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Thought for the DayVishvapani - A member of the Triratna Buddhist OrderGood morning.
The worse the news gets, the closer we come to some underlying questions. Epstein, Ukraine, climate change, geopolitics – you name it. What should we do? How can we not feel powerless in the face of so many problems? One answer, which people often associate with Buddhists, is to withdraw. The world just keeps spinning – Buddhists call it samsara. So, perhaps the best we can do is to cultivate an alternative, at least within ourselves, and hope it has some kind of effect.
If that seems weak, think how people across the US responded to Buddhist monks walking for...
2026-02-1703 min
The Buddhist CentrePortraits of Samadhi
Samādhi is the Sanskrit word for a state of peaceful, integrated absorption the mind can reach through meditation.And people’s faces in meditation have been a source of fascination (and distraction) for documentary filmmaker Hartley Woolf since he began his own Buddhist practice. “I can’t help but enjoy taking in all the different expressions around me in the shrine room,” he says, “and wondering what’s going on inside the mind behind.”Join us for a delightful conversation between an artist and some of his subjects (Bhadra, Eugene Furniss and Maitrijyoti) as we explore the bea...
2025-11-0848 min
Dharmabytes from free buddhist audioTaming Spirits and Demons Vishvapani talks here about the Buddha's response to society's need for protection from demons the spirit world. Excerpted from the talk The Buddha and Society, part of the series Gautama Buddha, Birmingham, 2011. This series marked the launch of Vishvapani's book: 'Gautama Buddha: The Life and Teachings of the Awakened One' (Quercus, 2011). *** 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:
2025-11-0603 minDharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioTaming Spirits and Demons Vishvapani talks here about the Buddha's response to society's need for protection from demons the spirit world. Excerpted from the talk The Buddha and Society, part of the series Gautama Buddha, Birmingham, 2011. This series marked the launch of Vishvapani's book: 'Gautama Buddha: The Life and Teachings of the Awakened One' (Quercus, 2011). *** 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:
2025-11-0603 min
The Windhorse Publications PodcastReimagining Sangharakshita: The Vision Behind Modern BuddhismIn this episode, Dhammamegha sits down with Vishvapani to delve into his new book Reimagining Buddhism: Understanding Sangharakshita and His Teachings. Together they explore the extraordinary life and legacy of Sangharakshita, a visionary, poet, and at times controversial pioneer in Buddhism’s journey to the modern world.
Through their conversation, Vishvapani reveals the sensibility and depth that made Sangharakshita such a distinctive teacher: his vision of the unity of the Buddhist tradition, his poetic imagination, and his insistence that spiritual growth is a process of unfolding and wholeness.
More than a biographical portrait, this discussion in...
2025-10-131h 13
The Buddhist CentreThe Intimacy of Art and the Dharma
Today we meet three Buddhists with a full time professional painting practice, exhibiting at The Art Pavilion in Mile End Eco Park. And we’re treated to a generous and intimate conversation about the tensions and creative dynamics between an explicitly artistic life and an implicitly spiritual, even religious one. All in context of shared joy at exhibiting openly as Buddhists in a beautiful space surrounded by and inflected with nature. We explore the relationship between the values of Buddhism and the values of contemporary art – and between what we call ‘mindfulness’ and the actual work of painting...
2025-09-131h 21
Dharmabytes from free buddhist audioSangharakshita’s Poetry Vishvapani has been studying, reflecting upon, and living out the Dharma life as presented by Urgyen Sangharakshita, Triratna’s founding teacher, for over 40 years. To mark the fourth anniversary of “Bhante” Sangharakshita’s death in 2018, this new audio essay delves deep into the heart of what Vishvapani calls a “unique and strange” intuitive approach to Buddhism that, at its best, seems to capture and vibrate with the essential vital energy of the universe. Excerpted from the essay The Organic Core of Sangharakshita's Teaching given at Triratna Buddhist Community, 2022. *** Help us keep FBA Podcasts free for everyone! Do...
2025-08-2603 minDharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioSangharakshita’s Poetry Vishvapani has been studying, reflecting upon, and living out the Dharma life as presented by Urgyen Sangharakshita, Triratna’s founding teacher, for over 40 years. To mark the fourth anniversary of “Bhante” Sangharakshita’s death in 2018, this new audio essay delves deep into the heart of what Vishvapani calls a “unique and strange” intuitive approach to Buddhism that, at its best, seems to capture and vibrate with the essential vital energy of the universe. Excerpted from the essay The Organic Core of Sangharakshita's Teaching given at Triratna Buddhist Community, 2022. *** Help us keep FBA Podcasts free for everyone! Do...
2025-08-2603 min
Dharmabytes from free buddhist audioThree Summers and Three Autumns Have I Seen An exploration of Sangharakshita's poem 'Padmaloka' in which he looks forward to his own death. It's a poem about death, rebirth and nature, and Vishvapani connects it to other poetry which it echoes. The talk was given a week after Sangharakshita's death. Excerpted from the talk Sangharakshita Foresees His Death In 'Padmaloka' given at Cardiff Buddhist Centre, 2018. *** 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...
2025-08-1805 minDharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioThree Summers and Three Autumns Have I Seen An exploration of Sangharakshita's poem 'Padmaloka' in which he looks forward to his own death. It's a poem about death, rebirth and nature, and Vishvapani connects it to other poetry which it echoes. The talk was given a week after Sangharakshita's death. Excerpted from the talk Sangharakshita Foresees His Death In 'Padmaloka' given at Cardiff Buddhist Centre, 2018. *** 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...
2025-08-1805 min
Dharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioAn Ethical Approach to Climate Science How can Buddhists respond to the climate emergency? Vishvapani uses the Parable of the Burning House from the Lotus Sutra to suggest our responsibilities' and finds the values we need to guide us in the Five Precepts. Excerpted from the talk Climate Precepts In The Burning House given in Cardiff, 2019. *** 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
2025-06-1205 minDharmabytes from free buddhist audioAn Ethical Approach to Climate Science How can Buddhists respond to the climate emergency? Vishvapani uses the Parable of the Burning House from the Lotus Sutra to suggest our responsibilities' and finds the values we need to guide us in the Five Precepts. Excerpted from the talk Climate Precepts In The Burning House given in Cardiff, 2019. *** 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
2025-06-1205 min
Dharmabytes from free buddhist audioAcceptance of the Whole Buddhist Tradition Vishvapani's usual good-natured and reflective approach is just the thing to start us off as he looks at how Sangharakshita's initiative in founding the FWBO might be viewed in terms of the unity of Buddhism. Excerpted from the talk Three Jewels Buddhism - Finding the Heart of the Dharma Traditions given at the Triratna Buddhist Order Weekend, Wymondham College, March 2008. *** 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.
2025-04-1403 minDharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioAcceptance of the Whole Buddhist Tradition Vishvapani's usual good-natured and reflective approach is just the thing to start us off as he looks at how Sangharakshita's initiative in founding the FWBO might be viewed in terms of the unity of Buddhism. Excerpted from the talk Three Jewels Buddhism - Finding the Heart of the Dharma Traditions given at the Triratna Buddhist Order Weekend, Wymondham College, March 2008. *** 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.
2025-04-1403 min
The Buddhist CentreThe Heart of Imagination in Buddhism
The mind liberated from the pressure of the will is unfolded in symbols
W.B. YeatsThese days, mindfulness is everywhere. How can engaging with images - with imagination itself - take our awareness deeper and help us connect with something truly transformative? Join our guests Vishvapani and Amitajyoti to explore how a Buddhist perspective on consciousness can help move us towards a life touched more fully by a sense of creativity and freedom.
In this episode, we look at imagination within the framework of Triratna’s system of practice, an approach to Buddhism that represents a naturally unf...
2024-08-3050 min
The Buddhist CentreThe Heart Of Imagination In BuddhismThe mind liberated from the pressure of the will is unfolded in symbols
W.B. Yeats
These days, mindfulness is everywhere. How can engaging with images - with imagination itself - take our awareness deeper and help us connect with something truly transformative?
Join our guests Vishvapani and Amitajyoti to explore how a Buddhist perspective on consciousness can help move us towards a life touched more fully by a sense of creativity and freedom.
In this episode, we look at imagination within the framework of Triratna’s system of practice, an approach to Buddhism that represents a naturally unfolding process of...
2024-08-2250 min
Dharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioLooking for the Historical Buddha Vishvapani traces his own relationship to the Buddha, from early family connections arising out of the turmoil of war to his experience of writing the book itself. In doing so he explores the tricky work of trying to engage with the imagination constrained and disciplined by the historical evidence. What emerges from his work with the Pali texts is a portrait of the Buddha and his world where it's impossible to miss the vital sense of a man questing for a coherent vision of reality. From the talk entitled Imagining Gautama given at the Cardiff Buddhist Centre, 2011, as part...
2023-12-1404 minDharmabytes from free buddhist audioLooking for the Historical Buddha Vishvapani traces his own relationship to the Buddha, from early family connections arising out of the turmoil of war to his experience of writing the book itself. In doing so he explores the tricky work of trying to engage with the imagination constrained and disciplined by the historical evidence. What emerges from his work with the Pali texts is a portrait of the Buddha and his world where it's impossible to miss the vital sense of a man questing for a coherent vision of reality. From the talk entitled Imagining Gautama given at the Cardiff Buddhist Centre, 2011, as part...
2023-12-1404 min
Free Buddhist AudioA Deeper Rhythm Vishvapani explores the dynamic vision of Urgyen Sangharakshita in setting up a new Buddhist movement in the West, and asks how we might relate to him now. His central reference point in this provocative and moving talk is the Padmasambhava Abisheka - the initiation received by Sangharakshita in Kalimpong, India, in 1962 from the great Tibetan Lama, Kachu Rimpoche. The energy emanating from a simple shrine room–location of that significant meeting in Sangharakshita's life–reverberates through everything that came next, the bright and shadow sides. Voices and stories, told and untold, come echoing through as Vishvapani makes the case that...
2023-10-2854 min
The Buddhist CentreBuddhism And PoliticsIs it possible to engage in politics as a Buddhist? What might it look like - and not look like - if we do?
Our guests this week come together for a thoughtful, provocative conversation occasioned by Vishvapani‘s recent article for Tricycle Buddhist review looking at the arresting, perhaps astonishing, fact that one of the most powerful people in the UK – Home Secretary Suella Braverman - is also faithfully involved as a Buddhist practitioner within the context of the Triratna Buddhist Community.
Candradasa is joined by Lokabandhu, deputy mayor of Glastonbury, UK, Vajtaratara from Tiratanaloka Buddhist Retreat Centre for Wome...
2023-09-0352 min
The Buddhist CentreBuddhism and PoliticsOur guests this week come together for a thoughtful, provocative conversation occasioned by Vishvapani‘s recent article for Tricycle Buddhist review looking at the arresting, perhaps astonishing, fact that one of the most powerful people in the UK – Home Secretary Suella Braverman - is also faithfully involved as a Buddhist practitioner within the context of the Triratna Buddhist Community.Candradasa is joined by Lokabandhu, deputy mayor of Glastonbury, UK, Vajratara from Tiratanaloka Buddhist Retreat Centre for Women, and Vishvapani, writer and broadcaster, to explore the perspectives and frameworks within which we see and experience the world and discuss how...
2023-09-0352 min
The Buddhist CentreMindfulness and Imagination with Vidyamala and Vishvapani
If you enjoy this conversation, come explore the theme online on our Home Retreat with Vidyamala and Vishvapani!
“Imagine an enormous subterranean chamber all lit up from within. We are living in a tiny chamber next to – indeed, part of – the larger one. We can see nothing at all of what’s going on in the large chamber. In fact, we have no idea that the large chamber is even there.”
Sangharakshita
This week we’re opening portals to awareness and the wonders that can arise when we really start to pay attention to everything t...
2023-08-0536 min
Free Buddhist AudioA Deeper Rhythm Vishvapani explores the dynamic vision of Urgyen Sangharakshita in setting up a new Buddhist movement in the West, and asks how we might relate to him now. Voices and stories, told and untold, come echoing through as Vishvapani makes the case that a deeper examination of Sangharakshita's teaching and approach reveals a deeper rhythm to his life and work that is relevant to everyone practicing in Triratna today. A talk given at Adhisthana on the men's UK & Ireland Area Order weekend, November 2022. *** Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast: On Apple Podcasts | O...
2023-01-0754 min
Dharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioWhat is the Enlightened Mind? Vishvapani looks behind the veils of history, legend and the texts themselves to conjur a vivid, felt image of the Buddha's personality. In a series of beautifully observed close-up drawings from the Pali Canon we are left with a portrait of spiritual genius that is both enigmatically distant and thoroughly human. From the talk The Buddha's Personality, part of the series Gautama Buddha, given at London Buddhist Centre, February 2011 to mark the launch of the book: 'Gautama Buddha: The Life and Teachings of the Awakened One' (Quercus, 2011). *** Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast: O...
2022-09-1903 minDharmabytes from free buddhist audioWhat is the Enlightened Mind? Vishvapani looks behind the veils of history, legend and the texts themselves to conjur a vivid, felt image of the Buddha's personality. In a series of beautifully observed close-up drawings from the Pali Canon we are left with a portrait of spiritual genius that is both enigmatically distant and thoroughly human. From the talk The Buddha's Personality, part of the series Gautama Buddha, given at London Buddhist Centre, February 2011 to mark the launch of the book: 'Gautama Buddha: The Life and Teachings of the Awakened One' (Quercus, 2011). *** Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast: O...
2022-09-1903 min
Jo Howarth's Happiness Hacks78: Star interview Full #5 Vishvapani *******************************************************************************Interested in knowing more about Jo, her work and how she can help you?Maybe you want to learn the skills she has or want to learn hypnotherapy.Perhaps you would like to be a Happiness Club Trainer.Reach out here:www.thehappinessclub.co.uk
2022-08-2522 minDharmabytes from free buddhist audioWhat is Deeply True?When the Buddha finally sat down under the Bodhi tree and saw deeply into the nature of things, what had brought him to that point? And what happened next? Vishvapani focusses in on the Buddha's experience after Enlightenment, bringing his nuanced, perceptive reading to the words the Buddha himself is said to have employed in order to best evoke his experiences as he struggled to give voice to them. Excerpted from the talk The Buddha's Vision, part of the series Gautama Buddha, given in Bristol Buddhist Centre, 2011, launching the book 'Gautama Buddha: The Life and Teachings of t...
2022-05-0903 minDharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioWhat is Deeply True?When the Buddha finally sat down under the Bodhi tree and saw deeply into the nature of things, what had brought him to that point? And what happened next? Vishvapani focusses in on the Buddha's experience after Enlightenment, bringing his nuanced, perceptive reading to the words the Buddha himself is said to have employed in order to best evoke his experiences as he struggled to give voice to them. Excerpted from the talk The Buddha's Vision, part of the series Gautama Buddha, given in Bristol Buddhist Centre, 2011, launching the book 'Gautama Buddha: The Life and Teachings of t...
2022-05-0903 min
The Buddhist CentreThe Sound Of One Hand (The Buddhist Centre Podcast, Episode 428)Sometimes a new Dharma book turns up that manages to seem both effortlessly profound and very funny. Of course, Satyadasa's The Sound of One Hand is actually the product of hard-won experience, and we're delighted to welcome him to the podcast to talk about his wonderful memoir as a tale of struggle, inspiration and the meeting of twin lineages in his life: Dharma practice and family.
We hear Satyadasa's account of the challenges and joys to be had figuring out how to find a spiritual path when you have a "visible disability" (he was born without his left hand fully...
2022-04-2945 min
Viryabodhis flödeDe fyra påminnelsernaEn inläsning av De fyra påminnelserna, en modern version av en klassisk buddhistisk text, författad av Vishvapani. Översatt till svenska av Aryaka och Vanamoksha; något modifierad och inläst av Viryabodhi, 4 november 2021.
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2021-11-0411 minDharmabytes from free buddhist audioTwo TemperamentsVishvapani outlines two approaches to Dharma practice: the ‘hedgehog’ – grounded in direct experience from the senses, and the ‘fox’ who steps outside and beyond, looking for the bigger picture. From the talk entitled Feeding the Soul, part of the series The Two Arrows: Dukkha to Insight given at Adhisthana, 2020. *** 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 D...
2021-09-2305 minDharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioTwo TemperamentsVishvapani outlines two approaches to Dharma practice: the ‘hedgehog’ – grounded in direct experience from the senses, and the ‘fox’ who steps outside and beyond, looking for the bigger picture. From the talk entitled Feeding the Soul, part of the series The Two Arrows: Dukkha to Insight given at Adhisthana, 2020. *** 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 D...
2021-09-2305 minDharmabytes from free buddhist audioKindly DialogueVishvapani gave a series of talks in 2011 to promote his book 'Gautama Buddha: The Life and Teachings of the Awakened One' (Quercus, 2011). Here we have a glimpse into the Buddha’s ability to dialogue with kindness and curiousity as he radiated a force field of loving kindness in a society full of debate and discourse. Rather than getting involved in a tit-for-tat argument, the Buddha tried to understand how others think and what is of value to them. From the talk entitled The Buddha's Personality, given at London Buddhist Centre as part of the series Gaut...
2020-07-2307 minDharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioKindly DialogueVishvapani gave a series of talks in 2011 to promote his book 'Gautama Buddha: The Life and Teachings of the Awakened One' (Quercus, 2011). Here we have a glimpse into the Buddha’s ability to dialogue with kindness and curiousity as he radiated a force field of loving kindness in a society full of debate and discourse. Rather than getting involved in a tit-for-tat argument, the Buddha tried to understand how others think and what is of value to them. From the talk entitled The Buddha's Personality, given at London Buddhist Centre as part of the series Gaut...
2020-07-2307 min
Free Buddhist AudioMindfulness and InsightDrawing on his book on the Buddha, Vishvapani explores the connection between awareness of our immediate experience and seeing the true nature of existence. Talk given at Cardiff Buddhist Centre, 2018. *** 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 FBA on Facebook FBA on Soundcloud
2020-06-1339 min
The Buddhist CentreVishvapani's Thought for the Day - Keeping a Global Perspective on CoronavirusCoronavirus has created a crisis in developed countries like the UK. But the wider impact is being felt even more strongly in the developing world. How can we keep that wider perspective?
Vishvapani's Thought for the Day, BBC Radio 4, 14th May 2020
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2020-06-0402 minFree Buddhist AudioSangharakshita Foresees His Death In 'Padmaloka'Vishvapani beautifully explores Sangharakshita's poem 'Padmaloka' in which he looks forward to his own death. It's a poem about death, rebirth and nature, and Vishvapani connects it to other poetry which it echoes. This talk was given a week after Sangharakshita's death in November 2018 at Cardiff Buddhist Centre. *** 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
2020-02-0129 minFree Buddhist AudioClimate Precepts In The Burning HouseHow can Buddhists respond to the climate emergency? Vishvapani uses the Parable of the Burning House from the Lotus Sutra to suggest our responsibilities' and finds the values we need to guide us in the Five Precepts. Given at Cardiff Buddhist Centre on Dharma Day, July 2019. *** 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 FBA on F...
2019-08-0341 min
Philosophy For Our TimesThe Cult of Mindfulness | Vishpani Blomfield, Linda Woodhead, Miguel FariasLooking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesFrom yoga retreats to mindfulness, meditation is fashionable and now even prescribed by the UK's National Health Service. Yet in some cases it can lead to depression and even psychosis. Is it a mistake to think that self-exploration and being at one with ourselves are necessarily good things? In this episode of Philosophy for our Times, The Buddha Pill author Miguel Farias, Buddhist teacher and broadcaster Vishvapani Blomfield, and sociologist of religion Linda Woodhead explore how we can reach peace. In association with t...
2019-04-1632 minPhilosophy For Our TimesThe Cult of Mindfulness | Vishpani Blomfield, Linda Woodhead, Miguel FariasLooking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesFrom yoga retreats to mindfulness, meditation is fashionable and now even prescribed by the UK's National Health Service. Yet in some cases it can lead to depression and even psychosis. Is it a mistake to think that self-exploration and being at one with ourselves are necessarily good things? In this episode of Philosophy for our Times, The Buddha Pill author Miguel Farias, Buddhist teacher and broadcaster Vishvapani Blomfield, and sociologist of religion Linda Woodhead explore how we can reach peace. In association with t...
2019-04-1632 minDharmabytes from free buddhist audioSacred MindfulnessIn todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte we offer an excerpt from a talk by Vishvapani entitled: Sacred Mindfulness. A talk given at the Triratna Buddhist Order November 2014 Menand#8217;s UK and Ireland Area Order Weekend at Adhisthana on 1 November 2014. The theme of the weekend was Mindfulness. Vishvapani writes: and#8220;Weand#8217;re in the middle of the greatest surge in interest related to Buddhism since the 1960s: the secular mindfulness boom. Iand#8217;ve been deeply involved in Triratna for many years and my current experience as a secular mindfulness trainer has me doing everything from teaching meditation...
2019-03-0407 minDharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioSacred MindfulnessIn todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte we offer an excerpt from a talk by Vishvapani entitled: Sacred Mindfulness. A talk given at the Triratna Buddhist Order November 2014 Menand#8217;s UK and Ireland Area Order Weekend at Adhisthana on 1 November 2014. The theme of the weekend was Mindfulness. Vishvapani writes: and#8220;Weand#8217;re in the middle of the greatest surge in interest related to Buddhism since the 1960s: the secular mindfulness boom. Iand#8217;ve been deeply involved in Triratna for many years and my current experience as a secular mindfulness trainer has me doing everything from teaching meditation...
2019-03-0407 minDharmabytes from Free Buddhist AudioSacred MindfulnessIn todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte we offer an excerpt from a talk by Vishvapani entitled: Sacred Mindfulness. A talk given at the Triratna Buddhist Order November 2014 Menand#8217;s UK and Ireland Area Order Weekend at Adhisthana on 1 November 2014. The theme of the weekend was Mindfulness. Vishvapani writes: and#8220;Weand#8217;re in the middle of the greatest surge in interest related to Buddhism since the 1960s: the secular mindfulness boom. Iand#8217;ve been deeply involved in Triratna for many years and my current experience as a secular mindfulness trainer has me doing everything from teaching meditation...
2019-03-0407 minDharmabytes from free buddhist audioSacred MindfulnessIn todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte we offer an excerpt from a talk by Vishvapani entitled: Sacred Mindfulness. A talk given at the Triratna Buddhist Order November 2014 Menand#8217;s UK and Ireland Area Order Weekend at Adhisthana on 1 November 2014. The theme of the weekend was Mindfulness. Vishvapani writes: and#8220;Weand#8217;re in the middle of the greatest surge in interest related to Buddhism since the 1960s: the secular mindfulness boom. Iand#8217;ve been deeply involved in Triratna for many years and my current experience as a secular mindfulness trainer has me doing everything from teaching meditation...
2019-03-0407 min
Last WordLord Heywood, Pamela Lonsdale, Sangharakshita, Tom Jago, Francis LaiPictured: Lord HeywoodMatthew Bannister on Lord Heywood, the senior civil servant who worked with four Prime Ministers: Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Theresa May.Pamela Lonsdale, the children's TV producer who brought us Rainbow.Sangharakshita, the British born Buddhist leader whose reputation was tarnished by allegations of sexual misconduct with his students.Tom Jago, the drinks marketeer who developed Bailey's Irish Cream, Malibu and Le Piat D'Or.And Francis Lai, the Love Story composer.Interviewed guest: Ed Balls
Interviewed guest: Ronnie Le...
2018-11-0928 min
SundayBishop Michael Curry and Intersex DayBishop Michael Curry became a household name when he preached at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. He talks about his new book ‘The Power of Love’. In anticipation of the worldwide Intersex Day of Remembrance on the 8th November, Edward chats to Sara who was born intersex. She describes how she has been treated by church congregations. Vishvapani talks about the life of Sangharakshita (founder of the Triratna Buddhist Order) who died this week. And the Rev Fergus Butler-Gaille describes the slightly eccentric and off-beat behaviour displayed by certain members of the English clergy over the...
2018-11-0743 min
The Buddhist CentreInternational Men's Order Convention 2016 - Sadhanas and Study with Vishvapani and LokabandhuAt Adhisthana, Vishvapani and Lokabandhu share some of the highlights of this years Order Convention in interview with Sanghadhara. Touching on the sadhana practices lead, study groups and their general experience of this large gathering.For more: www.thebuddhistcentre.com/features #Triratna #Buddhism #Buddhist #Dharma #study #meditation #sadhana
2016-08-1510 min
Listen, Learn, Love With Free Audiobook | Radio & TV, News, Business, & CultureGautama Buddha by Vishvapani Blomfield | AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Gautama BuddhaAuthor: Vishvapani BlomfieldNarrator: Jonathan KeebleFormat: UnabridgedLength: 12 hrs and 10 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 10-15-15Publisher: Dharma AudiobooksGenres: Religion & Spirituality, Buddhism & Eastern ReligionsSummary:While many accounts of the Buddhas life mix legend and history, this compelling new biography discriminates between fact and fiction to reveal Gautama, the remarkable human being behind the myth, and sheds new light on his teachings.Plunging us into the noises, smells...
2015-10-1512h 10
Dive Into Your Ears To A Riveting Full Audiobook.Gautama Buddha by Vishvapani BlomfieldPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/48700to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Gautama Buddha
Author: Vishvapani Blomfield
Narrator: Jonathan Keeble
Format: mp3
Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
Release date: 10-15-15
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 61 ratings
Genres: Buddhism
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2015-10-1512h 10
The Buddhist CentreVishvapani reports on mindfulness at the ECAAt Adhisthana, Munisha talks to Vishvapani about his day with the Triratna Chairs', considering the place of mindfulness in society, and Triratna responses to it. #mindfulness #Buddhism #Buddhist #Buddha #Dharma #Triratna #community #sangha
2015-08-1705 min
The Middle Way SocietyWhat is your understanding of the Middle Way? 2.I posed this question in various forms to Paul Gilbert, Mark Vernon, Jim O’Driscoll, Claire Kelly, Vishvapani Blomfield, Rich Flanagan, Viryanaya, Peter Worley, Don Cupitt and Kristin Neff. To hear the full interviews, go to www.middlewaysociety.org/audio/podcasts
2014-07-1022 min
The Middle Way SocietyInterview 16: Vishvapani Blomfield on secular mindfulness and the Middle WayIn this episode the broadcaster, writer and mindfulness trainer Vishvapani Blomfield talks to us about mindfulness and the Middle Way both in terms of how he sees them being approached from a more secular or a more religious perspective. He also talks about enlightenment, Jung and integration, the relationship of the Middle Way with the arts, incrementality and his agnostic position on karma and rebirth.
2014-03-2942 min
Beyond Belief10/03/2014The Christian season of Lent is a time for recalling the forty days and nights spent by Jesus in the wilderness at the beginning of his ministry. In other faiths too the wilderness is a place of refuge, self- discovery, temptation and joy.Joining Ernie Rea to discuss the idea and experience of the wilderness are the Anglican Bishop of Chelmsford, Stephen Cottrell, the Buddhist writer Vishvapani, and Laura Feldt, associate Professor in the Study of Religion at the University of Odense in Denmark.
2014-03-1027 min
FBA HighlightsDharmabytes Podcast #272 - "The Buddha in Relation to His Society" by VishvapaniVishvapani looks back to the Buddha's day in today's FBA Dharmabyte - introducing his book on the Buddha in a talk called "The Buddha and Society"
In this segment, "The Buddha in Relation to His Society" he looks at how the Buddha likely engaged with the political and social atmosphere of the times. Did he have a concern with the larger sphere of social life, and does the approach we take as Buddhists in the modern era need to be different?
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2013-08-2605 minFree Buddhist AudioThe Buddha's VisionIn today's FBA Podcast, we give you "The Buddha's Vision", the last talk in the "Gautama Buddha" series launching Vishvapani's new book "Gautama Buddha: The Life and Teachings of the Awakened One". (Quercus, 2011) When the Buddha finally sat down under the Bodhi tree and saw deeply into the nature of things, what had brought him to that point? And what happened next? In his final take on the Buddha's journey of the heart and mind, Vishvapani focuses in on the Buddha's experience before, during and after Enlightenment, bringing his nuanced, perceptive reading to the words the Buddha...
2011-06-1153 minFree Buddhist AudioThe Buddha and SocietyIn today's FBA Podcast, we give you the fourth talk in the "Gautama Buddha" series titled: "The Buddha and Society", from the launch of Vishvapani's new book "Gautama Buddha: The Life and Teachings of the Awakened One". (Quercus, 2011) The Buddha as a radical, as a holy man, as pragmatist, as tamer of demons, as visionary – in this wide-ranging, riveting talk Vishvapani gives us all these and more, and all in relation to the society Gautama took part in. Some provocative words and questions from the Buddha and from our speaker as we try to get to grips wit...
2011-06-0441 minFree Buddhist AudioThe Buddha's PersonalityIn today's FBA Podcast, Vishvapani delivers "The Buddha's Personality", the third talk in his dynamic new series from the launch of the book "Gautama Buddha: The Life and Teachings of the Awakened One". (Quercus, 2011) Great artists have tried and failed to grasp the essence of the Buddha's character. Beyond the narrative and the drama, what was the Buddha actually like? And what can be gleaned from the diverse sources that tell us about him? In this reflective talk Vishavapani looks behind the veils of history, legend and the texts themselves to conjur a vivid, felt image of...
2011-05-2838 minFree Buddhist AudioImagining GautamaToday's FBA Podcast, is the second talk in a major new series of talks by Vishvapani to mark the launch of his new book: 'Gautama Buddha: The Life and Teachings of the Awakened One' (Quercus, 2011). In "Imagining Gautama", originally subtitled, 'Approaching The Buddha As An Historical And As A Mythic Figure', Vishvapani traces his own relationship to the Buddha, from early family connections arising out of the turmoil of war to his experience of writing the book itself. In doing so he explores the tricky work of trying to engage with the imagination constrained and disciplined by...
2011-05-2158 min
FBA HighlightsDharmabytes Podcast #33 - "The Buddha: Legend & History" by VishvapaniToday’s FBA Dharmabyte, “The Buddha: Legend & History” offers us a glimpse of the talk, "Imaging Gautama," (http://freebuddhistaudio.com/audio/details?num=LOC764) from the major new series of talks by Vishvapani to mark the launch of his new book: ‘Gautama Buddha: The Life and Teachings of the Awakened One’ (Quercus, 2011).
Vishvapani recollects his religious studies and lessons on the Four Sights, which is not found in the suttas relating to Gautama. Does this mean it didn’t happen? Here Vishvapani traces the the development of a legendary story and other examples of details in the Buddha legend missing from the Pal...
2011-05-1904 minFree Buddhist AudioSearching for the Buddha – Launch of Gautama BuddhaIn today's FBA Podcast, we present: "Searching for the Buddha", the first in a major new series of talks by Vishvapani to mark the launch of his new book: 'Gautama Buddha: The Life and Teachings of the Awakened One' (Quercus, 2011). Vishvapani is a well known figure in the Triratna Buddhist Community and is a regular contributor on the BBC's 'Thought for the Day'. In this talk we meet the Buddha set firmly in his own historical context, with space too for the legendary and particular reference to the natural world. Vishvapani explores the presence of nature in...
2011-05-1457 min
Manchester Buddhist Centre talksSearching for the Buddha – Launch of Gautama Buddha by VishvapaniVishvapani launches his book, Gautama Buddha: The Life and Teachings of the Awakened One. January 2011
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2011-02-181h 06Manchester Buddhist Centre talksBuddhanussati: Gotama’s Journey to AwakeningThe first in a series of talks on the practice of Buddhanussati, given by Vishvapani. January 2009
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2009-01-0544 min