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A huge THANK YOU to Chao Khun Keng, Ven Dhammadhar

A huge THANK YOU to Chao Khun Keng, Ven Dhammadharo, the Monastic Sangha and lay supporters of Wat Samphanthawong for a successful retreat. Metta Centre volunteers travelled to Victoria to participate in this retreat, and we are grateful for the teachings that were shared with those who attended in person and online. May the merit accumulated from our practice and good deeds be shared with all beings for the peace and happiness of all! Sadhu Anumodana! 🙏

:: Online Meditation Retreat with Luang Por Sucitt

:: Online Meditation Retreat with Luang Por Sucitto ::
Well-Being is the Shape of the Heart
Start: 15 Jan 2022 (Sat) 4:30 pm
End: 19 Jan 2022 (Wed) 1:30 am

REGISTER HERE: https://tinyurl.com/LPSucitto-Retreat-2022
Register BEFORE: 10 January 2022 (Mon) (No late registration to be accepted)

:: Download Retreat Handbook with Programme Schedule for Different Country Time Zones ::
https://bubs.my/retreat-2022

:: Enquiries ::
For further inquiry please email retreat@bubs.my

:: About this Online Meditation Retreat ::
This online meditation retreat is jointly organized by Bandar Utama Buddhist Society (BUBS), Buddhadhamma Foundation (BDF) and Nibbana Dhamma Rakkha (NDR) and supported by Uttama Bodhi Buddhist Society. Open to all practitioners, the retreat will be an opportunity to practise meditation with reflections on the Buddhist path with Dhamma teachings.

:: About Luang Por Sucitto ::
Born in London in 1949, Luang Por Sucitto entered monastic life in Thailand in 1975. He took bhikkhu ordination there in 1976 and returned to Britain in 1978 to train under Luang Por Sumedho in the lineage of the Thai Forest master, Luang Por Chah.

In 1979, Luang Por Sucitto was part of the group of monks that established Cittaviveka, Chithurst Buddhist Monastery in West Sussex, UK. Luang Por was abbot of Cittaviveka from 1992 till 2014. Presently, Luang Por travels on teaching engagements throughout the world.

DHAMMA TALK CANCELLED TONIGHT. Retreatants will be

DHAMMA TALK CANCELLED TONIGHT.
Retreatants will be meditating overnight.
WE WILL RESUME ONLINE SESSIONS TOMORROW.

Happy New Year! Our retreat with Chao Khun Keng an

Happy New Year! Our retreat with Chao Khun Keng and Ven Dhammadharo continues today. We hope you can join us today again for our sessions at 10.45am, 3pm and 8pm. Please bring your Dhamma questions along and make the most of this most special occasion to have your questions answered. Please note Ven Dhammadharo's talks will only be available during the duration of the retreat.

Join the sessions here: https://facebook.com/events/s/meditation-retreat-with-chao-k/331718121897278/

If you would like to support the Monastery, Wat Samphanthawong Geelong, you are invited to make a donation to:
Account name: Buddhist Community Geelong Inc
BSB 633 000
Account no. 182634584
Ref: Retreat Chao Khun Keng

Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu! 🙏

Our next session in our New Year's program is at 1

Our next session in our New Year's program is at 11.30-12.30pm for our New Year's Chanting. You are invited to join our chanting by downloading the Sunday Paritta chanting book and following along with us at home: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1JmNtOuZmEraJbWVolrJJSQmXv0G0h1xO

Join here: https://facebook.com/events/s/meditation-retreat-with-chao-k/331718121897278/

LIVE STREAM NEW YEAR'S EVE PROGRAM CHAO KHUN KENG

LIVE STREAM NEW YEAR'S EVE PROGRAM
CHAO KHUN KENG RETREAT
3pm: Q&A with Ven Dhammadharo
8pm: Dhamma Talk by Chao Khun Keng
11.30pm Paritta chanting until 12.30pm

PARITTA CHANTING BOOK:
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1JmNtOuZmEraJbWVolrJJSQmXv0G0h1xO

How are you spending the final day of 2021?

How are you spending the final day of 2021?

End of Year/New Year Retreat with Ven Chao Khun Ke

End of Year/New Year Retreat with Ven Chao Khun Keng: 27 Dec to 3 Jan 2022 - https://mailchi.mp/993862892576/pwxw3t0xng-5059681

The Word of the Buddha: A Systematic Introduction

The Word of the Buddha: A Systematic Introduction to the Buddhist Path
Speaker: Ayya Suvira
Hosted by the Metta Centre
Twelve Wednesdays, 6/10/2021- 22/12/2021| 7pm-8:30pm AU

Our president Tina Ng will be speaking at the 8th

Our president Tina Ng will be speaking at the 8th International Symposium on Humanistic Buddhism organised by @nantientemple @nantieninst Foguangshan @foguangshan To get your tickets go to hbsymposium.fgsihb.org

Metta Centre's successful collab with Association

Metta Centre's successful collab with Association of Engaged Buddhists continues in this upcoming course as we come home to ourselves. The course will be facilitated by Tina Ng and David O'Rose. The last few courses has brought people together in deep sharing, and we hope you can join us for this last joint session for this year!

Coming Home to Ourselves Metta Centre collaboratio

Coming Home to Ourselves
Metta Centre collaboration with the Association of Engaged Buddhists
Presenter: David O’Rose & Tina Ng
Thursdays 21 & 28 Oct, 4 Nov | 7.30-9pm
Via Zoom
Cost: By Donation
When we think of home, we think of where we belong, where we come from, where we feel safe and nurtured. Most of us have been searching in the wrong place. Our search has led us to disappointments and a sense of futility. In this course, be open to the possibility that you may experience a deeper connection to yourself and others as well as feeling a profound sense of being at home in the world. There will be plenty of opportunities for discussions, questions, sharing and healing.
We will explore the following topics:
Session 1: Who am I? Coming home to ourselves through self inquiry.
Session 2. Who are you? Coming home to ourselves through relationships.
Session 3. What is this? Coming home to ourselves through adversity. Letting go to discover what we are not.

The Word of the Buddha Course Starts this Wed 6 Oc

The Word of the Buddha Course Starts this Wed 6 October - https://mailchi.mp/fe9faac1c39f/pwxw3t0xng-5029325

Grateful for Venerable Dhammananda's sharing with

Grateful for Venerable Dhammananda's sharing with Metta Centre online. If you missed the talk, you can watch the talk on Metta Centre's Youtube channel along with talks from other really great speakers! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwavAcclKY0TbiRS7qpEuFQ/videos?view=0&sort=dd&shelf_id=0

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🌈How to Free yourself from your Self & be Happy

🌈How to Free yourself from your Self & be Happy
Metta Centre collaboration with the Association of Engaged Buddhists
Presenter: David O’Rose & Tina Ng
Thursdays 9, 16, 23 Sept 2021, 7.30pm-9pm
Via Zoom
Cost: By Donation

Everybody wants to experience happiness and everything that we do is for the purpose of finding happiness in our life. However, not everybody knows that happiness is the very nature of our self and lies in potential within us, accessible by all people and at all times. Unhappiness and suffering arises when our minds are obscure by the layers of thoughts and emotions that sometimes create the resistance to access our inherent nature of happiness. In other words, we often stand in the way of our own freedom & happiness.

In this 3-week interactive course, David O’Rose and Tina Ng will facilitate participants into exploring the 3 simple factors that are holding you back from achieving a fulfilling & joyful life & discovering your own powerful being that is the source of the lasting peace & happiness that you are longing for. There will be plenty of opportunities for discussions, questions, sharing and healing.

9 Sept : Free yourself of limiting beliefs

16 Sept : Free yourself from suffering

23 Sept : Free yourself from the past

About the Presenters:
David O’Rose is an experienced leader of meditation groups, both in Sydney and Hong Kong. His approach is utterly simple, where the living experience of a meditative approach to everyday life is the aim of practice.

Tina Ng is the Founder and President of the Metta Centre and also the Principal Solicitor of Metta Legal, a law firm that deals with cases relating to family law, child protection, property, wills & estates, civil litigation and guardianship matters. She is an accredited mediator at Metta Resolution, which provides mediation, training and coaching to resolve conflict in the community and within families.

Zoom Login details: If you would like to join our session online, just click on this link to access the session (NB this is a unique link not our usual Metta Centre link): Zoom Meeting ID : 985 1050 0274 Passcode: 645945

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Can Women be Monks too? The Long Road to Full Ordi

Can Women be Monks too? The Long Road to Full Ordination for Theravada Women.
Speakers: Ayya Dhammananda (Thailand) and Ayya Suvira (Australia)
Hosted by the Metta Centre
Wed 18 and 25 August | 7pm-8:30pm AU EST
Via Zoom (link below) | Cost: Free

To celebrate and give some context around the Mettarama Vision Day on 21 August, we invite you to participate in this two-talk series on the bhikkhuni revival. What are bhikkhunis, and why was the bhikkhuni revival such an important event for Buddhism globally? Ayya Suvira will present key concepts and milestones in the Theravada bhikkhuni revival. We are also privileged to have a guest presentation by Ayya Dhammananda of Thailand, on her experiences of reviving the bhikkhuni order in Thailand and the history of Thai bhikkhunis. There will be a chance to ask questions after the talks.

#Buddhism #Buddhist #Dhamma #Dhammatalk #ordination #nuns #bhikkhuni #theravada #monastics #women #buddhisthistory #onlinetalk #talk #event #freeevent #course

Great session tonight on Buddhism and Soil! So muc

Great session tonight on Buddhism and Soil! So much activity and interdependency happening in the soil beneath our feet! Hope you can join us next week for the continuation of our free online course: "Buddha in the Garden: Growing your own food." Next week we will be discussing SEEDS!

More info: https://www.mettacentre.com/event/the-buddha-in-the-garden-growing-our-own-food-3/

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Photos from Metta Centre's temple tour to Nan Tien

Photos from Metta Centre's temple tour to Nan Tien Temple and Nan Tien Institute. We had 85 participants join this tour to the Southern Paradise, where participants learnt about Humanistic Buddhism, Tea Meditation, and explored the peaceful grounds of Nan Tien.

To view all the photos from the day, follow this link: https://nantientemple-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/anzdailynews_nantien_org_au/EvmSwUMqpBBLpBKvpTvooVgBTkfEaG7wiCg49NvbyGTqEA?e=0h1G2v

Follow us for more free events and tours!

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FREE Online Wellbeing Course covering topics: 🌸

FREE Online Wellbeing Course covering topics: 🌸Healing relationships 🌸Healing from the Inside 🌸Conflict Resolution 🌸 Mindfulness 🌸 Living with Gratitude
Presented by Tina Ng and Theresa Baw
Organised by the Canterbury Bankstown City Council Watch here: https://www.cbcity.nsw.gov.au/community/library-knowledge-centres/programs-events-calendar/wellbeing-talks

#FREE #freeevent #freeonlineevent #onlineevent #wellbeing #wellbeingcourse #onlinecourse #wellbeingtalks #talks #freetalks #healing #buddhism #buddhisttalks #meditation #mindfulness #calm #howtomeditate #learnmeditation

CAN YOU HELP? Therimettarama is a nuns residence

CAN YOU HELP?

Therimettarama is a nuns residence in Smithfield and they require some help. If you can donate any of these items, you can drop the items to them directly at Smithfield or to Metta Centre:

🧹a tall indoors step-ladder to reach ceiling smoke alarm
🧹an outdoor broom (Asian or Western OK)
🧹a soft indoor broom
🧹three lightweight meditation cushions (not heavy ones please)
🧹matches
🧹woolen blanket for a single bed (second-hand is OK, but we have enough synthetic blankets)
🧹three tissue boxes
🧹glass cleaning window squeegee with handle
🧹donations can be made via Metta Centre (please include reference: Therimettarama)

https://therimettarama.home.blog/items-needed-volunteering/

If you would like to offer dana (lunch) you can check out the available dates on the website.

For address and more info email: therimettarama [at] gmail.com

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