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Tonight 7-8.30 pm - Book Tour & Release! "Luminous

Tonight 7-8.30 pm - Book Tour & Release! "Luminous Awareness: Wisdom of The Tibetan Book of the Dead" by Pema Düddul

In this talk Pema Düddul, a Buddhist chaplain and author, will discuss how to apply the mystical teachings from The Tibetan Book of the Dead to our everyday experience and bring purpose and joy to both living and dying. We will learn simple meditations and contemplations to transform our experience of daily life into one of awakening. The talk will draw on Pema’s recently released book, Luminous Awareness: A Guidebook to Natural Awakening in Life and in Death, which has been described as laying out “a path of simple, unrestricted practices leading to the exact same result as Dzogchen – total awakening”. Dzogchen is considered to be Tibet’s highest and most precious teaching, normally reserved for an elite few and kept secret. Pema will explain how the Tibetan Book of the Dead points to a path equally sublime yet open to all.

Online event: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83506489824?pwd=cmpNQ1ljSmFVYURLWVN1dWllYUN1dz09

You can get the book here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Luminous-Awareness-Guidebook-Natural-Awakening-ebook/dp/B0BJ6MH7FT/

About the Speaker: Pema Düddul is the Buddhist Chaplain in the University of Southern Queensland’s Multi-Faith Service, the Director of Jalü Buddhist Meditation Centre and the founder of the USQ Buddhist Winter School. Pema has been a Buddhist for forty years, discovering at the age of eleven that his personal worldview and the tenets of Buddhism were in perfect accordance. Pema has decades of experience as a Buddhist practitioner and has taught mindfulness and meditation in Buddhist, educational and other settings since 2007. Pema is also a certified practitioner of Thought Field Therapy (TFT) and the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT or tapping) as well as a Transpersonal Counsellor with clients from around the globe. Pema has a doctorate (PhD) in written communication and is an Associate Professor of writing, editing and publishing at the University of Southern Queensland. For more information about Pema’s Buddhist activities: https://www.jalumeditation.org

Tonight 7-8.30pm - Vigilant Inspection to Vigilan

Tonight 7-8.30pm - Vigilant Inspection to Vigilant Introspection: Lessons from the Cyber World - with Venerable JueWei Shi (from Nan Tien Institute)

As the Covid-19 pandemic winds down, another pandemic is on the rise. It is that of cyber scams, estimated to cost the world US$10.5 trillion annually by 2025. Since most people fall prey to scammers due to human errors, the best antidote is to be hyper-vigilant by inspecting everything we come across in the digital space. The Bodhicaryavatara contains a chapter on “Vigilant Introspection” that teaches us how to guard our minds to be a master of ourselves. This workshop will examine the relevance of Śāntideva’s teachings based on today’s cyber world and offer the opportunity for participants to review the application of the Dharma in daily life.

Attendees can participate in an interactive session with the speaker. You are welcome to join the session in person at the Metta Centre or online by clicking on this link to access the session: 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

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.

Just posted on YouTube: Dissolving boundaries: cul

Just posted on YouTube: Dissolving boundaries: cultivation of metta in uncertain times with Brother Tenzin (https://www.gaiaforest.org/who-are-we)

https://youtu.be/LgjsRpxo5ow

The cultivation of metta has been universally regarded as a very important practice in Buddhism for millennia. We find it also in other forms across all genuine spiritual traditions. In these times of global uncertainty, developing our capacity to extend an attitude of loving kindness and care, even towards those for whom we may not habitually hold such sentiments, is becoming ever more important. In this talk we will explore together the cultivation of loving kindness as it has been taught traditionally, as well as exploring how it relates to other aspects of mindfulness and meditation, especially in regards to "dissolving boundaries". Most importantly we will explore how we can integrate metta cultivation into our daily lives, both on and off the cushion.

From the Metta Sutta: “Let our boundless love pervade the whole universe, above, below, and across, without obstacles, free from hatred and enmity.”

#Buddhism #Metta #Loving #Kindness #Meditation #Ecology #interdependent

About the presenter: Brother Tenzin (Dr. Alex Anderson) began with an ecologist’s understanding of interdependence, but the rainforest soon led him to Buddhist meditation. Now ordained as a monk in the Sakya Tibetan tradition, he has also studied and practiced meditation under Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh at Plum Village in France, at Mountain Spring Monastery in The Blue Mountains Near Sydney, and at Pa Auk Tawya in the Burmese Forest tradition. Guided by his main teacher Bhante Dhammadipa (https://www.dhammadipa.cz/en/) his approach is informed by Theravadin, Zen, and Vajrayana methods of meditation and mindfulness, as well as Hatha Yoga, Deep Ecology, and his deep love of wild places. He can be found working with https://www.yatra.org.au to create opportunities for the practice of sacred journeying, and lives on Gumbayngirr country on the Dorrigo Plateau, where he has a project to co-create community space for meditation and nature connection: http://www.gaiaforest.org.

Ven Dassa from Sri Lanka visited the Metta Centre

Ven Dassa from Sri Lanka visited the Metta Centre for a talk on "The Mind Lab". He used some great analogies and examples to discuss how the mind works, craving and how to find happiness.

More events: http://ministryofnirvana.org.au/

More info: https://www.jethavanaramaviharaya.org/en

Tonight 7:30 – 9 pm: special youth event: The Mi

Tonight 7:30 – 9 pm: special youth event: The Mind Lab - with Ven. Dharana Dassa Thero - who is visiting the Metta Centre in Bankstown from Sri Lanka. Participants can join in person or online via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83506489824?pwd=cmpNQ1ljSmFVYURLWVN1dWllYUN1dz09

This event is aimed at youths, though all are welcome. This unique event takes a scientific approach to unravel the secrets of the mind. We wake up to a new world every single day. Every day, we consume so much information and entertainment, whether it’s social media, music, video games or movies. We think this brings us happiness, but are we really happy? Is that where happiness is? Have you ever wondered why “when the going gets fun, the fun gets going”? In the Mind Lab, through an interactive session, open-minded and inquisitive teenagers and young adults looking for answers to these questions, will be thrilled to discover how their mind works! This investigation of how the mind works, helps us understand ourselves and others, and find a way to happiness that is beyond our screens. You will learn ways to better your relationship with yourself and those around you, to build a more empathetic, understanding, compassionate, loving and peaceful world. Join Dassa Thero in exploring the unique, simple formula in a day at the Mind Lab.

About the speaker

Ven. Dharana Dassa Thero, aka Dassa Thero, is a young and charismatic Buddhist monk. Dassa Thero is a sought-after speaker among teenagers from countries including Canada, Australia, UK and USA who seek his guidance to tackle issues affecting them. He has helped children of all ages and young adults overcome challenges such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, addictions and more. His innate ability to deliver life-changing talks by intertwining the timeless truths of Dharma with inspirational stories and modern-day examples – all based in the foundations of science, helps apply the Buddhist teachings into our lives effortlessly. Dassa Thero’s unwavering goal is to realise the Ultimate Truth of Unconditional Happiness. Enroute to achieving that goal he wishes to spread the seeds of happiness and peace to all mankind.

The talk/discussion on Gender Identity, Liberation

The talk/discussion on Gender Identity, Liberation and Buddhadharma - with Damcho Diana Finnegan - has been published to our YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbKihlxGox4

Buddhist texts encourage us to let go of our personal identities, deconstruct our sense of self and liberate ourselves from our fixation on self. Mahayana Buddhism embraces a philosophy of non-duality. Yet few (if any) Buddhist texts or practices invite us to question our own gender identity, transcend gender binaries in our communities and reduce our grasping at gender as a social category.

We find gender treated as a highly stable category in most Buddhist communities and storytelling traditions, yet we also find gender fluidity, with bodhisattvas depicted as male in one place and female in another, as well as stories of spontaneous sex change in monastic texts.

This talk will explore gender identity from a Buddhist perspective, asking whether (and how) gender identity is relevant in Buddhism. Does it matter whether we are practicing as women or men or without a binary gender identity? Is Buddhism “one size fits all” or does the body we are practicing in make a significant difference?

Tomorrow @ 7pm - Dissolving boundaries: cultivatio

Tomorrow @ 7pm - Dissolving boundaries: cultivation of metta in uncertain times with Brother Tenzin (https://www.gaiaforest.org/who-are-we)

Join us via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83506489824?pwd=cmpNQ1ljSmFVYURLWVN1dWllYUN1dz09

or in-person at the Metta Centre

From the Metta Sutta: “Let our boundless love pervade the whole universe, above, below, and across, without obstacles, free from hatred and enmity.”

The cultivation of metta has been universally regarded as a very important practice in Buddhism for millennia. We find it also in other forms across all genuine spiritual traditions. In these times of global uncertainty, developing our capacity to extend an attitude of loving kindness and care, even towards those for whom we may not habitually hold such sentiments, is becoming ever more important. In this talk we will explore together the cultivation of loving kindness as it has been taught traditionally, as well as exploring how it relates to other aspects of mindfulness and meditation, especially in regards to "dissolving boundaries". Most importantly we will explore how we can integrate metta cultivation into our daily lives, both on and off the cushion. In this session Venerable Tenzin will offer some introductory reflections, some guided practice time, and if time allows, an opportunity to ask questions and share from our own experience.

#Buddhism #Metta #Loving #Kindness #Meditation

Dissolving boundaries: cultivation of metta in unc

Dissolving boundaries: cultivation of metta in uncertain times

The recording of Crossing the Flood with Brother P

The recording of Crossing the Flood with Brother Phap Hai, covering many topics including resilience and not giving up, has been uploaded: https://youtu.be/FObf8NkD_Dw

Crossing the Flood: Nurturing Resilience

Crossing the Flood: Nurturing Resilience

Our meditation & dialogue on Deep Listening with S

Our meditation & dialogue on Deep Listening with Sisters Chan Sinh Nghiem and Trang Mai Thon is on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1zAIMuYwtX8

The Sisters live at the Stream Entering Monastery of the Plum Village Tradition in Porcupine Ridge, Victoria. The website https://nhapluu.org/ has more info about the monastery & their online morning meditation program.

Metta Centre friends attended Mettarama's Robe Cer

Metta Centre friends attended Mettarama's Robe Ceremony on Saturday. Metta Centre has offered support to organisations like Mettarama, and collaborated with many others. If you know of a Buddhist monastic, practitioner or organisation that needs our help, feel free to reach out. By working together we hope to make our Buddhist Community stronger and do amazing things together!

The Practice of Deep Listening

The Practice of Deep Listening

An evening of Dhamma with Bhante Tejadhammo

An evening of Dhamma with Bhante Tejadhammo

Mindfulness or a Mind Full of Things?

Mindfulness or a Mind Full of Things?

Finding your Purpose

Finding your Purpose

Centring on Metta

Centring on Metta

A Buddhist View for Building Resilience in a Chang

A Buddhist View for Building Resilience in a Changing World

Metta Centre + MITRA Youth Buddhist Network on ret

Metta Centre + MITRA Youth Buddhist Network on retreat = Mitra Metta Retreat! Such a heart-warming and Dhamma-filled event with spiritual friends in the ever-beautiful place of healing, Vejjasala in Wingello. For those who attended this retreat, you are invited to join our post-retreat talk tomorrow on Zoom, organised by the Association of Engaged Buddhists. For those who are interested to join a retreat, follow us or subscribe to our enewsletters or send us an email so we can let you know of our next retreat that we organise: contact@mettacentre.com

#retreat #buddhism #meditation #meditationretreat #mindfulness #friends #friendship #friendshipgoals #mettacentre #postretreat #talks #freetalk #events #freeevents

Great session today with Venerable Dhammananda! So

Great session today with Venerable Dhammananda! So many great gems from today. Loved the teaching on how we can find kalyanamitra (spiritual friends) in all types of relationships, whether with family members, friends and even our pets! Venerable Dhammananda shared a great ceremony that they do at their temple between partners where they can tell each other how grateful they are for each other, what they have transgressed to ask for forgiveness, to tell the other person what they find is best in them, and use this as a way to honour each other. This can be used in other relationships too, such as with parents. She reminded us of the importance of spiritual friendships and connections, as this is what will help us make the world a better place for all of us. So grateful to have the Metta Centre to meet new people and build these beautiful friendships!
#friendship #friends #spiritual #kalyanamitra #vendhammananda #mettacentre #buddhism #buddhistcentre #buddhisttalk #talks #freeevent

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