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Dhamma event tonight - Bhante Sanathavihari shares

Dhamma event tonight - Bhante Sanathavihari shares how happiness can be a catalyst at every step until full liberation!

Join in person or online: https://www.mettacentre.com/event/luminously-lit-thats-a-vibe/

A special interfaith panel discussion on climate c

A special interfaith panel discussion on climate change is happening this evening - Online and in-person at Crows Nest!

When: Wednesday 7pm
Where: Crows Nest Centre, 2 Ernest Place, Crows Nest
Online: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1153657

Each guest will present for five minutes, followed by a moderated panel + Q&A

Alice Cawardine - Caritas’ advocacy work at COP (reports, climate finance in pacific)
Sue Martin - Being With God in Nature ministry, Jesuit and Ignatian Spirituality - Faith in Action local to global, Australia
Fahimah Badrulhisham - Australian Religious Response to Climate Change organiser from the Muslim faith
Sujato Bhikku - Reflection on Laudate Deum from a Buddhist perspective
Fr Peter Smith - The difficulty of implementing change at the local level, and the radical idea of the intrinsic value of creation, not just being anthropocentric

We have a really great workshop coming up this Sat

We have a really great workshop coming up this Saturday: Know your mind: The Buddha’s Science - with Ven. Dharana Dassa Thero and Ven. Dr Mahinda Thero.

9 December 2023 | 8.30am-6 pm (9am start)
Location – Western Sydney University, Bankstown City Campus (Rickard Rd), Level 4

As sentient beings, we experience the world through our minds, and every moment is a new opportunity to perceive it differently. The world as we see it is a creation of our mind, shaped by our beliefs, experiences, and emotions. Science and technology have advanced thanks to our ability to understand the world around us, yet we have not still fully explored the functionality of our own minds. The mind is like a tool, one we’ve had since birth, yet don’t know how to properly use which, quite obviously, results in day-to-day troubles and mental health issues.

This workshop offers an opportunity to delve deeper into the understanding of the mind's science. It explains how perception occurs in our minds, how our beliefs shape our reality, and how mindfulness-awareness meditation can help us develop a deeper awareness of our mental processes. By following the Buddhist core principles, we can learn the underlying mechanism of negative thought patterns and emotions, which guide us to achieve unconditional inner peace.

Moreover, the workshop clarifies the difference between the Buddha's theory of cause and effect and the scientific world's version. The theory of cause and effect is a core principle that drives the entire world, and understanding its workings is essential to achieving an understanding of the reality that we perceive. By attending the workshop, you will get the manual of the mind, the science of perception, a explanation and deeper insight into the way we experience the world.

This workshop will include talks, Q&A sessions, guided meditation, and other activities. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

For catering purposes please book: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/know-your-mind-the-buddhas-science-a-mind-lab-workshop-tickets-752694819467?aff=oddtdtcreator

Tomorrow's yoga class is unfortunately cancelled b

Tomorrow's yoga class is unfortunately cancelled but should resume Tuesday next week at WSU Bankstown City Campus! 🧘🧘‍♀️🧘‍♂️

Just a reminder that the #DhammaTalk tonight at 7-

Just a reminder that the #DhammaTalk tonight at 7-9pm with Ajahn Brahmali will be at the Western Sydney University Paramatta South campus (off Victoria Rd, Rydalmere). It is in Building EA, Ground Floor, Room 38. Please see this map: https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/content/dam/digital/pdf/campus-maps/Parramatta_Campus_General.pdf - building EA is near the centre, entrance is via Victoria Road.

You can also join online (link is not our usual one): https://uws.zoom.us/j/88472910821 or dial in (call charges apply): +61 8 7150 1149 | Meeting ID: 884 7291 0821

Time: Friday 1 December 2023 | 7-9pm

The topic is Awakening your Potential - about ways you can discover and awaken your potential, so as to make this life fulfilling and purposeful. 💐

Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/awaken-your-potential-tickets-752679102457

Ajahn Brahmali’s is doing another session on The Power of Kindness on 8 December at WSU Campbelltown.

Ajahn Brahmali is a resident monk at Bodhinyana Monastery in Perth. Born in Norway in 1964, Ajahn Brahmali became interested in Buddhism and meditation in his early 20s. Having completed his Masters in both Engineering and Finance, he became a fully ordained monk in 1996 with Ajahn Brahm as his preceptor and guide.

Ajahn Brahmali is renowned for his knowledge of the Pali language and of the Suttas. Bhikkhu Bodhi, who translated most of the Pali Canon into English, called Ajahn Brahmali one of his major helpers. He has completed the only full translation of the Vinaya Piṭaka (Monastic Law) into English, which is to be included in the Royal Thai Tipiṭaka. He has also published a number of essays, including the book “The Authenticity of the Early Buddhist Texts” in collaboration with Bhante Sujato. Most of his publications are available online. He travels extensively in Australia, Asia, Europe and USA to share his knowledge and experience through dhamma talks and retreats and has a large number of followers around the world. In 2023 he was awarded an honorary doctorate for his contribution to Buddhist studies.

We have a special #DhammaTalk this Friday with Aja

We have a special #DhammaTalk this Friday with Ajahn Brahmali on the topic of Awakening your Potential! In this talk, you will hear about ways you can discover and awaken your potential, so as to make this life fulfilling and purposeful. 💐

Please note the location and Zoom link are different from our usual ones!

🪷 Friday 1 December 2023 | 7-9pm
🪷 In person: Western Sydney University, Parramatta South campus (Victoria Rd, Rydalmere), Room PS-EA.G.38 (CLS)
🪷 Online: https://uws.zoom.us/j/88472910821 or dial in (call charges apply): +61 8 7150 1149 | Meeting ID: 884 7291 0821

Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/awaken-your-potential-tickets-752679102457

You can also join Ajahn Brahmali’s other session on The Power of Kindness on 8 December at WSU, Campbelltown.

About the presenter:

Ajahn Brahmali is a resident monk at Bodhinyana Monastery in Perth. Born in Norway in 1964, Ajahn Brahmali became interested in Buddhism and meditation in his early 20s. Having completed his Masters in both Engineering and Finance, he became a fully ordained monk in 1996 with Ajahn Brahm as his preceptor and guide.

Ajahn Brahmali is renowned for his knowledge of the Pali language and of the Suttas. Bhikkhu Bodhi, who translated most of the Pali Canon into English, called Ajahn Brahmali one of his major helpers. He has completed the only full translation of the Vinaya Piṭaka (Monastic Law) into English, which is to be included in the Royal Thai Tipiṭaka. He has also published a number of essays, including the book “The Authenticity of the Early Buddhist Texts” in collaboration with Bhante Sujato. Most of his publications are available online. He travels extensively in Australia, Asia, Europe and USA to share his knowledge and experience through dhamma talks and retreats and has a large number of followers around the world. In 2023 he was awarded an honorary doctorate for his contribution to Buddhist studies.

Metta Centre Newsletter - Week 48 - https://mailch

Metta Centre Newsletter - Week 48 - https://mailchi.mp/2b1b461c3149/pwxw3t0xng-6680986

Metta Centre has been supporting kids in foster care for many years through a Christmas appeal. Your gift will be given directly to kids in foster care. These gifts are a real highlight for kids who have had a rough year, and sends them a message that they are loved and deserve something nice that belongs to them. Dig deep and help brighten up a child's Christmas!

Many thanks to Bhante Ananda for his recent Wednes

Many thanks to Bhante Ananda for his recent Wednesday talk and Q&A session on the complex topic of Nibbāna (Nirvana)! Please use this link to access the recording on Bhante's channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcyInfhJBhg 🙏🙏🙏

Events next week - online via https://tinyurl.com/

Events next week - online via https://tinyurl.com/mettac and in-person at Level 4, WSU Bankstown City Camptus (Rickard Rd) 🥰

💐 Monday: Meditation class - 6:30-7:30pm AEDT

🍂 Tuesday: Yoga - 6:30-7:30pm (in-person only 😄)

🌻 Wednesday: "What is emptiness?" - talk and Q&A with Ajahn Sādaro (joining us online from Melbourne) - 7-8.30pm

The concept of emptiness in Buddhism regularly brings up confusion - is it a form of annihilation where there is a great nothingness, or a form of illusionism where no things exist? Or is it a state of mind, meditative absorption, or liberation? Ajahn Sadaro will offer some reflections on emptiness, and how we might practice to recognise it.

About the speaker: Ajahn Sādaro ordained in the forest tradition in Thailand in 2006. After practicing throughout SE Asia, he returned to Australia in 2015 and now resides at Newbury Buddhist Monastery in Melbourne.

All events are free of charge. #buddhist #dhammatalk #dharmatalk

The recording of a great #DhammaTalk on compassion

The recording of a great #DhammaTalk on compassion with Ayya Adhimutti has been uploaded 🪷 https://youtu.be/CQm-8Ao4YO8

The talk defines compassion, and discusses some of its benefits and aspects of cultivation - followed by a Q&A session.

Metta Centre has been supporting kids in foster ca

Metta Centre has been supporting kids in foster care for many years through a Christmas appeal. Your gift will be given directly to kids in foster care. These gifts are a real highlight for kids who have had a rough year, and sends them a message that they are loved and deserve something nice that belongs to them. Dig deep and help brighten up a child's Christmas!

Please wrap your gifts and include a note whether it is best suited to any particular age group and gender. Then drop the presents in at any Metta Centre event or at the Metta Centre in Bankstown (please email before coming) by 12 Dec 2023.

Tonight we have a meditation class and on Wednesda

Tonight we have a meditation class and on Wednesday Venerable T.M Hoa Pham (Ayya Dhammananda) is joining us online from Vietnam for a #DhammaTalk and Q&A on The Four Noble Truths and the Path to Freedom! 🪷🌼

🪷 Meditation Mondays (6:30-7:30pm): Meditation for Beginners (also via Zoom)

🪷 Yoga Tuesdays (6:30-7:30pm)

🪷 Wisdom Wednesdays (7:00-8:30pm)

You can join online via https://tinyurl.com/mettac or in person at Western Sydney University Bankstown City Campus (Rickard Rd), Level 4

Check out our website for more events! https://www.mettacentre.com/event/

Metta Centre Newsletter - Week 47 - https://mailch

Metta Centre Newsletter - Week 47 - https://mailchi.mp/89001a234639/pwxw3t0xng-6680182

Metta Centre friends volunteered at the Santi Fore

Metta Centre friends volunteered at the Santi Forest Monastery's Kathina Ceremony, to celebrate the end of the Rains Retreat where monastics spend 3 months in intensive meditation practice.

Highlights from our recent Metta Convention! Reco

Highlights from our recent Metta Convention! Recordings are YouTube and we have many other great events coming up soon!

🪷 Weekly Monday evening meditation classes
🪷 Weekly Tuesday evening yoga classes
🪷 Weekly Wednesday evening sessions with Buddhist teachers from around the world
🪷 Dhamma talks with Ajahn Brahmali (Friday 1st & 8th December)
🪷 A Mind Lab Workshop with Ven. Dharana Dassa Thero and Ven. Dr Mahinda Thero (Sat 9th December): Know your mind: The Buddha’s Science

We had a great session last month with Bhikshuni D

We had a great session last month with Bhikshuni Dr Karma Lekshe Tsomo: Obstacles as Opportunities - recording now @ https://youtu.be/rGQCU5X0CS4

In the modern world, human beings enjoy unprecedented opportunities and also face unprecedented challenges: economic crises, global warming, continuing conflicts, scary diseases, natural disasters, and the stress of living in an unpredictable world. How can we learn to be calm and happy amidst the chaos? Mindful awareness is one effective Buddhist practice. Another is the practice of Lojong (“mind training”), a practice of transforming all circumstances to the Dharma or spiritual path. This presentation introduces a variety of healthy, time-tested Buddhist coping strategies for dealing with the stresses and anxieties of everyday life in a hectic, rapidly changing world.

** About the speaker **

Venerable Bhikshuni Dr Karma Lekshe Tsomo is a Buddhist monastic and professor teaching at San Diego University.

In 1985 Karma Lekshe Tsomo founded the Jamyang Foundation, a non-profit organisation that works to improve the education of women and girls in the Himalayan region and currently runs several schools and study programmes in India and Bangladesh. At a gathering at Bodh Gaya in 1987 she became one of the founding members of the international organisation Sakydhita (Daughters of the Buddha), which campaigns for gender equality in Buddhism. She is currently working to create Lai’i Peace Center as a resource for peace education, Buddhist studies, and community service programs under the auspices of Sakyadhita Hawai’i.

More info can be found at:

https://www.jamyang.org/
http://www.sakyadhita.org/
https://hawaii.sakyadhita.org/center

#buddhism #dhammatalk #dharmatalk #meditation #obstacles

On Sunday 26th November Metta Centre friends will

On Sunday 26th November Metta Centre friends will be attending the 30th Anniversary of Jongbopsa Korean Temple and Kihoo Sunim's 80th birthday celebrations!

Lunch is at 12.30pm. Concert starts at 1.30pm and the event ends at around 3pm. All are welcome to this free event!

Address: 2 Elliott St Belfield NSW 2191

Please register for catering purposes: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jongbopsa-30th-anniversaryharmonising-differences-30-tickets-752834477187

Metta Newsletter - Week 46 - https://mailchi.mp/ec

Metta Newsletter - Week 46 - https://mailchi.mp/ec4aa7254fa9/pwxw3t0xng-6679410

Metta Centre, with the support of Heart Dhamma, organised a 9 day retreat on "Boundless Love Meditation to Nibbāna" at the Karuna Centre in the Blue Mountains. The retreat was led by Bhante Ananda and Ven Mettananda. Participants practised developing and radiating Metta, filling our hearts with love and joy. Thank you to our Venerable teachers, all those who volunteered to make this retreat possible, to our generous donors, and to all the participants who joined the retreat. May your merits and virtues support your journey filled with love to Nibbana!

Special #DhammaTalk this Wednesday with Bhante Ān

Special #DhammaTalk this Wednesday with Bhante Ānanda who will be teaching in person (or see below for the Zoom link)! ☺️

Topic: Unveiling Release from Greed, Hatred, and Delusion

Time: Wed 15 Nov | 7-8.30pm AEDT

Location: Level 4, Western Sydney University (Bankstown City Campus, Rickard Road) or Online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83506489824?pwd=cmpNQ1ljSmFVYURLWVN1dWllYUN1dz09 or dial (call charges may apply): +61 2 8015 6011 | Meeting ID: 835 0648 9824| Passcode: 718905

Cost: Free

Join Bhante Ānanda on a transformative exploration of Nibbāna (Release)—a profound state where the flames of greed, hatred, and delusion are extinguished. In this 1.5-hour talk, we delve into the undeniable reality of Nibbāna and the practical path leading to freedom from these mental hindrances.

Discover the simplicity of liberation as Bhante Ānanda guides us through the journey of extinguishing suffering. Together, let's explore the profound truth of Nibbāna and embrace the boundless peace that comes from breaking free from the chains of greed, hatred, and delusion.

About the speaker: Bhante Ānanda is a Canadian Buddhist monk trained in the Teaching and Way of Life (Dhamma-Vinaya) of early Buddhism. Having received his going-forth from Bhante Vimalaramsi and completing full ordination in Sri Lanka, he aims to embody the essence of the Buddha's instructions.

Emphasising "Natural Samādhi," Bhante Ānanda teaches the development of mental collectedness through uplifting the mind and relaxing bodily tension. He guides practitioners through Loving-Kindness meditation, the four Brahmavihāras, Satipatthāna, and culminating in Vimutti—mental liberation.

While dividing his time between Sri Lanka, the Heartwood Hermitage in British Columbia, and the Indian Himalayas, Bhante Ānanda leads retreats worldwide. Explore his teachings at: https://heartdhamma.love

Recording uploaded to YouTube: Dhamma Talk and Q&A

Recording uploaded to YouTube: Dhamma Talk and Q&A with Buddhist psychologist John Barter: From Blight to Blessing – Mindfully Making the Most of Life’s Challenges

https://youtu.be/A0t5x5iIANg

With a Mindful and Wise – Right View approach to our Life, we can consciously conceive, perceive and then receive Life’s issues in a way where we transform blights into blessings! A Mindful and Wise relationship to our ongoing experience creates Psychological Breathing Space to not get caught in the default or Reacting, Resisting, Denying or Distracting from what is actually happening which wastes so much precious time and energy and keeps us caught in a negative default mode.

With Mindfulness and Wisdom we can live our life by design not by default. Here we can transform issues and illnesses, pains and problems into lessons, learnings and even into Liberation!

The Buddha Dhamma offers ideas and options for this alchemy or transformation of blights to blessings. Here a woeful situation becomes workable even wonderful! This Dhamma Talk by Buddhist Psychologist and Meditation Teacher John Barter, offers insights and ideas for this possibility.

#buddhism #dhammatalk #dharmatalk #meditation #samadhi #paramitas

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