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The Metta Convention was a success! A big thank yo

The Metta Convention was a success! A big thank you to our speakers (Ven Robina Courtin, Ven Ayya Soma, Ven Jayasara, Ven Varapannyo, Ven Nālaka, Ven Joe, Ven Seikai, Ven Jitindriya) and our 50 participants and volunteers! Please join us for our next Metta Convention on 30/9-1/10/23 in person or online!

Metta Centre Newsletter - Week 13 - https://mailch

Metta Centre Newsletter - Week 13 - https://mailchi.mp/9f99a2b8fd2a/pwxw3t0xng-6264842

You're welcome to join our upcoming Wednesday #Dha

You're welcome to join our upcoming Wednesday #DhammaTalk - Buddhist sexual ethics - with Ayya Soma (from Italy)

The Buddha laid down rules regarding sexual ethics recognising the importance of having guidelines for the purpose of promoting harmony. However, over the last few millennia, various cultures, traditions, and customs have evolved to suit the needs of community living. While it’s natural that people interpret the precepts and adapt their values due to societal needs, there is a danger in reinterpreting such rules without understanding the principles/true intentions behind them. So what is considered sexual misconduct as taught by the Buddha, and what should we keep in mind when adapting these teachings to modern living? How do we navigate these rules as a Buddhist practitioner?

Wednesday 29 March | 7-8.30pm AEDT
Location: In person at Metta Centre (Bankstown) or Online (Zoom link on our website)

About the Speaker: Ayyā Somā is an Italian Buddhist monk and co-abbot of Empty Cloud Monastery in New Jersey. A former fashion and lifestyle editor, her first encounter with Buddhist monasticism was at Santacittārāma Monastery in Italy, in the tradition of Ajahn Chah. She started practicing as a renunciant in 2016, received monastic ordination in 2018, and full bhikkhunī ordination in 2020. As the co-founder of Buddhist Insights, a non-profit organization connecting people with monastics, she has learned the Dharma through the perspective of monks of all different traditions like Bhante Suddhāso, Bhikkhu Bodhi, Ajahn Pasanno, Ven. Robina Courtin, Khenmo Drolma, Ajahn Brahm, Thich Phap Hai, Ven. Paññavati, and Bhante Gunaratana

#Buddhism #Dharma #Dhamma

Metta Centre is honoured to host Venerable Dr Cand

Metta Centre is honoured to host Venerable Dr Candana as part of his trip to Australia. Ven Dr Candana will be giving an evening Dhamma talk, and a weekend non-residential retreat at the Metta Centre:

Wed 5th April: evening Dhamma talk on “Authentic Living through the Dhamma…by going back to the Source.”

Sat 22 and Sun 23 April: Two-day non-residential retreat on: “The Path to Nibbāna requires Mettā (while gently holding the hand of Sati).”

Ven. Dr. Candana (pronounced “Chandana”) is a Theravāda Buddhist monk, who has been a student of the Dhamma for over thirty years, having sat at the feet of many learned Mahātheras, and has been teaching meditation for over two decades.

More details on our website: https://www.mettacentre.com/event/urban-retreat-the-path-to-awakening/2023-04-05/

#Buddhism #Dhamma #Dharma #Meditation #Retreat #BuddhismSydney

The recording of "Building Harmony" with Venerable

The recording of "Building Harmony" with Venerable Dhammananda has been uploaded to YouTube: https://youtu.be/KVKAyTN4cSc

Venerable talked about the roles of healing, interconnectedness and forgiveness in building harmony at home, at work and in community.

The Metta Convention, an international online even

The Metta Convention, an international online event on the theme "Developing Compassion, Deepening Wisdom" is happening tomorrow! (8.30am-2.30pm AEDT) We hope you can join when convenient - more details on our website: https://www.mettacentre.com/event/metta-convention-developing-compassion-deepening-wisdom/

The online Metta Convention, featuring many wonder

The online Metta Convention, featuring many wonderful teachers from around the world, is coming up this Sunday! (8.30am-2.30pm AEDT)

Participants will hear from Ven Robina Courtin on the nature of the mind, then to Ven Soma’s fierce Bodhisattva’s act in the cyber world, then a vibrant panel discussion on the Wisdom of Acceptance. Ven Seikai will present on how his artworks depict compassion as a balancing act so that we don’t burn out. Ayya Jitindriya will then close the event by “coming home” to taste Nibbana. Buddhist practitioners of all levels are encouraged to attend this very special event!

We hope you can join when convenient! More details on our website: https://www.mettacentre.com/event/metta-convention-developing-compassion-deepening-wisdom/

Weekly #dhammatalk starting soon (7pm) - Buddhist

Weekly #dhammatalk starting soon (7pm) - Buddhist Healing Practices with Rod Lee

When we discuss healing from a Buddhist perspective it is not just about healing the body. We need to understand what has created the imbalance in our lives that requires healing. Ultimately all illness comes from the mind. Buddha taught that unwholesome thinking and actions are the cause of all suffering, whether it is physical or emotional.

Often we experience difficulties and ill health that do not seem to come from our thoughts and actions in this life. The Buddha taught that karma from previous lives can be experienced in this life. We cannot change the past, however we can change our reactions and attitudes in the present. We can heal these imbalances, which in the future will lead us to become free of ill health in body and mind, and ultimately completely free of all karma. The talk will examine the attitudes and actions that can lead us to that ultimate healing.

In person at Metta Centre (Bankstown) or Online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83506489824?pwd=cmpNQ1ljSmFVYURLWVN1dWllYUN1dz09

About the Speaker: Rod Lee is a director and teacher at the Tibetan Buddhist Society in Sydney. He became a student of the Venerable Acharya Thubten Loden in 1978 and has been teaching Buddhist meditation and philosophy since 1990. He has been an executive administrator for a medical rehabilitation centre and has designed and delivered programs in meditation, stress management, and resilience for over 35 years for both corporate and private clients. He is an instructor of Tai Chi and Chi Gong with 45 years’ experience. Rod has been a meditation teacher for Nature Care College of Natural Therapies, and he wrote and narrated the Qantas Airways’ and Malaysian Airlines’ in-flight meditation audio programs.

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We had a wonderful time a few weeks ago listening

We had a wonderful time a few weeks ago listening to Venerable Dhammadipa talk about Mindfulness, Selflessness, and basically the breadth of Buddhist practice. The recording is now available for all: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSM3ZZY_IC8

#Buddhism #Dharma #Dhamma #dhammatalk #Mindfulness

What a joyful and peaceful Day of Mindfulness at t

What a joyful and peaceful Day of Mindfulness at the Mountain Spring Monastery yesterday! Thank you to the Sangha for their teachings and making us feel so welcome, and to all our Dharma friends for their sharings.

You can find out more about the monastery on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mountainspringmonastery/

#Buddhism #Monastery #PlumVillage #Mindfulness #Dharma

Metta Centre Newsletter - Week 12: https://mailchi

Metta Centre Newsletter - Week 12: https://mailchi.mp/73d7ff6ab37c/pwxw3t0xng-6264358

Metta Centre friends visited Venerable Kovida at t

Metta Centre friends visited Venerable Kovida at the Australian Buddhist Vihara in the Blue Mountains. Ven Kovida gave a talk at MC many years ago, and we are grateful for his support for the Dhamma and Metta Centre over the years.

This Sunday Metta Centre is going on a Buddhist Te

This Sunday Metta Centre is going on a Buddhist Temple Tour at Mountain Spring Monastery in the Blue Mountains!

Currently we have 42 people registered. If you want to attend please ensure you register as their capacity is 55. Hope you can make it!

We invite those coming to bring a vegetarian dish to share for lunch if they are able.

More details on our website: https://www.mettacentre.com/event/buddhist-temple-tour/

Metta Centre Newsletter - Week 11

Metta Centre Newsletter - Week 11

Wednesday #dhammatalk - Painting Enlightenment - w

Wednesday #dhammatalk - Painting Enlightenment - with Venerable Juewei (from Nan Tien Institute) - Wed 15 Mar, 7-8.30pm AEDT. All welcome!

Join us for a truly transformative experience as we delve into the world of Iwasaki Tsuneo’s masterful artworks. This reflective workshop will be based on Painting Enlightenment: healing visions of the Heart Sutra. Through guided discussions and meditation exercises, you will tap into the spiritual essence of these artworks and find new meaning in your own life. Whether you are familiar with Tsuneo’s work or just discovering it for the first time, this workshop will challenge you to think beyond the canvas and explore the connection among art, science and the Dharma.

In person at Metta Centre (Bankstown) or Online (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83506489824?pwd=cmpNQ1ljSmFVYURLWVN1dWllYUN1dz09)

About the Speaker: Venerable Dr Juewei holds a Ph.D. in Religious Studies, a Master of Arts in Buddhist studies, a Master of Business Administration, and a Master of Science in Computer Science and Engineering. Juewei began her career as an applied R&D engineer in Artificial Intelligence systems in the 1980s, however made her millennial decision to join the Fo Guang Shan order when she realised that she could be of the best service to humanity through promoting humanistic values in an increasingly divided world. Juewei is now Head of Program for Applied Buddhist Studies and Humanistic Buddhism, Director of the Humanistic Buddhism Centre, and Senior Lecturer at Nan Tien Institute in Australia, where she teaches subjects supported by her research.

#Buddhism #Dharma #Dhamma #BuddhismNSW

#dhammatalk tomorrow! We are honoured to have Vene

#dhammatalk tomorrow! We are honoured to have Venerable Galkande Dhammananda Thero come to the Metta Centre to offer his teachings in person during his visit to Sydney from Sri Lanka. In this session, Ven Dhammananda will be exploring the topic on building harmony at home, work and in community. He will draw on his knowledge of the Buddha’s teachings and his experience in promoting social justice and harmony in the face of conflict and civil unrest.

Wed 8 March| 7-8.30pm

Location: In person at Metta Centre (Bankstown) or Online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83506489824?pwd=cmpNQ1ljSmFVYURLWVN1dWllYUN1dz09

About the Speaker: The Venerable Galkande Dhammananda Thero is a Sri Lankan national and a monk of Theravada Buddhist tradition. He is the Executive Director of the Walpola Rahula Institute for #Buddhist Studies, where educational and training programs are offered for religious leaders and lay persons with an aim to support social healing. After completing his monastic training, Dhammananda Thero joined the University of Kelaniya and received his B.A. Degree in History. He is now devoting his full time to activities of the Walpola Rahula Institute and to spread the Buddha’s message of love and compassion to all living things.

Dhammananda thero is actively engaged in issues related to social justice and harmony that promotes an inclusive plural society. He has been actively using social media to propagate the message of nonviolence during recent inter-religious and inter-ethnic conflicts in Sri Lanka. Over the years he has been in dialogue with religious leaders on issues related to social justice and healing and wishes to support others to enter in to similar dialogues. He is inspired by the Buddha’s teaching of ‘Bahujana Hitaya’ (for the betterment of all) calling for one to work beyond religious, ethnic or social labels to actively uplift the society – especially supporting those who are vulnerable, marginalized and discriminated against. You can listen to his talks on the YouTube channel Panshu (https://www.youtube.com/@PANSHUTV)

Our yoga instructor has had to cancel the series d

Our yoga instructor has had to cancel the series due to personal circumstances. So Thursdays class is cancelled and we will update you once we find another yoga instructor. Thanks for your understanding.

Special Hybrid event tonight 7-8:30pm with Venerab

Special Hybrid event tonight 7-8:30pm with Venerable Dhammadipa on the The Four Establishments of Mindfulness! You are welcome to join the session in person at the Metta Centre or online by clicking on this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83506489824?pwd=cmpNQ1ljSmFVYURLWVN1dWllYUN1dz09 Alternatively, you can dial in from your telephone (call charges apply): +61 2 8015 6011 | Meeting ID: 835 0648 9824| Passcode: 718905

The recording of Pema Düddul's #dhammatalk on Awa

The recording of Pema Düddul's #dhammatalk on Awakening Wisdom and Compassion in Daily Life has been uploaded!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJFHpv4Ri0k - talk outline & links to Pema's books in the YouTube description

It goes without saying that we all want to be wiser and more compassionate. But how do we awaken wisdom and compassion in our daily Lives? The traditional approach for awakening wisdom and compassion in everyday life are the Six Paramitas, the transcendent perfections. In this talk Pema will discuss the paramitas as they are approached in all the #Buddhist vehicles, from Sutra and Mahayana to Vajrayana and Dzogchen. Pema will outline easy to apply practices that help us to embody the perfections in our interactions with others and the world, bringing to life our inherent wisdom, kindness, love and joy.

Metta Centre Newsletter - Week 10 - SPECIAL EVENT

Metta Centre Newsletter - Week 10 - SPECIAL EVENT THIS MONDAY - 6/3

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