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The Buddhist CentreDharmachakra and the Rebirth of Free Buddhist Audio
Dharmachakra has been a going concern since Dharmachari Ananda first strapped a reel-to-reel tape recorder on his back in London in 1967 to record the first public lectures by Urgyen Sangharakshita under the auspices of the then Friends of the Western Buddhist Order. It has evolved over the decades to become an amazing Triratna Right Livelihood team – most importantly, a team of friends, working online together across the globe to bring the world the best of Buddhism and meditation from our new Buddhist Community.
We hear from the team in Mexico City, the United Kingdom and the United States ab...2023-02-1847 min
Dharmabytes from free buddhist audioWays We Limit OurselvesAbandoning Our Wrong Ideas About the Path More poetry, more Rumi, more listening joy from Vajradarshini. And what a title! In fact, this is another splendid journey around the idea of Enlightenment, using the languages of surrender and discipline from the Sufi context. It’s as heady as a sumptuous wine, but also sobering and down to earth, whether we’re “following a railing in the dark” or "wandering inside the red world”. Drink up! From the talk entitled We Have a Huge Barrel of Wine But No Cups given at Taraloka Retreat Centre, 2005. *** Subs...2022-08-2905 minDharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioWays We Limit OurselvesAbandoning Our Wrong Ideas About the Path More poetry, more Rumi, more listening joy from Vajradarshini. And what a title! In fact, this is another splendid journey around the idea of Enlightenment, using the languages of surrender and discipline from the Sufi context. It’s as heady as a sumptuous wine, but also sobering and down to earth, whether we’re “following a railing in the dark” or "wandering inside the red world”. Drink up! From the talk entitled We Have a Huge Barrel of Wine But No Cups given at Taraloka Retreat Centre, 2005. *** Subs...2022-08-2905 minDharmabytes from free buddhist audioReality and Intuition Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is entitled Reality and Intuition from the talk All One Gorgeous Mistake by Vajradarshini. A jewelled casket of a talk by Vajradarshini, with poetic accompaniment. Rumi meets Tsongkhapa in the Tavern of Ruin, and Dogen, Milarepa and Nagarjuna join them to talk about and#8216;selfand#8217; and and#8216;worldand#8217;. Joanna Macy turns up too — then many voices, mixed and mingled, explore the experience of being part of an Order and following the Buddhaand#8217;s way. Quite splendid stuff. Talk given at the Western Buddhist Order Womenand#8217;s Convention, 20052018-05-1712 minDharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioReality and Intuition Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte is entitled Reality and Intuition from the talk All One Gorgeous Mistake by Vajradarshini. A jewelled casket of a talk by Vajradarshini, with poetic accompaniment. Rumi meets Tsongkhapa in the Tavern of Ruin, and Dogen, Milarepa and Nagarjuna join them to talk about and#8216;selfand#8217; and and#8216;worldand#8217;. Joanna Macy turns up too — then many voices, mixed and mingled, explore the experience of being part of an Order and following the Buddhaand#8217;s way. Quite splendid stuff. Talk given at the Western Buddhist Order Womenand#8217;s Convention, 20052018-05-1712 min
FBA HighlightsDharmabytes Podcast #7 - "Dying with Fearlessness" by VajradarshiniToday’s Dharmabyte features the lovely Vajradharshini in an excerpt from her talk “The Transitoriness of Life and the Certainty of Death.” (http://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/audio/details?num=OM741) In “Dying with Fearlessness” we are reminded that at the time of death only the Dharma is of benefit.
Talk given at Tiratanaloka Retreat Centre 2005.
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Free 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...2012-04-2858 minFree Buddhist AudioThe Transitoriness of Life and the Certainty of DeathToday’s FBA Podcast, “The Transitoriness of Life and the Certainty of Death”, is by Vajradharshini who brings us a beautiful piece on the hardest of subjects. The third talk in a five-part series from Tiratanaloka’s retreat on the ‘Four Mind Turnings’ of the Tibetan tradition. Using zen poetry and a happily wide-ranging series of quotations (from Tibetan lamas to Ezra Pound), Vajradarshini explores her own father’s death as a way to approach attitudes to death and dying. She considers death in the light of the four mind-turning reflections of Atisha: the result is an inspiring, fun...2012-01-1450 min
Free Buddhist AudioThe Transitoriness of Life and the Certainty of DeathToday's FBA Podcast, "The Transitoriness of Life and the Certainty of Death", is by Vajradharshini who brings us a beautiful piece on the hardest of subjects. The third talk in a five-part series from Tiratanaloka's retreat on the 'Four Mind Turnings' of the Tibetan tradition.
Using zen poetry and a happily wide-ranging series of quotations (from Tibetan lamas to Ezra Pound), Vajradarshini explores her own father's death as a way to approach attitudes to death and dying. She considers death in the light of2012-01-1450 min
FBA HighlightsDharmabytes Podcast #97 - "Enlightenment is Different for Each of Us" by VajradarshiniMore listening joy from Vajradharshini in today’s FBA Dharmabyte, “Enlightenment is Different for Each of Us.” From the talk “We Have a Huge Barrel of Wine But No Cups” (http://freebuddhistaudio.com/audio/details?num=OM779), this is another splendid journey around the idea of Enlightenment, using the languages of surrender and discipline from the Sufi context. It’s as heady as a sumptuous wine, but also sobering and down to earth, whether we’re “following a railing in the dark” or “wandering inside the red world”. Drink up!
Talk given at Taraloka Retreat Centre, 2005
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Subscribe t...2011-12-2903 minFree Buddhist AudioEverything Matters – Turning Consumerism on its HeadIn ‘Everything Matters – Turning Consumerism on its Head’, Vajradarshini points out that we live in a world of things and there’s a world of practice in things. As consumerism is defined as ‘to destroy’, we are challenged to find ways to turn consumerism on its head and find the Truth in our relationship to Things. Accompanied by Kavyasiddhi reading both poetry and prose, this beautiful Dharma gem is worth hearing again and again. Talk given at the 2010 International Sangha Retreat.2010-08-171h 03
Free Buddhist AudioEverything Matters – Turning Consumerism on its HeadIn 'Everything Matters - Turning Consumerism on its Head', Vajradarshini points out that we live in a world of things and there’s a world of practice in things. As consumerism is defined as ‘to destroy’, we are challenged to find ways to turn consumerism on its head and find the Truth in our relationship to Things. Accompanied by Kavyasiddhi reading both poetry and prose, this beautiful Dharma gem is worth hearing again and again.
Talk given at the 2010 International Sangha Retreat.2010-08-171h 03Free Buddhist AudioWe Have a Huge Barrel of Wine But No CupsTime for another talk from Vajradarshini. More poetry, more Rumi, more listening joy. Actually, we just liked the title so much we had to go for it this month – but, in fact, it’s another splendid journey around the idea of Enlightenment, using the languages of surrender and discipline from the Sufi context. It’s as heady as a sumptuous wine, but also sobering and down to earth, whether we’re “following a railing in the dark” or walking lost “inside the red world”. Drink up! Talk given at Taraloka Retreat Centre, 2005 Contents 01 Startin...2007-04-2752 min
Free Buddhist AudioWe Have a Huge Barrel of Wine But No CupsTime for another talk from Vajradarshini. More poetry, more Rumi, more listening joy. Actually, we just liked the title so much we had to go for it this month - but, in fact, it's another splendid journey around the idea of Enlightenment, using the languages of surrender and discipline from the Sufi context. It's as heady as a sumptuous wine, but also sobering and down to earth, whether we're "following a railing in the dark" or walking lost "inside the red world". Drink up!
Talk given at Taraloka Retreat2007-04-2751 minFree Buddhist AudioAll One Gorgeous MistakeA jewelled casket of a talk by Vajradarshini, with poetic accompaniment. Rumi meets Tsongkhapa in the Tavern of Ruin, and Dogen, Milarepa and Nagarjuna join them to talk about ‘self’ and ‘world’. Joanna Macy turns up too — then many voices, mixed and mingled, explore the experience of being part of an Order and following the Buddha’s way. Quite splendid stuff. To help us keep this free, please think about making a donation.2005-11-0800 min
Free Buddhist AudioAll One Gorgeous MistakeA jewelled casket of a talk by Vajradarshini, with poetic accompaniment. Rumi meets Tsongkhapa in the Tavern of Ruin, and Dogen, Milarepa and Nagarjuna join them to talk about 'self' and 'world'. Joanna Macy turns up too — then many voices, mixed and mingled, explore the experience of being part of an Order and following the Buddha's way. Quite splendid stuff. To help us keep this free, please think about making a donation.2005-11-0843 min