Best Australia Buddhist Podcasts (2024)

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Buddhist’s Idea of Right View | Ajahn Brahmali | 22 April 2022 1:03:00

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Ajahn Brahmali teaches us about the importance of having the right view in Buddhism. According to Ajahn, the right view is seeing reality how the Buddha saw it. Right View is the first part in the Noble Eightfold Path or The Middle Way: 1. Right view 2. Right thought or intention 3. Right speech 4. Right action 5. Right livelihood 6. Right effort 7…

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Friday Night Guided Meditation | Ajahn Brahmali | 22 April 2022 28:35

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Ajahn Brahmali guides a meditation for approximately 30 minutes. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.…

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Mindfulness in the early texts (Sutta discussion) - Part 2 | Bhante Sunyo | 21 November 2021 1:25:49

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A two part series of Dhamma talk by Bhante Sunyo on Mindfulness in the early texts on the 21 November 2021, at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV). Part 1 link: http://podcast.bswa.org/e/mindfulness-in-the-early-texts-sutta-discussion-part-1-bhante-sunyo-14-nov-2021/ Bhante Sunyo is staying at Newbury Buddhist Monastery for the 2021 Vassa. He us…

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Ajahn Appicchato | Try Different Methods | The Armadale Meditation Group 1:24:56

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Tuesday 19th April 2022 Ajahn Appicchato joins the Armadale Meditation Group on-line live. Armadale Meditation Group (AMG) is designed to teach you about meditation. The classes generally begin with chanting the Metta Sutta, then receiving meditation instructions and meditating together, followed by asking questions and finally if time remains list…

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Guided Meditation | Ajahn Santutthi | 16 April 2022 1:18:48

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Ajahn Santutthi emphasises the importance of meditation i.e. allowing our mind to settle down and take a break. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on …

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Small Acts of Kindness | Ajahn Santutthi | 15 April 2022 54:22

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Ajahn Santutthi explains how your small daily acts of kindness can uplift your mind and build wholesome qualities. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click …

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Friday Night Guided Meditation | Ajahn Santutthi | 15 April 2022 28:58

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Ajahn Santutthi guides a meditation for approximately 30 minutes. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.…

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Ajahn Brahm | The Privilege of Giving | The Armadale Meditation Group 1:12:18

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Tuesday 12th April 2022 Ajahn Brahm joins the Armadale Meditation Group on-line live. Armadale Meditation Group (AMG) is designed to teach you about meditation. The classes generally begin with chanting the Metta Sutta, then receiving meditation instructions and meditating together, followed by asking questions and finally if time remains listening…

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Dhammaloka Book Club: ”Mindfulness, Bliss, and Beyond” | Venerable Nibbuto 1:06:00

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At Dhammaloka Book Club's 4th session, Venerable Nibbuto discusses the "Mindfulness, Bliss, and Beyond" book by Ajahn Brahm. As a self-proclaimed non-book reader :), Venerable Nibbuto highly recommends this book. Venerable Nibbuto bought the book 8 years before he ordained and shares his experience and insights while discussing parts of the books, …

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Mindfulness in the early texts (Sutta discussion) - Part 1 | Bhante Sunyo | 14 November 2021 1:30:02

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A two part series of Dhamma talk by Bhante Sunyo on Mindfulness in the early texts on the 14 November 2021, at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV). Bhante Sunyo is staying at Newbury Buddhist Monastery for the 2021 Vassa. He usually resides at Bodhinyana Monastery in Western Australia, under Ajahn Brahm. Please visit the BSV Podcast Channel and …

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Guided Meditation | Ajahn Brahm | 9th April 2022 1:22:49

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Ajahn Brahm shares stories about people in deep meditation. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.…

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Fun Finding Mind | Ajahn Brahm | 8th April 2022 1:04:53

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Ajahn Brahm reminds us that our hardships make us wiser and therefore encourages us to develop a wholesome perspective towards the difficulties we face. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, c…

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Friday Night Guided Meditation | Ajahn Brahm | 8 April 2022 26:53

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Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for approximately 30 minutes. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.…

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Right Mindfulness - Meditation | Drew Bellamy | 6 April 2022 1:09:20

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Wednesday night meditation at Dhammaloka Centre with Drew Bellamy on 6 April 2022. Our new Dhamma Yarns series will be held every first Wednesday of every month, please grab your tea and snacks and join us for a Dhamma talk, guided meditation and most importantly ... a good yarn with friends. These ongoing guided meditation classes are suitable for…

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Finding Our Inner Refuge | Ajahn Nissarano | 20 March 2022 1:18:21

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Dhamma talk by Ajahn Nissarano on the 20 March 2022, at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV). Taking refuge in the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha is important for us to develop the mind. Please visit the BSV Podcast Channel and BSV YouTube Channel Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download m…

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Venerable Sampasadana | Compassion and Forgiveness | The Armadale Meditation Group 1:19:48

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Tuesday 5th April 2022 Venerable Sampasadana joins the Armadale Meditation Group on-line live. Armadale Meditation Group (AMG) is designed to teach you about meditation. The classes generally begin with chanting the Metta Sutta, then receiving meditation instructions and meditating together, followed by asking questions and finally if time remains …

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Guided Meditation | Ajahn Brahm | 2nd April 2022 1:21:35

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To make a glass full of water absolutely still, we must let it go, such as put it on a table. Similarly, to make our mind peaceful, we must let go of wanting and of trying to make our mind calm. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teac…

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The Mind and Brain | Ajahn Brahm | 1st April 2022 1:05:03

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Ajahn Brahm shares some fascinating stories that show how our mind is more than our brain. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it …

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Friday Night Guided Meditation | Ajahn Brahm | 1st April 2022 28:08

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Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for approximately 30 minutes. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.…

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Ajahn Appicchato | Karma Will Take You Deeper | The Armadale Meditation Group 1:30:55

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Tuesday 29th March 2022 Ajahn Appicchato joins the Armadale Meditation Group on-line live. Armadale Meditation Group (AMG) is designed to teach you about meditation. The classes generally begin with chanting the Metta Sutta, then receiving meditation instructions and meditating together, followed by asking questions and finally if time remains list…

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Consciousness, Life, and Kamma | Ajahn Brahm | 22 Feb 2022 56:43

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Ajahn Brahm gives a talk about how our mind, motivation is very powerful and has a huge physical effect on the world at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV) on 22nd Feb 2022. Please visit the BSV Podcast Channel and BSV YouTube Channel Teaching retrieved from here. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon.…

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Guided Meditation | Ajahn Brahm | 26th March 2022 1:26:08

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Ajahn Brahm talks about how meditation halls have a wonderful atmosphere where it is easy for anyone to become peaceful/ experience peace. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teac…

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Stillness and Silence | Ajahn Brahm | 25th March 2022 1:06:41

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Ajahn Brahm explains how silence brings clarity to our mind and stillness energises our mind. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open …

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Friday Night Guided Meditation | Ajahn Brahm | 25th March 2022 29:45

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Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for approximately 30 minutes. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.…

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Why is there War? | Ajahn Mudito | 13 March 2022 1:05:44

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Dhamma talk by Ajahn Mudito on the 13 March 2022, at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV). Ajahn discusses why is there War and references the Attadandasutta (SNP 4.15). Bhante Mudito was born in a remote village in Northern-Finland. After completing military service, he travelled to the United States where he attended chef school and worked in a…

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Bhante Sangharatana | May We All Be Well and Happy | The Armadale Meditation Group 1:24:42

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Tuesday 22nd March 2022 Please accept my humble applogies for the audio quality, bob editor :-[ Bhante Sangharatana joins the Armadale Meditation Group on-line live. Armadale Meditation Group (AMG) is designed to teach you about meditation. The classes generally begin with chanting the Metta Sutta, then receiving meditation instructions and meditat…

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Dhammaloka Book Club: ”Falling is Flying” | Venerable Radha 56:45

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In this 3rd series of the Dhammaloka Book Club on 22 March 2022, Venerable Radha discusses the “Falling is Flying” book by Ajahn Brahm and Chan Master Guojun. What do we do when life throws rocks at us? “Instead of trying to discipline your mind with ill will, fault-finding, guilt, punishment, and fear, use something far more powerful: the beautifu…

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Guided Meditation | Ajahn Brahm | 19th March 2022 1:23:27

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When our mind wanders off, we tend to try harder to still it, but this creates an unwholesome relationship with our meditation. Ajahn Brahm advises us to develop a good relationship with our mind because if we are kind to our mind, it will gradually and naturally become peaceful. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online…

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Detachment | Ajahn Brahm | 18th March 2022 1:08:32

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Ajahn Brahm illustrates how we attach to things which we have no control over and as a result we suffer when we are faced with our lives’ so called problems. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teaching…

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Friday Night Guided Meditation | Ajahn Brahm | 18th March 2022 26:52

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Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for approximately 30 minutes. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.…

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Faith and Freedom | Ajahn Brahm | 27 Februrary 2022 1:01:33

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Ajahn Brahm gives a talk about the power of faith at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV) on 27th Feb 2022. Please visit the BSV Podcast Channel and BSV YouTube Channel Teaching retrieved from here. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSW…

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Bhante Cunda | Keep Safe and Be Happy | The Armadale Meditation Group 1:06:39

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Tuesday 15th March 2022 Bhante Cunda joins the Armadale Meditation Group on-line live. Armadale Meditation Group (AMG) is designed to teach you about meditation. The classes generally begin with chanting the Metta Sutta, then receiving meditation instructions and meditating together, followed by asking questions and finally if time remains listenin…

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Guided Meditation | Ajahn Brahm | 12th March 2022 1:26:00

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The Buddha's teaching is like a map which teaches us how to find our way to peace, says Ajahn Brahm. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio t…

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Buddhism and Worldly Events | Ajahn Brahm | 11th March 2022 1:12:56

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Ajahn Brahm discusses how Buddhism can help us resolve conflicts and deal with difficult situations. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio t…

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Friday Night Guided Meditation | Ajahn Brahm | 11th March 2022 29:38

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Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for approximately 30 minutes. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.…

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Satipatthana Workshop 8 – Part 16 | 12 March 2022 | Ajahn Brahmali 2:08:42

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Ajahn Brahmali conducts the second part of the Satipatthana workshop. In this second part, we will apply the findings of the first workshop to the Satipatthana Sutta: 1. We will investigate the Satipatthana Sutta in detail with a view to discover how the Buddha most likely wanted us to go about this practice. 2. We will look at each satipatthana ex…

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Satipatthana Workshop 8 – Part 15 | 12 March 2022 | Ajahn Brahmali 1:55:38

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Ajahn Brahmali conducts the second part of the Satipatthana workshop. In this second part, we will apply the findings of the first workshop to the Satipatthana Sutta: 1. We will investigate the Satipatthana Sutta in detail with a view to discover how the Buddha most likely wanted us to go about this practice. 2. We will look at each satipatthana ex…

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Bhante Bodhidhaja | To Be a Dhamma Dancer | The Armadale Meditation Group 1:25:57

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Tuesday 08th March 2022 Bhante Bodhidhaja joins the Armadale Meditation Group on-line live. Armadale Meditation Group (AMG) is designed to teach you about meditation. The classes generally begin with chanting the Metta Sutta, then receiving meditation instructions and meditating together, followed by asking questions and finally if time remains lis…

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What I have learned over 10 years as a monk | Ajahn Mudito | 12 December 2021 1:12:22

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Dhamma talk by Ajahn Mudito on the 12 December 2021, at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV). Bhante Mudito was born in a remote village in Northern-Finland. After completing military service, he travelled to the United States where he attended chef school and worked in a high-end hotel for a few years. While living in New York his long-time inte…

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Guided Meditation | Ajahn Brahmali | 5th March 2022 56:53

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In this meditation session, Ajahn Brahmali discusses and guides us in a 'body contemplation'. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open …

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Satipatthana Workshop 7 – Part 14 | 05 March 2022 | Ajahn Brahmali 1:56:51

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Ajahn Brahmali conducts the second part of the Satipatthana workshop. In this second part, we will apply the findings of the first workshop to the Satipatthana Sutta: 1. We will investigate the Satipatthana Sutta in detail with a view to discover how the Buddha most likely wanted us to go about this practice. 2. We will look at each satipatthana ex…

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Satipatthana Workshop 7 – Part 13 | 05 March 2022 | Ajahn Brahmali 1:50:25

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Ajahn Brahmali conducts the second part of the Satipatthana workshop. In this second part, we will apply the findings of the first workshop to the Satipatthana Sutta: 1. We will investigate the Satipatthana Sutta in detail with a view to discover how the Buddha most likely wanted us to go about this practice. 2. We will look at each satipatthana ex…

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The Art of Transforming Suffering | Ajahn Hasapanna | 4th March 2022 51:27

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Ajahn Hasapanna reminds us that we cannot escape from the pain of physical suffering, but we can reduce our mental suffering and she offers advice on this. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/…

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Friday Night Guided Meditation | Ajahn Hasapanna | 4th March 2022 29:55

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Ajahn Hasapanna guides a meditation for approximately 30 minutes. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.…

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What is ’Basic Buddhism?” - a discussion | Ajahn Mudito | 26 December 2021 1:10:59

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Dhamma talk by Ajahn Mudito on the 26 December 2021, at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV). Please visit the BSV Podcast Channel and BSV YouTube Channel Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings…

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Ajahn Brahmali | The Metta Sutta | The Armadale Meditation Group 1:24:14

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Tuesday 01st March 2022 Ajahn Brahmali joins the Armadale Meditation Group on-line live. Armadale Meditation Group (AMG) is designed to teach you about meditation. The classes generally begin with chanting the Metta Sutta, then receiving meditation instructions and meditating together, followed by asking questions and finally if time remains listen…

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Buddha’s Approach to Meditation | Ajahn Brahmali | 25th February 2022 1:08:10

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Ajahn Brahmali clarifies some misconceptions about meditation. Ajahn explains how mindfulness doesn’t grow by practicing mindfulness alone, it requires sincere practising of the Buddhist path, especially of kindness and right view. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious …

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Friday Night Guided Meditation | Ajahn Brahmali | 25th February 2022 27:52

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Ajahn Brahmali guides a meditation for approximately 30 minutes. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.…

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Guided Meditation | Ajahn Brahmali | 26th February 2022 1:07:51

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Ajahn Brahmali reminds us that the world is unreliable and therefore he encourages us to find refuge in the Buddha Dhamma, not the world. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teach…

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Satipatthana Workshop 6 – Part 12 | 26 February 2022 | Ajahn Brahmali 2:02:00

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Ajahn Brahmali conducts the second part of the Satipatthana workshop. In this second part, we will apply the findings of the first workshop to the Satipatthana Sutta: 1. We will investigate the Satipatthana Sutta in detail with a view to discover how the Buddha most likely wanted us to go about this practice. 2. We will look at each satipatthana ex…

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