The Lifetimes of Learning Podcast is a production of the Buddhist Discussion Centre Australia.
The Buddhist Discussion Centre Australia is a home-grown non-sectarian Australian Buddhist Temple, founded in 1978.
Our vision and mission is to spread the Dhamma to foster more wisdom and reduce suffering, to support the Sangha and to help those who wish to learn and practice the Buddhist Path.
Our small community size has not limited us in our mission – to offer the Buddha Dhamma free of charge, and to be professional, culturally adaptable, practical, scholarly in all our activities and ensure our volunteer teachers are easily accessible.
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-Maintenance of a multilingual reference library which houses a collection of 4000+ books for Buddha Dhamma Scholars and Practitioners;
-Development of an online Dhamma Teaching resource to preserve and share a large range of Dhamma texts and teachings to a global audience;
-Book and Buddha Dhamma articles publication;
-Sharing Buddha’s teaching via social media platforms and APPs such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Insight Timer and Podbean;
-Free nightly online guided meditation;
-Free weekly Saturday Buddha Dhamma classes;
-Free four and five day Bhavana Courses throughout the year;
-Regular chanting and Pujas (in person and online);
-Regular Chan Painting classes;
-Regular Podcasts and weekly “Buddhist Hour” radio broadcasts;
-World Buddhist Radio broadcasting online 24 hours per day.
-Maintenance and expansion of our temple
-Building of a Buddha Dhamma content production studio on site
-Financially supporting a Buddhist orphanage in Bangladesh
-Volunteering support
-We welcome people from all walks of life and from various ethnic backgrounds and cultures.
We offer abundant merit making opportunities to support mind development and to practise generosity, where individuals can apply existing skills and develop new ones, while supporting our mission.
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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 improvement and the disadvantages of it’s opposite which is doubt. Doubt is regarded as one of the Five Hindrances to spiritual growth.
This podcast explains the role and practice of seated meditation, and its primary importance, particularly in relation to the needs of the beginner when applying themselves to the study of Ch’an.
A Talk Given By Luang Poo Thate at Wat Hin Mark Peng on November 15, 1980. Translated by Steven Towler.
On approaching the turn of the millennium (2000) renowned Buddhist scholar and author Dr. Ananda W.P. Guruge (Late) revisits the vast scope and breadth of mankind’s technological advances and asks of us to weigh up the existential threat to humanity and the profound inequities that have arisen from the concentration of wealth and power that has resulted.
Dr Guruge reaches back to the ancient past to look for a way forward for our world.
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.
In this podcast, we will cover a teaching titled "Thank you to Father and Ancestors", written by the Abbot of Buddhist Discussion Centre Australia, Anita Carter. It explains the importance of honouring our Fathers and Ancestors.
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.
In this podcast, we will cover a teaching titled "Dhamma Talk by Venerable Piyadassi" during his visit to Australia in 1981. It covers the importance of meditation, the exercise of mind and the states of mind during meditation.
In this podcast, we will cover a teaching titled "The Benefits of Chanting", which discuss on many aspects of how chanting is used in Buddhism as important practice to awaken our mind.
In this podcast, we will cover a teaching titled "A Lamp for the Path - Commentary by Geshe Lhundrup Sopa", given on July 18-20, 1986 at the Atisha Centre, Vic Australia.
