Alan Peto

3.2k Followers

Alan is a Buddhist layperson and author that explains Buddhism to beginners and Westerners. He creates graphics, YouTube videos, writes articles and books, and has his own podcast, to help everyone in the way that works best for them. His audio on Insight Timer helps you learn and practice Buddhism wherever you are! Certified Meditation Teacher.

Reviews

Lisa

Jan 25, 2026

A very understandable and valuable teaching. Thank you, Alan 🙏

Nell Riekert

Jan 15, 2026

Thank you for this explanation. It was very insightful.

Rachel

Dec 18, 2025

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Ala Gialla

Dec 14, 2025

Thank you 🙏🏻

Rachel

Dec 13, 2025

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Jean

Sep 5, 2025

Well described.

Kate Spoelstra-Cronen

Aug 27, 2025

Thanks Alan. That was a very helpful and detailed explanation of the heart sutra.

Steve Burch

May 14, 2025

Of all the hundreds of speeches and texts about Buddhism I’ve encountered, this is the first and only that is fully translated into English, and thus fully understandable. Why do we have to *suffer* duka and dharma? Leaving terms untranslated is like writing an email and not hitting send. So I very much appreciate you Alan, for your sincerity in teaching us with the aim of helping us understand instead of fluffing your own pants with bombastic verbosity. I hope other self appointed “teachers” take the hint and quit using pretentious dead languages when taliking to real live people. Great lesson!

William

Mar 22, 2025

Succinct, prfound snd practical summation of where we find ourselves and what to do Thank you 🙏

Richard

Nov 24, 2024

Many thanks. Very helpful indeed 🙏

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Joined Insight Timer in January 2021


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