Best Buddhist Discussion Centre Australia Podcasts (2025)

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Merit for Wellbeing and Happiness 41:21

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Length (41 mins) Level: All How we live now produces our future, Not only produces the external environment we experience but it produces our internal mental world. We are a product of ourself. If we understand merit we can contribute beneficially to the shift in our mental state everyday of our life. As long as we are contributing the right though…

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How Karma Works 24:47

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Length (25 mins) Level: All This talk introduces a Buddhist Teaching on the subject of kamma. What is the relevance of kamma to our life here and now? What is kamma and how does it work? How is kamma related to my wellbeing and happiness? These are some of the questions that are discussed in depth. Kamma is not just about our external world, it is …

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Develop Your Good Heart 31:56

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Length (32 mins) Level: All To develop our good heart may sound very good, but what does it mean? How do you develop your good heart and how does that help in your journey through your life? This discussion of good heart starts with the basic underlying ground of our mind, which is our awareness. From cultivating and developing our awareness in the…

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How to Give Up Doubt 1:14:27

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This talk is part of a series on 'How to overcome five hindrances' and it focuses on the hindrance of doubt and how to let it go. The five hindrances are different types of dullness, distraction and disturbance that cover and suppress our mind preventing us experiencing clear, beneficial, and peaceful mental states. This podcast introduces the hind…

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How to Give Up Sense Desire 1:01:08

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This talk is part of a series on 'How to overcome five hindrances' and it focuses on the hindrance of sense desire and how to let it go. The five hindrances are different types of dullness, distraction and disturbance that cover and suppress our mind preventing us experiencing clear, beneficial, and peaceful mental states. This podcast introduces t…

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How To Give Up Ill Will - Part Two 32:34

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The five hindrances are different types of dullness, distraction and disturbance that cover and suppress our mind preventing us experiencing clear, beneficial, and peaceful mental states. This podcast introduces the hindrance of ill will, so we can understand how they function as negative mental states and what skills and methods we can learn and p…

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How To Give Up Ill Will - Part One 48:50

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The five hindrances are different types of dullness, distraction and disturbance that cover and suppress our mind preventing us experiencing clear, beneficial, and peaceful mental states. This talk introduces the hindrance of ill will, so we can understand how they function as negative mental states and what skills and methods we can learn and prac…

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Introduction To The Five Hinderances 27:20

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The five hindrances are different types of dullness, distraction and disturbance that cover and suppress our mind preventing us experiencing clear, beneficial, and peaceful mental states.By Buddhist Discussion Centre Australia

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How to Give Up Worrying 58:35

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This talk is part of a series on 'How to overcome five hindrances' and it focuses on the hindrance of anxiousness and worry and how to let it go. The five hindrances are different types of dullness, distraction and disturbance that cover and suppress our mind preventing us experiencing clear, beneficial, and peaceful mental states. When we understa…

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How to Give Up Laziness 1:07:00

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This talk is part of a series on 'How to overcome five hindrances' and it focuses on the hindrance of sloth and torpor, or laziness, dullness and heaviness, and how to let them go. The five hindrances are different types of dullness, distraction and disturbance that cover and suppress our mind preventing us experiencing clear, beneficial, and peace…

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Tolerance and Respect as a Buddhist 14:04

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In this podcast, we will cover a teaching titled "Tolerance and Respect as a Buddhist". This article includes a paper called “A Fair Go for All” by John D. Hughes, who was the Founder of The Buddhist Discussion Centre. It was a paper presented at the International Conference on Religious Cooperation, Taiwan, 2001. Level: Beginners / Length: 14mins …

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Kesamutti Sutta 20:14

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In this podcast, we will cover a teaching titled "Kesamutti Sutta". In this sutta you will find an acid test of Truth which if used produces a conclusive result as to the worth of any teaching. Level: Intermediate / Length: 20mins 14secs.By Buddhist Discussion Centre Australia

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Is the door of your heart open to yourself? 31:13

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In this podcast, we will cover a teaching titled "Is the door of your heart open to yourself?". The article provides a detailed explanation of the dangers and difficulties associated with the unwholesome mind state of anger or hatred. Level: Beginners - Intermediate / Length: 31mins14secBy Buddhist Discussion Centre Australia

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Buddhist Practices for Peace and Solidarity in Times of Conflict 30:36

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In this podcast, we will cover a teaching titled "Buddhist Practices for Peace and Solidarity in Times of Conflict", a talk presented by Frank Carter, President of the Buddhist Discussion Centre Australia, on a scholar’s panel presentation held during the International United Nations Day of Vesak commemoration in Bangkok, Thailand on the 13th of Ma…

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The Removal of Sceptical Doubt for a Buddha Dhamma Practitioner 15:21

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One of the first steps on the Buddha Dhamma Path for the practitioner is to access correct confidence, called saddha in the Pali language. This podcast outlines why saddha is so important to real improvement and the disadvantages of it’s opposite which is doubt. Doubt is regarded as one of the Five Hindrances to spiritual growth. If you wish to sup…

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The Expedient Study of Chan 31:36

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(Length 25:11) (Level: Beginner) In this podcast, we will cover a Dharma Teaching titled “ The Expedient Study of Ch’an" by the Venerable Pai Sen. This teaching explains the practice of seated meditation, its importance particularly in relation to the needs of the beginner when applying themselves to the study of Chan, and the view of Chan School. …

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Sati Protects the Citta 19:03

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Length (19:03) Level: Beginner – Intermediate This podcast is a talk given by Luang Poo Thate at Wat Hin Mark Peng On November 15, 1980, titled 'Sati Protects The Citta'. This talk was translated by Steven Towler. If you wish to support us and our mission, we invite you to be our patron by following Buddhist Discussion Centre Australia Patreon link…

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How Buddhists Should Welcome the Twenty-first Century 13:12

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(Length 13:08) (Level: Beginner) In this podcast, we will cover a Dharma Teaching titled “ How Buddhists should welcome the 21st Century" On approaching the turn of the millennium (2000) renowned Buddhist scholar and author Dr.Ananda W.P. Guruge (Late) revisits the vast scope and breadth of mankind’s technological advances and asks of us to weigh u…

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The Proactive Mind 12:54

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In this podcast, we will cover a teaching titled "The Proactive Mind", it highlights the important qualities of a pro-active versus a reactive mind.By Buddhist Discussion Centre Australia

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Refuge in the Triple Gem 26:18

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In this podcast, we will cover a teaching titled "Refuge in the Triple Gem", which provides a concise outline of how to practice and develop refuge in the Triple Gem.By Buddhist Discussion Centre Australia

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Dhamma Talk by Venerable Piyadassi 23:37

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In this podcast, we will cover a teaching titled "Dhamma Talk by Venerable Piyadassi" during his visit to Australia in 1981. It covers the importance of meditation, the exercise of mind and the states of mind during meditation.By Buddhist Discussion Centre Australia

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The Benefits of Chanting 24:07

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In this podcast, we will cover a teaching titled "The Benefits of Chanting", which discuss on many aspects of how chanting is used in Buddhism as important practice to awaken our mind.By Buddhist Discussion Centre Australia

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A Lamp for the Path 24:50

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In this podcast, we will cover a teaching titled "A Lamp for the Path - Commentary by Geshe Lhundrup Sopa", given on July 18-20, 1986 at the Atisha Centre, Vic Australia.By Buddhist Discussion Centre Australia

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Buddha Dhamma is Akaliko (timeless) 15:58

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(Length 15:58) (Level: Beginner) In this podcast, we will cover a Dharma Teaching titled “Buddha Dhamma is Akaliko (Timeless)” by Buddhist Discussion Centre Australia. If you wish to support us and our mission, we invite you to be our patron by following Buddhist Discussion Centre Australia Patreon link https://www.patreon.com/BuddhistDiscussionCen…

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The Minds of Bhavana 28:51

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The Minds of Bhavana.By Buddhist Discussion Centre Australia

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Shakuhachi (Japanese Flute) - Workshop with David Brown 7:18

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Shakuhachi (Japanese Flute) - Workshop with David Brown.By Buddhist Discussion Centre Australia

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Dhammacetiya Sutta - Monuments to the Teaching 17:42

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Dhammacetiya Sutta.By Buddhist Discussion Centre Australia

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Building for Buddha 15:36

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Building for BuddhaBy Buddhist Discussion Centre Australia

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Buddhism in Bangladesh 7:08

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Buddhism in Bangladesh.By Buddhist Discussion Centre Australia

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Mangala Sutta 4:01

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Mangala Sutta (Length 04:00) (Level: Beginner) In this podcast, we will cover the “Mangala Sutta” , which is a Buddha’s discourse on the subject of ‘mangala’ (blessings).The Buddha describes in this sutta 'blessings' that are wholesome personal pursuits or attainments, identified in a progressive manner from the mundane to the ultimate spiritual go…

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Anatta Lakkana Sutta 14:14

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The Anatta Lakkhana Sutta (Length 14:14) (Level: Beginner-Intermediate) In this podcast, we will cover a Dharma Teaching titled “The Anatta Lakkhana Sutta", translated by U. Dhamindo. The Discourse on the Not-self Characteristic is a record of a teaching given by the Buddha describing the unsatisfactory, impermanent and not-self nature of the five …

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Verses for Silent Meals 7:19

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In this podcast, we will cover a Dharma Teaching titled “Verses for Silent Meals” by Thich Nhat Hanh at Latrobe University in Melbourne in 1986.By Buddhist Discussion Centre Australia