Lifetimes of Learning
The Lifetimes of Learning Podcast is a production of the Buddhist Discussion Centre Australia, a home-grown non-sectarian Buddhist Temple, founded in 1978. Buddhist Education Centre is a part of the Buddhist Discussion Centre Australia.
Our vision and mission are to spread the Budda’s teachings to foster more wisdom and reduce suffering, to support the Buddhist communities and to help anyone who wish to learn and practice the Buddhist path.
We offer the teachings and resources free of charge and ensure our volunteer teachers are easily accessible. We embrace a culture of professionalism, culturally adaptability, practicality, scholarship in all our activities. and
Our current small community size has not limited us in our mission. You can find out more about our Centre and what we do to enable our vision and mission on www.buddhisteducationcentre.org.au
We are a Regional Centre of the World Fellowship of Buddhists, a Member of The Buddhist Council of Victoria, and an Associated Institution of the World Buddhist University.
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- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 18 minutes
- Episodes
- 129
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Merit for Wellbeing and Happiness
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…
How Karma Works
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…
Develop Your Good Heart
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 di…
How to Give Up Doubt
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…
How to Give Up Sense Desire
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, distract…
How To Give Up Ill Will - Part Two
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 podcas…
How To Give Up Ill Will - Part One
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 i…
Introduction To The Five Hinderances
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.
How to Give Up Worrying
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,…
How to Give Up Laziness
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 hindranc…
Tolerance and Respect as a Buddhist
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…
Kesamutti Sutta
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.
Lev…
Is the door of your heart open to yourself?
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 unwhol…
Buddhist Practices for Peace and Solidarity in Times of Conflict
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 Aust…
The Removal of Sceptical Doubt for a Buddha Dhamma Practitioner
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 imp…
The Expedient Study of Chan
(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 medi…
Sati Protects the Citta
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…
How Buddhists Should Welcome the Twenty-first Century
(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 Bu…
The Proactive Mind
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.
Refuge in the Triple Gem
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.