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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. Thank you for listening to our podcast. If you enjoy them and wish to support us and our mission to allow the content to reach those who connect with our style of teaching and sharing. We would welcome and be grateful of your donation and be our Patreon. Patreon page link- https://www.patreon.com/BuddhistDiscussionCentreAustralia
Episodes
Tuesday Aug 13, 2024
Tuesday Aug 13, 2024
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 disturbance that cover and suppress our mind preventing us experiencing clear, beneficial, and peaceful mental states.
This podcast introduces the hindrance of doubt so we can understand how it functions as negative mental states we experience and what skills and methods we can learn and practice to reduce its intensity, let it go and eventually abandoning doubt completely.
Length: 74min
Level: Beginner
Tuesday Aug 13, 2024
Tuesday Aug 13, 2024
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, distraction and disturbance that cover and suppress our mind preventing us experiencing clear, beneficial, and peaceful mental states.
This podcast introduces the hindrance of sense desire so we can understand how it functions as a negative mental condition and what skills and methods we can learn and practice to reduce sense desire, let it go, and eventually abandon it completely.
Length: 62min
Level: Beginner
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
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 podcast introduces the hindrance of ill will, so we can understand how they function as negative mental states and what skills and methods we can learn and practice to let them go, reduce their intensity and eventually abandoning them completely.
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
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 introduces the hindrance of ill will, so we can understand how they function as negative mental states and what skills and methods we can learn and practice to let them go, reduce their intensity and eventually abandoning them completely.
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
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.
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
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, distraction and disturbance that cover and suppress our mind preventing us experiencing clear, beneficial, and peaceful mental states. When we understand how they function as negative mental states and learn the skills and methods to let them go, we can reduce their intensity and eventually abandon them completely and be free from their negative effects.
Length: 58min
Level: Beginner
Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
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 hindrances are different types of dullness, distraction and disturbance that cover and suppress our mind preventing us experiencing clear, beneficial, and peaceful mental states. When we understand how they function as negative mental states and learn the skills and methods to let them go, we can reduce their intensity and eventually abandon them completely and be free from their negative effects.
Length: 1hr7mins
Level: Beginner
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
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 Discussion Centre. It was a paper presented at the International Conference on Religious Cooperation, Taiwan, 2001.
Level: Beginners / Length: 14mins 04secs
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
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.
Level: Intermediate / Length: 20mins 14secs.
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
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 unwholesome mind state of anger or hatred.
Level: Beginners - Intermediate / Length: 31mins14sec