Building Sangha

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Building Sangha

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Our FBA Dharmabyte today, and#8220;Building Sangha,and#8221; is by Vajrasara who explores the value of spiritual community, ways to encourage fuller harmony, and the many opportunities in friendship for waking up. From the talk: and#8220;Building Sangha, Creating Harmony.and#8221;

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Dharmabytes features bite-sized dharma, three times a week, from the Free Buddhist Audio archives. Themed in conjunction with our weekly full length talk podcast, these are inspiring short extracts from over 5,000 talks on Buddhism, meditation and mindfulness! Tune in, be inspired!

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Life is too Short to Waste: Our Dharmabyte today reminds us that Life is Too Short to Waste. Brought to us by the dynamic and passionate Padmavajra from the talk titled "Death and Desire" part II of a three-part series titled "The Alchemy of Love". by Dharmabytes from free buddhist audio
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Visions of Hell’s Extreme Sufferings: In today's Dharmabyte, "Visions of Hell's Extreme Sufferings", we continue our exploration of the third of the Four Mind Turning Reflections: Karma. Here, Padmavajra offers a clear explanation of the Buddha's teaching particularly: Not everything we ex.. by Dharmabytes from free buddhist audio
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Benefits of our Human Life: Today's Dharmabyte, Benefits of our Human Life is the opening track from the talk "This Precious Human Life" by Kulaprabha. - Given at Taraloka Retreat Center, February 2008, this series of talks on the Four Reminders or Four Mind-Turnings are inspir... by Dharmabytes from free buddhist audio
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The Suffering of a Wasted Life: Today's Dharmabyte, "The Suffering of a Wasted Life" is a track from the inspiring talk "Generating Bodhi Mind" by the dynamic Vajratara of Sheffield Buddhist Centre. Our speaker beautifully guides us through the second section of Tsongkhapa's short t... by Dharmabytes from free buddhist audio
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The Five Spiritual Faculties: Today's FBA Dharmabyte,, "The Five Spiritual Faculties" is from one of our earliest recordings of Sangharakshita: "A Special Transmission Outside the Scriptures", 1965. - How does Faith, Wisdom, Energy, Concentration and Mindfulness manifest in our li... by Dharmabytes from free buddhist audio
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