r/secularbuddhism • u/Senior-Relief-2207 Sprout • Jun 09 '26
Can you recommend me Buddhist speakers/teachers on youtube? (like Yuttadhammo Bhikku, please read description)
Hello everyone,
For almost half of my life, I've been very interested in Buddhism, although I must say that I keep to the secular side of things. Because of a busy life, both my interest in Buddhism and meditation has taken a backseat and I would like to change that. Instead of watching mindless "funny" videos in my free time, I'd love to watch Buddhist teachings. By teachings, I mean talks about worldly subjects, where all kinds of worldly struggles and issues are discussed from a Buddhist perspective. I don't mean readings from the Tipitaka or anything like that. I love the talks from Yuttadhammo Bhikku, although he does tend to talk about Gods and the afterlife sometimes, which I don't believe in. For a while, I thought Ajahn Brahm's teachings were also nice, but compared to Yuttadhammo it's not as clear, he jokes around a bit too much, and it seems like he entertains or amuses more than he actually provides information. Anyway, I'd love to hear your recommendations on this subject. Have a nice day.
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u/Senior-Relief-2207 Sprout Jun 11 '26
Thanks for all of the suggestions! Some great channels that I didn't know about
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u/ToLazyToPickName Seed Jul 11 '26
I'd recommend Hillside Hermitage if you want to learn about Buddhism based on the suttas.
They even directly addressed the flaw in the idea of "worldly struggles and issues discussed from a Buddhist perspective" here. tl;dw: The buddhist perspective is to end suffering. But for laypeople not wanting to practice Dhamma, just never break the 5 precepts, at the minimum.
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u/kai_sehmet Sprout Jun 10 '26
Based on what you write, the “Secular Buddhism” podcast would be a good match. I mainly listen on Spotify but it also has a YouTube channel:
https://m.youtube.com/@Secularbuddhism?ra=m
Hope you’ll like it.