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“Ekuthuleni” is an African term meaning “Place of peace”. The quality of this peace is a cleared, warm quality of quietness. In that place of peace, one can value – and practice – simplicity and surrender. Join us in an evening with Noon Baldwin, co-founder of the Ekuthuleni Retreat Place in France. The Ekuthuleni Retreat […]
An inspiring story of the power of love to overcome hatred, and the ability we all have to make a positive difference in the world. Tony Lenart was the Deputy CEO of St Vincent de Paul Society, and the Australian Chairman of the Hunger Project, and he has always been interested in humanitarian causes. He […]
The Buddha taught four kinds of nutriments required for any living being to grow and maintain life. This teaching is most succinctly explained in the Sutra on the Four Kinds of Nutriments, utilising four striking metaphors. The four nutriments are: food that is edible; food of sense impressions; food of volition; and food of consciousness. […]
Friday Evenings Yoga Our breath-centred Hatha yoga session is led by Shweta Dhawan. Shweta has been practicing yoga since 2006. She did a 350 hour breath-centred Hatha yoga teacher training in the classical tradition of T. Krishnamacharya from the Yoga Institute in Cammeray. Shweta's classes are a combination of playful sequencing for strength and flexibility, […]
Karma means “action”, the intentional actions in thought, word or deed that becomes the cause for future effect. In understanding cause and effect, we start to see how it manifests in our life, and how we can create the life we want to live and the world we want to live in. Join us in […]
"The Diamond that Cuts through Illusion": Public talks on the Diamond Sutra in Mandarin Organised by the Prajna Monastery Australia Teacher: Ven. Ban Ruo Shi Each Saturday from 16 September to 9 December, except 11 November 9am – 11.30am Cost: By Donation Location: Metta Centre Venerable Ban Ruo Shi will be giving a series of public talks in the […]
Ven. Vimokkha returns to the Metta Centre from Thailand again for three sessions over three days, exploring a “Pragmatic Approach to the Nature of Mind”. Ven. Vimokkha is the Abbot of Wat Pippaliwanaram, with a M.A. (Buddhist Studies) and Ph.D.(Buddhist Studies) from Mahachulalongkorn University (MCU). He has an extensive experience in teaching insight meditation internationally. […]
When there is a wound on our body, we often tend to it, but when there is a wound in our hearts, we may dismiss it or not tend to it as we don’t know how to do so. Yet every day, we store emotional pain in our hearts and harbour harmful thoughts in our […]