FREE TALKS AND MEDITATIONS

• Panel discussion at 1pm Sunday on

the festival theme – Connecting with

kindness - with perspectives on how to

achieve greater health and happiness.

• Guided meditations throughout the

weekend.

• Talks each day by leading Buddhist

teachers.

• Children’s story telling and meditation

session each day.

CEREMONY FOR WORLD PEACE

The Ceremony for World Peace at 12 noon on Saturday is a main event of the festival.

Speakers, such as connectedness expert Gilbert Rochecouste and Marisa Debattista, CEO of Second Chance Animal Rescue, will talk about how we can connect better with each other to sustain quality relationships, peace and purpose in our lives.

Prayers and meditation for world peace and harmony are part of this much enjoyed community event.

BEAUTIFUL SETTINGThe Peaceful Land of Joy Meditation Centre is one of Melbourne’s most peaceful settings.

A 10 acre garden filled with flowers and trees - brilliant varieties of roses, salvias and marigolds, satin hibiscus, golden robinias, Californian redwoods, olive trees, birds and wildlife.

The magnificent Tibetan temple is filled with Tibetan paintings and statues and is a beautiful place for rest and contemplation.

DISPLAYSwith beautiful images of old

Tibet and re-established Tibetan communities, which flourished in

India after 1959. Dvds and films are shown during

the weekend of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s teachings and

exploring the story of Tibet.

CAFÉ, SHOP & MARKET with delicious food with plenty of variety, and fresh coffee, chai and home-made cakes. The Enjoyment Shop and market with wares made locally and around the

world - soaps, books, incense, cards, meditation cushions and traditional

Tibetan shawls, clothing and jewellery, Second hand book stall.

FREE GARDEN AND TEMPLE TOURS

with regular tours of the magnificent Tibetan temple, explaining its

significance and iconography. Garden tours focus on organic methods

and how to cultivate roses, salvias and many other beautiful plants in a

sustainable way.

9 & 10 NOV 2019 10.30AM - 4PM

We acknowledge the kind support of the Victorian Multicultural Commission for this event.Tibetan Buddhist Society, 20 Cookes Rd, Yuroke, VIC 3063 Melways 385 J8

W: tibetanbuddhistsociety.org P: 9333 1770

CONNECTING WITH KINDNESS

BUDDHIST SPRING FESTIVAL 2019

HEALTH, HAPPINESS & COMMUNITY

Festival entry $5. Family rate $10 for 2 adults and school age children or younger. Proceeds support the temple and gardens.

Second hand book stall

Temple Rear Foyer. All proceeds support the Society’s community food program.

Smoking is not permitted on the property due to fire risk. Children must be supervised at all times especially

near the lakes.

Please do not take photographs or film inside the temple. External temple photos are welcome.

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HIGHLIGHTS SATURDAY SUNDAY APPROX. DURATION WHERE COST

Ceremony for World Peace 12 noon 50 mins Temple Free

Garden tours 11am, 2pm 10.30am, 1pm, 3pm 45 mins Meet in driveway near central courtyard Free

Temple tours 10.30am, 2.30pm 12.30pm, 2.30pm 25 mins Meet near front steps of temple Free

Photo exhibition and dvds 10.30am to 4pm 10.30am to 4pm Back of temple No entry charges

Meditation for adults 11am 10.30am, 2pm 30 mins Temple Free

Talks and Sunday panel forum 1.30pm, 3.00pm 11.30am, 1pm panel forum, 3pm 1 hour Temple Free

Market stalls 10.30am to 4pm 10.30am to 4pm West courtyard, back of temple

Enjoyment Shop 10.30am to 4pm 10.30am to 4pm Temple front foyer

Courtyard cafe and coffee cart 10.30am to 3.30pm 10.30am to 3.30pm Central courtyard Reasonable menu prices

Information 10am to 4pm 10am to 4pm Temple foyer

Children’s meditation and story-telling session 2pm 2pm 30 mins Meet on pathway near central

courtyardFree. Parents must attend

WELCOME TO THE BUDDHIST SPRING FESTIVAL 2019

Sunday 1 pm Connecting with Kindness panel forumJoin panel members and facilitator, Hilary Lynch, who has studied meditation and Buddhist philosophy for many years with the Society’s founder and spiritual guide, Geshe Loden. Hilary (left) works in the community sector and has taught meditation in many settings. Panel members include skilled meditation and Buddhist philosophy teachers, Virginia Golding (right) of Kagyu Evam Institute, and Rosie McKew (second left) and Wendy Milsom (second right) of the Tibetan Buddhist Society.

SATURDAY 9 NOVEMBER 11.00am - How to MeditatePam Martin will welcome you to the festival, exploring the benefits of meditation practice and guide a meditation in the temple. Each participant will receive a free handout of simple meditations.Pam is a regular teacher of meditation and Buddhist philosophy,

who studied with the Society’s founder, Venerable Geshe Acharya Thubten Loden.

12noon - Ceremony for World Peace Join faith and community leaders for talks, prayers and meditation for a world of peace and happiness. Our keynote speakers - Gilbert Rochecouste, founder of Village Well and connectedness expert, and Marisa Debattista, founder and CEO of Second Chance Animal Rescue - will explore the festival theme, Connecting with Kindness.

1.30pm - Growing Small Acts of a Deeper Kind of KindnessBuddhist practices to grow right action, by integrating the relationships supporting me and the precious living, ecological environment of life itself.Venerable Chi Kwang Sunim is a Zen Buddhist nun of 40 plus years, who trained for 20 years in Korean monasteries,

cultivating meditation and Buddhism. In Australia Sunim comes and goes from her hermitage in Kinglake, teaching broadly. She is very active in Australian Buddhist circles and continues engagement in local environmental and social action, that grew out of post Black Saturday. She frequently returns to Korea to teachings and retreat.

3.00pm - Loving KindnessRod Lee will explore the concept of loving kindness, its’ relationship with the festival theme - Connecting with Kindness. He will also lead a practical loving kindness meditation.Rod Lee is a health leader and meditation and mindfulness

teacher. Rod is also a long-time teacher and director of the Tibetan Buddhist Society’s Sydney centre.

SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER10.30am - Sunday Morning MeditationJoin Andrew Christianson for a great start to your Sunday with a guided meditation in the temple. Each participant will receive a free handout of simple meditations.Andrew has been studying Buddhist philosophy and meditation for eight years. He is in his final year studies of the Bachelor of Acupuncture course at Endeavour College of Natural Health.

11.30am - The Three Loving Kindnesses in BuddhismOf course, one must have interest, will or way-seeking mind in Buddhism first. However, in order for one to study and accomplish Buddhist practice there are three essential factors that are required. They are the three kindnesses or traditionally so-called, the three good

guides or teachers. Ekai Roshi will discuss the significance of kindness from a Zen perspective.Ekai Korematsu Roshi is the Abbot and resident teacher of Jikishoan Zen Buddhist Community. Born in Japan in 1948, Roshi studied humanities and Buddhism in Denmark and USA, and was ordained a monk by Kobun Chino Roshi in 1976 in the USA. Roshi received dharma transmission from Ikko Narasaki Roshi in 1986. His formal Buddhist training encompassed twelve years at three Japanese monasteries - Eiheiji, Zuijo and Shogoji. In 1999 Roshi established the Jikishoan Zen Buddhist Community in Melbourne.

1.00pm - Connecting with Kindness panel forumJoin our panel forum to hear different perspectives and ideas on the festival theme, Connecting with Kindness. See below left for details.

2.00pm - Meditation for HappinessJoin Anna for a meditation to help increase happiness and positivity.Venerable Anna Goldstein has been studying Buddhist philosophy and meditation for more than 30 years and is a director of the Tibetan Buddhist Society. Each participant will receive a free handout of simple meditations.

3.00pm - What is Meditation and How Does it Help?A search of ‘meditation’ on Google produces more than 400 million hits. Once virtually unknown in Western countries, meditation is now mainstream. Mindfulness techniques, so widely promulgated, are based on the teachings of the Buddha. He taught The Four Foundations of Mindfulness 2,600 years ago. But the Buddha’s teachings go far beyond

mindfulness. They provide detailed and extensive explanations on how to train the mind through meditation, and how to develop deep concentration. This talk is an introduction to the Buddhist explanation of what is meditation, how it can help, and how to start a meditation practice.Michael Joseph studied over many years with the Society’s spiritual guide and founder, Venerable Geshe Acharya Thubten Loden. He is a regular teacher and director of the Melbourne centre.

FESTIVAL TALKS AND GUIDED MEDITATIONS (FREE ENTRY)

BUDDHISM AND MEDITATION FOR BEGINNERS - FROM 1.30-3PM SUNDAY 24

NOVEMBER FOR THREE WEEKS

If you are new to Buddhism or meditation, and would like to understand the main ideas and learn some basic meditation, this three-week course provides a quick introduction.

No matter what your religious (or non-religious) background, you can apply Buddha’s teachings to your daily life, which can help change your way of thinking and being in the world.

Starting with an explanation of the Four Noble Truths, the course teacher, Rosie McKew, will cover the main principles of Buddhism and explain how you can integrate them into your daily life to bring about real change. You will be taught the 1-2-3s of how to get set up and get started with a regular meditation practice.

PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT – 4-5.30PM SUNDAYS

This Path to Enlightenment series continues with Tim McKibben, a regular teacher and director of the Society, presents the Buddha’s teachings as an accessible and vital living tradition of mental and spiritual development.

It explains the stages of spiritual practice from the beginning to more advanced meditation and practical teachings on achieving enlightenment - the greatest expression of human potential.

The Buddhist tradition teaches that all happiness and unhappiness depend on mind, and meditation works directly on our mind, shaping it and guiding its future continuum.

ROSE GARDEN OPEN DAYS (FREE ENTRY)

Our next Rose Garden Open Days are 30 November and 1 December 2019 from 12 noon to 4pm each day.

The Peaceful Land of Joy is opened to the community on these days so everyone can enjoy and experience the peaceful gardens in their full colour and bloom. Experience garden tours, guided meditations and enjoy Devonshire tea, home-made cakes and chai and soup with savoury scones.

SPECIAL MAHAMUDRA RETREAT 19-25 JANUARY 2020

Exploring mind’s deepest nature

‘Whatever appears is all the nature of mind.’ – Je Maitripa

Mahamudra meditation is both simple and profound. By allowing our mind to settle into its natural, uncontrived state, we become familiar with the conventional nature of mind, sometimes described as a state that is merely clear and knowing.

Within this peaceful, pure and clear state, we can begin to approach mind’s deepest nature – that it is merely a dependent arising, with no truly existent faults, stains or limitations.

This retreat is suitable both for beginners and experienced meditators.

Les Sheehy, director of the Tibetan Buddhist Society’s Perth centre, who received profound teachings from high masters and has practised these methods for many years, will lead the retreat.

AFTER THE FESTIVAL

TIBETAN BUDDHIST SOCIETY20 Cookes Rd (access from Mickleham Rd), Yuroke, Vic 3063 | P: 9333 1770

10 minutes from Tullamarine Fwy exit - Melways 385 J8

tibetanbuddhistsociety.org contact@tushita.org tibetanbuddhistsociety @BudTibetan

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