34 Best Tibetan Buddhism Podcasts

1. 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
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 284Facebook 56.1KTwitter 28.7KInstagram 38.1K Avg Length 60 min Format Long form Since Jan 2015 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. A Skeptic's Path to Enlightenment Blog

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A Skeptic's Path to Enlightenment blog features articles on meditation, wellness, the mind, and how to live a happy, meaningful life.
Host Scott Snibbe
Email ****@snibbe.com
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 226Facebook 2.1KTwitter 188Instagram 1.7K Avg Length 46 min Format Long form Since Jan 2020 Get Email Contact

3. Lama Zopa Rinpoche full length teachings

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This podcast brings to you the teachings given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche in full length. Our current focus for new episodes lies on older teachings by Rinpoche that have not been published in video yet as well as major retreats that Rinpoche had led over the years. These episodes are mostly unedited in terms of content but often improved in terms of sound quality. See their video counterparts on our RAN page at fpmt.org/media/streaming/teachings-of-lama-zopa-rinpoche/MORE Producer/Network Lama Zopa Rinpoche
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 18 Avg Length 96 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

4. 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
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 62Facebook 5KTwitter 2.2KInstagram 1.1K Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Since Feb 2020 Get Email Contact

5. 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 72 Avg Length 44 min Format Long form Since Sep 2012 Get Email Contact

6. 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
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 3 Avg Length 103 min Format Extended Since Jun 2018 Get Email Contact

7. Mangala Shri Bhuti - The Link

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Pith instructions and practical inquiries into Buddhist view and meditation
Hosts Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, Dungse Jampal Norbu, Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel
Producer/Network Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, Dungse Jampal Norbu and students
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 72 Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. 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
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 32 Avg Length 13 min Format Short form 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
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 44Facebook 134.9KInstagram 13.9K Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Since Jun 2006 Get Email Contact

10. 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...MORE Host Mark Winwood
Producer/Network chenrezigproject
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 9Facebook 405Twitter 20Instagram 36 Avg Length 16 min Format Short form Since May 2018 Get Email Contact

11. Rime Buddhist Center Dharma Talks

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Past Dharma talks given at the Rime Buddhist Center.
Producer/Network Rime Buddhist Center
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 20Facebook 4.7KTwitter 538Instagram 1.1K Avg Length 19 min Format Short form Since Jan 2019 Get Email Contact

12. 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
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 20Facebook 203Twitter 8Instagram 246 Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Since Jul 2020 Get Email Contact

13. Dharma Glimpses with Judy Lief

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DHARMA GLIMPSES is an introduction to The Profound Treasury teachings of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, taught by Judy Lief. In these short, accessible talks, Judy invites listeners to explore the subtleties and delights of the Buddhist path of meditation and insight. She introduces listeners to some of the key ways that mark Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche's unique and brilliant exposition of the dharma in the context of contemporary Western society.MORE Host Judy Lief
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 69 Avg Length 8 min Format Bite size

14. Dharma Talks at Columbus KTC

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One-hour Dharma Talks (many with Question and Answer sessions) by Lama Kathy Wesley and the Dharma Instructors of Karma Thegsum Choling Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Center in Columbus, Ohio. Talks emphasize daily life applications of traditional Tibetan teachings including the Six Perfect virtues, Karma, Rebirth, Compassion and Wisdom.MORE Hosts Lama Kathy Wesley, Lama Tom Broadwater, Eric Weinberg
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 53Facebook 2.5KInstagram 871 Get Email Contact

15. Roar of the Kalkis Podcast

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Selected Talks on Tibetan Buddhism, Zhentong Emptiness, the Golden Age, Shambhala, and Kalachakra tantra by Shar Khentrul Jamphel Lodrö Rinpoche. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Producer/Network Khentrul Rinpoche
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16. The Wisdom Seat Podcast

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The Wisdom Seat is a group of Buddhist teachers and practitioners residing in the Mid-Atlantic region who host spiritual teachers, sponsor meditation retreats and offer support to those on the Buddhist path. Visit us at thewisdomseat.orgDrawing on the profound view of the Kagyu-Nyingma and Rimé traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, The Wisdom Seat seeks to bring these spiritual traditions into our modern-day life cultivating healthy relationships between teachers and students and reliably transmitting the Buddhist teachings to others.MORE Producer/Network The Wisdom Seat
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5 Avg Length 56 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

17. 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
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Apple Rating 3/5Apple Reviews 2Facebook 4KTwitter 3.9KInstagram 17 Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Since Jun 2017 Get Email Contact

18. The Double Dorje: Modern Vajrayana Buddhism.

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Season 2 of the Double Dorje podcast had its short 'goodby'episode in November 2025. The future is still undecided! Tips. Travellers' tales. Perspective. Gossip. Experience. Stories. Wonder. Putting a bit of flesh on the bones of Vajrayana (Tibetan style) Buddhist practice in today's society. Are you curious about Tibetan Buddhism? But how, and where, and when, and all that? Is the water safe? Or have you taken the plunge, but want to plug into it better? Come - let's enjoy a bowl of dharma momos in the Double Dorje...MORE Producer/Network Alex Wilding
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 4 Avg Length 19 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

19. 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
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 138Facebook 24.2KTwitter 67.9KInstagram 87.9K Avg Length 50 min Format Long form Since Apr 2015 Get Email Contact

20. Study Buddhist Treatises Podcast Archives - Thubten Chodron

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Tune in on Apple Podcasts or TuneIn Radio.
Producer/Network Thubten Chodron
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 15Facebook 17.8KTwitter 6K Avg Length 84 min Format Long form Since May 2019 Get Email Contact

21. 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 4Facebook 5.5MTwitter 8.8KInstagram 2.3M Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Since Apr 2020 Get Email Contact

22. 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 114 min Format Extended Since Feb 2018 Get Email Contact

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

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Host Thubten Chodron
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 39Facebook 17.8K Avg Length 92 min Format Extended Since Feb 2020 Get Email Contact

24. 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

25. 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 3Instagram 26.4K Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Since Jul 2020 Get Email Contact

26. 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...MORE Producer/Network Bodhicitta Sangha | Heart of Enlightenment Institute
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 55Facebook 1.9KTwitter 116 Avg Length 59 min Format Long form Since Mar 2020 Get Email Contact

27. 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
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 23Instagram 1.5K Avg Length 44 min Format Long form Since Mar 2014 Get Email Contact

28. 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 36Facebook 2.8KTwitter 291Instagram 546 Avg Length 22 min Format Medium form Since Nov 2019 Get Email Contact

29. 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 3 Avg Length 11 min Format Short form Since Mar 2020 Get Email Contact

30. 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 28Instagram 325 Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Since Oct 2020 Get Email Contact

31. 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
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1Instagram 126 Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

32. 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

33. 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 36 min Format Medium form Since Jun 2020 Get Email Contact

34. Yong Zhou Talk Tibetan Buddhism

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Teachings and reflections on Tibetan Buddhist philosophy, based on The Lamp for the Definitive Meaning — a classic text illuminating the view of emptiness and wisdom. Presented by Yong Zhou, this series offers calm, accessible explanations for modern listeners who wish to understand the depth of Tibetan Buddhist thought.MORE Estimated listeners
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