Starting again on Saturday 25 July – Places are limited to 20. Registration for each class is essential. 

This weekly yoga and meditation session explores the importance of yoga practice in our daily lives. Yoga means to yoke or unite the body and mind so as to still the mind.

It provides a gentle introduction to both physical and mental yoga for those interested in or wanting to learn how to calm the mind. It is particularly suited for beginners as it uses a soft and gentle style of yoga.

Please bring your own yoga mat, or a towel or sarong. Yoga mats are not provided.

Register Here

Suggested Donation: $10  (No one will be turned away because of a lack of funds. Please speak to the instructor)
Please check the website regularly for any changes before you come to the class.
For information about what safety measures the Library is taking, please check buddhistlibrary.org.au/response-to-covid-19/

​Vien Giac Temple is offering a 2-day training program for individuals who would like to begin teaching Buddhism Special Religious Education (SRE) in primary schools. The training prepares you to teach our approved provider curriculum and guides you through current standards, policies and procedures for SRE teachers.
Our 2-day training includes:

• Introduction to teaching Buddhist SRE
• SRE context, policy and procedures
• Introducing the curriculum
• SRE teaching practice and delivery
• Continuous learning and development in SRE
  To register for the training, go to https://lucyblakemore.typeform.com/to/qXYzZxMn or contact lucy@lucyblakemore.com if you have any questions before registering.

  The cost of the 2-day training is $150 per person. Refreshments and training materials are all provided.

with Geshe Samten

Tuesdays 7 pm

The “37 Practices of the Bodhisattva” describe practical ways to use adverse circumstances for Dharma practice and to transform the mind.

It is a powerful lojong (or ‘mind training’) text by the Tibetan monk and Bodhisattva Gyelsay Togmay Zangpo (1295-1369). In thirty seven verses, it gives instructions on how to follow the bodhisattva path to transform our minds from suffering to unshakable happiness through dedicating ourselves to working for the benefit of others.

Find out more

At the heart of Buddha’s teaching, which he described as a “path to come out of conflict and stress”, is a practice known as Satipitthana Vipassana (Mindfulness meditation). Satipitthana is a Pali word translated as “The four foundations of mindfulness”.

These four are listed as; Mindfulness of the Body, Feelings, Mind and Mind Qualities. These four are a process of activity which when cultivated, bring about a greater awareness and understanding in our minds.

The aim of this four week course is for participants to get to know well these four foundations of mindfulness. Instruction, explanation and periods of meditation practice will be given, utilising a different one of the four each week. By the end of the course participants should have a good understanding and reliable practice, which will be useful in navigating the ups and down of everyday life.

This course will be suitable for both experienced meditators as well as newcomers to Vipassana meditation.

Find out more

Buddhist teachings and meditation practice

The Association’s primary weekly activity for 2021 will be our Thursday night Dhamma talk (Buddhist teachings) and meditation practice. Dhamma talks are focused on aspects of Buddhism and Buddhist practice, and are usually conducted by our Spiritual Teacher Ven. Tejadhammo, but from time to time may be conducted by a guest teacher. The dhamma talk is then followed by a silent meditation of around 30 minutes. All welcome, no previous experience necessary.

Session times: Every Thursday 7.30 – 9.00pm AEST (doors open from 7pm)
Duration: 90 minutes
Teachings: Venerable Tejadhammo or guest speaker (see below)

Attendance: drop-in or week to week

Location: Buddhist Library, 90–92 Church St, Camperdown

Contribution: By donation

• Places are currently limited to 50 on a first-come basis. Face masks are not mandatory but highly recommended.
• The sessions will also be available over Zoom. Email office@engagedbuddhists.org.au for details.
• For information about what safety measures the Library is taking, please refer to buddhistlibrary.org.au/response-to-covid-19

Resident Teacher

Venerable Tejadhammo Bhikku – Bhante to his followers – is the Spiritual Director of the Association of Engaged Buddhists. Bhante teaches most Thursday nights at the Buddhist Library in Camperdown. To find out more about Venerable Tejadhammo visit the About Us page.

Guest Speakers

A guest speaker is either a lay teacher or a monk or nun from any of the primary Buddhist traditions.

Schedule:
View live on Zoom from 7.25pm on the night. Download iCal calendar.

• Meeting ID: 985 1050 0274
• Passcode: 645945

Previous teachings videos can be viewed further down this page

April 1: Bhante Tejadhammo – teachings on Khanti (Patience)

April 8th: Winton Higgins – Secular Faith for Dharma Practitioners

Winton Higgins has been a dharma and meditation teacher in the insight tradition since 1995. He taught at Wat Buddha Dhamma and the Buddhist Library until 2005. Since then he’s taught retreats for Sydney Insight Meditators, is a regular teacher at Bluegum and Golden Wattle Sanghas, and a sporadic one for the Indonesian Buddhist Society. He’s a founding member of the Glebe-based Kookaburra Sangha. He#s also a writer and academic.

April 15th: Bhante Akaliko – The Importance of Being Wrong

We all make mistakes in life. We feel remorse when we mess up. We feel regret when we hurt others. But most of the time we don’t like to admit we might be wrong. Acknowledging our faults is not always easy, however it is an important opportunity for spiritual growth. Join Bhante Akaliko to discover the Buddha’s advice on learning from our mistakes.

Akaliko Bhikkhu is an Australian monk in the Theravada forest tradition. Bhante Akaliko first encountered Buddhism as a teenager and spent over twenty years practising in different traditions before taking full ordination with Ajahn Brahm as his preceptor. Bhante Akaliko brings the Buddha’s timeless wisdom to today s problems in practical ways, helping people find peace and happiness in their lives. He is a Buddhist Chaplain at the University of Western Sydney and the founder of Rainbodhi LGBTQIA+ Buddhist Community.

He currently resides with his long-term teacher, Bhante Sujato, at Lokanta Vihara, (the Monastery at the End of the World) in Sydney, Australia.

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Please check this page regularly for further updates to our guest teacher schedule. Details of talks will be published closer to the scheduled date. Unless listed above, our Spiritual Director, Venerable Tejadhammo, will be teaching each week.

with Geshe Samten

Tuesdays 7 pm

The “37 Practices of the Bodhisattva” describe practical ways to use adverse circumstances for Dharma practice and to transform the mind.

It is a powerful lojong (or ‘mind training’) text by the Tibetan monk and Bodhisattva Gyelsay Togmay Zangpo (1295-1369). In thirty seven verses, it gives instructions on how to follow the bodhisattva path to transform our minds from suffering to unshakable happiness through dedicating ourselves to working for the benefit of others.

Find out more

With Ven Chao Khun Keng
Join the Dhamma Walk 12 May 2021
Costs: Free | Registration essential

Ven Chao Khun Keng, fellow monastics and lay practitioners are on an inspiring Tudong journey walking a thousand kms on foot from Geelong to Sydney, to promote the Buddha’s messages. Tudong was an austere practiced by the Buddha and his followers, and it literally means “shaking off”. In the walking, with little possession, and only taking one meal a day in the morning, this practice can be greatly conductive to the development of wisdom and insight, and in doing so shake-off one’s greed, anger & delusions

Metta Centre invites you to be a part of this journey. The estimated date for the last day of the Tudong journey is on 12 May 2021. We invite you to join us at 8am that day to offer dana (the one meal that day) at Wat Lao Buddha Metta Buddhist Society (St Johns Park). You are also welcome to join us on any part of our walk to final destination, Wat Buddharangsee in Stanmore. As the group is travelling by foot, the day and location is subject to change. Accordingly, we will post any updates on our website and social media pages as to the date, time, meeting location, and route closer to the day.

You can follow the journey on Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=108137274369457&story_fbid=247374973779019

Watch this video on the Tudong journey: https://fb.watch/4MYLpsFNvo/

Join the Dhamma Walk

Buddhist teachings and meditation practice

The Association’s primary weekly activity for 2021 will be our Thursday night Dhamma talk (Buddhist teachings) and meditation practice. Dhamma talks are focused on aspects of Buddhism and Buddhist practice, and are usually conducted by our Spiritual Teacher Ven. Tejadhammo, but from time to time may be conducted by a guest teacher. The dhamma talk is then followed by a silent meditation of around 30 minutes. All welcome, no previous experience necessary.

Session times: Every Thursday 7.30 – 9.00pm AEST (doors open from 7pm)
Duration: 90 minutes
Teachings: Venerable Tejadhammo or guest speaker (see below)

Attendance: drop-in or week to week

Location: Buddhist Library, 90–92 Church St, Camperdown

Contribution: By donation

• Places are currently limited to 50 on a first-come basis. Face masks are not mandatory but highly recommended.
• The sessions will also be available over Zoom. Email office@engagedbuddhists.org.au for details.
• For information about what safety measures the Library is taking, please refer to buddhistlibrary.org.au/response-to-covid-19

Resident Teacher

Venerable Tejadhammo Bhikku – Bhante to his followers – is the Spiritual Director of the Association of Engaged Buddhists. Bhante teaches most Thursday nights at the Buddhist Library in Camperdown. To find out more about Venerable Tejadhammo visit the About Us page.

Guest Speakers

A guest speaker is either a lay teacher or a monk or nun from any of the primary Buddhist traditions.

Schedule:
View live on Zoom from 7.25pm on the night. Download iCal calendar.

• Meeting ID: 985 1050 0274
• Passcode: 645945

Previous teachings videos can be viewed further down this page

April 1: Bhante Tejadhammo – teachings on Khanti (Patience)

April 8th: Winton Higgins – Secular Faith for Dharma Practitioners

Winton Higgins has been a dharma and meditation teacher in the insight tradition since 1995. He taught at Wat Buddha Dhamma and the Buddhist Library until 2005. Since then he’s taught retreats for Sydney Insight Meditators, is a regular teacher at Bluegum and Golden Wattle Sanghas, and a sporadic one for the Indonesian Buddhist Society. He’s a founding member of the Glebe-based Kookaburra Sangha. He#s also a writer and academic.

April 15th: Bhante Akaliko – The Importance of Being Wrong

We all make mistakes in life. We feel remorse when we mess up. We feel regret when we hurt others. But most of the time we don’t like to admit we might be wrong. Acknowledging our faults is not always easy, however it is an important opportunity for spiritual growth. Join Bhante Akaliko to discover the Buddha’s advice on learning from our mistakes.

Akaliko Bhikkhu is an Australian monk in the Theravada forest tradition. Bhante Akaliko first encountered Buddhism as a teenager and spent over twenty years practising in different traditions before taking full ordination with Ajahn Brahm as his preceptor. Bhante Akaliko brings the Buddha’s timeless wisdom to today s problems in practical ways, helping people find peace and happiness in their lives. He is a Buddhist Chaplain at the University of Western Sydney and the founder of Rainbodhi LGBTQIA+ Buddhist Community.

He currently resides with his long-term teacher, Bhante Sujato, at Lokanta Vihara, (the Monastery at the End of the World) in Sydney, Australia.

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Please check this page regularly for further updates to our guest teacher schedule. Details of talks will be published closer to the scheduled date. Unless listed above, our Spiritual Director, Venerable Tejadhammo, will be teaching each week.

Fun and laughter, tragedy and triumph!
Rigpa fundraiser; only Sydney performances!

All meditators are warmly invited to join us in 4 special Saturday afternoon silent meditation sessions in honour of Saga Dawa – the lunar month of May 12 to June 10 during which the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and parinirvana occurred (called Vesak in other traditions.). The sessions will be from 2.30 – 3.30pm on Saturday 15 May, Saturday 22 May, Saturday 29 May and Saturday 5 June.

Location: Amitabha Foundation. 79, Edgeworth David Ave., Waitara. (former Uniting Church. Parking on-site and in the street.)

We will also be running a meditation course in August, with translation into Mandarin. This will be available on-site and by webinar.

Please contact us with any enquiries at amitabhafoundationau@gmail.com or telephone Jane Crancher on 0404 445 490.

Fun and laughter, tragedy and triumph!
Rigpa fundraiser; only Sydney performances!

With Ven Chao Khun Keng
Join the Dhamma Talk 15 May 2021
Costs: Free | Registration essential

Ven Chao Khun Keng, fellow monastics and lay practitioners are on an inspiring Tudong journey walking a thousand kms on foot from Geelong to Sydney, to promote the Buddha’s messages. Tudong was an austere practiced by the Buddha and his followers, and it literally means “shaking off”. In the walking, with little possession, and only taking one meal a day in the morning, this practice can be greatly conductive to the development of wisdom and insight, and in doing so shake-off one’s greed, anger & delusions

Join the Dhamma Talk

Metta Centre is honoured to host Chao Khun Keng at the Metta Centre, Bankstown, for a Dhamma Talk on 15 May 2021. With 34 years of monastic experience, Chao Khun Keng has a wealth of knowledge and experience to share with us on Buddhism for wholesome living. Hear about the Tudong journey and the wisdom of the Buddha’s teachings.

If you would like to attend in person at the Metta Centre, please ensure that you register as spaces are limited. If you wish to attend via Zoom, just click on this link to access the session: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83506489824?pwd=cmpNQ1ljSmFVYURLWVN1dWllYUN1dz09

Meeting ID: 835 0648 9824 | Passcode: 718905

Join the Dhamma Talk

In the Buddhist teachings, our tendency to grasp at an independent, unchanging self is identified as the source of our suffering. Deluded by our grasping at such a self, our thoughts, feelings and reactions spiral around such a self-image and form a tunnel that greatly limits our perspective and choices. In this workshop we will inquire into the brickwork of our tunnel through meditation to see if we can discover the gaps leading us out into a spacious presence, where we find new perspectives and options freely available to us. This workshop features several sessions of guided meditations with explanations and time for Q&A or discussion. All are welcome; no prerequisite needed.

Find out more

with Geshe Samten

Tuesdays 7 pm

The “37 Practices of the Bodhisattva” describe practical ways to use adverse circumstances for Dharma practice and to transform the mind.

It is a powerful lojong (or ‘mind training’) text by the Tibetan monk and Bodhisattva Gyelsay Togmay Zangpo (1295-1369). In thirty seven verses, it gives instructions on how to follow the bodhisattva path to transform our minds from suffering to unshakable happiness through dedicating ourselves to working for the benefit of others.

Find out more

Buddhist teachings and meditation practice

The Association’s primary weekly activity for 2021 will be our Thursday night Dhamma talk (Buddhist teachings) and meditation practice. Dhamma talks are focused on aspects of Buddhism and Buddhist practice, and are usually conducted by our Spiritual Teacher Ven. Tejadhammo, but from time to time may be conducted by a guest teacher. The dhamma talk is then followed by a silent meditation of around 30 minutes. All welcome, no previous experience necessary.

Session times: Every Thursday 7.30 – 9.00pm AEST (doors open from 7pm)
Duration: 90 minutes
Teachings: Venerable Tejadhammo or guest speaker (see below)

Attendance: drop-in or week to week

Location: Buddhist Library, 90–92 Church St, Camperdown

Contribution: By donation

• Places are currently limited to 50 on a first-come basis. Face masks are not mandatory but highly recommended.
• The sessions will also be available over Zoom. Email office@engagedbuddhists.org.au for details.
• For information about what safety measures the Library is taking, please refer to buddhistlibrary.org.au/response-to-covid-19

Resident Teacher

Venerable Tejadhammo Bhikku – Bhante to his followers – is the Spiritual Director of the Association of Engaged Buddhists. Bhante teaches most Thursday nights at the Buddhist Library in Camperdown. To find out more about Venerable Tejadhammo visit the About Us page.

Guest Speakers

A guest speaker is either a lay teacher or a monk or nun from any of the primary Buddhist traditions.

Schedule:
View live on Zoom from 7.25pm on the night. Download iCal calendar.

• Meeting ID: 985 1050 0274
• Passcode: 645945

Previous teachings videos can be viewed further down this page

April 1: Bhante Tejadhammo – teachings on Khanti (Patience)

April 8th: Winton Higgins – Secular Faith for Dharma Practitioners

Winton Higgins has been a dharma and meditation teacher in the insight tradition since 1995. He taught at Wat Buddha Dhamma and the Buddhist Library until 2005. Since then he’s taught retreats for Sydney Insight Meditators, is a regular teacher at Bluegum and Golden Wattle Sanghas, and a sporadic one for the Indonesian Buddhist Society. He’s a founding member of the Glebe-based Kookaburra Sangha. He#s also a writer and academic.

April 15th: Bhante Akaliko – The Importance of Being Wrong

We all make mistakes in life. We feel remorse when we mess up. We feel regret when we hurt others. But most of the time we don’t like to admit we might be wrong. Acknowledging our faults is not always easy, however it is an important opportunity for spiritual growth. Join Bhante Akaliko to discover the Buddha’s advice on learning from our mistakes.

Akaliko Bhikkhu is an Australian monk in the Theravada forest tradition. Bhante Akaliko first encountered Buddhism as a teenager and spent over twenty years practising in different traditions before taking full ordination with Ajahn Brahm as his preceptor. Bhante Akaliko brings the Buddha’s timeless wisdom to today s problems in practical ways, helping people find peace and happiness in their lives. He is a Buddhist Chaplain at the University of Western Sydney and the founder of Rainbodhi LGBTQIA+ Buddhist Community.

He currently resides with his long-term teacher, Bhante Sujato, at Lokanta Vihara, (the Monastery at the End of the World) in Sydney, Australia.

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Please check this page regularly for further updates to our guest teacher schedule. Details of talks will be published closer to the scheduled date. Unless listed above, our Spiritual Director, Venerable Tejadhammo, will be teaching each week.

The Buddhist Council of New South Wales offers courses, workshops and events to strengthen Buddhist practice and learning. We are an Approved Provider of Special Religious Education and also provide training in clinical pastoral education to prepare students for Buddhist chaplaincy work in hospitals and prisons.

If you have any questions, please contact office@localhost.

All three days of training are required for accreditation as a Buddhist Special Religious Education (SRE) teacher in NSW public schools. The training also incorporates ongoing skills development for current SRE teachers, necessary to maintain accreditation.

Find out more

Through this series of Saturday afternoons, with Khenpo Tsering Tashi and some of Rigpa Australia’s most experienced practitioners, we will introduce key elements of the Ngöndro and offer guided practices to help you familiarise and deepen your understanding of this powerful foundational Vajrayana practice.
The first session is on Saturday 27th February 4:00pm to 9:00pm and you can attend in person in Newtown or attend online using your computer, laptop, smart phone or tablet.

27 Feb 4.00-9.00pm Overview
27 Mar 1.00-4.30pm Invoking the Lama
22 May 1.00-5.30pm The Four Thoughts
26 Jun 1.00-5.30pm Taking Refuge
24 July 1.00-5.30pm Bodhichitta
28 Aug 1.00-4.30pm Vajrasattva

Find out more

All meditators are warmly invited to join us in 4 special Saturday afternoon silent meditation sessions in honour of Saga Dawa – the lunar month of May 12 to June 10 during which the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and parinirvana occurred (called Vesak in other traditions.). The sessions will be from 2.30 – 3.30pm on Saturday 15 May, Saturday 22 May, Saturday 29 May and Saturday 5 June.

Location: Amitabha Foundation. 79, Edgeworth David Ave., Waitara. (former Uniting Church. Parking on-site and in the street.)

We will also be running a meditation course in August, with translation into Mandarin. This will be available on-site and by webinar.

Please contact us with any enquiries at amitabhafoundationau@gmail.com or telephone Jane Crancher on 0404 445 490.

with Geshe Samten

Tuesdays 7 pm

The “37 Practices of the Bodhisattva” describe practical ways to use adverse circumstances for Dharma practice and to transform the mind.

It is a powerful lojong (or ‘mind training’) text by the Tibetan monk and Bodhisattva Gyelsay Togmay Zangpo (1295-1369). In thirty seven verses, it gives instructions on how to follow the bodhisattva path to transform our minds from suffering to unshakable happiness through dedicating ourselves to working for the benefit of others.

Find out more

Saka Dawa is the most important Tibetan Buddhist festival day, celebrating Lord Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and parinirvana. Buddhists around the world engage in many auspicious and merit-making activities such as sponsoring or engaging in beneficial pujas, practices, and prayers; and making extensive offerings to teachers, holy objects, and auspicious charitable activities.

This year we will be celebrating with a special Guru Puja & Light Offering with Geshe Samten.

4-week course by Zen Low | 7-8 pm Wednesdays 26 May to 16 Jun
At Metta Centre in-person or Zoom
Cost: by donation

In this busy and fast paced city life, we are bombarded with stress:stimuli, technology, work pressures, anger, frustration and other negative mind states. In this 4-week interactive workshop facilitated by Zen Low, the participants will learn how breath meditation as instructed by the Buddha can be a useful tool with dealing with stress from outside and within; how to understand its causes and find release.

Release my stress

Buddhist teachings and meditation practice

The Association’s primary weekly activity for 2021 will be our Thursday night Dhamma talk (Buddhist teachings) and meditation practice. Dhamma talks are focused on aspects of Buddhism and Buddhist practice, and are usually conducted by our Spiritual Teacher Ven. Tejadhammo, but from time to time may be conducted by a guest teacher. The dhamma talk is then followed by a silent meditation of around 30 minutes. All welcome, no previous experience necessary.

Session times: Every Thursday 7.30 – 9.00pm AEST (doors open from 7pm)
Duration: 90 minutes
Teachings: Venerable Tejadhammo or guest speaker (see below)

Attendance: drop-in or week to week

Location: Buddhist Library, 90–92 Church St, Camperdown

Contribution: By donation

• Places are currently limited to 50 on a first-come basis. Face masks are not mandatory but highly recommended.
• The sessions will also be available over Zoom. Email office@engagedbuddhists.org.au for details.
• For information about what safety measures the Library is taking, please refer to buddhistlibrary.org.au/response-to-covid-19

Resident Teacher

Venerable Tejadhammo Bhikku – Bhante to his followers – is the Spiritual Director of the Association of Engaged Buddhists. Bhante teaches most Thursday nights at the Buddhist Library in Camperdown. To find out more about Venerable Tejadhammo visit the About Us page.

Guest Speakers

A guest speaker is either a lay teacher or a monk or nun from any of the primary Buddhist traditions.

Schedule:
View live on Zoom from 7.25pm on the night. Download iCal calendar.

• Meeting ID: 985 1050 0274
• Passcode: 645945

Previous teachings videos can be viewed further down this page

April 1: Bhante Tejadhammo – teachings on Khanti (Patience)

April 8th: Winton Higgins – Secular Faith for Dharma Practitioners

Winton Higgins has been a dharma and meditation teacher in the insight tradition since 1995. He taught at Wat Buddha Dhamma and the Buddhist Library until 2005. Since then he’s taught retreats for Sydney Insight Meditators, is a regular teacher at Bluegum and Golden Wattle Sanghas, and a sporadic one for the Indonesian Buddhist Society. He’s a founding member of the Glebe-based Kookaburra Sangha. He#s also a writer and academic.

April 15th: Bhante Akaliko – The Importance of Being Wrong

We all make mistakes in life. We feel remorse when we mess up. We feel regret when we hurt others. But most of the time we don’t like to admit we might be wrong. Acknowledging our faults is not always easy, however it is an important opportunity for spiritual growth. Join Bhante Akaliko to discover the Buddha’s advice on learning from our mistakes.

Akaliko Bhikkhu is an Australian monk in the Theravada forest tradition. Bhante Akaliko first encountered Buddhism as a teenager and spent over twenty years practising in different traditions before taking full ordination with Ajahn Brahm as his preceptor. Bhante Akaliko brings the Buddha’s timeless wisdom to today s problems in practical ways, helping people find peace and happiness in their lives. He is a Buddhist Chaplain at the University of Western Sydney and the founder of Rainbodhi LGBTQIA+ Buddhist Community.

He currently resides with his long-term teacher, Bhante Sujato, at Lokanta Vihara, (the Monastery at the End of the World) in Sydney, Australia.

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Please check this page regularly for further updates to our guest teacher schedule. Details of talks will be published closer to the scheduled date. Unless listed above, our Spiritual Director, Venerable Tejadhammo, will be teaching each week.

Join our school community as we celebrate the prosperous Vesak occasion this year with Dhamma talks, the Buddha’s relic, Puja, Dana and almsgiving.

Our program features a morning ceremony and spiritual practices including the presence of the Buddha’s relic, Dhamma talks centralising around the Sigālovāda Sutta, Dana and the opportunity to give alms to monastics.

The day will conclude with performances, Vesak Day presentations, and our traditional foot-washing ceremony which allows students to honour and respect the great teachers in their lives.

Our Vesak Day is open to all. Please register your attendance at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/2021-pbs-vesak-day-tickets-152064146957

Agenda

9:00am – 11:00am

Morning Ceremony and Spiritual Practices

• Dhamma Talk
• Puja and Chanting
• Buddha’s Relic

11:00am – 12:00pm

Dana, Monk’s Almsgiving, and Lunch for Attendees

12:00pm – 3:00pm

Performances, Vesak Day presentations and Foot-washing ceremony

All meditators are warmly invited to join us in 4 special Saturday afternoon silent meditation sessions in honour of Saga Dawa – the lunar month of May 12 to June 10 during which the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and parinirvana occurred (called Vesak in other traditions.). The sessions will be from 2.30 – 3.30pm on Saturday 15 May, Saturday 22 May, Saturday 29 May and Saturday 5 June.

Location: Amitabha Foundation. 79, Edgeworth David Ave., Waitara. (former Uniting Church. Parking on-site and in the street.)

We will also be running a meditation course in August, with translation into Mandarin. This will be available on-site and by webinar.

Please contact us with any enquiries at amitabhafoundationau@gmail.com or telephone Jane Crancher on 0404 445 490.

with Geshe Samten

Tuesdays 7 pm

The “37 Practices of the Bodhisattva” describe practical ways to use adverse circumstances for Dharma practice and to transform the mind.

It is a powerful lojong (or ‘mind training’) text by the Tibetan monk and Bodhisattva Gyelsay Togmay Zangpo (1295-1369). In thirty seven verses, it gives instructions on how to follow the bodhisattva path to transform our minds from suffering to unshakable happiness through dedicating ourselves to working for the benefit of others.

Find out more

4-week course by Zen Low | 7-8 pm Wednesdays 26 May to 16 Jun
At Metta Centre in-person or Zoom
Cost: by donation

In this busy and fast paced city life, we are bombarded with stress:stimuli, technology, work pressures, anger, frustration and other negative mind states. In this 4-week interactive workshop facilitated by Zen Low, the participants will learn how breath meditation as instructed by the Buddha can be a useful tool with dealing with stress from outside and within; how to understand its causes and find release.

Release my stress

Buddhist teachings and meditation practice

The Association’s primary weekly activity for 2021 will be our Thursday night Dhamma talk (Buddhist teachings) and meditation practice. Dhamma talks are focused on aspects of Buddhism and Buddhist practice, and are usually conducted by our Spiritual Teacher Ven. Tejadhammo, but from time to time may be conducted by a guest teacher. The dhamma talk is then followed by a silent meditation of around 30 minutes. All welcome, no previous experience necessary.

Session times: Every Thursday 7.30 – 9.00pm AEST (doors open from 7pm)
Duration: 90 minutes
Teachings: Venerable Tejadhammo or guest speaker (see below)

Attendance: drop-in or week to week

Location: Buddhist Library, 90–92 Church St, Camperdown

Contribution: By donation

• Places are currently limited to 50 on a first-come basis. Face masks are not mandatory but highly recommended.
• The sessions will also be available over Zoom. Email office@engagedbuddhists.org.au for details.
• For information about what safety measures the Library is taking, please refer to buddhistlibrary.org.au/response-to-covid-19

Resident Teacher

Venerable Tejadhammo Bhikku – Bhante to his followers – is the Spiritual Director of the Association of Engaged Buddhists. Bhante teaches most Thursday nights at the Buddhist Library in Camperdown. To find out more about Venerable Tejadhammo visit the About Us page.

Guest Speakers

A guest speaker is either a lay teacher or a monk or nun from any of the primary Buddhist traditions.

Schedule:
View live on Zoom from 7.25pm on the night. Download iCal calendar.

• Meeting ID: 985 1050 0274
• Passcode: 645945

Previous teachings videos can be viewed further down this page

April 1: Bhante Tejadhammo – teachings on Khanti (Patience)

April 8th: Winton Higgins – Secular Faith for Dharma Practitioners

Winton Higgins has been a dharma and meditation teacher in the insight tradition since 1995. He taught at Wat Buddha Dhamma and the Buddhist Library until 2005. Since then he’s taught retreats for Sydney Insight Meditators, is a regular teacher at Bluegum and Golden Wattle Sanghas, and a sporadic one for the Indonesian Buddhist Society. He’s a founding member of the Glebe-based Kookaburra Sangha. He#s also a writer and academic.

April 15th: Bhante Akaliko – The Importance of Being Wrong

We all make mistakes in life. We feel remorse when we mess up. We feel regret when we hurt others. But most of the time we don’t like to admit we might be wrong. Acknowledging our faults is not always easy, however it is an important opportunity for spiritual growth. Join Bhante Akaliko to discover the Buddha’s advice on learning from our mistakes.

Akaliko Bhikkhu is an Australian monk in the Theravada forest tradition. Bhante Akaliko first encountered Buddhism as a teenager and spent over twenty years practising in different traditions before taking full ordination with Ajahn Brahm as his preceptor. Bhante Akaliko brings the Buddha’s timeless wisdom to today s problems in practical ways, helping people find peace and happiness in their lives. He is a Buddhist Chaplain at the University of Western Sydney and the founder of Rainbodhi LGBTQIA+ Buddhist Community.

He currently resides with his long-term teacher, Bhante Sujato, at Lokanta Vihara, (the Monastery at the End of the World) in Sydney, Australia.

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Please check this page regularly for further updates to our guest teacher schedule. Details of talks will be published closer to the scheduled date. Unless listed above, our Spiritual Director, Venerable Tejadhammo, will be teaching each week.

All meditators are warmly invited to join us in 4 special Saturday afternoon silent meditation sessions in honour of Saga Dawa – the lunar month of May 12 to June 10 during which the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and parinirvana occurred (called Vesak in other traditions.). The sessions will be from 2.30 – 3.30pm on Saturday 15 May, Saturday 22 May, Saturday 29 May and Saturday 5 June.

Location: Amitabha Foundation. 79, Edgeworth David Ave., Waitara. (former Uniting Church. Parking on-site and in the street.)

We will also be running a meditation course in August, with translation into Mandarin. This will be available on-site and by webinar.

Please contact us with any enquiries at amitabhafoundationau@gmail.com or telephone Jane Crancher on 0404 445 490.

with Geshe Samten

Tuesdays 7 pm

The “37 Practices of the Bodhisattva” describe practical ways to use adverse circumstances for Dharma practice and to transform the mind.

It is a powerful lojong (or ‘mind training’) text by the Tibetan monk and Bodhisattva Gyelsay Togmay Zangpo (1295-1369). In thirty seven verses, it gives instructions on how to follow the bodhisattva path to transform our minds from suffering to unshakable happiness through dedicating ourselves to working for the benefit of others.

Find out more

4-week course by Zen Low | 7-8 pm Wednesdays 26 May to 16 Jun
At Metta Centre in-person or Zoom
Cost: by donation

In this busy and fast paced city life, we are bombarded with stress:stimuli, technology, work pressures, anger, frustration and other negative mind states. In this 4-week interactive workshop facilitated by Zen Low, the participants will learn how breath meditation as instructed by the Buddha can be a useful tool with dealing with stress from outside and within; how to understand its causes and find release.

Release my stress

Buddhist teachings and meditation practice

The Association’s primary weekly activity for 2021 will be our Thursday night Dhamma talk (Buddhist teachings) and meditation practice. Dhamma talks are focused on aspects of Buddhism and Buddhist practice, and are usually conducted by our Spiritual Teacher Ven. Tejadhammo, but from time to time may be conducted by a guest teacher. The dhamma talk is then followed by a silent meditation of around 30 minutes. All welcome, no previous experience necessary.

Session times: Every Thursday 7.30 – 9.00pm AEST (doors open from 7pm)
Duration: 90 minutes
Teachings: Venerable Tejadhammo or guest speaker (see below)

Attendance: drop-in or week to week

Location: Buddhist Library, 90–92 Church St, Camperdown

Contribution: By donation

• Places are currently limited to 50 on a first-come basis. Face masks are not mandatory but highly recommended.
• The sessions will also be available over Zoom. Email office@engagedbuddhists.org.au for details.
• For information about what safety measures the Library is taking, please refer to buddhistlibrary.org.au/response-to-covid-19

Resident Teacher

Venerable Tejadhammo Bhikku – Bhante to his followers – is the Spiritual Director of the Association of Engaged Buddhists. Bhante teaches most Thursday nights at the Buddhist Library in Camperdown. To find out more about Venerable Tejadhammo visit the About Us page.

Guest Speakers

A guest speaker is either a lay teacher or a monk or nun from any of the primary Buddhist traditions.

Schedule:
View live on Zoom from 7.25pm on the night. Download iCal calendar.

• Meeting ID: 985 1050 0274
• Passcode: 645945

Previous teachings videos can be viewed further down this page

April 1: Bhante Tejadhammo – teachings on Khanti (Patience)

April 8th: Winton Higgins – Secular Faith for Dharma Practitioners

Winton Higgins has been a dharma and meditation teacher in the insight tradition since 1995. He taught at Wat Buddha Dhamma and the Buddhist Library until 2005. Since then he’s taught retreats for Sydney Insight Meditators, is a regular teacher at Bluegum and Golden Wattle Sanghas, and a sporadic one for the Indonesian Buddhist Society. He’s a founding member of the Glebe-based Kookaburra Sangha. He#s also a writer and academic.

April 15th: Bhante Akaliko – The Importance of Being Wrong

We all make mistakes in life. We feel remorse when we mess up. We feel regret when we hurt others. But most of the time we don’t like to admit we might be wrong. Acknowledging our faults is not always easy, however it is an important opportunity for spiritual growth. Join Bhante Akaliko to discover the Buddha’s advice on learning from our mistakes.

Akaliko Bhikkhu is an Australian monk in the Theravada forest tradition. Bhante Akaliko first encountered Buddhism as a teenager and spent over twenty years practising in different traditions before taking full ordination with Ajahn Brahm as his preceptor. Bhante Akaliko brings the Buddha’s timeless wisdom to today s problems in practical ways, helping people find peace and happiness in their lives. He is a Buddhist Chaplain at the University of Western Sydney and the founder of Rainbodhi LGBTQIA+ Buddhist Community.

He currently resides with his long-term teacher, Bhante Sujato, at Lokanta Vihara, (the Monastery at the End of the World) in Sydney, Australia.

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Please check this page regularly for further updates to our guest teacher schedule. Details of talks will be published closer to the scheduled date. Unless listed above, our Spiritual Director, Venerable Tejadhammo, will be teaching each week.

with Venerable Dekyi

Saturday 12th June – Monday 14th June 2021

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Find out more

with Geshe Samten

Tuesdays 7 pm

The “37 Practices of the Bodhisattva” describe practical ways to use adverse circumstances for Dharma practice and to transform the mind.

It is a powerful lojong (or ‘mind training’) text by the Tibetan monk and Bodhisattva Gyelsay Togmay Zangpo (1295-1369). In thirty seven verses, it gives instructions on how to follow the bodhisattva path to transform our minds from suffering to unshakable happiness through dedicating ourselves to working for the benefit of others.

Find out more

4-week course by Zen Low | 7-8 pm Wednesdays 26 May to 16 Jun
At Metta Centre in-person or Zoom
Cost: by donation

In this busy and fast paced city life, we are bombarded with stress:stimuli, technology, work pressures, anger, frustration and other negative mind states. In this 4-week interactive workshop facilitated by Zen Low, the participants will learn how breath meditation as instructed by the Buddha can be a useful tool with dealing with stress from outside and within; how to understand its causes and find release.

Release my stress

Buddhist teachings and meditation practice

The Association’s primary weekly activity for 2021 will be our Thursday night Dhamma talk (Buddhist teachings) and meditation practice. Dhamma talks are focused on aspects of Buddhism and Buddhist practice, and are usually conducted by our Spiritual Teacher Ven. Tejadhammo, but from time to time may be conducted by a guest teacher. The dhamma talk is then followed by a silent meditation of around 30 minutes. All welcome, no previous experience necessary.

Session times: Every Thursday 7.30 – 9.00pm AEST (doors open from 7pm)
Duration: 90 minutes
Teachings: Venerable Tejadhammo or guest speaker (see below)

Attendance: drop-in or week to week

Location: Buddhist Library, 90–92 Church St, Camperdown

Contribution: By donation

• Places are currently limited to 50 on a first-come basis. Face masks are not mandatory but highly recommended.
• The sessions will also be available over Zoom. Email office@engagedbuddhists.org.au for details.
• For information about what safety measures the Library is taking, please refer to buddhistlibrary.org.au/response-to-covid-19

Resident Teacher

Venerable Tejadhammo Bhikku – Bhante to his followers – is the Spiritual Director of the Association of Engaged Buddhists. Bhante teaches most Thursday nights at the Buddhist Library in Camperdown. To find out more about Venerable Tejadhammo visit the About Us page.

Guest Speakers

A guest speaker is either a lay teacher or a monk or nun from any of the primary Buddhist traditions.

Schedule:
View live on Zoom from 7.25pm on the night. Download iCal calendar.

• Meeting ID: 985 1050 0274
• Passcode: 645945

Previous teachings videos can be viewed further down this page

April 1: Bhante Tejadhammo – teachings on Khanti (Patience)

April 8th: Winton Higgins – Secular Faith for Dharma Practitioners

Winton Higgins has been a dharma and meditation teacher in the insight tradition since 1995. He taught at Wat Buddha Dhamma and the Buddhist Library until 2005. Since then he’s taught retreats for Sydney Insight Meditators, is a regular teacher at Bluegum and Golden Wattle Sanghas, and a sporadic one for the Indonesian Buddhist Society. He’s a founding member of the Glebe-based Kookaburra Sangha. He#s also a writer and academic.

April 15th: Bhante Akaliko – The Importance of Being Wrong

We all make mistakes in life. We feel remorse when we mess up. We feel regret when we hurt others. But most of the time we don’t like to admit we might be wrong. Acknowledging our faults is not always easy, however it is an important opportunity for spiritual growth. Join Bhante Akaliko to discover the Buddha’s advice on learning from our mistakes.

Akaliko Bhikkhu is an Australian monk in the Theravada forest tradition. Bhante Akaliko first encountered Buddhism as a teenager and spent over twenty years practising in different traditions before taking full ordination with Ajahn Brahm as his preceptor. Bhante Akaliko brings the Buddha’s timeless wisdom to today s problems in practical ways, helping people find peace and happiness in their lives. He is a Buddhist Chaplain at the University of Western Sydney and the founder of Rainbodhi LGBTQIA+ Buddhist Community.

He currently resides with his long-term teacher, Bhante Sujato, at Lokanta Vihara, (the Monastery at the End of the World) in Sydney, Australia.

———-
Please check this page regularly for further updates to our guest teacher schedule. Details of talks will be published closer to the scheduled date. Unless listed above, our Spiritual Director, Venerable Tejadhammo, will be teaching each week.

with Geshe Samten

Tuesdays 7 pm

The “37 Practices of the Bodhisattva” describe practical ways to use adverse circumstances for Dharma practice and to transform the mind.

It is a powerful lojong (or ‘mind training’) text by the Tibetan monk and Bodhisattva Gyelsay Togmay Zangpo (1295-1369). In thirty seven verses, it gives instructions on how to follow the bodhisattva path to transform our minds from suffering to unshakable happiness through dedicating ourselves to working for the benefit of others.

Find out more