17 Best Monk Podcasts

1. Buddhism Guide

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This podcast is pragmatic, secular and makes complicated Buddhist principles easy to understand. Yeshe is a Buddhist Monk from England, and teaches Buddhism, meditation, mindfulness and mental well-being in various countries around the world. He offers 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. You can find his guided meditations at 'Buddhism Guide Meditations.'more Host Yeshe Rabgye
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
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2. The Zen Mountain Monastery Podcast

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The Mountains and Rivers Order (MRO) is a Western Zen Buddhist lineage established by the late John Daido Loori Roshi and dedicated to sharing the dharma as it has been passed down, generation to generation, since the time of Shakyamuni Buddha. Zen Mountain Monastery, the main house of the Mountains and Rivers Order, is one of the West's most respected Zen Buddhist monasteries and training centers. Nestled in New York's beautiful Catskill Mountains, the Monastery draws its strength from the ancient tradition of Buddhist monasticism...more Producer/Network Zen Mountain Monastery
Email ****@dharma.net
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Jody Hojin Kimmel, Geoffrey Shugen Arnold +4 more
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 378 Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. Desert Fathers with Bishop Erik Varden

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Modern life is like a desert—a parched and barren expanse where the soul thirsts for the living water Jesus promised at the well. Amid the ceaseless distractions and allurements of materialism, God can seem absent. As the Desert Fathers of old fled the noise of the world to seek God in silence, we too have been been called into the desert. Guided by Bishop Erik Varden, this year-long series—beginning January 1, 2025—invites listeners to encounter the profound wisdom of the Desert Fathers. Drawing from their timeless Sayings, Bishop Varden illuminates the lives of figures like St...more Producer/Network Exodus 90
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Jamie Baxter, Bishop Erik Varden +1 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 189 Avg Length 19 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

4. Amaravati Podcast | Latest Dhamma Talks

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Popular podcast with the latest Dhamma talks from Amaravati Buddhist Monastery located in the UK. These talks are given by monks and nuns from the Thai Forest Buddhist tradition. Topics are often about how to meditate, reflections on Buddhist teachings or readings. A more complete audio library can be found on https://www.amaravati.org/audiomore Hosts Ajahn Kalyano, Luang Por Sumedho, Ajahn Amaro
Producer/Network Amaravati Buddhist Monastery
Email ****@amaravati.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Ajahn Asoko, Ajahn Nyanarato +5 more
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 183 Avg Length 60 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. The Chant of Le Barroux

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The monks of the Abbaye Sainte-Madeleine du Barroux stream their chanted Office each day. For those of us who do not live in European time zones, this project attempts to automatically record their hours and make them available for download. See http://barrouxchant.com for more details.more Producer/Network Abbaye Sainte-Madeleine du Barroux
Email ****@barrouxchant.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 183 Get Email Contact

6. Echoes from the Bell Tower

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Echoes from the Bell Tower...stories of wit and wisdom from Benedictine monks who live, work and pray in southern Indiana.
Email ****@saintmeinrad.edu
Recent Guest Fr. Matt Gerlach
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 170 Avg Length 18 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

7. Clear Mountain Monastery Project

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Dharma talks from monastics at Clear Mountain, an aspiring Buddhist Forest monastery in the greater Seattle area. The Forest Tradition represents a return to the simple way of life taught by the Buddha. Monastics aspire to live as the early disciples did: dwelling in the forest, studying the teachings, and devoting themselves to meditation. To learn more, visit https://www.clearmountainmonastery.org.more Hosts Ajahn Kovilo, Ajahn Nisabho
Producer/Network Clear Mountain Monastery
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Ajahn Sukhito, Ajahn Brahmali +15 more
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 77 Avg Length 63 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. Shasta Abbey

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Teachings about Buddhist practice in the Serene Reflection Meditation (Soto Zen) tradition from the monks at Shasta Abbey Buddhist Monastery.Learn more at: shastaabbey.orgVideo recordings of talks are uploaded to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ShastaAbbeyDharmaTalksfind us on twitter: @shastaabbeyfacebook & instagrammore Producer/Network Shasta Abbey
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Rev. Amanda Robertson, Rev. Master Meian Elbert +7 more
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9. Words from the Desert

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A conversation between a few Benedictine monks on the Desert Fathers, their lives, and their writings. The monks read through passages in the writings of the Desert Fathers and, drawing upon their experiences and learning in the monastery, discuss them in order to hand on the wisdom of the Fathers. Whatever walk of life you find yourself in, this down-to-earth and simple wisdom is an ever-ancient and ever-new guide to well-being and holiness.more Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 10 Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

10. Duchovny Dom Monastery

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Duchovny Dom Byzantine Catholic Men's Monastic Community is nestled in the Blue Mountains of Eastern Oregon above the Walla Walla Valley, between Walla Walla, Washington and Pendleton, Oregon.The monastic community is under the protection of the His Grace Bishop John Stephen Pazak , C.S.s.R. DD, the Bishop of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of the Protection of Mary, Phoenix, Arizona.Inspired by the Apostolic Community of the Acts of the Apostles, the biblical virtues of poverty, chastity, and obedience are lived in imitation of the traditional monastic rules of the East...more Host John Stephen Pazak
Producer/Network Duchovny Dom Monastery
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 7Facebook 4.2K Avg Length 17 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

11. St. Louis Abbey

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Words from a community of Benedictine monks in St. Louis, Missouri.
Host Gregory Mohrman
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 7 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

12. Sumedharama Buddhist Monastery Podcast

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Welcome to our podcast. Here you can find Dhamma talks, Chanting, Reflections and Meditation offered by senior Buddhist monks and nuns in the Theravada Forest Tradition of Ajahn Chah. The purpose Sumedharama monastery is to provide a simple and peaceful place of practice for monastics and whose shared intention is the realization of Nibbana, release from all suffering. The Monastery is located near the town of Ericeira in Portugal. You can learn more about our monastery and our Sangha at Sumedharama.ptmore Producer/Network Sumedharama Sangha
Email ****@sumedharama.pt
Recent Guests Ajahn Vajiro, Ajahn Narindo
Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

13. DownsideAbbey

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Centuries of Benedictine heritage in the heart of Somerset. Join us to hear the monks reading the Gospel and delivering Homilies each week. For more visit www.downsideabbey.co.uk
Producer/Network DownsideAbbey
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 9Facebook 1.3KTwitter 2K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

14. The Rule of St Benedict for Monasteries

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Join us for a daily reading from the Rule of St Benedict. The complete Rule is read three times per year.
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15. Holy Cross Monastery PrayerCast

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Welcome to the Holy Cross Monastery PrayerCast. This podcast brings together all the published audio prayer resources into one location. The individuals podcasts can be found at DAILY PRAYER WITH HOLY CROSS MONASTERY, DAILY HOURS OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH: THE HOROLOGION, THE PSALTER WITH HOLY CROSS MONASTERY and DAILY PSALTER WITH HOLY CROSS MONASTERY. Holy Cross Monastery is an English-speaking Orthodox Christian monastic brotherhood within the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, in the diocese of Eastern America and New York. Learn more about the monastery at holycross.org.more Email ****@yahoo.com
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5 Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

16. Ramblings of a Monk

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Ramblings of a Monk - Podcasts on Dharma, Life and Stuffs by Ven Chuan Guan that may make you laugh, cry or get enlightened and be crazy happy! ^.^
Host Ven Chuan Guan
Producer/Network Ven. Chuan Guan
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 4 Avg Length 55 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

17. Seth Infinity Monk - Talks on Meditation

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Seth Monk spent a decade as a Buddhist monk, learning from the most revered Masters of our time including His Holiness XIV Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, and Ajahn Brahm. He traveled the world to deepen and refine his understanding of meditation and mindfulness, and a find a way to bridge it over to people living in the real world...more Host Seth Monk
Producer/Network Seth Infinity Monk - Talks on Meditation
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 38Facebook 3.7KInstagram 28.7K Avg Length 21 min Format Medium form Since Jan 2017 Get Email Contact