40 Best Buddhist Podcasts

1. Secular Buddhism

Kamas, Utah, US
Noah Rasheta is a Buddhist teacher, lay minister, and author, as well as the host of the podcast Secular Buddhism. He teaches mindfulness and Buddhist... philosophy online and in workshops all around the world. He works with others to make the world a better place as he studies, embodies, and teaches the fundamentals of Buddhist philosophy, integrating Buddhist teachings with modern science, humanism, and humor. more
secularbuddhism.com
91.7K 3.8K 4.3K 1 episode / day Avg Length 28 min
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2. Buddhism Guide

India
Karma Yeshe Rabgye is a Western Monk in the Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Originally from England, he now lives in Northern India. He now offer...s teachings freely to all in a manner that is unpretentious and clear. He does not demand students to blindly accept what he says, but instead invites them to examine their own minds and experiences to discover the validity of Gautama Buddha's teachings.more
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10.8K 1K 10.8K 1 episode / week Avg Length 16 min
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3. Heart Wisdom Podcast with Jack Kornfield

The Jack Kornfield Heart Wisdom hour celebrates Jack's ability to mash up his long established Buddhist practices with many other mystical traditi...ons, revealing the poignancy of life's predicaments and the path to finding freedom from self-interest, self-judgment and unhappiness.more
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216.2K 163.1K 103.8K 1 episode / month Avg Length 59 min May 2010
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4. The Wisdom Podcast

Somerville, Massachusetts, US
The Wisdom Podcast is a Buddhist podcast that features interviews with leading thinkers from the Buddhist world. Each episode takes you on a fascinati...ng exploration of Buddhism and meditation as our guests share stories and discuss life-changing practices, timeless philosophies, and new ways to think and live. This website will help you find and engage with the teachers, teachings, and practices for developing a deeper, wiser relationship with your mind, your life, and the world.more
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73.4K 18.5K 5K 1 episode / week Avg Length 67 min Sep 2015
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5. Yokoji Zen Dharma Talks

Yokoji is a year-round Zen Buddhist Training Center in the Southern Californian mountains. This podcast is a monthly Dharma talks by Tenshin Fletcher ...Roshi at Yokoji-Zen Mountain Center. more
zmc.org/podcast
2.6K 2 episodes / quarter Avg Length 62 min Oct 2014
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6. Buddhist Boot Camp Podcast

USA
Timber Hawkeye, bestselling author of Buddhist Boot Camp and Faithfully Religionless, offers a secular approach to being at peace with the world, both... within and around us. The intention is to awaken, enlighten, enrich and inspire. more
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7.4K 57.3K 1 episode / month Avg Length 6 min
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7. Buddhist Society of Western Australia

Western Australia
Dharma talks from the tradition of Buddhist meditation master Ajahn Brahm and Australian Forest Sangha of monks and nuns presented by the Buddhist Soc...iety of Western Australia.more
podcast.bswa.org
1.1K 4 episodes / week Avg Length 66 min
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8. Blue Lotus Buddhist Temple Podcast

Woodstock, IL
Welcome to The Blue Lotus Buddhist Temple and Meditation Center The Blue Lotus is a community temple located just off the town square in Woodstock, Il...linois, an hour north-west of Chicago! We welcome all people and faith traditions to practice meditation, learn about Buddhism and share in community together.more
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12.1K 386 1 episode / week Avg Length 54 min Aug 2010
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9. Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast

The Buddhist Temple of Toledo is a Soto Zen Buddhist community with the Harada-Yasutani koan introspection tradition offering intensive Zen meditation... training and a family-friend neighbourhood sangha. Weekly podcasts include sutras, Zen meditation, dharma talks, and interviews with transmitted teachers.more
thedrinkinggourd.org
4.8K 1 episode / week Avg Length 47 min Oct 2007
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10. Dharma Talks | The Village Zendo

New York City, New York, US
The Village Zendo is a Zen Buddhist community in the heart of downtown New York City. Our mission is to provide a way for realizing a life of awarenes...s, wisdom and compassion. This podcast is brought to you by The Village Zendo, which contains Zen dharma talks by Abbot Roshi Enkyo O'Hara, fully-empowered teachers (Sensei) and teachers in training (Hoshi).more
villagezendo.org/c..
2.3K 4.5K 852 1 episode / week Avg Length 29 min Mar 2013
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11. Daily Wisdom - Walking The Path with The Buddha

Thailand
This podcast is dedicated to guiding you to completely eliminate the discontent mind and the suffering it causes by attaining Enlightenment. Learn and... practice the teachings of Gotama Buddha that will guide you to fully attain a peaceful, calm, serene, and content mind with joy.more
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16 257 3 episodes / week Avg Length 94 min Feb 2020
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12. Buddhist Wisdom, Modern Life

Houston, Texas, US
Claire Villarreal brings you teachings, interviews, and guided meditations to bring the ancient insights of Buddhism into our fast-paced modern world.... You'll learn about Buddhist basics (like the Four Noble Truths and buddha nature), then apply what you're learning with guided meditations. Plus every so often there's an episode just for fun, like learning about the Buddhist idea of awakening with a 'commentary' on The Matrix.more
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562 139 1 episode / week Avg Length 31 min
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13. The 12-Step Buddhist Podcast

Integrating Buddhism and the 12 Steps of recovery from any addiction, techniques, principles, tips, meditations. For more updates on these, follow us.... more
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4.6K 1 episode / week Avg Length 27 min Jul 2008
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14. Tricycle Talks

New York City
The Buddhist Review is the independent voice of Buddhism in the West. It is to create forums for exploring contemporary and historic Buddhist activity..., examine the impact of its new context in the democratic traditions of the West, and introduce fresh views and attainable methods for enlightened living to the culture at large. Tricycle is an independent foundation unaffiliated with any one lineage or sect.more
tricycle.org/podcast
147.1K 67.7K 20K 1 episode / week Avg Length 46 min
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15. The Zen Studies Podcast

These episodes are in a series, starting with ancient India at the time of Shakyamuni Buddha and continuing up until the present day. The series cover...s all areas where Buddhism has taken a significant hold and these episodes cover older (pre-Zen) or more general Buddhist teachings (not specific to a sect or school).more
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2 episodes / month Avg Length 31 min Apr 2017
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16. Becoming Buddha

New Jersey
Dhamma talks on the direct teachings of the Buddha as preserved in the Pali Canon. These are audio recordings of the weekly classes from Cross River M...editation Center in Frenchtown New Jersy on the direct teachings on the Buddha.more
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5 episodes / week Avg Length 51 min Dec 2017
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17. Amaravati Podcast

England
These are the latest Dhamma Talks given mainly in the Amaravati Temple during the Wan Phras . These talks include those given during the Winter Retrea...t, Rains / Vassa retreat and the rest of the year. more
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4K 2 episodes / week Avg Length 47 min
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18. Tibetan Buddhism | The Elegant Mind

Redmond, Washington, US
This podcast site contains timely discussions and interviews from the Pacific Northwest concerning practical notions and methodologies for all regardl...ess of the level of experience or knowledge who are curious, interested or an ongoing student/practitioner of Himalayan (aka Tibetan) Buddhism.more
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311 21 1 episode / month Avg Length 16 min May 2018
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19. Buddhist Geeks

The purpose of Buddhist Geeks is understood as an active exploration of Dharma in the Age of the Network. The Buddhist Geeks also portrays virtual pra...ctice & community forms, including the Buddhist Geeks Life Retreat and Buddhist Geeks Dojo.more
buddhistgeeks.org
63.3K 72.4K 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 45 min Jan 2007
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20. Insight Myanmar

Myanmar
In this podcast series, we will be holding in-depth discussions with a wide range of practitioners-- foreigners and local Burmese, lifelong monastics ...to lay practitioners, and including authors, scholars, meditators, teachers, pilgrims, and more--to highlight the depth and diversity of Buddhist practice to be found in the Golden Land and explore how the Dhamma has been put into practice by those seriously on the Path.more
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111.8K 222 1 episode / day Avg Length 92 min
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21. Rime Buddhist Center | Achieving Peace Through Compassion

Kansas City, Missouri, US
The Rime Buddhist Center is a non-sectarian center dedicated to the cultivation of wisdom and compassion. The Center's primary objective is to pro...vide a qualified program of Buddhist studies and Tibetan culture taught by monks, lamas and other Tibetan teachers, and to promote a harmonious relationship of understanding between both Tibetans and Westerners.more
rimecenter.org/cat..
4.3K 548 589 3 episodes / month Avg Length 20 min Jan 2019
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22. Berkeley Zen Center

USA
Lectures, talks, and classes on Zen Buddhism from Shogakuji Temple, Berkeley Zen Center, in Berkeley, California, USA. Introductory classes and traini...ng are offered for new people, as well as weekly classes on Buddhist subjects year round. more
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1K 1 episode / week Avg Length 64 min
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23. Everyday Buddhism

Wendy Shinyo Haylett, a Buddhist teacher, lay minister, career and mindfulness coach shares the 'tips and tricks' found in Buddhist teachings to make ...your professional and personal life better everyday.more
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1.6K 95 1 episode / month Avg Length 45 min Jun 2018
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24. Open Question

USA
Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel is a Western woman Buddhist teacher, author, and practitioner who helps demystify some of the most common misconceptions abou...t Buddhist teachings and practice.more
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8.1K 2K 2.7K 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 29 min
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25. Handful of Leaves | Mindfulness & Buddhism in Everyday Life

Singapore
Delivering practical wisdom for a happier life. A Buddhist podcast that explores how to navigate the daily complexities of life relating to topics suc...h as ambition, personal finance, relationships, etc.more
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552 1 episode / month Avg Length 45 min
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26. Muddy Path

The intersection of Zen Buddhism and ancient wisdom, philosophy, and psychology.The goal is to help you get closer to love, happiness, and peace and t...o alleviate suffering.Monthly themes with dharma talks, meditation, creative expression & solution-based strategies.An integrated experience, combining science and Thich Nhat Hanhs' Plum Village Tradition. Michele Paiva is the founder of Breathe Sangha within Plum Village. Visit MuddyPath.org for a free pdf self-healing planner. Visit MuddyPath.Orgmore
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2.4K 1 episode / week Avg Length 16 min
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27. The Karmapa

Gyuto, Dharamsala, India
The Gyalwang Karmapa is the head of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism and a guide to millions of buddhists around the world. This podcast is... dedicated to bringing you selected teachings and talks on buddhist philosophy, meditation, the environment, happiness and much more.more
kagyuoffice.org/ka..
833K 26.1K 11.2K 1 episode / year Avg Length 110 min
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28. The Secular Buddhist

Minneapolis, MN
The Secular Buddhist Association is a grass-roots driven effort to answer the needs of this teaching and practice for contemporary society. The SBA re...cognizes that the rich cultural setting of traditional Buddhism is wonderful in its own right, and that there is an opportunity for it to evolve in ways more suited to other cultural contexts as well.more
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15K 3.7K 1 episode / year May 2009
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29. Scott Tusa Podcast

Brooklyn, New York, US
Scott Tusa is a Buddhist teacher based in Brooklyn, New York. He teaches meditation and Buddhist psychology nationally.
scotttusa.com/podcast
3 episodes / year Avg Length 39 min Jul 2017
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30. Thich Nhat Hanh Dharma Talks

Plum Village, France
Thich Nhat Hanh podcast contains talks from his monastery, including some talks from senior monks in the tradition. Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh offers ...a simple mindfulness practice which we can bring to all of our daily actions, and is incredibly useful.more
tnhaudio.org
2.1M 492.9K Nov 2009
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31. Manchester Buddhist Centre talks

Manchester, England
Manchester Buddhist Centre welcomes everyone to explore Buddhism, learn meditation and much more. The Centre also houses Body­wise, Breath­works and... Earth Cafe, provid­ing ser­vices that feed body and mind.more
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5.2K 1.2K 900 1 episode / month Mar 2012
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32. Dharma Realm

Berkeley, Ca
The DharmaRealm is an occasional podcast conversation between Harry Gyokyo Bridge, resident minister of the Buddhist Church of Oakland, and Scott Mitc...hell, Dean of the Institute of Buddhist Studies, about Jodo Shinshu Buddhism, Buddhism in the modern world, pop-culture, music, sci-fi and how all those things are related.more
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1.5K 644 Mar 2008
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33. The Meaningful Life with George Haas Podcast

Los Angeles, CA
Welcome to The Meaningful Life with George Haas Podcast (formerly the Deepening Your Practice Podcast). Each episode will explore the connections betw...een ancient Buddhist meditation techniques and modern psychological attachment theory. Learn the Mettagroup techniques which serve as a model of how to connect with other people, and how to be completely yourself in relationships with others and with work.more
mettagroup.org/pod..
4.3K 396 1.1K
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34. BuddhaPod

This podcast has a objective to look forward with it as a way to both reach out to young adults interested in Buddhism as well as allow them to partic...ipate in and contribute to a Buddhist space online. more
buddhapod.org
153 May 2018
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35. A Buddhist Podcast

This Podcast is a free show about the Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin. Jason and Karen are members of the Soka Gakkai. Every two weeks they take a Budd...hist study point and do their best to make it easy to understand and of use to anyone who listens. Practical Buddhism for living in the 21st Century, not beside a remote lake or mountainside but in the midst of daily life, with a job to do, a house to run and children to raise.more
abuddhistpodcast.com
835 1.1K 2 episodes / quarter Avg Length 70 min Nov 2005
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36. Backyard Buddha

The Backyard Buddha Podcast is hosted by Alan Childs. He is a Buddhist teacher, certified Mindfulness and Meditation teacher, Buddhist Lay Minister i...n training and a practitioner of Soto Zen.more
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37. Dharmaseed

USA
Dharma Seed is an online resource dedicated to making the Buddhist teachings of Insight Meditation and associated practices available to all. Our inte...ntion is to be a support for meditation teachers, their communities, students and meditation practitioners, and to provide access to the teachings to those who might not otherwise have access to them.more
dharmaseed.org/tea..
May 2002
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38. Buddhist Writings by Various

An anthology of Buddhist scriptures, appropriate as an introduction to its vast literature, or as a sampler for those who want to better understand Bu...ddhism. The selections in this anthology are primarily from the Theravada school of Buddhism.more
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