Armidale Community Buddhist Centre

Maxine and Ruth would like to offer a Meditation and Heart Yoga Morning (nee brunch) on Sunday 22 October from 10am to 1pm. It will include meditation preliminaries, followed by cycles of Meditation, Heart Yoga and Walking meditation – with a dedication to finish the session – followed by lunch – please bring a plate to share. Please also bring a towel and a blanket to assist with some of the postures and a yoga mat if you have one. We have yoga mats for those without.

If unsure about your ability to do yoga – please give either Maxine or Ruth a call on the numbers listed below. There is no cost, however if able, donations are welcome.

Please confirm your attendance with either Maxine or Ruth.

May all beings have the causes of happiness.

Maxine Allan 6778 5038 (or email maxine@bluepin.net.au)
Ruth Bohill 6772 1106 (or email ruthrbohill@hotmail.com)

Friday September 15th: Public Talk on ‘The Principles of Buddhism’
Time: 7.00pm – 9.00pm

Venue: CWA Hall, Rusden St (Next to Armidale Wholesale Fruit Market)

Suggested Donation: $5.00

Saturday September 16th: Teachings on the ‘Heart Sutra’ and the ‘Refuge Vows’
Time: 9.30am – 5pm

Venue: Vajra Ling, Rowbottoms Rd, Rocky River

Cost: $50.00 per day or $80.00 for both Saturday & Sunday

Bring a plate to share for lunch and a meditation cushion

September 17th: Four Armed Chenrezig Initiation
Time: 1pm – 5pm
Venue: Vajra Ling, Rowbottoms Rd, Rocky River

Cost: $50.00 per day or $80.00 for both Saturday & Sunday

Bring offering, meditation cushion, afternoon tea to share

Please note that spaces are limited for the teachings on Sat & Sun so bookings and a deposit are desirable

For further information and bookings please phone Dianne on (02) 6772 6674 or Jenny on 0421645103

About Geshe Dawa

Geshe Dawa has studied extensively in both Tibet and India since taking ordination at the age of nine. After leaving Tibet in 1959, Geshe-la, together with several hundred other monks, helped to establish a branch of Sera Monastery in south India. His academic accomplishments in Buddhist studies include the Acharya Degree from Varanasi University, which he completed in three years rather than the usual ten. He also holds a Lharampa Geshe Degree, the highest possible attainment in formal Buddhist philosophical studies, and a Tantric Geshe Degree.

Geshe-la has received many teachings and initiations from various Great Masters including his Holiness the Dalai Lama as well as his two tutors, Ling Rinpoche and Trijang Rinpoche. On the invitation of Lama Yeshe, Geshe Dawa moved to Melbourne to become the first resident Teacher at Tara House where he taught regularly for four years as well as twice yearly at Buddha House in Adelaide. Geshe-la then returned to India to teach at Sera Monastery. In 1991, having been requested by Lama Zopa Rinpoche many times, he took up the position of resident Teacher at Vajrayana Institute in Sydney where he taught for eight years.

Geshe Dawa is now semi-retired and lives in Bankstown. Geshe-la continues to give regular teachings and initiations to a devoted group of students.

Listen to the Guru Shakyamuni Buddha Mantra with Lama Rigzin. 

Lama Rigzin trained as a Tibetan monk for almost 25 years under the guidance of many great Lamas. He speaks fluent English and is currently working as a translator in Sydney. Lama Rigzin has been teaching Buddhism in Australia for over five years.

His earthy lifestyle and happiness in sharing the precious and timely teachings of the Buddha makes his talks enjoyable and very pragmatic.

Friday 7^th July – Public Talk on “The Power of Forgiveness”

Learning to forgive is a profound spiritual practice. The grudges we hold poison our heart and keep us in a state of suffering, forgiveness is the road to peace.

“The weak can never forgive

Forgiveness is an attribute of the strong”

(Mahatma Gandhi)

Time: 7.00pm

Place: Armidale Community Buddhist Centre (next door to the Mandarin restaurant, white door, upstairs)

Cost: $5.00

There will be a light supper provided after the talk.

Saturday 8^th July – A Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life, Chapt 3

On Saturday Lama Rigzin will be giving a commentary on the third chapter from Master Shantideva’s “A Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life”. This chapter completes the preliminaries to generate Bodhimind, the altruistic aspiration to become a fully enlightened being in order to help others, then explains how to take Bodhisattva vows and what to do thereafter.

Time: 8.30am – 3.30pm

Place: Vajra Ling, Rocky River

Cost: $50.00 (includes morning tea, please bring own lunch or lunch to share)

For bookings and further information please call Dianne on 6772 6674 or Justine on 0429 729 466 or email justine.barratt@hotmail.com

Listen to us chanting the Green Tara Mantra yesterday morning with Karma Lhundup Rinpoche.