35 Best Tibetan Buddhism Podcasts

1. Stages of the Path to Awakening Podcast Archives - Thubten Chodron

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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 31Facebook 17.8K Avg Length 92 min Format Extended Since Feb 2020 Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. How to Train a Happy Mind

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The How to Train a Happy Mind podcast brings meditation to modern people hungry for happy, meaningful lives. Each week, host Scott Snibbe and his guests share powerful mind training techniques that go beyond mindfulness to harness our intelligence, emotions, and imagination. Learn how to build a happy mind, fulfilling relationships, and a better world through a secular approach to meditation that is based on modern science and psychology, yet grounded in the authentic thousand-year old Tibetan Buddhist tradition of analytical meditation...MORE Host Scott Snibbe
Producer/Network Scott Snibbe
Email ****@snibbe.com
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 175Facebook 2.1KTwitter 188Instagram 1.7K Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Since Jan 2020 Get Email Contact

3. Bob Thurman Podcast: Buddhas Have More Fun!

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Professor Robert A.F. Thurman's official podcast covers diverse topics including Tibetan Buddhism, Buddhist Studies, spirituality, Tibetan Culture, Asian history, philosophy, Eastern Ideas, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama.MORE Host Robert A.F. Thurman
Producer/Network Robert A.F. Thurman
Email ****@bobthurman.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 238Facebook 56.3KTwitter 28.7KInstagram 34.5K Avg Length 58 min Format Long form Since Jan 2015 Get Email Contact

4. Ignorance Is the Cause of Suffering

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The goal of the Rime Shedra is to make accessible the vast treasures of Buddhist wisdom to those who wish to progress further in their understanding of the profound principles presented in these advanced Buddhist texts. The understanding of the ultimate nature of reality is the key to liberation. For practitioners this program provides an opportunity to develop a more sophisticated understanding of the nature of reality. For scholars it provides an opportunity to expand their understanding of Buddhism by cultivating an experiential understanding...MORE Host Derek Kolleeny
Producer/Network Derek Kolleeny
Email ****@rimeshedra.nyc
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 104 min Format Extended Since Jun 2018 Get Email Contact

5. Buddhism for Beginners

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The Buddhism for Beginners Podcast is brought to you by Kunzang Palyul Choling (KPC). KPC was founded by Jetsunma Ahkon Norbu Lhamo Rinpoche to uphold the Palyul lineage within the Nyingma tradition of Vajrayana Buddhism. KPC is a hub of compassionate activity with a mission to inspire people to improve the world and end suffering for the benefit of all beings. The Buddhism for Beginners podcast draws from a wealth of teachings by Jetsunma and other great masters from around the world...MORE Host Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo
Producer/Network Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo
Email ****@tara.org
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 37Facebook 4.6KTwitter 2.2KInstagram 1.1K Avg Length 54 min Format Long form Since Feb 2020 Get Email Contact

6. SBT - Community

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SBT, the Secular Buddhist Tradition, is an international sangha dedicated to the timeless wisdom of the Buddha. A community committed to goodness and improvement, embracing skillful living and a holistic spiritual lifestyle.Visit us at: SBTonline.orgMORE Host Venerable Tarpa
Producer/Network SBT - Community
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 9Twitter 37 Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Since Jun 2020 Get Email Contact

7. Rime Buddhist Center Dharma Talks

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Past Dharma talks given at the Rime Buddhist Center.
Producer/Network Rime Buddhist Center
Email ****@rimecenter.org
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 18Facebook 4.6KTwitter 533Instagram 1.1K Avg Length 18 min Format Short form Since Jan 2019 Get Email Contact

8. Tibetan Buddhism: The Elegant Mind

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This podcast site shares thoughts and perspectives concerning practical notions and methodologies for all -- regardless of level of experience or knowledge -- who are curious, interested or an ongoing student/practitioner of Himalayan (aka Tibetan) Buddhism. These podcasts are products of The Chenrezig Project, a Buddhist study/discussion group located in Northern Colorado, USA. Mark Winwood, a member of the undergraduate Psychology teaching faculty at Naropa University in Boulder, is the Chenrezig Project's founder, resident Dharma sharer and host of these broadcasts. We are involved in an ongoing variety of teachings, writings, community events, etc. To learn more, please visit our website at www...MORE Host Mark Winwood
Producer/Network chenrezigproject
Email ****@chenrezigproject.org
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 87Facebook 410Twitter 20 Avg Length 17 min Format Short form Since May 2018 Get Email Contact

9. Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive

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Listen to teachings from great Tibetan Buddhist masters Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Visit our website (www.LamaYeshe.com) to read teachings from many of the greatest teachers of our time and to order our free books.MORE Producer/Network Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Email ****@lamayeshe.com
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 38Facebook 134.4KInstagram 13.6K Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Since Jun 2006 Get Email Contact

10. Innergy Healing

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The Innergy Healing Podcast, created and hosted by Sonia, seeks to bring together modern life and the purity of the ancient teaching of spirituality. The purpose is to share the energy of the teachings to help you, the listener, manifest and create the magnificent reality that you dream of; to Share love, understanding, and joy through a normal conversation. Meditations for the modern active person, to be incorporated, into your daily routine. A few minutes a day may change the way you perceive your life and how you interact with the world...MORE Host Sonia Guadagnin
Producer/Network Sonia
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1Facebook 83Instagram 486 Avg Length 17 min Format Short form Since Feb 2020 Get Email Contact

11. PRAJNA SPARKS

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Integrating the Dharma teachings of Buddha Shakyamuni from the perspective of the Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, by cultivating familiarity with prajna, or precise knowing, in progressively subtle degrees. Timely and accessible to contemporary seekers of any spiritual tradition, or none at all.Full episodes on new and full moon days. Contemplation interludes on the quarter moons.May all beings benefit!EMAIL ****@prajnafire.comVISIT prajnafire.com/sparks @prajnasparks on Facebook Instagram TwitterLama Yeshe @karmayeshechodronLama Zopa @karmazopajigmeMORE Hosts Lama Yeshe, Lama Zopa
Producer/Network Prajna Fire
Email ****@prajnafire.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 17Facebook 209Twitter 8Instagram 246 Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Since Jul 2020 Get Email Contact

12. Awakening Now with Lama Surya Das

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Awakening Now with Lama Surya Das is a podcast that illuminates many aspects of the spiritual path via dharma talks and interviews with Surya Das' fellow spiritual teachers and peers. Lama Surya Das is one of the foremost Western Buddhist meditation teachers and scholars, one of the main interpreters of Tibetan Buddhism in the West, and a leading spokesperson for the emerging American Buddhism. The Dalai Lama affectionately calls him 'The Western Lama.'MORE Host Lama Surya Das
Producer/Network Be Here Now Network
Email ****@surya.org
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 137Facebook 22.4KTwitter 67.9KInstagram 82.8K Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Since Apr 2015 Get Email Contact

13. Study Buddhist Treatises Podcast Archives - Thubten Chodron

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Producer/Network Thubten Chodron
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 17Facebook 17.8KTwitter 5.8K Avg Length 84 min Format Long form Since May 2019 Get Email Contact

14. Tibetan Graduate Studies Seminar

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The Tibetan Graduates Studies Seminar (TGSS) is a weekly series of colloquia and guest lectures at the Oriental Institute.The intended purpose of the TGSS is to give MPhil and DPhil candidates a platform to present their work-in-progress and receive feedback from staff and affiliated scholars of the field. Additionally, the weekly time slot will also allow visiting scholars to present their current research. They are provided with the opportunity to engage in similar ways with both students and fellows of the Tibetan Studies department.MORE Producer/Network Oxford University
Email ****@it.ox.ac.uk
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 3Facebook 5.2MTwitter 8.8KInstagram 2.1M Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Since Apr 2020 Get Email Contact

15. Natural Meditation podcast

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Stephan Wormland, MA in clinical psychology and trained in Gestalt therapy. He has studied and practiced meditation in multiple Buddhist traditions for over 30 years and spent altogether 5 years in meditation retreats. Stephan was a monk in the Tibetan tradition for 11 years and teaches meditation in Buddhist centers in Europe.MORE Host Stephan Wormland
Producer/Network Stephan Pende Wormland
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 46 Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Since Sep 2012 Get Email Contact

16. Vajra Wisdom

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A journey into Indo-Tibetan Tāntric traditions by Indian journalist and independent researcher Ankit Sinha, who has, since 2013, actively engaged in the study and exploration of these sacred teachings, their history, philosophy and other aspects. Ankit has lived among Himalayan Tantric communities in both Himachal Pradesh, India and Kathmandu, Nepal where he gained deep insight into Tantric Buddhist traditions which have been carefully preserved in both theory and practice since over a millennia.MORE Producer/Network Padma Vajra
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 3 Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Since Jul 2020 Get Email Contact

17. BodhiHeart Podcast with Khenpo Sherab Sangpo

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This is BodhiHeart, a podcast with in depth teachings on meditation and Tibetan Buddhism with Khenpo Sherab Sangpo. Our teacher, Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, is a monk and professor in the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. He trained with some of the greatest meditation masters of Tibet, starting when he was seven years old. In addition to mastering many profound teachings of the Buddhist path, he spent several years meditating in solitary retreat. He travels the world teaching at monasteries in Tibet and Nepal, as well as at meditation centers in Asia and Europe...MORE Producer/Network Bodhicitta Sangha | Heart of Enlightenment Institute
Email ****@bodhicittasangha.org
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 42Facebook 1.9KTwitter 116 Avg Length 67 min Format Long form Since Mar 2020 Get Email Contact

18. Buddhism Guide Meditations

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Yeshe Rabgye is a Buddhist Monk from England. He teaches Buddhism, mindfulness, meditation and mental well-being in various countries around the world. He is also the host of the popular 'Buddhism Guide' podcast.MORE Host Yeshe Rabgye
Producer/Network Yeshe Rabgye
Email ****@yesherabgye.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 18Twitter 1.1K Avg Length 13 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

19. Listen Contemplate Meditate

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Listen Contemplate Meditate is a podcast featuring a range of teachings from the Buddhist tradition, presented by Lamas of Chagdud Gonpa Foundation.Chagdud Gonpa is an international Nyingma Buddhist organization, founded in 1983 by H.E. Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche (1930-2002), a highly revered meditation master, artist and Tibetan physician who taught extensively in the East and West...MORE Producer/Network Chagdud Gonpa Rigdzin Ling
Email ****@chagdudgonpa.org
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 23Instagram 1.4K Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Since Mar 2014 Get Email Contact

20. Diamond Light Tibetan Buddhist Group

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Diamond Light is a heart-centered community offering Buddhist teachings in the Gelugpa tradition. We want to create a world without suffering. Diamond Light works towards a world where Tibetan Buddhist teachings are valued and practiced: people care for each other and the planet, and all beings recognize their deep capacity for love and belonging. Our podcast features a variety of teachers in the Buddhist tradition sharing texts, insights, practices, and practical tips to help you apply dharma in your life.MORE Producer/Network Diamond Light Tibetan Buddhist Group
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2Facebook 1.9KTwitter 74 Avg Length 53 min Format Long form Since Feb 2018 Get Email Contact

21. Mindfulness Spiritual Music & Meditation

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Tibetan Singing Bowl, etc.
Producer/Network M P
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 23 Avg Length 22 min Format Medium form Since Jan 2021 Get Email Contact

22. The Dharma of Queerness

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Exploring the topics of loving kindness, compassion, joy, equanimity and their connection to ordinary life and contemplative transformation in secular mindulness and classic Tibetan BuddhismMORE Producer/Network Lobsang Tenpa
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 11 min Format Short form Since Mar 2020 Get Email Contact

23. Tibetan Enternment Plant

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Tibetan languages are spoken by some 6 million people. With the worldwide spread of Tibetan Buddhism, the Tibetan language has spread into the western world and can be found in many Buddhist publications and prayer materials; with some western students learning the language for translation of Tibetan texts. Outside Lhasa itself, Lhasa Tibetan is spoken by approximately 200,000 exile speakers who have moved from modern-day Tibet to India and other countries. Tibetan is also spoken by groups of ethnic minorities in Tibet who have lived in close proximity to Tibetans for centuries.MORE Producer/Network Sonam Tsetan
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 5 Avg Length 13 min Format Short form Since Oct 2020 Get Email Contact

24. Dawn Mountain Center for Tibetan Buddhism

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Anne C. Klein, PhD, and Harvey B. Aronson, PhD, are the co-founders of Dawn Mountain Center for Tibetan Buddhism in Houston, Texas. Drawing from more than 80 years of combined experience studying with great lamas, translating written and spoken Tibetan, and practicing and teaching around the world, they offer guided meditations and teachings rooted in Tibetan Buddhist traditions that are accessible to modern Western students of the dharma. Now you can enjoy meditating with them and with the Dawn Mountain community! For more about Dawn Mountain, visit dawnmountain.org.MORE Producer/Network Anne Klein and Harvey Aronson, teachers and co-directors of Dawn Mountain Center for Tibetan Buddhis
Email ****@dawnmountain.org
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Apple Rating 4.1/5Apple Reviews 28Facebook 2.8KTwitter 291Instagram 515 Avg Length 22 min Format Medium form Since Nov 2019 Get Email Contact

25. Aro Buddhism Podcasts

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The Aro gTer is a lineage within the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, which emphasizes the perspective of Atiyoga, or Dzogchen. For more information on the Aro gTer and its lineage holders, Ngak'chang Rinpoche (Ngakpa Chogyam) and Khandro Dechen, go to www.arobuddhism.orgMORE Producer/Network The Aro gTér Lineage
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 26 Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Since Dec 2009 Get Email Contact

26. Antidote: Surviving Samsara

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Antidote: Surviving Samsara is a conversation between friends weaving topics from contemporary life with the lineaged teachings and practices of Tibetan Buddhism. Juxtaposing art, politics, philosophy, psychoanalysis, personal experiences, and struggles alongside the Vajrayana traditions and practices. We hope each episode provides space for continued conversation and debate around topics and experiences many of us grapple with alone.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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Instagram 62 Avg Length 59 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

27. The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art monthly podcast

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Nestled into the side of Lighthouse Hill, the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art is a uniquely peaceful retreat. The museum presents the art and culture of Tibet and the Himalayas to a world audience in order to educate about and to inspire others in the value of this significant cultural heritage.Established in 1945, the Museum was founded by the pioneering American woman Jacques Marchais (1887-1948), an important collector and respected expert on Tibetan art. Designed by Marchais, the rustic complex of fieldstone buildings resembles a Tibetan mountain monastery...MORE Producer/Network The JMMTA podcast
Email ****@tibetanmuseum.org
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Apple Rating 3/5Apple Reviews 2Facebook 3.9KTwitter 4KInstagram 11 Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Since Jun 2017 Get Email Contact

28. Venerable Namgyel's Online Sangha

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Tibetan Buddhist TeachingsWe offer free online courses, as our offering to the world in this difficult time. We are not asking for any fees for this course. We do have considerable expenses, if you would like to sponsor these episodes, you are welcome to give a meritorious donation via our website.MORE Producer/Network Online Sangha
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Apple Reviews 2Facebook 1.9KTwitter 29Instagram 314 Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Since Oct 2020 Get Email Contact

29. Chitta Chat with Lama John Podcast

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Join acclaimed yoga and Tibetan Buddhist teacher John Buchanan in this lighthearted conversational podcast series. lamajohnbuchanan.substack.com
Host Lama John Buchanan
Producer/Network Lama John Buchanan
Email ****@substack.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1Instagram 104 Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

30. InnerNet: Disconnect to Connect

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InnerNet, Disconnect to Connect, is a Channel that will help you with your internal journey from the inter-net to the inner-net. This isn't just a channel, this is a mechanism of spiritual insight and connectedness. We believe in the philosophy of Tibetan spiritual leader, the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa who said 'the internet has brought people closer to each other but also needed is an 'innernet' to make us feel our inter-connectedness inwardly too'. We hence welcome you and request you to subscribe to this channel so you can better connect with yourself.MORE Producer/Network InnerNet
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Avg Length 11 min Format Short form Since Feb 2021 Get Email Contact

31. Letting Grow

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In each weekly episode we explore Tibetan teachings on the death and rebirth process and the bardo (in-between) states. These states -- this life, death, the clear light of our true nature, and time before rebirth -- offer our best chance at full awakening because all that's not our true nature is left behind. Through teachings, meditations, and interviews with experts and ordinary folks with their own stories of rebirths in this lifetime, we'll demystify some of the most profound teachings in Tibetan Buddhism. See how your life can transform when you embrace the cycle of rebirth.MORE Email ****@clairevillarreal.com
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Facebook 562 Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Since Jun 2020 Get Email Contact