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Welcome to Free Buddhist Audio from Dharmachakra.com, a new, free service for anyone interested in Buddhism and meditation in the modern world. Our talks (more than 1000!) are usually by westerners - but now we are expanding to include material from all the main Buddhist traditions. In time, our whole archive will be available to donwload for free. Check out our website for more. Enjoy!
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?Just Sitting? practice with Subhuti
Author: info@freebuddhistaudio.com
Mon, Sep 14, 2009
The ‘Just Sitting’ practice has been part of the FWBO’s system of meditation since the very beginning yet is not often discussed and not always understood. Here Subhuti gives his own inspiring and brilliantly refreshing take on the practice as a central element in his own meditative life. A must-listen piece for all those enthused [...]
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What is Mind?
Author: info@freebuddhistaudio.com
Sun, May 24, 2009
This is the first in a series of talks from the Western Buddhist Order Convention in 2001 offering different perspectives on the Abhidharma and exploring from a personal perspective what the study of the 51 Mental Events can tell us about our minds and how they work. Based on the classic Tibetan text ‘Necklace of [...]
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The Four Lineages of the FWBO
Author: Dhammarati
Fri, Jan 30, 2009
Time to bring the picture on the FWBO’s relations with other Buddhists bang up-to-date with this splendid excursion over the common ground Buddhists share in the 21st century, and also through the diverse practice landscapes they continue to explore in their own approaches to the Dharma.
As a basis Dhammarati looks at the FWBO’s own [...]
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Asvagosha Songs
Author: info@freebuddhistaudio.com
Tue, Sep 30, 2008
This recording of songs from the Asvagosha project troupe is a real find in the Dharmachakra Archives.
The Asvagosha project was set up in India in the early 1990s as a way of developing cultural activities among poor ‘ex-Untouchable’ communities in slums and rural areas. Teams of performers visit the localities and put on performances [...]
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Chetul Sangye Dorje
Author: Vajratara
Thu, Sep 04, 2008
Here’s a forthright and passionate talk, taking as its starting point the great contemporary Tibetan teacher (sometimes also written ‘Chatral Sangye Dorje’) and his relationship to practice in the FWBO via his giving of the Green Tara practice to Sangharakshita. The main focus, however, is the need to practice the Dharma for others as part [...]
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The Early Teachings of the Buddha
Author: Ratnaguna
Sun, Jun 29, 2008
The teachings that Ratnaguna explores in this talk are all from the Sutta Nipata – one of the earliest of Buddhist texts. His sub-title is the rather intriguing: ‘The Dharma before Buddhism’. You might say that when it comes to the Sutta Nipata, the Buddha is very clearly telling it like it is. Well, so [...]
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Staying at Home, Dancing with the Universe
Author: Amaragita
Fri, May 02, 2008
Another excellent talk, from the Buddhafield project. Amaragita takes a look at Buddhist practice in the light of parenting, and has a lot of good things to say about the everyday business of staying with our experience, embracing the hard bits and releasing the joy.
As an added bonus, listen for some lovely singing throughout!
Talk given [...]
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What Do We Really Know About the Buddha?
Author: Dhivan
Wed, Jan 30, 2008
A lovely talk this month, from the excellent Dhivan. Be prepared for the odd surprise as he considers the relationship between what we think we may know about the Buddha, and what the historical evidence suggests.
As Dhivan sifts the information that’s come down to us, we meet several different versions of a human being as [...]
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Is the Immanent Buddha a Fallacy?
Author: Sagaramati
Wed, Dec 26, 2007
Happy Holidays, Everyone! So, this is as close as we could get to a Christmas edition… You know, ‘Buddha Nature – easily confused for ‘incarnation’, all that…
No? Oh, well, what this most definitely is is an absolute cracker of a talk from Sagaramati. A brilliant, scholarly-but-accessible, look at the origins and development of the [...]
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Padmasambhava
Author: Danavira
Thu, Nov 01, 2007
Ok, buckle up. ‘Padmasambhava’ by Danavira is, as we’ve come to expect from the man, a rollicking ride of a talk. Actually, ‘talk’ doesn’t really do it justice: try incantation, wrong-footing evocation, dramatic monologue and enactment through storytelling, with a good dose of chanting and singing thrown in – some planned, some spontaneous. Sprinkle in [...]
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Building an Ethical Underworld ? Lessons from the Mafia
Author: Khemasuri
Tue, Sep 04, 2007
Over here, Clemenza! Ever wanted to know about ‘General Systems Theory’ – one of those subjects you always hear vague things about yet never quite know what it actually is? Ever wondered why we seem to love a good gangster? Well, then this is for you! To tell the truth, we would have picked this [...]
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Buddhist Parenting
Author: Karunagita
Tue, Jul 24, 2007
This is another great talk from the ‘Dharma Warriors’ series given at the Buddhafield Festival 2006. Karunagita is the author of ‘Growing as a Parent – What Buddhism Has to Offer’, and here she presents some of that material to an audience of summer loving practitioners under the blue skies of Devon. Settle back and [...]
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Latest Talks List from the Dharmachakra Archive
Author: info@freebuddhistaudio.com
Wed, Jul 18, 2007
Here is the latest version (in glorious technicolour) of our catalogue of audio recordings (mainly talks) by members of the Western Buddhist Order and other Buddhist speakers. The whole archive is now over 1500 recordings strong, and growing all the time as people send us material from all over the world. Only about a third [...]
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Violence and Emptiness (re-posted)
Author: Suvarnaprabha
Mon, Jun 18, 2007
Please note, this is a re-posting of the previous podcast. If you’ve already downloaded it, please delete the previous file and use this one instead! The previous version has half missing… Sorry!
A short but sweet talk from San Francisco’s very own Suvarnaprabha, in which she explores the Buddhist vision of compassion through her own experience [...]
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Violence and Emptiness
Author: Suvarnaprabha
Mon, Jun 04, 2007
A short but sweet talk from San Francisco’s very own Suvarnaprabha, in which she explores the Buddhist vision of compassion through her own experience of meditation and contact with inmates within the U.S. prison system. Moving stuff.
Talk given at the Western Buddhist Order convention, 2005
Contents
01 Survanaprabha – poem by Jimmy Santiago Baca; a personal [...]
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We Have a Huge Barrel of Wine But No Cups
Author: Vajradarshini
Fri, Apr 27, 2007
Time 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 [...]
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Mindfulness For Just About Everything (Part 2)
Author: Paramabandhu
Tue, Feb 27, 2007
Here is the second part of Paramabandhu’s excellent exploration of the lessons Buddhist techniques around meditation and mindfulness training can bring to the field of mental health – especially to problems with depression and addiction. Drawing on many years of experience as a consultant psychiatrist and Dharma teacher, here he takes questions on his [...]
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Mindfulness For Just About Everything (Part 1)
Author: Paramabandhu
Fri, Feb 23, 2007
This is a timely and invaluable talk from Paramabandhu. Drawing on many years of experience as a consultant psychiatrist and Dharma teacher, he invites us to consider the lessons Buddhist techniques around meditation and mindfulness training can bring to the field of mental health – especially to problems with depression and addiction. The talk evokes [...]
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Akshobya
Author: Saddharaja
Thu, Feb 01, 2007
Settle back and touch base with this very enjoyable and, at times, inspiring talk by Saddharaja on the great blue Buddha of the eastern quarter of the mandala – the Unshakeable One, the Imperturbable Akshobya. This is particularly good because it departs from standard fare on the figure. We get a great reading from Wordsworth, [...]
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Shinran and Kabat-Zinn
Author: Ratnaguna
Thu, Jan 04, 2007
This wonderful talk by Ratnaguna looks at the Pureland tradition of Shinran, comparing some of his approaches to those of the contemporary teacher John Kabat-Zinn, pioneer of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. The nature of ‘problems’ versus ‘difficulties’ is explored – notions of ‘acceptance’, ‘development’, and awareness itself are considered from new angles that can shed light [...]
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Vajrapani ? Energy Unlimited
Author: info@freebuddhistaudio.com
Tue, Dec 05, 2006
To get us moving again now the new site is up and running, here’s a cracking and wonderfully detailed talk by Vessantara, author of ‘Meeting the Buddhas’. He is the ideal person to introduce us to the complex and fascinating Tantric figure of Vajrapani – ‘Lord of Secrets’, embodiment of ”virya’ (’Energy in Pursuit of [...]
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Launch of Free Buddhist Audio Website ? An Invitation to Our Podcast Friends
Author: info@freebuddhistaudio.com
Thu, Nov 30, 2006
We’re totally thrilled to announce the launch of Free Buddhist Audio, the new, free download and streaming service from The Dharmachakra Archives. If you’ve been enjoying our podcasts, you’ll love this! The site features over 500 free recordings – mostly talks, but also guided meditations, retreat recordings, question-and-answer sessions and interviews! There’s also a [...]
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Death and the Buddhist
Author: Danavira
Thu, Nov 02, 2006
This is pretty fantastic in its way. Danavira is one of the best speakers we know – he is very funny, can do poetic and profound, tends to the chaotic in his style, and has a particular genius for this kind of thing; this kind of thing being talking about death. The whole talk is [...]
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Simplicity
Author: Kamalashila
Mon, Oct 09, 2006
Kamalashila has spent a lot of his adult life exploring meditation – and this talk is a lovely little foray into the whole subject as a crucial aspect in life and practice, with special consideration given to reflection on the six elements. Oh, and look out for Brian the meditating dog…
Table of contents:
01 Brian, the [...]
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Amoghasiddhi ? Lord of the Midnight Sun
Author: Vaddhaka
Fri, Sep 08, 2006
Vaddhaka can usually be relied on to give a pretty great talk – and this is no exception. Here we have a real treat – a terrific, energetic exploration of the green Buddha of the north: Amoghasiddhi (Dundubishvara), the Unobstructed One. This is kind of a multi-media affair – listen for the 13th Century Spanish [...]
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Buddhism and Ecology
Author: Akuppa
Mon, Jul 03, 2006
This is a fascinating, challenging and, in the end, realistically affirming look at Buddhist practice in the face of global climate crisis. What can we do? How can we change the ways we think and respond to the seemingly insurmountable problems the planet faces? Akuppa’s thoughtful introduction to the worlds of scientific and deep ecology [...]
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The Diamond Sutra
Author: Abhaya
Tue, May 30, 2006
This is a gem of a talk from Abhaya. With his customary dry wit and sharp eye he leads us on the crazy paving path through the Diamond Sutra — a text guaranteed to turn your world upside-down. Some very funny parts to this talk — and some excellent evocations of rigorous Dharma practice as [...]
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Buddhism and Quantum Physics
Author: Jnanavaca
Wed, May 17, 2006
Jnanavaca is back! Last time it was mountaineering (see our very first podcast), this time it’s Einstein, Schroedinger, double slits, and all that stuff you wished you understood about quantum physics but despaired of ever knowing so as to impress at parties… Well, now you can learn all about it — as well as how [...]
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Three Visions of the Buddha
Author: Candradasa
Wed, Apr 05, 2006
The Buddha as lover, as master of enchantments, as a vision of the sky. In this talk, Candradasa presents the story of the Buddha’s life as a backdrop to three visions of practice, focussing on a progression through love and corresponding to the traditional path of ethics, meditation and wisdom. Myth, dream and archetypal images [...]
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Anapanasati ? Meditation on the Breath
Author: Viveka
Fri, Mar 10, 2006
Core meditation teaching from Viveka. Here is her fresh and vibrant take on the traditional practice of anapanasati – mindfulness with breathing. Using the breath as a stabilizing presence, this series of reflections is designed to help us discover the nature of reality itself by encouraging us to notice what is actually happening each moment [...]
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How To Keep In Touch
Author: Lalitavira
Tue, Feb 14, 2006
Lalitavira’s splendid talk on mindfulness – especially mindfulness of the body – is here to ground you! Through vivid imagery, we encounter the root practice of Buddhism as it appears in earliest times. In doing so, we contemplate the assumptions behind our experience, as well as those behind traditional dharma practice and philosophy. This is [...]
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Introduction to Mind and Mental Events
Author: Subhuti
Wed, Jan 04, 2006
A new year’s talk by Subhuti to help dust away all those mental cobwebs hanging over from the last one! Just the thing for sharpening your wits, deepening your understanding of the thorny area that is ethics, and generally pulling your socks up on the awareness front… A friendly but thoroughly enagaging first step into [...]
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All One Gorgeous Mistake
Author: Vajradarshini
Tue, Nov 08, 2005
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 ’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 [...]
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The Sound of Reality
Author: Padmavajra
Wed, Sep 28, 2005
Fabulous stuff from Padmavajra. This richly rewarding talk explores the place and function of sound in Buddhist practice and history, as well as within the speaker’s own spiritual life. A wide-ranging cultural journey is made from John Coltrane to Sufi Qawwali, from mantra to Zen poetry, taking in Andre Gide, Renaissanace Neoplatonism and the ancient [...]
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Understanding Karma and Buddhist Ethics
Author: Nagapriya
Fri, Sep 02, 2005
A good, pithy introduction from Nagapriya (not to say quirky – check out the soccer references!) to the traditionally thorny and rather misunderstood area of karma and rebirth, teasing out its relationship to Buddhist ethics in general. Instant karma is yours…
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Standing on Emptiness: View, Meditation, and Action
Author: Dhammadassin
Thu, Aug 11, 2005
A lovely, thoughtful exploration of the traditional Buddhist path of ethics, meditation and wisdom, using poetry and the ideas of contemporary science to evoke the mystery that lies at the heart of practice. Dhammadassin’s beautifully weighted talk challenges us to look at how we think and how we act, and is rooted in a moving [...]
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Breaking the Mould
Author: Dhammarati
Fri, Jul 29, 2005
A sparkling discussion from 2003 on the use of images for accessing the Buddhist tradition. And an indispensable exploration of everyday practice of the Dharma in the beautiful light of the Tathagathagarbha Sutra.
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Touching the Void
Author: Jnanavaca
Thu, Jul 14, 2005
In this moving talk Jnanavaca relates events in Joe Simpson’s popular mountaineering book ‘Touching the Void’ to aspects of Buddhist practice.
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