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SBT, the Secular Buddhist Tradition, is an international sangha dedicated to the timeless wisdom of the Buddha. A community committed to goodness and improvement, embracing skillful living and a holistic spiritual lifestyle. Visit us at: SBTonline.org

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Level 2 - Week 3 - Teaching
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Introduction to Meditation: Level 2 is part one of our three-part SBT Introduction to Meditation Series. This 3-week program shares the basics of meditation and mindfulness practice. 

Our Program Text Downloaded at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZIyBuDMBuH6cfh8S1GhI9loOrF-8Tt3R/view?usp=sharing

Venerable Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT – The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, and philosopher with nearly three decades in Buddhist studies, including a decade in Buddhist monasteries in India. Venerable Tarp...


Let Your Practice do the Work - Practice Tips
Let Your Practice do the Work - Practice Tips episode artwork
09/27/2026

Practice Tips is an ongoing video series offering practical guidance for productive practice. Here, “practice” refers to engaging the Buddha’s Threefold Path and Training: the cultivation of higher understanding, higher virtue, and higher awareness.


--- Breath Cycle Meditation Text ---

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Venerable Tenzin Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT –The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, and philosop...


Meditation Prerequesits - Practice Tips
Meditation Prerequesits - Practice Tips episode artwork
09/27/2026

Practice Tips is an ongoing video series offering practical guidance for productive practice. Here, “practice” refers to engaging the Buddha’s Threefold Path and Training: the cultivation of higher understanding, higher virtue, and higher awareness.


--- Breath Cycle Meditation Text ---

⁠⁠https://drive.google.com/file/d/15Uy2o0V17-2aEQdjMSXD1BQIA4olISay/view?usp=sharing⁠⁠


Venerable Tenzin Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT –The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, and phil...


Level 2 - Week 2 - Practice
Level 2 - Week 2 - Practice episode artwork
09/26/2026

Introduction to Meditation: Level 2 is part one of our three-part SBT Introduction to Meditation Series. This 3-week program shares the basics of meditation and mindfulness practice. 

Our Program Text Downloaded at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZIyBuDMBuH6cfh8S1GhI9loOrF-8Tt3R/view?usp=sharing

Venerable Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT – The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, and philosopher with nearly three decades in Buddhist studies, including a decade in Buddhist monasteries in India. Venerable Tarp...


Level 2 - Week 2 - Teaching
Level 2 - Week 2 - Teaching episode artwork
09/26/2026

Introduction to Meditation: Level 2 is part one of our three-part SBT Introduction to Meditation Series. This 3-week program shares the basics of meditation and mindfulness practice. 

Our Program Text Downloaded at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZIyBuDMBuH6cfh8S1GhI9loOrF-8Tt3R/view?usp=sharing

Venerable Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT – The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, and philosopher with nearly three decades in Buddhist studies, including a decade in Buddhist monasteries in India. Venerable Tarp...


Level 2 - Week 1 - Practice
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09/19/2026

Introduction to Meditation: Level 2 is part one of our three-part SBT Introduction to Meditation Series. This 3-week program shares the basics of meditation and mindfulness practice. 

Our Program Text Downloaded at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZIyBuDMBuH6cfh8S1GhI9loOrF-8Tt3R/view?usp=sharing

Venerable Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT – The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, and philosopher with nearly three decades in Buddhist studies, including a decade in Buddhist monasteries in India. Venerable Tarp...


Level 2 - Week 1 - Teaching
Level 2 - Week 1 - Teaching episode artwork
09/19/2026

Introduction to Meditation: Level 2 is part one of our three-part SBT Introduction to Meditation Series. This 3-week program shares a deeper presentation of meditation and mindfulness practice, 

Our Program Text Downloaded at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZIyBuDMBuH6cfh8S1GhI9loOrF-8Tt3R/view?usp=sharing

Venerable Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT – The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, and philosopher with nearly three decades in Buddhist studies, including a decade in Buddhist monasteries in India. Vene...


What Makes SBT Unique
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08/30/2026

Venerable Tenzin Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT – The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, and philosopher with nearly three decades in Buddhist studies, including a decade in Buddhist monasteries in India.


SBT – the Secular Buddhist Tradition, is an international spiritual community dedicated to Secular Buddhism and the timeless wisdom of the Buddha. SBT presents the Buddha’s teachings as neither a religion nor exotic belief system, sharing a practical presentation focused on the positive life-affirming message of the Bu...


Introduction to Secular Buddhism
Introduction to Secular Buddhism episode artwork
08/30/2026

Venerable Tenzin Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT – The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, and philosopher with nearly three decades in Buddhist studies, including a decade in Buddhist monasteries in India.


SBT – the Secular Buddhist Tradition, is an international spiritual community dedicated to Secular Buddhism and the timeless wisdom of the Buddha. SBT presents the Buddha’s teachings as neither a religion nor exotic belief system, sharing a practical presentation focused on the positive life-affirming message of the Bu...


The Role of Virtue in Practice - Practice Tips
The Role of Virtue in Practice - Practice Tips episode artwork
08/30/2026

Practice Tips is an ongoing video series offering practical guidance for productive practice. Here, “practice” refers to engaging the Buddha’s Threefold Path and Training: the cultivation of higher understanding, higher virtue, and higher awareness.

--- Breath Cycle Meditation Text ---

⁠https://drive.google.com/file/d/15Uy2o0V17-2aEQdjMSXD1BQIA4olISay/view?usp=sharing⁠Venerable Tenzin Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT –The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, and philosopher with nearly three decades in Buddhist stu...


Level 1 - Week 3 - Teaching
Level 1 - Week 3 - Teaching episode artwork
08/29/2026

Introduction to Meditation: Level 1 is part one of our three-part SBT Introduction to Meditation Series. This 3-week program shares the basics of meditation and mindfulness practice. 

Our Program Text Downloaded at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BAX-OnDUfC2KkEUBN74Ogt7mLVHng_r2/view?usp=sharing

Venerable Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT – The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, and philosopher with nearly three decades in Buddhist studies, including a decade in Buddhist monasteries in India. Venerable Tarpa offers a mo...


Level 1 - Week 2 - Practice
Level 1 - Week 2 - Practice episode artwork
08/22/2026

Introduction to Meditation: Level 1 is part one of our three-part SBT Introduction to Meditation Series. This 3-week program shares the basics of meditation and mindfulness practice. 

Our Program Text Downloaded at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BAX-OnDUfC2KkEUBN74Ogt7mLVHng_r2/view?usp=sharing

Venerable Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT – The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, and philosopher with nearly three decades in Buddhist studies, including a decade in Buddhist monasteries in India. Venerable Tarpa offers a mo...


Level 1 - Week 2 - Teaching
Level 1 - Week 2 - Teaching episode artwork
08/22/2026

Introduction to Meditation: Level 1 is part one of our three-part SBT Introduction to Meditation Series. This 3-week program shares the basics of meditation and mindfulness practice. 

Our Program Text Downloaded at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BAX-OnDUfC2KkEUBN74Ogt7mLVHng_r2/view?usp=sharing

Venerable Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT – The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, and philosopher with nearly three decades in Buddhist studies, including a decade in Buddhist monasteries in India. Venerable Tarpa offers a mo...


Level 1 - Week 1 - Practice
Level 1 - Week 1 - Practice episode artwork
08/15/2026

Introduction to Meditation: Level 1 is part one of our three-part SBT Introduction to Meditation Series. This 3-week program shares the basics of meditation and mindfulness practice. 

Our Program Text Downloaded at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BAX-OnDUfC2KkEUBN74Ogt7mLVHng_r2/view?usp=sharing

Venerable Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT – The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, and philosopher with nearly three decades in Buddhist studies, including a decade in Buddhist monasteries in India. Venerable Tarpa offers a mo...


Level 1 - Week 1 - Teaching
Level 1 - Week 1 - Teaching episode artwork
08/15/2026

Introduction to Meditation: Level 1 is part one of our three-part SBT Introduction to Meditation Series. This 3-week program shares the basics of meditation and mindfulness practice. 

Our Program Text Downloaded at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BAX-OnDUfC2KkEUBN74Ogt7mLVHng_r2/view?usp=sharing

Venerable Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT – The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, and philosopher with nearly three decades in Buddhist studies, including a decade in Buddhist monasteries in India. Venerable Tarpa offers a mo...


Skillful Living Week-6 / Lesson-12
Skillful Living Week-6 / Lesson-12 episode artwork
07/27/2026

Skillful Living is a free six-week Secular Buddhist study and practice program founded on the timeless wisdom of the Buddha. A program created for audiences of diverse backgrounds and beliefs. All are welcome to attend - beginners and the advanced. Please download and study our free Skillful Living Program Text: https://drive.google.com/file/d/123sgY__3Qr4OCa8IAGozBHWYQYAoyIIC/view?usp=sharing


Venerable Tenzin Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT – The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, an...


Skillful Living Week-6 / Lesson-11
Skillful Living Week-6 / Lesson-11 episode artwork
07/26/2026

Skillful Living is a free six-week Secular Buddhist study and practice program founded on the timeless wisdom of the Buddha. A program created for audiences of diverse backgrounds and beliefs. All are welcome to attend - beginners and the advanced. Please download and study our free Skillful Living Program Text: https://drive.google.com/file/d/123sgY__3Qr4OCa8IAGozBHWYQYAoyIIC/view?usp=sharing


Venerable Tenzin Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT – The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, an...


Skillful Living Week-5 / Lesson-10
Skillful Living Week-5 / Lesson-10 episode artwork
07/20/2026

Skillful Living is a free six-week Secular Buddhist study and practice program founded on the timeless wisdom of the Buddha. A program created for audiences of diverse backgrounds and beliefs. All are welcome to attend - beginners and the advanced. Please download and study our free Skillful Living Program Text: https://drive.google.com/file/d/123sgY__3Qr4OCa8IAGozBHWYQYAoyIIC/view?usp=sharing


Venerable Tenzin Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT – The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, an...


Skillful Living Week-5 / Lesson-9
Skillful Living Week-5 / Lesson-9 episode artwork
07/19/2026

Skillful Living is a free six-week Secular Buddhist study and practice program founded on the timeless wisdom of the Buddha. A program created for audiences of diverse backgrounds and beliefs. All are welcome to attend - beginners and the advanced. Please download and study our free Skillful Living Program Text: https://drive.google.com/file/d/123sgY__3Qr4OCa8IAGozBHWYQYAoyIIC/view?usp=sharing


Venerable Tenzin Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT – The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, an...


Skillful Living Week-4 / Lesson-8
Skillful Living Week-4 / Lesson-8 episode artwork
07/13/2026

Skillful Living is a free six-week Secular Buddhist study and practice program founded on the timeless wisdom of the Buddha. A program created for audiences of diverse backgrounds and beliefs. All are welcome to attend - beginners and the advanced. Please download and study our free Skillful Living Program Text: https://drive.google.com/file/d/123sgY__3Qr4OCa8IAGozBHWYQYAoyIIC/view?usp=sharing


Venerable Tenzin Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT – The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, an...


Skillful Living Week-4 / Lesson-7
Skillful Living Week-4 / Lesson-7 episode artwork
07/12/2026

Skillful Living is a free six-week Secular Buddhist study and practice program founded on the timeless wisdom of the Buddha. A program created for audiences of diverse backgrounds and beliefs. All are welcome to attend - beginners and the advanced. Please download and study our free Skillful Living Program Text: https://drive.google.com/file/d/123sgY__3Qr4OCa8IAGozBHWYQYAoyIIC/view?usp=sharing


Venerable Tenzin Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT – The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, an...


Skillful Living Week-3 / Lesson-6
Skillful Living Week-3 / Lesson-6 episode artwork
07/06/2026

Skillful Living is a free six-week Secular Buddhist study and practice program founded on the timeless wisdom of the Buddha. A program created for audiences of diverse backgrounds and beliefs. All are welcome to attend - beginners and the advanced. Please download and study our free Skillful Living Program Text: https://drive.google.com/file/d/123sgY__3Qr4OCa8IAGozBHWYQYAoyIIC/view?usp=sharing


Venerable Tenzin Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT – The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, an...


Skillful Living Week-3 / Lesson-5
Skillful Living Week-3 / Lesson-5 episode artwork
07/05/2026

Skillful Living is a free six-week Secular Buddhist study and practice program founded on the timeless wisdom of the Buddha. A program created for audiences of diverse backgrounds and beliefs. All are welcome to attend - beginners and the advanced. Please download and study our free Skillful Living Program Text: https://drive.google.com/file/d/123sgY__3Qr4OCa8IAGozBHWYQYAoyIIC/view?usp=sharing


Venerable Tenzin Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT – The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, an...


Skillful Living Week-2 / Lesson-4
Skillful Living Week-2 / Lesson-4 episode artwork
06/29/2026

Skillful Living is a free six-week Secular Buddhist study and practice program founded on the timeless wisdom of the Buddha. A program created for audiences of diverse backgrounds and beliefs. All are welcome to attend - beginners and the advanced. Please download and study our free Skillful Living Program Text: https://drive.google.com/file/d/123sgY__3Qr4OCa8IAGozBHWYQYAoyIIC/view?usp=sharing


Venerable Tenzin Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT – The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, an...


Skillful Living Week-2 / Lesson-3
Skillful Living Week-2 / Lesson-3 episode artwork
06/28/2026

Skillful Living is a free six-week Secular Buddhist study and practice program founded on the timeless wisdom of the Buddha. A program created for audiences of diverse backgrounds and beliefs. All are welcome to attend - beginners and the advanced. Please download and study our free Skillful Living Program Text: https://drive.google.com/file/d/123sgY__3Qr4OCa8IAGozBHWYQYAoyIIC/view?usp=sharing


Venerable Tenzin Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT – The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, an...


Saka Dawa Address - 2026
Saka Dawa Address - 2026 episode artwork
06/28/2026

Saka Dawa is the Tibetan Buddhist month of observance, commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and passing of the Buddha. SBT celebrates Saka Dawa throughout the month of June, with a strong emphasis placed on the last week. It culminates in the actual day of Saka Dawa celebrated on the final Sunday of June. SBT celebrates this day within our “Day of Observance Online Retreat”. Saka Dawa is a time to focus deeply on our spiritual growth and awakening, through joyful study, practice, practicing altruism and generosity, and engaging with sangha.This year Saka Dawa day and our online retreat and cele...


Skillful Living Week-1 / Lesson-2
Skillful Living Week-1 / Lesson-2 episode artwork
06/22/2026

Skillful Living is a free six-week Secular Buddhist study and practice program founded on the timeless wisdom of the Buddha. A program created for audiences of diverse backgrounds and beliefs. All are welcome to attend - beginners and the advanced. Please download and study our free Skillful Living Program Text: https://drive.google.com/file/d/123sgY__3Qr4OCa8IAGozBHWYQYAoyIIC/view?usp=sharing


Venerable Tenzin Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT – The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, an...


Skillful Living Week-1 / Lesson-1
Skillful Living Week-1 / Lesson-1 episode artwork
06/21/2026

Skillful Living is a free six-week Secular Buddhist study and practice program founded on the timeless wisdom of the Buddha. A program created for audiences of diverse backgrounds and beliefs. All are welcome to attend - beginners and the advanced. Please download and study our free Skillful Living Program Text: https://drive.google.com/file/d/123sgY__3Qr4OCa8IAGozBHWYQYAoyIIC/view?usp=sharing Venerable Tenzin Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT – The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, and philosopher with nearly three de...


What We Are (Revisited) - SBE: Episode 29
What We Are (Revisited) - SBE: Episode 29 episode artwork
06/07/2026

Secular Buddhist Essentials is a weekly online program that shares the timeless wisdom of the Buddha. As a Secular Buddhist Organization, SBT offers a practical presentation focused on the positive life-affirming message of the Buddha, while deemphasizing the more religious, mystical, and cultural content found in traditional Buddhism. Our aim is to inform and guide without sharing presumptions of what to believe. Learn more about this program at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sbtonline.org/sbe/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

 

Venerable Tenzin Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT –The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, and philosopher with nearly three decades in Buddhist studies...


Rebirth - SBE: Episode 28
Rebirth - SBE: Episode 28 episode artwork
05/31/2026

Secular Buddhist Essentials is a weekly online program that shares the timeless wisdom of the Buddha. As a Secular Buddhist Organization, SBT offers a practical presentation focused on the positive life-affirming message of the Buddha, while deemphasizing the more religious, mystical, and cultural content found in traditional Buddhism. Our aim is to inform and guide without sharing presumptions of what to believe. Learn more about this program at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sbtonline.org/sbe/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

 

Venerable Tenzin Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT –The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, and philosopher with nearly three decades in Buddhist stu...


Proper Placement of the Meditation Object - Practice Tips
Proper Placement of the Meditation Object - Practice Tips episode artwork
05/31/2026

Practice Tips is an ongoing video series offering practical guidance for productive practice. Here, “practice” refers to engaging the Buddha’s Threefold Path and Training: the cultivation of higher understanding, higher virtue, and higher awareness.

--- Breath Cycle Meditation Text ---

https://drive.google.com/file/d/15Uy2o0V17-2aEQdjMSXD1BQIA4olISay/view?usp=sharing
Venerable Tenzin Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT –The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, and philosopher with nearly three decades in Buddh...


Mind - SBE: Episode 27
Mind - SBE: Episode 27 episode artwork
05/24/2026

Secular Buddhist Essentials is a weekly online program that shares the timeless wisdom of the Buddha. As a Secular Buddhist Organization, SBT offers a practical presentation focused on the positive life-affirming message of the Buddha, while deemphasizing the more religious, mystical, and cultural content found in traditional Buddhism. Our aim is to inform and guide without sharing presumptions of what to believe. Learn more about this program at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sbtonline.org/sbe/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

 

Venerable Tenzin Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT –The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, and philosopher with nearly three decades in Buddhist...


Karma - SBE: Episode 26
Karma - SBE: Episode 26 episode artwork
05/12/2026

Secular Buddhist Essentials is a weekly online program that shares the timeless wisdom of the Buddha. As a Secular Buddhist Organization, SBT offers a practical presentation focused on the positive life-affirming message of the Buddha, while deemphasizing the more religious, mystical, and cultural content found in traditional Buddhism. Our aim is to inform and guide without sharing presumptions of what to believe. Learn more about this program at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sbtonline.org/sbe/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

 

Venerable Tenzin Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT –The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, and philosopher with nearly three decades in Budd...


Karma - SBE: Episode 26
Karma - SBE: Episode 26 episode artwork
05/10/2026

Secular Buddhist Essentials is a weekly online program that shares the timeless wisdom of the Buddha. As a Secular Buddhist Organization, SBT offers a practical presentation focused on the positive life-affirming message of the Buddha, while deemphasizing the more religious, mystical, and cultural content found in traditional Buddhism. Our aim is to inform and guide without sharing presumptions of what to believe. Learn more about this program at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sbtonline.org/sbe/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

 

Venerable Tenzin Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT –The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, and philosopher with nearly three decades in Budd...


Free Will - SBE: Episode 25
Free Will - SBE: Episode 25 episode artwork
05/03/2026

Secular Buddhist Essentials is a weekly online program that shares the timeless wisdom of the Buddha. As a Secular Buddhist Organization, SBT offers a practical presentation focused on the positive life-affirming message of the Buddha, while deemphasizing the more religious, mystical, and cultural content found in traditional Buddhism. Our aim is to inform and guide without sharing presumptions of what to believe. Learn more about this program at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sbtonline.org/sbe/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

 

Venerable Tenzin Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT –The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, and philosopher with nearly three decades in...


Understanding Self - SBE: Episode 24
Understanding Self - SBE: Episode 24 episode artwork
04/26/2026

Secular Buddhist Essentials is a weekly online program that shares the timeless wisdom of the Buddha. As a Secular Buddhist Organization, SBT offers a practical presentation focused on the positive life-affirming message of the Buddha, while deemphasizing the more religious, mystical, and cultural content found in traditional Buddhism. Our aim is to inform and guide without sharing presumptions of what to believe. Learn more about this program at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sbtonline.org/sbe/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

 

Venerable Tenzin Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT –The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, and philosopher with nearly three decades...


Practice Tips - Enjoying Meditation
Practice Tips - Enjoying Meditation episode artwork
04/26/2026

Practice Tips is an ongoing video series offering practical guidance for productive practice. Here, “practice” refers to engaging the Buddha’s Threefold Path and Training: the cultivation of higher understanding, higher virtue, and higher awareness. Venerable Tenzin Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT –The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, and philosopher with nearly three decades in Buddhist studies, including a decade in Buddhist monasteries in India.  SBT – the Secular Buddhist Tradition, is an international spiritual community dedicated to Secular Buddhism and the timeless wis...


The Two Truths - SBE: Episode 23
The Two Truths - SBE: Episode 23 episode artwork
04/19/2026

Secular Buddhist Essentials is a weekly online program that shares the timeless wisdom of the Buddha. As a Secular Buddhist Organization, SBT offers a practical presentation focused on the positive life-affirming message of the Buddha, while deemphasizing the more religious, mystical, and cultural content found in traditional Buddhism. Our aim is to inform and guide without sharing presumptions of what to believe. Learn more about this program at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sbtonline.org/sbe/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

 

Venerable Tenzin Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT –The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, and philosopher with nearly three dec...


What Constitutes a Person - SBE: Episode 22
What Constitutes a Person - SBE: Episode 22 episode artwork
04/15/2026

Secular Buddhist Essentials is a weekly online program that shares the timeless wisdom of the Buddha. As a Secular Buddhist Organization, SBT offers a practical presentation focused on the positive life-affirming message of the Buddha, while deemphasizing the more religious, mystical, and cultural content found in traditional Buddhism. Our aim is to inform and guide without sharing presumptions of what to believe. Learn more about this program at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sbtonline.org/sbe/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

 

Venerable Tenzin Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT –The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, and philosopher with nearly three...


Our True Nature - SBE: Episode 21
Our True Nature - SBE: Episode 21 episode artwork
04/05/2026

Secular Buddhist Essentials is a weekly online program that shares the timeless wisdom of the Buddha. As a Secular Buddhist Organization, SBT offers a practical presentation focused on the positive life-affirming message of the Buddha, while deemphasizing the more religious, mystical, and cultural content found in traditional Buddhism. Our aim is to inform and guide without sharing presumptions of what to believe. Learn more about this program at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sbtonline.org/sbe/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

 

Venerable Tenzin Tarpa is the founder and director of SBT –The Secular Buddhist Tradition. A fully ordained Buddhist monk and student of The Dalai Lama, Venerable Tarpa is a teacher, author, and philosopher with nearly three...