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 the Introduction or Path to Enlightenment classes. If you would like to make a donation for the classes, you can click here. More information about the sessions below. Online introduction series Finding serenity in a turbulent world 1.30 – 2.45pm – from Sunday 16 Aug –...
Please read here about the next steps the Tibetan Buddhist Society has introduced to help minimise the spread of COVID-19. We recognise what a challenging time this is, and it may help to recall the precious Buddhist teaching on impermanence, and that this time too will pass. Cancellation of classes...
Introduction Visiting the centre Personal hygiene Food preparation, serving and consumption Communication of incidents 1. Introduction The Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) is causing worldwide concern with increasing numbers of cases now occurring in many countries, including Australia. It is a challenging time, with the situation changing on a daily basis. The...
Read more here The mind of calm abiding is an especially settled meditative concentration that can focus effortlessly on its object. The retreat, Cultivating the Joyous Mind of Calm Abiding, will be led by Michael Joseph, who is a regular teacher at the centre and a long-time student of the...
The first monthly combined garden and temple cleaning working bee, trialled in January, resulted in 29 volunteers, which was a great community effort. The working bee offers flexible hours, choice of starting times and preferred activities. This format combining monthly temple cleaning and gardening working bees will continue for the...
You are welcome to join us in the traditional Tibetan temple for two Saturday afternoon sessions: Manjushri Meditation, 2 – 5 pm on Saturday 16 May Manjushri is the embodiment of all the Buddhas’ enlightened wisdom. Meditation on his beautiful, radiant appearance helps to cultivate our own innate wisdom. In...
An opportunity for practitioners who have received Solitary Hero Yamantaka empowerment to deepen and strengthen their practice. Through the methods of highest yoga tantra, we can quickly remove obstacles to our practice and develop realisations. Students participate in four sessions of guided meditation each day and complete 100,000 mantras. The...
Please be advised that the planned April teachings and initiations by His Eminence Ling Rinpoche at the Tibetan Buddhist Society have been indefinitely postponed. His Eminence Ling Rinpoche’s office has sent the following message to the Society following declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic and advice by the Australian Prime...
Closing date extended to 31 January 2020 We are extending the closing date of the Tibetan Buddhist Society’s fundraiser for bushfire relief due to the recent horrific fires in Victoria, with huge losses of buildings, lands, stock, wildlife, and human lives also lost. The fundraiser commenced in early December and...