Tibetan Buddhist Classes
Teaching program
In addition to our regular program
explained below we will offer:
Two Learn to Meditate seminars from
10 am to 3 pm on Saturdays 5 May and
1 September. A number of different
meditation techniques are presented to
help deal with a fast paced Western
lifestyle including breathing, relaxation
and visualisation meditation. Registration
is required. Contact details below.
Three sadhana practice sessions on
Saturdays from 2 pm to 5 pm including:
White Tara - 19 May;
Shakyamuni Buddha - 21 July; and
Manjushri - 18 August.
Sundays 1.30 to 3.00 pm - Buddhist Meditation – Philosophy & Practice Introductory Series
In this series the fundamentals of
Buddhist practice are presented, along
with meditation methods. Classes are
based on Geshe Loden’s book - Essence
of the Path to Enlightenment - and
include the topics of impermanence,
cause and effect, love, compassion and
wisdom. The current series is led by
Venerable Tim McKibben, a teacher and a
director of the Tibetan Buddhist Society.
A new introductory series will start on
Sunday 11 March, led by Venerable
Joseph Tassone, also a teacher and a
director of the Society. All welcome.
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Victorian Multicultural Commission support
We are pleased to thank the Victorian Multicultural Commission for an organisational support grant that it has provided to assist with our introductory meditation and philosophy lecture series.
Sundays 4 – 5.30pm, from 11 March - Path to Enlightenment
The path to enlightenment teachings
provide the core practices of Tibetan
Buddhism. In these classes Geshe Loden’s
extraordinarily clear text - Path to
Enlightenment in Tibetan Buddhism – is
presented. Michael Joseph, a student
of Geshe-la’s for over 30 years, and a
teacher and a director of the Tibetan
Buddhist Society, is leading the course.
All welcome.
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Mondays 7.30 – 9pm, from 19 March - Vajrayogini Practice
As Vajrayogini and Yamantaka are
vajrayana practices, students must have
received appropriate highest yoga tantra
initiation to attend.
These sessions include sadhana recitation,
guided meditation and instruction on
Vajrayogini generation and completion
stages, drawn from Geshe-la’s Path to the
Union of Clear Light and Illusory Body.
Jean D’Cruz, a regular teacher and a
director of the Tibetan Buddhist Society,
leads the class.
Wednesdays 7.30 – 9pm, from 14 March - Yamantaka Practice
As Vajrayogini and Yamantaka are
vajrayana practices, students must have
received appropriate highest yoga tantra
initiation to attend.
These sessions include sadhana recitation,
guided meditation and instruction on
Yamantaka generation and completion
stages, drawn from Geshe-la’s Ocean
of Indivisible Method and Wisdom. The
class is led by Anthony Joseph, a regular
teacher and a director of the Tibetan
Buddhist Society.
Thursdays 7.30 to 9.00 pm from 15 March - The Fundamental Potential for
Enlightenment Study Group
The fundamental nature of our mind is
the natural potential for enlightenment.
In this weekly study group, various subjects
from Geshe-la’s book The Fundamental
Potential for Enlightenment are analysed
and discussed. The group will be led by
Venerable Tim McKibben. All welcome.
Saturdays 7.30 to 9.00 pm, ongoing - Discussion Group
All students are welcome to join these
informal sessions, which provide an
opportunity to discuss and deepen one’s
understanding of the various path to
enlightenment subjects.
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