Tara as Embodiment of Practice for Others

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Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, and#8220;Tara as Embodiment of Practice for Others,and#8221; is an excerpt from the talk, and#8220;Chetul Sangye Dorjeand#8221; by Vajratara given at the Sheffield Buddhist Centre, 2007

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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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Mara’s Attack on the Buddha: In today's FBA Dharmabyte, we continue our theme on the Buddha's Enlightenment with "Mara's Attack on the Buddha". This Dharambyte is from the quietly passionate talk, "What is Enlightenment?" by Jinapriya on the quicksilver nature of the Enlightenmen... by Dharmabytes from free buddhist audio
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Regarding Life Itself: Today's Dharmabyte, Regarding Life Itself Sangharakshita suggests that spiritual life is better seen in more concrete ways; as growth, work, and duty. What is our usual approach to life? What do we turn to? by Dharmabytes from free buddhist audio
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Reality as Change – Poetry and Impermanence: Today's Dharmabyte: Reality as Change - Poetry and Impermanence is from a thoughtful and sympathetic talk by Srivati on the most delicate of tasks in any life - how to live in the present moment. Exploring the subtle aspects of past and present, by Dharmabytes from free buddhist audio
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Every Moment Favourable: It's a really good thing to be born a human being. Today's Dharmabyte by Padmavajra, Every Moment Favourable is an extract from the talk "Initiation into the Alchemy of Love". - Talk given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, 2004 - 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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Misunderstandings of Karma: In today's Dharmabyte, we meet Sangharakshita in his usual uncompromising form as he explores common "Misunderstandings of Karma." From the comprehensive and excellent introductory talk, Karma and Rebirth given in 1970. 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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Recollection of Death: In today's Dharmabyte, The Recollection of Death, Sangharakshita leads us with mindfulness into the practice of recollecting Death to overcome craving. From the lecture "The Meaning of Parinirvana," our next full length podcast feature. - by Dharmabytes from free buddhist audio
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A Creative Response: Today's FBA Dharmabyte,, "A Creative Response" comes to us from the comprehensive and thought-provoking series of talks on the Tibetan text: 'Eight Verses for Training the Mind' by Kadampa Geshe Langri Tangpa. - by Dharmabytes from free buddhist audio
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Characteristics of Mind: In today's Dharmabyte, we continue to explore the theme of Karma by taking a deeper look into the "Characteristics of Mind." by Dhammadina. What are those five characteristics? Clarity, Cognition, Momentary, Conditioned, Karma. by Dharmabytes from free buddhist audio
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The Hymn to Perfect Wisdom: In today's Dharmabyte, Kulaprabha shares a reading of 'The Hymn to Perfect Wisdom' from 'The Perfection of Wisdom in 8000 Lines'. This is the first track in the talk of the same title, 'On the Hymn to Perfect Wisdom', by Dharmabytes from free buddhist audio
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With Mindfulness, Strive: With Mindfulness, Strive. Today's FBA Dharmabyte, is a verse chanted within the context of A Western [Triratna] Buddhist Order Ordination Ceremony. - Conducted by Sangharakshita, this talk is part of the series Ritual and Devotion in Buddhism. by Dharmabytes from free buddhist audio
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