist audioEngaging with Sangha as TeacherWe are pleased to present today’s FBA Dharmabyte entitled 'Engaging with Sangha as Teacher', excerpted from Saddhanandi's talk Spiritual Transmission and Lineage given at the Triratna Buddhist Order Women's Convention, Wymondham 2007. Here Saddhanandi revisits Sangharakshita's own take on the problems faced by practitioners in a contemporary spiritual community. And, with the help of a good sprinkling of quotes and stories from other traditions, she explores the nature of the Sangha as the possible ground for insight itself to arise. *** Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast - a full Dharma talk every we...
2019-06-2404 min
Dharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioTurning TowardsToday’s FBA Dharmabyte is Turning Towards by Saddhanandi. How do you make a meaningful practice of loving kindness in a difficult world? How do we turn towards, rather than away...? This is excerpted from the brilliant talk given on the Metta and Insight Retreat, 2015. *** Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast - a full Dharma talk every week! Follow our blog for news and new Dharma FBA on Twitter FBA on Facebook FBA on Soundcloud
2019-06-0810 minDharmabytes from free buddhist audioTurning TowardsToday’s FBA Dharmabyte is Turning Towards by Saddhanandi. How do you make a meaningful practice of loving kindness in a difficult world? How do we turn towards, rather than away...? This is excerpted from the brilliant talk given on the Metta and Insight Retreat, 2015. *** Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast - a full Dharma talk every week! Follow our blog for news and new Dharma FBA on Twitter FBA on Facebook FBA on Soundcloud
2019-06-0810 minDharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioGestures of MettaWhat needs to be seen and known in our experience of suffering in order for it to lead to freedom and compassion? Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is called Gestures of Metta by Saddhanandi. This beautiful collection of thoughts on metta is the introduction to a guided meditation. The full talk, entitled Metta and Beauty, is from a 12 day meditation retreat on Metta as a Path to Insight given at Taraloka, May 2015.
2019-01-1406 minDharmabytes from free buddhist audioGestures of MettaWhat needs to be seen and known in our experience of suffering in order for it to lead to freedom and compassion? Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is called Gestures of Metta by Saddhanandi. This beautiful collection of thoughts on metta is the introduction to a guided meditation. The full talk, entitled Metta and Beauty, is from a 12 day meditation retreat on Metta as a Path to Insight given at Taraloka, May 2015.
2019-01-1406 minDharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioGestures of MettaWhat needs to be seen and known in our experience of suffering in order for it to lead to freedom and compassion? Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is called Gestures of Metta by Saddhanandi. This beautiful collection of thoughts on metta is the introduction to a guided meditation. The full talk, entitled Metta and Beauty, is from a 12 day meditation retreat on Metta as a Path to Insight given at Taraloka, May 2015.
2019-01-1406 minDharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioEnlightenment Is Possible Our FBA Dharmabyte today is called Enlightenment Is Possible by Saddhanandi from the talk Reflecting On the Life of the Buddha. This is the first of four talks exploring Vasubandhuand#8217;s Four Factors. In his treatise Generating Bodhi Resolve, Vasubandhu describes them as able to generate the resolve to cultivate and accumulate the bases for the Arising of the Bodhicitta. You can find out more about them in Sangharakshitaand#8217;s books The Meaning of Conversion in Buddhism and The Bodhisattva Ideal. Saddhanandi gave this talk on a meditation retreat for women who have asked for...
2018-04-1607 minDharmabytes from free buddhist audioEnlightenment Is Possible Our FBA Dharmabyte today is called Enlightenment Is Possible by Saddhanandi from the talk Reflecting On the Life of the Buddha. This is the first of four talks exploring Vasubandhuand#8217;s Four Factors. In his treatise Generating Bodhi Resolve, Vasubandhu describes them as able to generate the resolve to cultivate and accumulate the bases for the Arising of the Bodhicitta. You can find out more about them in Sangharakshitaand#8217;s books The Meaning of Conversion in Buddhism and The Bodhisattva Ideal. Saddhanandi gave this talk on a meditation retreat for women who have asked for...
2018-04-1607 minDharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioEnlightenment Is Possible Our FBA Dharmabyte today is called Enlightenment Is Possible by Saddhanandi from the talk Reflecting On the Life of the Buddha. This is the first of four talks exploring Vasubandhuand#8217;s Four Factors. In his treatise Generating Bodhi Resolve, Vasubandhu describes them as able to generate the resolve to cultivate and accumulate the bases for the Arising of the Bodhicitta. You can find out more about them in Sangharakshitaand#8217;s books The Meaning of Conversion in Buddhism and The Bodhisattva Ideal. Saddhanandi gave this talk on a meditation retreat for women who have asked for...
2018-04-1607 minDharmabytes from free buddhist audioEnlightenment Is Possible Our FBA Dharmabyte today is called Enlightenment Is Possible by Saddhanandi from the talk Reflecting On the Life of the Buddha. This is the first of four talks exploring Vasubandhuand#8217;s Four Factors. In his treatise Generating Bodhi Resolve, Vasubandhu describes them as able to generate the resolve to cultivate and accumulate the bases for the Arising of the Bodhicitta. You can find out more about them in Sangharakshitaand#8217;s books The Meaning of Conversion in Buddhism and The Bodhisattva Ideal. Saddhanandi gave this talk on a meditation retreat for women who have asked for...
2018-04-1607 min
The Buddhist Centre08 Reflecting on the meaning of the poem's title and the symbolism of The GuestOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Advent".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-3003 min
The Buddhist Centre07 Sangharakshita One and Sangharakshita TwoOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Advent".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-3002 min
The Buddhist Centre06 Further thoughts on "Advent"One in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Advent".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-3002 min
The Buddhist Centre05 Opening the door for the StrangerOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Advent".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-3001 min
The Buddhist Centre04 House and Stranger - Preparing the conditions for the transcendental to emergeOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Advent".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-3007 min
The Buddhist Centre02 Sangharakshita's inspiration for "Advent" and the symbolism of The StrangerOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Advent".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-3006 min
The Buddhist Centre01 Reading of the full poem "Advent"One in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Advent".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-3000 min
The Buddhist Centre03 Sangharakshita's LSD experiences and nibbling away at the egoOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Advent".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2902 min
The Buddhist Centre03 The writing of the Arthurian poemsOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Love and Duty".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2602 min
The Buddhist Centre01 Reading of The Bodhisattva's ReplyOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "The Bodhisattva's Reply".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2502 min
The Buddhist Centre11 Final thoughts on Love and DutyOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Love and Duty".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2500 min
The Buddhist Centre10 Integration and BalanceOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Love and Duty".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2503 min
The Buddhist Centre09 Verse 4 - The Tension Between the Collective and the IndividualOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Love and Duty".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2503 min
The Buddhist Centre08 The Round Table - Fellowship and LeadershipOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Love and Duty".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2503 min
The Buddhist Centre07 Romantic LoveOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Love and Duty".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2502 min
The Buddhist Centre05 Verse 2 - Be Careful What You Dream ofOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Love and Duty".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2501 min
The Buddhist Centre02 What Are We to Do?One in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "The Bodhisattva's Reply".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2503 min
The Buddhist Centre03 The origins of The Bodhisattva's ReplyOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "The Bodhisattva's Reply".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2503 min
The Buddhist Centre04 The Spiritual Necessity of Helping OthersOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "The Bodhisattva's Reply".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2501 min
The Buddhist Centre05 Verse 1 - Constraint, Evil, and DistortionOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "The Bodhisattva's Reply".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2505 min
The Buddhist Centre06 Verse 2 - Prostitution and the Loss of InnocenceOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "The Bodhisattva's Reply".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2504 min
The Buddhist Centre07 Verse 3 - The Victims of IndustrialisationOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "The Bodhisattva's Reply".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2506 min
The Buddhist Centre08 Verse 4 - Bodhisattva Action and Dr. AmbedkarOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "The Bodhisattva's Reply".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2511 min
The Buddhist Centre09 Verse 5 - The Suffering of City LifeOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "The Bodhisattva's Reply".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2501 min
The Buddhist Centre11 Final Thoughts on The Bodhisattva's ReplyOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "The Bodhisattva's Reply".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2503 min
The Buddhist Centre01 Reading of the three Arthurian poemsOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Love and Duty".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2502 min
The Buddhist Centre02 Drawing literary inspiration and personal meaning from myth and legendOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Love and Duty".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2504 min
The Buddhist Centre04 Verse 1 - Aligning the Heart and the IdealOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Love and Duty".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2506 min
The Buddhist Centre06 Verse 3 - The Social Effect of UnskilfulnessOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Love and Duty".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2503 min
The Buddhist Centre10 Verse 6 - The Bodhisattva's Answers to SufferingOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "The Bodhisattva's Reply".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2406 min
The Buddhist Centre08 Final Thoughts on In the Woods Are Many MoreOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "In the Woods Are Many More".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2405 min
The Buddhist Centre03 Dharma Teachings - More and More of Less and LessOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "In the Woods Are many More".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2403 min
The Buddhist Centre07 Enlightenment and Always More to LearnOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "In the Woods Are Many More".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2403 min
The Buddhist Centre06 The Importance of ReflectionOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "In the Woods Are Many More".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2401 min
The Buddhist Centre04 The Interruption of the Orchid MerchantOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "In the Woods Are Many More".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2404 min
The Buddhist Centre01 Reading of Four GiftsOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Four Gifts".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2400 min
The Buddhist Centre05 Remembering Time in KalimpongOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "In the Woods Are Many More".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2403 min
The Buddhist Centre02 Writing of the PoemOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Four Gifts".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2402 min
The Buddhist Centre03 The Gift of the Lotus Flower - DevelopmentOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Four Gifts".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2403 min
The Buddhist Centre04 The Practice of Service to OthersOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Four Gifts".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2401 min
The Buddhist Centre05 Understanding the Need for DevelopmentOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Four Gifts".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2402 min
The Buddhist Centre06 The Gift of the Golden Net - InterconnectednessOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Four Gifts".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2402 min
The Buddhist Centre07 A Vision of ExistenceOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Four Gifts".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2405 min
The Buddhist Centre08 The Gift of the Garden - CultivationOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Four Gifts".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2405 min
The Buddhist Centre09 The Gift of the Dance - Enjoyment and Spiritual CommunityOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Four Gifts".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2405 min
The Buddhist Centre10 Final Thoughts on Four GiftsOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "Four Gifts".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2403 min
The Buddhist Centre01 Reading of In the Woods Are Many MoreOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "In the Woods Are Many More".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2401 min
The Buddhist Centre02 Origins of In the Woods Are Many More in IndiaOne in a series of several stirring and intimate interviews between Sangharakshita and Saddhanandi, reflecting on selections from Sangharakshita's most important poetry. In this segment they discuss the poem "In the Woods Are Many More".
Each interview in this series begins with a lovely reading of the poem by Saddhanandi, and is followed by commentary from Bhante on the verses - discussing his inspiration, the meanings behind the words, and what the poem has to say about spiritual life and Sangharakshita's personal history.
2017-04-2303 minDharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioWhat is Insight?In todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte podcast, and#8220;What is Insight?and#8221; Dayajoti and Saddhanandi talk about Metta as an ungraspable co-arising, inseparable from mindfulness, which expresses itself in different ways. What is Metta, What is Insight is the final talk in a series from a 12 day meditation retreat on metta as a path to insight from May 2015.
2016-05-1911 minDharmabytes from free buddhist audioWhat is Insight?In todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte podcast, and#8220;What is Insight?and#8221; Dayajoti and Saddhanandi talk about Metta as an ungraspable co-arising, inseparable from mindfulness, which expresses itself in different ways. What is Metta, What is Insight is the final talk in a series from a 12 day meditation retreat on metta as a path to insight from May 2015.
2016-05-1911 minDharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioWhat is Insight?In todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte podcast, and#8220;What is Insight?and#8221; Dayajoti and Saddhanandi talk about Metta as an ungraspable co-arising, inseparable from mindfulness, which expresses itself in different ways. What is Metta, What is Insight is the final talk in a series from a 12 day meditation retreat on metta as a path to insight from May 2015.
2016-05-1911 minDharmabytes from free buddhist audioWhat is Metta?In todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte podcast, and#8220;What is Metta?and#8221; Dayajoti and Saddhanandi talk about Metta as an ungraspable co-arising, inseparable from mindfulness, which expresses itself in different ways. What is Metta, What is Insight is the final talk in a series from a 12 day meditation retreat on metta as a path to insight from May 2015.
2016-05-1614 minDharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioWhat is Metta?In todayand#8217;s Dharmabyte podcast, and#8220;What is Metta?and#8221; Dayajoti and Saddhanandi talk about Metta as an ungraspable co-arising, inseparable from mindfulness, which expresses itself in different ways. What is Metta, What is Insight is the final talk in a series from a 12 day meditation retreat on metta as a path to insight from May 2015.
2016-05-1614 min
Manchester Buddhist Centre talksThe Great Turning: Talk 1Saddhanandi discusses the power of turning towards our experience as individuals. May 2015
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2015-05-2339 minDharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioLiving Collectively: Sangha as Teacher In todayand#8217;sFBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;Living Collectively: Sangha as Teacher,and#8221;Saddhanandi shares some wisdom from Jack Kornfield on spiritual community and living collectively. She then describes having confidence in the Order and developing Sangha as the authentic teacher. From the talk and#8220;Spiritual Transmission and Lineageand#8221; a detailed, intimate and heartfelt talk looking at the relationship between a Dharma follower and her/his teacher.
2014-10-2304 minDharmabytes from free buddhist audioLiving Collectively: Sangha as Teacher In todayand#8217;sFBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;Living Collectively: Sangha as Teacher,and#8221;Saddhanandi shares some wisdom from Jack Kornfield on spiritual community and living collectively. She then describes having confidence in the Order and developing Sangha as the authentic teacher. From the talk and#8220;Spiritual Transmission and Lineageand#8221; a detailed, intimate and heartfelt talk looking at the relationship between a Dharma follower and her/his teacher.
2014-10-2304 minFree Buddhist AudioSpiritual Transmission and LineageThis week'sFBA Podcast"Spiritual Transmission and Lineage" is a detailed, intimate and heartfelt talk from Saddhanandi looking at the relationship between a Dharma follower and her/his teacher. The talk takes as its lead-off point, David Smith's criticisms of the FWBO as lacking relationship with a 'vertical dimension' in its systems of practice. It's a sympathetic and open response, but one that is also happy to have confidence in an inside experience of practice that arrives at different conclusions. Saddhanandi revisits Sangharakshita's own take on the problems faced by practitioners in a contemporary spiritual community, and, with the help...
2014-01-2543 min
The Buddhist Centrewomen's buddhist order weekend no. 2A second report from Parami from the great gathering at Adhisthana at the Triratna Buddhist Order's national Order weekend for women in the UK & Ireland. Interviews with Saddhanandi, Sanghamani, Satyavani, Samachitta, Vajratara, all thrilled to be there despite the dreadful weather! Surrounded by friends old and new...
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2013-12-0606 min
The Buddhist CentreRitual BooDay two at the ECA and we're all about ritual today! Lokabandhu and Candradasa are joined by Saddhanandi, Chair of Taraloka Retreat Centre for women in Wales, for a right royal ramble around ritual and the question of how on earth it develops across a broad spiritual community. Join us on the swing in the Vajrasana garden for a chat - then listen to our follow-up boo with experimental chanting from the day!
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2012-07-2611 minFree Buddhist AudioEnlightenment as Heart, Life as WholeIn this week's FBA Podcast,"Enlightenment as Heart, Life as Whole," Saddhanandi takes us through a set of very thought-provoking reflections. She is forthright about the difficulties and joys of cultivating faith in the Dharma and makes very plain the consequences we can expect in our life as and when that faith arises. The talk is peppered with examples from her own practice. The audience clearly appreciates her sense of humour – which is often at her own expense. The event was recorded in a very large marquee on a rainy day and despite that the sound quality is...
2012-04-2858 minFree Buddhist AudioRenunciation – Tasting FreedomIn today's FBA Podcast, "Renunciation – Tasting Freedom," Saddhanandi says at the beginning of this talk that she's concerned she won't fully convey the depth of inspiration she feels about her theme – she shouldn't have worried, she does it full justice. Her various approaches to her subject include renunciation as giving up unreal expectations, as giving up compulsion, as continuity of purpose and commitment to values, as establishing freedom, as not being blown by the worldly winds. One of her telling quotes is " … there is no spiritual development without renunciation, and no renunciation without spiritual development …" This is the firs...
2011-12-1044 min
FBA HighlightsDharmabytes Podcast #27 - "Faith that Enlightenment is Possible" by SaddhanandiToday’s FBA Dharmabyte, Faith that Enlightenment is Possible, is a substantial extract from Saddhanandi’s very personal, humorous and inspiring talk: "Enlightenment as Heart, Life as Whole" (www.freebuddhistaudio.com/audio/details?num=LOC106). “She who delights in faith” shares many of her own stories from her life in the Order and her relationship to her belief in whether Enlightenment is possible. What is Enlightenment and what is our response to this possibility? Trembling with the potential to experience a state of pure, clear awareness extending in all directions, a state of knowledge – direct unmediated spiritual vision, a state of profoun...
2011-04-2822 minFree Buddhist AudioIndividualism – Hearing the Demon's Comforting WhisperIn this talk Saddhanandi draws on over 25 years of experience living and practicing in spiritual communities as she explores the conditions that she trusts give rise to Wisdom Beings. We live in a culture that encourages us to look out for the individual – just look after yourself and never mind about others. Collective practice, the practice of community, has a dynamic alchemy all of its own – like a coral reef lots of creatures live in it, and it is very susceptible to pollution. The development of the Individual is the development of the Sangha, and the...
2010-10-2139 min