Finding Peace Within

Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street, #2, Bankstown, NSW, Australia

Metta Centre is honoured to host our international speaker, Bhante Buddharakkita from Uganda, Africa. Bhante advocates for non-violence amongst conflict and peace amongst chaos. Join us for a special talk on Finding Peace Within. “Meditation is not about the content of our lives; it’s about how we relate to our daily experiences, whatever they may […]

Free

Mindfulness Meditation: Drop in lunchtime classes

Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street, #2, Bankstown, NSW, Australia

These fortnightly mediation classes are for anyone who would like to reduce stress in their lives. Each class allows participants to learn mediation through guided instructions and an opportunity to ask the facilitator questions about mediation and their practice. These drop in classes also provides group support to encourage meditators to keep up their mediation […]

Free

Gentle Sunday Yoga Class

Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street, #2, Bankstown, NSW, Australia

In this seven-week yoga course, participants will learn and practice Hatha yoga, starting at the beginner level and slowly increasing in intensity and difficulty as the course progresses. Hatha Yoga is the traditional Yoga method practice based on "Ashtanga Yoga" or "Raja Yoga" of Patanjali and is the foundation of most yoga styles. Areas of […]

Free

Living Buddhism Course

Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, Australia

Our weekly Living Buddhism Course explores a topic chosen by the group, and the facilitator leads the group as a whole to understand, experience and reflect on how the Buddha’s teachings can be applied to understanding that topic and our lives, so as to make our spiritual practice relevant and integrated in our daily lives. […]

A Night of Reflections

Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street, #2, Bankstown, NSW, Australia

The Tuesday classes have grown over the year, along with the friendship and sharings each week. In our final Tuesday class for the year, we want to invite back all attendees and new friends to a session on reflections – a journey of personal and group reflections on what 2019 meant for us, and how […]

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Metta Centre Annual Celebration Metta Centre Annual Celebration

Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street, #2, Bankstown, NSW, Australia

It has been quite a year for the Metta Centre! We have hosted countless events at our centre and also in the local libraries. We have hosted teachers local to Australia and overseas. We have supported other organisations to help host their events at our centre. We have had regular attendees at our weekly events: […]

Free

Gentle Sunday Yoga Class

Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street, #2, Bankstown, NSW, Australia

In this seven-week yoga course, participants will learn and practice Hatha yoga, starting at the beginner level and slowly increasing in intensity and difficulty as the course progresses. Hatha Yoga is the traditional Yoga method practice based on "Ashtanga Yoga" or "Raja Yoga" of Patanjali and is the foundation of most yoga styles. Areas of […]

Free

Buddhism for Daily Living

Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street, #2, Bankstown, NSW, Australia

Metta Centre is hosting a very special Boxing Day event with a very special Buddhist teacher as part of our international speakers series: Venerable Bk. Dhamma from Taiwan. Bk. Dhamma will be running a full day course on different aspects of the Buddha’s teachings, and how to apply this to our daily living. The topics […]

Free

Living Buddhism Course

Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, Australia

Our weekly Living Buddhism Course explores a topic chosen by the group, and the facilitator leads the group as a whole to understand, experience and reflect on how the Buddha’s teachings can be applied to understanding that topic and our lives, so as to make our spiritual practice relevant and integrated in our daily lives. […]

Beginning Anew: A two-week course on starting over

Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street, #2, Bankstown, NSW, Australia

Workshop Discussion led by Tina NgAs we start our new year and new decade, it is an chance to begin anew. In this two-week course, we will explore ways to help us make sense of our past, our loss and our perceived mistakes, so as to transform these experiences to allow us to begin again […]

Free

Living Buddhism Course

Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, Australia

Our weekly Living Buddhism Course explores a topic chosen by the group, and the facilitator leads the group as a whole to understand, experience and reflect on how the Buddha’s teachings can be applied to understanding that topic and our lives, so as to make our spiritual practice relevant and integrated in our daily lives. […]

Beginning Anew: A two-week course on starting over

Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street, #2, Bankstown, NSW, Australia

Workshop Discussion led by Tina NgAs we start our new year and new decade, it is an chance to begin anew. In this two-week course, we will explore ways to help us make sense of our past, our loss and our perceived mistakes, so as to transform these experiences to allow us to begin again […]

Free

True happiness lies within you

Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street, #2, Bankstown, NSW, Australia

Venerable Kittiched Siriwattagoon how to find true happiness that lies within, regardless of where we are or the situation we are in.Venerable Kittiched Siriwattago from Thailand is returning to Australia again and as part of his visit, Venerable will be speaking at Metta Centre about how to find true happiness that lies within, regardless of […]

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Buddhists taking action on Climate Crisis

Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street, #2, Bankstown, NSW, Australia

Two hands-on environmental action sessions led by Tom HalbertAustralia has seen an unprecedented bushfire season and there is much discussion about what actions can be taken for our collective future. Metta Centre will therefore host two hands-on environmental action sessions. There is much to do and now is the time like never before. There is […]

Free

Go with the Flow Tai Chi

Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street, #2, Bankstown, NSW, Australia

In this four-week Tai Chi course, participants will learn and practice Tai Chi (Yang Style). Sessions are facilitated by Raul BassaIn this four-week Tai Chi course, participants will learn and practice Tai Chi (Yang Style). The class is suitable to all levels, including for beginners. The instructor will guide participants in Tai Chi, in a […]

Buddhists taking action on Climate Crisis

Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street, #2, Bankstown, NSW, Australia

Two hands-on environmental action sessions led by Tom HalbertAustralia has seen an unprecedented bushfire season and there is much discussion about what actions can be taken for our collective future. Metta Centre will therefore host two hands-on environmental action sessions. There is much to do and now is the time like never before. There is […]

Free

Go with the Flow Tai Chi

Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street, #2, Bankstown, NSW, Australia

In this four-week Tai Chi course, participants will learn and practice Tai Chi (Yang Style). Sessions are facilitated by Raul BassaIn this four-week Tai Chi course, participants will learn and practice Tai Chi (Yang Style). The class is suitable to all levels, including for beginners. The instructor will guide participants in Tai Chi, in a […]

Living Buddhism Course

Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, Australia

Our weekly Living Buddhism Course explores a topic chosen by the group, and the facilitator leads the group as a whole to understand, experience and reflect on how the Buddha’s teachings can be applied to understanding that topic and our lives, so as to make our spiritual practice relevant and integrated in our daily lives. […]

Forgiveness Workshop

Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street, #2, Bankstown, NSW, Australia

The collaborative workshop on Forgiveness led by Zen Low and Tina NgWhen resentment, anger, frustration and guilt visits our heart, we may feel tension and tightness in our hearts and life. Forgiveness is an essential key to our spiritual growth and our life. It is key to understanding our pain and hurt, transforming it and […]

Free

Go with the Flow Tai Chi

Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street, #2, Bankstown, NSW, Australia

In this four-week Tai Chi course, participants will learn and practice Tai Chi (Yang Style). Sessions are facilitated by Raul BassaIn this four-week Tai Chi course, participants will learn and practice Tai Chi (Yang Style). The class is suitable to all levels, including for beginners. The instructor will guide participants in Tai Chi, in a […]