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The Tibetan Buddhist Society continues the Tibetan Buddhist tradition in the West.
With centres in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and
Brisbane, the Society holds a variety of classes including instruction on how to meditate, Buddhist philosophy and advanced
Vajrayana practices. The Society's main centre is the Peaceful Land of Joy Meditation Centre
in Melbourne. Situated on ten acres of beautiful gardens, the centre is convenient both to the city and Melbourne's international airport.
With many of the Buddhist teachings existing only in the Tibetan language, the Society's publishing arm,
Tushita Publications, is producing a series of books on the essential Tibetan
Buddhist practices, meditation and philosophy. By maintaining links with the Tibetan refugee
community in India, and supporting their monasteries, the Society has provided significant assistance for them.
Tushita Publications was established to preserve the Buddhist teachings,
as passed through the great lineage masters to Geshe Acharya Thubten Loden.
Geshe-la places great emphasis on ensuring his books provide reliable translations and accurate
interpretations of the original Indian and Tibetan texts.
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Great Treasury of Mahamudra
This latest title from Geshe Acharya Thubten Loden presents the essence of
meditating on emptiness from various perspectives within the sutra and tantra
systems.
Hardcover, 588 pages 4 colour photos, 31 original line illustrations
Price: Aust. $150
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Path to Enlightenment in Tibetan Buddhism
This extensive commentary is primarily drawn from Je Tsong Khapa’s Great Exposition of the Stages of the Path.
Hardcover, 1097 pages 4 colour photos, 26 original line illustrations
Price: Aust. $130
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Meditations on the Path to Enlightenment
Emphasises the meditation techniques necessary to build a personal meditation
practice and to develop the realisations of the Mahayana path.
601 pages, 4 colour photos, 20 line illustrations.
Price: Aust. $75
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Essence of the Path to Enlightenment
The Essence of the Path to Enlightenment presents, in a condensed form, Je Tsong Khapa’s classic
explanation of the Buddha’s teachings.
344 pages, 4 colour photos, 16 line illustrations
Price: Aust. $50
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Fundamental Potential for Enlightenment
Analyses the potential for enlightenment from the perspectives
of the two main schools of Mahayana thought the Mind-Only school and the Middle Way school.
310 pages, 4 colour photos, 11 line illustrations
Price: Aust. $49
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Ocean of Indivisible Method and Wisdom
A comprehensive explanation of the tantric paths, grounds,and the Yamantaka generation and completion stages.
Hardcover, 441 pages, 4 colour photos, 25 line illustrations
Price: Aust. $120
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Path to the Union of Clear Light and Illusory Body
An explanation of the eleven generation stages and special completion stage techniques as well as Vajrayogini's
unique and most subtle body mandala.
Hardcover, 615 pages, 4 colour photos, 27 line illustrations
Price: Aust. $140
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Great Treasure of the Six Yogas of Naropa
Presented as the yoga of inner fire, illusory body yoga,
bardo yoga, clear light yoga, the yoga of consciousness transference and the yoga of forcible projection.
Hardcover, 600 pages, 4 colour photos, 27 line illustrations
Price: Aust. $150
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Prayers for the Path of Indivisble Great Bliss and Emptiness
A collection of prayers and sadhana's used at the Tibetan Buddhist Society.
Hardcover, 261 pages, 11 colour photos, 19 line illustrations.
Price: Aust. $100
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Sundays 1.30 to 3.00 pm - Introduction to Buddhist Psychology and Meditation
During these classes a variety of meditation techniques are introduced, including
breathing meditation, visualisation and analytical meditation. The fundamental Buddhist
principles of cause and effect, impermanence, love, compassion and the nature of
human experience are explained drawing from texts by the Tibetan Buddhist Society’s
Founder and Spiritual Leader, Venerable Geshe Acharya Thubten Loden, Essence of
the Path to Enlightenment and Meditations on the Path to Enlightenment. All welcome.
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Sundays 4.00 to 5.30 pm - Path to Enlightenment
Comprising teaching and guided meditation, this series provides practical instruction
on all the key Buddhist concepts and practices based on Geshe Loden’s authoritative
text, Path to Enlightenment in Tibetan Buddhism. Engaging in the path to enlightenment
is the only assured method for progressing from the initial stages of a beginner,
through to the attitudes of refuge and renunciation, the mind of enlightenment,
to the wisdom perceiving ultimate truth and finally Buddhahood. Path to enlightenment
practice also is the key to achieving peacefulness and contentment and a strong
mind able to cope with any kind of adversity. All welcome. More details...
Mondays 7.30 to 8.30 pm - Bodhichitta Practice
Experienced students lead the practice of bodhichitta, the ‘mind of enlightenment’,
as taught in Venerable Geshe Loden’s book Path to Enlightenment in Tibetan Buddhism.
Sessions include prayers, meditation and a focus on the verses by Shantideva from
his text Engaging in the Bodhisattva Deeds, as quoted in Geshe Loden’s book. All
welcome.
NEW SESSION Tuesdays 7.30 – 8.30 pm - Sadhana practice
This session will involve reciting and meditating on sadhanas from Geshe Loden’s
book Prayers for the Path of Indivisible Great Bliss and Emptiness. These include
Shakyamuni Buddha Sadhana, Maitreya Buddha Sadhana, Manjushri Sadhana, Medicine
Buddha Sadhana, White Tara Sadhana, Amitabha Sadhana and Vajrasattva Sadhana. Each
sadhana will be practised for four weeks. All welcome.
Wednesdays 7.30 to 9.00 pm - Vajrayana Practice
For students who have received empowerment, on alternating Wednesdays we perform
the practices of Yamantaka and Vajrayogini. These sessions draw from Path to the
Union of Clear Light and Illusory Body, and Ocean of Indivisible Method and Wisdom
by Geshe Loden. During the classes we perform the sadhanas together with guided
meditation. More about Vajrayogini classes... More about Yamantaka classes...
Thursdays 7.30 to 9.00 pm - Mahamudra Practice
Based on Geshe Loden’s Great Treasury of Mahamudra, this series presents the teachings
on emptiness, the ultimate nature of all phenomena. That all phenomena are existent,
yet void of true existence, is the heart of the Buddha’s teachings and the reason
that nirvana and enlightenment are achievable. All welcome. More details...
Saturdays 7.30 to 9.00 pm - Discussion Group
These sessions provide an opportunity to discuss the various topics presented in
Geshe Loden’s text Path to Enlightenment in Tibetan Buddhism. All welcome. More details...
Retreats
Each year the Tibetan Buddhist Society holds a calm abiding retreat at Easter and
Vajrayana retreat for advanced students in late September and early October. This
year we are expanding our retreat programme to also include a short retreat over
Queen’s Birthday weekend and a one week retreat in January 2011.
NEW RETREAT DURING QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY WEEKEND
The first Dharmachakra, the Four Noble Truths - Sat 12 June to Mon 14 June
This new three day retreat will focus on the four noble truths. Shakyamuni Buddha
taught the four noble truths in the Four Noble Truths Wheel of Dharma Sutra.
From Geshe Loden’s book Path to Enlightenment in Tibetan Buddhism “Liberation
from cyclic existence is attained by realising the third and fourth truth, true
cessastion and true path. Realising these depends on first realising the first two
truths, true suffering and true source of suffering. To begin you must know true
suffering to be the very nature of cyclic existence, and then you will be motivated
to escape suffering. By then recognizing that the true source of the suffering of
cyclic existence is delusion and karma, you will correctly identify the target to
be destroyed.”
Yamantaka retreat - Monday 20 September to Sunday 3 October 2010
Annual Vajrayana retreat for students who have received empowerment. Read more....
NEW RETREAT IN JANUARY
Introduction to the Three Dharmachakras - Sunday 2 Jan - Sunday 9 Jan 2011 (tbc)
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