Leap into the living Dharma Universe with current events and cultural happenings talk and discover sacred living. New episodes are updated every Tuesday! Inside My Big Dharma Head is a spirituality podcast that invites listeners into sacred living. Our host, Karlos Molina-Gaillard, M.A., brings a rich Zen Buddhism, Tantric, Nondual, and Indigenous Spirituality practice to […]
Sanshin Zen Community is an international Buddhist sangha founded in 1996 by Shohaku Okumura, a Soto Zen priest and respected translator of the thirteenth-century Japanese Zen master, Eihei Dogen Zenji. Based at Sanshin-ji, in Bloomington, Indiana, Sanshin exists to provide intensive practice of zazen in the style of Kosho Uchiyama-roshi, informed by thorough study of […]
This is a dharma talk I gave at marin Sangha on November 5, 2017. The topic of the talk is Bodhicitta: a dedicated, heart-felt desire to fully awaken for the benefit of all other beings. Bodhicitta reminds us that every moment is an invitation to awaken all beings by motivating ourselves to engage in other-regarding […]
Venerable Ajahn Anan Akincaño practiced under the meditation master, Venerable Ajahn Chah Bodhiñāna Thera, before establishing Wat Marp Jan in 1984. Today he is considered one of the most prominent teachers in the Thai Forest Tradition. In this most recent compilation, various disciples of Ajahn Anan translate his talks and discussions about meditation and Dhamma […]
FEATURED AS “NEW & NOTEWORTHY” BY APPLE 2013-2014 *** Urban Dharma NC is a new Buddhist center, a community-in-progress in western North Carolina. We are committed to the growing of Dharma, for Dharma to take roots in our lives here in this corner of the world, in this part of North Carolina, on the soil […]
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama embraces Tibet’s intellectual tradition of logic and philosophical debates. He often visits University of California campuses to learn and speak.
Join Andre Taesan Halaw for weekly Zen Buddhist Dharma talks. Andre is a Zen monk and teacher at the Original Mind Zen Sangha in Chesterfield, NJ, where these talks were recorded. You can visit the OMZS at www.originalmindzen.com, or Andre at his blog, www.originalmindzen.blogspot.com. If you like this podcast, please rate and review it, subscribe […]
Church of Fun is a place where different perspectives on currently held beliefs, values, and morals can be discussed safely, and always with a loving sense of humor.
Talks given during the retreat led by Luang Por / Ajahn Sumedho from 12 to 19 May 2017 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK. Includes talks by other elders from the Thai Forest Tradition.
These are readings and comments from the Satipatthana Sutta that was given by Ajahn Amaro during the winter retreat 2016 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK. (Book https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1220952.Satipa_h_na)
Listen to a dharma talk I gave at Marin Sangha on March 12, 2017. This talk focused on the Buddhist teachings on intrepidity and fearlessness. How to cultivate strength of mind in the face of danger and difficult conditions.
From the Vallejo Zen Center in Vallejo, California, this is “To Practice In Interesting Times” with Zenki Mary Mocine, a periodic discussion of Zen practice and how it aligns with an ever increasingly turbulent political world. Zenki (“Total Joy”) Mary Mocine has been involved in Zen practice since 1988 and is currently the Abbess of […]
Listen to the second of two talks I delivered at Marin Sangha in May 2016 on Delusion and Non-delusion. This second talk covers the Buddhist psychological description of how non-delusion manifests in human perception and practical steps for cultivating non-delusion in daily life.
“Compassion is the best protection.” Join us as we explore what it means to hold compassionate values in an evolving world. Presented by White Conch Dharma Center, an international Mahayana Buddhist organization under the spiritual direction of Domo Geshe Rinpoche, this podcast invites guests to share their wisdom and experiences as we aim to deepen […]
Audio recording of the Visuddhimagga (The Path of Purification) study group with Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu is a Canadian-born Theravada Buddhist monk, ordained in 2001 under the guidance of Venerable Ajaan Tong Sirimangalo. He has taught meditation courses in the Mahasi Sayadaw tradition since 2003 and gives online teachings via YouTube, as well as Dhamma […]
What is compassion? Can it be cultivated? And if so, how? This class focuses mainly on understanding the essential nature of compassion and the core practices for bringing it into being.These talks were originally given in autumn, 2003, at Yoga Mendocino in Ukiah, California This Dhamma talk was given by Ajahn Amaro on 23 June […]
This series, hosted by the faculty of Theology at Oxford University, looks at the Indian Buddhist philosophy. In the past the study of Asian philosophical traditions has often been approached by asking how the theories developed within these non-Western cultures would help us to solve problems in contemporary Western thought. While this approach has its […]
This series, hosted by the faculty of Theology at Oxford University, looks at the Indian Buddhist philosophy. In the past the study of Asian philosophical traditions has often been approached by asking how the theories developed within these non-Western cultures would help us to solve problems in contemporary Western thought. While this approach has its […]
Listen to the second of two talks on non-attachment—certainly the most misunderstood and maligned Buddhist ideal. This talk focuses on the practical application of non-attachment in daily life. Together the Marin Sangha and I explored various ways to cultivate non-clinging by transforming greed with equanimity, hatred with compassion, and delusion with clarity.
Listen to two talks I delivered at Marin Sangha on non-attachment—certainly the most misunderstood and maligned Buddhist ideal. This first talk deconstructs the term into its various meanings and explores the philosophical implications of non-attachment and identity clinging through the Buddha’s teachings from the Pāli Canon and those of several modern-day Buddhist teachers.
This dharma talk was delivered at Marin Sangha on May 31, 2015. I was asked to talk about the Buddhist psychology of addiction. The talk covers quite a bit of ground including childhood trauma and its physiological and psychological role in teen/adult addiction. The talk also has instructions for landing in the aliveness of physicality […]
Buddha was the best marketer in history. He said, “Don’t believe anything I tell you. This is just what has worked for me. You can decide what works for you.”
Aathaapi Theravada Dhamma Portal to discuss and explore Dhamma for the people seeking the truth of life and their destiny as a guidance to practise Dhamma to seek liberation from this endless process of Samsara and to enjoy the Nibbanic peace within. May all beings be happy and well ! May all attain their supreme […]
Everyday Americans tell their own stories in narratives and documentaries produced by award-winners Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister. As heard on NPR and public radio stations nationwide.
These are the latest Dhamma Talks given mainly in the Amaravati Temple during the Wan Phras (moon/observance days). These talks include those given during the Winter Retreat, Rains / Vassa retreat and the rest of the year. A complete audio library can be found on https://www.amaravati.org/teachings/audio
Awareness is your refuge: Awareness of the changingness of feelings, of attitudes, of moods, of material change and emotional change: Stay with that, because it’s a refuge that is indestructible. It’s not something that changes. It’s a refuge you can trust in. This refuge is not something that you create. It’s not a creation. It’s […]
These are the latest Dhamma Talks given mainly in the Amaravati Temple during the Wan Phras (moon/observance days). These talks include those given during the Winter Retreat, Rains / Vassa retreat and the rest of the year. A complete audio library can be found on https://www.amaravati.org/teachings/audio
The Pilgrim Kamanita is about the journey of Kamanita, an Indian merchant’s son, from earthly prosperity and youthful romance, to his meeting with a unfamiliar monk, who actually is Gotama Buddha. The Pilgrim Kamanita was published in German in 1906 by Karl Gjellerup. The print version was edited and published by Ajahn Amaro, and offered […]
Chanting recordings of Parittas and Suttas as used by Buddhist Monasteries and Groups associated with the Western Forest Sangha in the lineage of Venerable Ajahn Chah. Chanting books can be downloaded https://www.amaravati.org/teachings/chanting/
These are the recordings of the complete collection of all the talks by Ajahn Chah that have been translated into English and are published in ‘The Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah’, 2011. This was read by Ajahn Amaro during the winter of 2012. (www.amaravati.org) These are the recordings of the complete collection of all the […]
This is a compilation of the retreat given by Ajahn Amaro from 31 August to 12 September 2012. This meditation retreat took place at Amaravati Retreat Center, UK – Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.
This is a compilation of the Ageing Mindfully seminar given from 29 June until 1 July (2012) at the Retreat Center of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery. www.amaravati.org This is a compilation of the Ageing Mindfully seminar given from 29 June till 1 July (2012) at the Retreat Center of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery. www.amaravati.org The post Day […]
Finding the Missing Peace is simply a set of meditation tools that anyone can use to make his or her life better. A booklet is based on this six weeks series of classes given at Yoga Mendocino in Ukiah, California in 2002 – Ajahn Amaro https://www.amaravati.org/dhamma-books/finding-the-missing-peace-a-primer-of-buddhist-meditation/ letting go, more and more deeply, of the content […]
The Institute of Buddhist Studies Podcast is a digital archive of audio and video recordings of academic lectures and Dharma talks. The IBS is a Buddhist graduate school and seminary located in Berkeley, California.
This is the first of two dharma talks given at Marin Sangha in June 2014. In this talk, Lisa Dale Miller refers to the Suttas to refute the controversial claim by Jon Kabat-Zinn and others, that mindfulness-based interventions (MBSR and the like) deliver a “universal dharma”; an accurate depiction of traditional Buddhist meditation practices and […]
Dharma talks by Zen monk Ven. Lawrence Do’an Grecco, the founder and Guiding Teacher of Open Sky Zen Meditation & Buddhist Studies Group, a nomadic Zen Center in New York City. Lawrence is also a teacher at the Interdependence Project. For more information please visit www.OpenSkyZen.com. Please feel free to rate these podcasts if you […]
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Zencast is a weekly podcast of inspiring Buddhist Dharma talks for all people. Keywords: Zen, Buddhism, Buddhist, Buddha, Dharma, Sangha, Mindfulness, Meditation, Wisdom, Love, Peace, Stillness,Compassion.
The second of two dharma talks given by Lisa Dale Miller, LMFT, LPCC, SEP at the Marin Sangha on November 10 and 17, 2013. This talk covers the phenomenology of identitylessness and the gateway to its direct experience: awareness.
The first of two dharma talks given by Lisa Dale Miller, LMFT, LPCC, SEP at the Marin Sangha on November 10 and 17, 2013. This first talk covers the difference between self and identity, early Buddhist ideas about “becoming” and “taking birth”, and modern perspectives on person identity.
Recent dharma talks from Lama Dawa. Lama Dawa was born in 1969 in Tsum. His father was Dundrup Chima and mother named Yongzom.He had a strong desire to become a monk from an early age. At the age of 13, he entered Thrangu Tashi Choling Monastery and learned all Buddhist rituals. During that time, he […]
Lawrence Dōan Grecco is a Zen priest, Dharma Teacher and Life Coach. He was ordained by the Five Mountain Zen Order and is the founder and Abbot of Open Sky Zen, a nomadic Zen Center in New York City. Lawrence writes for Sweeping Zen, The Interdependence Project, and Open Sky Zen. He received authorization as […]