New Course for 2021 – commencing Sunday 7 March 4pm to 5.30 pm Path to Enlightenment will be taught in three parts in 2021. Ven Anna Goldstein will offer an introduction and overview for the first six weeks in March and April. The Path to Enlightenment series presents the Buddha’s...
New Year Meditation Festival You are welcome to visit the festival site for guided meditations and talks. The year 2020 was a challenging year all around the world, and so far 2021 has been no less challenging. Buddha’s key teachings on healing, peace, love, compassion and interconnectedness represent an opportunity for...
Introduction series – 1.30-3pm Sundays for four weeks from 7-28 March Dharma is universal truth; the way things are. Expounded 2,600 years ago by Shakyamuni Buddha, Dharma offers a path to Enlightenment, complete freedom from all suffering. This three-part series will explore the core of these teachings and provide guided...
While COVID-19 restrictions in 2020 mean we cannot offer our usual Sunday lunches and weekly snacks for the after-school study group in Broadmeadows, we are partnering with Banskia Gardens Community Services to provide fortnightly packages of fresh foods, groceries and necessities of life for vulnerable families and frail and elderly community...
The pandemic continues to be a difficult time for many people. We are fortunate to have access to tools that we can use to help ourselves and others. We can refer to Venerable Geshe Thubten Loden’s remarkable books for guidance and inspiration. Geshe-la would remind us that his books are...
Geshe-la encouraged his students to also record their main acts of generosity and to sometimes reflect on and rejoice in them. He showed us that as well as creating positive actions, rejoicing in those positive actions is a simple but profound way to be deeply happy. In Buddhism rejoicing is...
The coronavirus has upended the lives of human beings everywhere in our world – taking the lives of more than one million people, causing millions more to experience illness and affecting the employment, livelihood, education and freedom of movement of almost everyone on the planet. In an article in Time...
Visit our special new festival website here Exploring Kindness and Resilience – Timeless Gems for Our Modern World We are delighted to offer the Buddhist Spring Festival 2020 as a virtual event. The virtual festival will bring together a variety of rich spiritual practices for healing the heart and methods...
Commemoration and Manjushri prayers – Online This year’s commemoration sessions on Monday 24 August (7.30pm), Sunday 30 August (4pm) and Thursday 3 September (7.30pm) mark nine years since the passing of our precious founder, teacher and spiritual guide, the most Venerable Geshe Acharya Thubten Loden. Everyone is welcome to join...
Click here to join Sunday classes online or view previous 2020 online introduction and Path to Enlightenment sessions. You can also attend these classes on site at the traditional Tibetan temple (20 Cookes Road, Yuroke) provided the Government’s COVID rules allow. On site students must adhere to all COVID rules...