New Classes & Programs in Early 2019!
Buddha Day
Day of Miracles Celebration
Tuesday 19 February
Schedule
6am Eight Mahayana Precepts (If this will be your first time officially taking the Eight Mahayana Precepts, you need to register by 12 Feb.)
11.30am Precept Lunch (only open to those taking the Eight Mahayana Precepts on this Buddha Day who RSVP by 14 Feb.)
7pm Community Prayer Wheel Turning
7.30pm Guru Puja with Tsog Offering
Puja sponsors and dedications welcome.
First Teaching of the Year
The Four Noble Truths
with Geshe Wangchen
Sundays 10am 24 February, 3 March
The very first teaching that Buddha Shakyamuni gave after becoming enlightened was on The Four Noble Truths. This teaching shares four major insights of the Buddha’s enlightenment: the depths and variety of suffering we experience, the causes of our suffering, the fact that it is possible to achieve the cessation of all of our suffering and an introduction to the path that leads to the cessation of suffering. This talk is suitable for all levels and everyone is welcome.
Facility Fee $10 (Dharma Friend Monthly Contributors are free)
New BP Intermediate Subject
Mind and Cognition (Part 1): Awarenesses and Knowers
with Geshe Wangchen
Tuesdays 7.30pm beginning 26 February
Mind and Cognition begins in Part 1 with the study of mind, both in its valid and distorted forms and the connection between thought and reality. Part 2 is an introduction to Buddhist psychology.
Please Register in advance for this class.
Facility Fee $10 (Dharma Friend monthly contributors are free)
Materials Fee: $25
First Guided Meditation Class of the Year
Meditations to Enjoy More Happiness and Compassion
with Ven Carolyn
Mondays 7.30pm 4, 11, 18 (& 24 TBC) March
“Everyone wants to lead a peaceful, happy life, but happiness and success aren’t measured by how much money you have, but by whether you have inner peace in your heart.” – HH the Dalai Lama
Start the year off with some simple meditations to help you enjoy more happiness and more compassion in your daily life. Nourish yourself so you can nourish others.
Facility Fee $10 (Dharma Friend Monthly Contributors are free)
New Discovering Buddhism Module:
All About Karma
with Simon Harrison
Mondays 7.30pm 1, 8, 15, 29 April + 6, 13 May
Learn the essential facts about the law of cause and effect and generate a clear understanding about how karma works. Discover effective tools to accumulate merit – the cause of happiness and success – and purify mistaken actions done in the past. In addition, explore ways to become adept at dealing with life most effectively and thereby take control of your future.
Facility Fee $10 (Dharma Friend monthly contributors are free; Materials Fee TBC Registration details closer to the time
