Below are links to Recommended Buddhist YouTube Videos, channels and Podcasts. They offer different perspectives and opinions of Thiền, Zen, and Shin traditions.
YOUTUBE Videos
YOUTUBE CHANNELS AND VIDEOS
HARDCORE ZEN – YouTube Channel: Zen teacher Brad Warner’s channel welcomes you to a down-home Zen journey, sharing insighfultalks that stir your imagination and knowledge with a bit of humor. His simple wisdom and a gentle demeanor guides us toward awakening in the messiness of daily life. Highly recommended by us!
PLUM VILLAGE – YouTube Channel: This is the official Youtube channel for the late Vietnamese Thiền (Zen) and Pure Land master, Thich Nhat Hanh. Located in France, Plum Village is a monastic community founded by Venerable Hanh. This chaneel offers beautifully expressed and in-depth teachings on mindfulness and the Buddhist Way.
REV. CHANDANA KARUNA – Dharma Talk: This down-to-earth talk draws us into Vietnamese Pure Land Buddhism that blends Theravada and Mahayana teachings.
INTRODUCTION TO THE ESSENCE AND PRACTICE OF SHIN BUDDHISM – Dr. Kenneth Tanaka: This multi-media YouTube talk explores the fundamentals of the Shin path and a clear, inviting way.
CHUANG YEN MONASTERY – YouTube Channel: Although not explicitly Thiền, Zen or Shin, Chuang Yen Monastery in Carmel, New York provides ecumenical teachings and talks from both Theravada and Mahayana traditions. Presented by the Abbot Bhikkhu Bodhi.
ZEN CONFIDENTIAL – YouTube Channel: Shozan Jack Haubner offers plenty of insightful and entertaining videos about Zen Buddhism, meditation, writing, politics, culture, and creativity.
INTRODUCTION TO PURE LAND BUDDHISM – PART 1: In this YouTube Video, Professor Aaron Proffitt will lay the foundation for exploring Buddhist Pure Land teachings and practices.
INTRODUCTION TO PURE LAND BUDDHISM – PART 2: In this YouTube Video, Professor Aaron Proffitt will lay the foundation for exploring Buddhist Pure land teachings and practices.
INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHISM – SHINRAN – PART 1: In this YouTube Video, Professor Aaron Proffitt will introduce some of the basic teachings found in the works of Shinran, the founder of Japanese Shin Buddhism (Jodo Shinshu).
INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHISM – SHINRAN – PART 2: In this YouTube Video, Professor Aaron Proffitt continues to introduce some of the basic teachings found in the works of Shinran, the founder of Japanese Shin Buddhism (Jodo Shinshu).
INTRODUCTION TO ZEN BUDDHISM: In this YouTube Video, Professor Aaron Proffitt explains the history of Zen Buddhism and how it propagated in China and spread to other Asian countries to become a worldwide Buddhist practice.
BODHIDHARMA “The Wake Up Sermon“: Considered the First Patriarch of Chan (Thien & Zen), this four century C.E. master delivers a profound teachings on how to experience freedom from appearances and awaken to reality as it is.
PODCASTS
NO-DOUBT: A SHIN BUDDHIST APPROACH PODCAST: This Apple podcast offers a personal reflection at current events, people, and language from a Shin minister.
AMERICAN BUDDHIST STUDY CENTER’S PODCAST SERIES: This is an excellent series of Shin buddhist teachings and values, and Japanese culture.
ZEN STUDIES PODCAST: This Apple podcast series, you will learn about traditional Zen Buddhist teachings, practices, and history by Soto Zen teacher Domyo Burke. This is an excellent resource.