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In this talk Suddhayu [https://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/browse?s=suddhayu] explores images from the Fire Sermon and the Parable of the Burning House in relation to the current political climate in the USA. From a Buddhist perspective, the world is always on fire — and sometimes it feels like the heat gets turned up. He uses the theme of 'Going Forth from Samsara' to speak about personal transformation and a compassionate response to the suffering of others. This talk was given on Sangha Night at Aryaloka Buddhist Center [https://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/browse?p=Aryaloka%20Buddhist%20Center], Newmarket NH USA, 2025. *** Help us keep FBA Podcasts free for everyone! Donate now: https://freebuddhistaudio.com/donate [https://freebuddhistaudio.com/donate] Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast: A full, curated, quality Dharma talk, every week. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dharmabytes-from-free-buddhist-audio/id416832097 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dharmabytes-from-free-buddhist-audio/id416832097] Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4UHPDj01UH6ptj8FObwBfB [https://open.spotify.com/show/4UHPDj01UH6ptj8FObwBfB] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FreeBuddhistAudio1967 [https://www.youtube.com/@FreeBuddhistAudio1967]

What is the spiritual community and how does it differ from the group? Why is it important? How does the spiritual community come into being? How can I be part of the conditions for it to arise? Kalyacitta [https://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/browse?s=kalyacitta] takes us on a heart-felt and imaginative exploration of the spiritual community, drawing on her own experience of bringing about a true Sangha. Talk given on a retreat for women who have asked for ordination as part of a series on 'The Group, the Individual and The Spiritual Community' given at Tiratanaloka Retreat Centre [https://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/browse?p=Tiratanaloka%20Retreat%20Centre] as part of the series Becoming an individual in today’s world [https://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/series/details?num=X339], 2024. *** Help us keep FBA Podcasts free for everyone! Donate now! https://freebuddhistaudio.com/donate [https://freebuddhistaudio.com/donate] Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast: A full, curated, quality Dharma talk, every week. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/free-buddhist-audio-community/id75081757 [https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/free-buddhist-audio-community/id75081757] Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0H2lgkYallHtPiMQQdWWOC [https://open.spotify.com/show/0H2lgkYallHtPiMQQdWWOC] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FreeBuddhistAudio1967 [https://www.youtube.com/@FreeBuddhistAudio1967]

Communication with another can be a wonderfully connecting and liberating experience or it can destroy us. Recognising the mystery and interconnectedness of all things we find the uncanny ability to communicate meaningfully. Mindfulness, courage and renunciation are essential. Saraha [https://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/browse?s=saraha] invites us all, with practical steps, to notice and live freedom in Shunyata, connection in aloneness and the mutual co-arising of each other. Better than 1000 meaningless words is one word on hearing which makes the heart become calm. This talk was given at Adhisthana [https://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/browse?p=Adhisthana], 2025. *** Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast:  On Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/free-buddhist-audio-community/id75081757] | On Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/0H2lgkYallHtPiMQQdWWOC] | On Google Podcasts [https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9kaGFybWFjaGFrcmEubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M] A full, curated, quality Dharma talk, every week. 3,000,000 downloads and counting!Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast:  On Apple Podcasts [http://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dharmabytes-from-free-buddhist/id416832097] | On Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/4UHPDj01UH6ptj8FObwBfB] | On Google Podcasts [https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9kaGFybWFieXRlcy5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw] Bite-sized inspiration three times every week. Subscribe using these RSS feeds [https://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/community/podcasts] or search for Free Buddhist Audio or Dharmabytes in your favorite podcast service! Help us keep FBA Podcasts free for everyone: donate now! [https://freebuddhistaudio.com/donate] Follow Free Buddhist Audio: YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/FreeBuddhistAudio1967]  |  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/freebuddhistaudio/]  |  Twitter [https://twitter.com/freebuddhist]  |  Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/freebuddhistaudio/]  |  Soundcloud [https://soundcloud.com/freebuddhistaudio]

Satyaraja [https://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/browse?s=satyaraja] begins the series of talks on the four acceptance verses with an inspiring, careful, and systematic exploration of the verse ‘With Loyalty to my Teachers, I Accept this Ordination’. He investigates the centrality of the relationship with Bhante Sangharakshita, our own preceptors and the world and culture which we join at the sacred moment of ordination. This talk was given as part of the series What is the Order? [https://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/series/details?num=X229] Given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre [https://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/browse?p=Padmaloka%20Retreat%20Centre], 2022. *** Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast:  On Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/free-buddhist-audio-community/id75081757] | On Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/0H2lgkYallHtPiMQQdWWOC] | On Google Podcasts [https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9kaGFybWFjaGFrcmEubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M] A full, curated, quality Dharma talk, every week. 3,000,000 downloads and counting!Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast:  On Apple Podcasts [http://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dharmabytes-from-free-buddhist/id416832097] | On Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/4UHPDj01UH6ptj8FObwBfB] | On Google Podcasts [https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9kaGFybWFieXRlcy5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw] Bite-sized inspiration three times every week. Subscribe using these RSS feeds [https://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/community/podcasts] or search for Free Buddhist Audio or Dharmabytes in your favorite podcast service! Help us keep FBA Podcasts free for everyone: donate now! [https://freebuddhistaudio.com/donate] Follow Free Buddhist Audio: YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/FreeBuddhistAudio1967]  |  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/freebuddhistaudio/]  |  Twitter [https://twitter.com/freebuddhist]  |  Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/freebuddhistaudio/]  |  Soundcloud [https://soundcloud.com/freebuddhistaudio]

Subhadramati [https://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/browse?s=subhadramati] gives a talk for Cambridge Sangha night as part of a series on the Six Distinctive Emphasis of the Triratna Buddhist Community. A talk full of energy, insight and inspiration on Ordination within Triratna. Given at Cambridge Buddhist Centre [https://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/browse?p=Cambridge],  2016. *** Subscribe to our Free Buddhist Audio podcast:  On Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/free-buddhist-audio-community/id75081757] | On Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/0H2lgkYallHtPiMQQdWWOC] | On Google Podcasts [https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9kaGFybWFjaGFrcmEubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M] A full, curated, quality Dharma talk, every week. 3,000,000 downloads and counting!Subscribe to our Dharmabytes podcast:  On Apple Podcasts [http://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dharmabytes-from-free-buddhist/id416832097] | On Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/4UHPDj01UH6ptj8FObwBfB] | On Google Podcasts [https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9kaGFybWFieXRlcy5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw] Bite-sized inspiration three times every week. Subscribe using these RSS feeds [https://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/community/podcasts] or search for Free Buddhist Audio or Dharmabytes in your favorite podcast service! Help us keep FBA Podcasts free for everyone: donate now! [https://freebuddhistaudio.com/donate] Follow Free Buddhist Audio: YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/FreeBuddhistAudio1967]  |  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/freebuddhistaudio/]  |  Twitter [https://twitter.com/freebuddhist]  |  Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/freebuddhistaudio/]  |  Soundcloud [https://soundcloud.com/freebuddhistaudio]