Community news – April to October 2024

Our beneficial community meetings TBS holds twice yearly community meetings which include an open forum to offer feedback, share and generate ideas. Everyone interested in the centre and its community is welcome.   Two of the many ideas generated by these...

Giving without expectation

by Donna Valentine  My name is Donna Valentine, and I live in Melbourne with my husband, daughter and animals. My introduction to Dharma practice began in 2012 when I first came to the temple during a Spring festival. I never had the good fortune to meet Geshe...

Geshe-la’s major impact on my life

by Geoff Gaylard  Geshe Loden’s long-time students will attest to his extraordinary qualities – he not only taught the entire Buddhist path, with profound depth and accuracy, but he was able to change his students’ lives in lasting and practical ways.  I’m but...

Using the five forces at the end of life 

The five forces – Part two  by Martin Horan  The five forces are five simple practices that contain the essence of the bodhisattva’s path to enlightenment. By remaining mindful of them, we can bring Dharma practice into every aspect of our daily life. They are...