Living Buddhism Course
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaOur 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. […]
Ashtanga Yoga for Beginners
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaAshtanga Yoga is an ancient practice, passed down through thousands of generations. It is a practice that develops strength and flexibility in body and mind. The fundamentals of Ashtanga Yoga will be taught in these classes with instructions tailored for the class. The classes are small and therefore direct coaching will be provided to assist […]
Ashtanga Yoga for Beginners
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaAshtanga Yoga is an ancient practice, passed down through thousands of generations. It is a practice that develops strength and flexibility in body and mind. The fundamentals of Ashtanga Yoga will be taught in these classes with instructions tailored for the class. The classes are small and therefore direct coaching will be provided to assist […]
Mindful Life, Happy Life Course
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaVenerable Sujato will be our first presenter in our Mindful Life, Happy Life Course, and will return each month thereafter. This course explores different topics relevant to modern life living, and is structured to include guided mediation, a talk and discussion. These small classes offer participants an opportunity to ask questions and share their experiences […]
Ashtanga Yoga for Beginners
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaAshtanga Yoga is an ancient practice, passed down through thousands of generations. It is a practice that develops strength and flexibility in body and mind. The fundamentals of Ashtanga Yoga will be taught in these classes with instructions tailored for the class. The classes are small and therefore direct coaching will be provided to assist […]
Dharma Friends
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street, #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaThe Buddha said that wise friends is the whole of the holy life. Spiritual friendship is key is our spiritual journey, as good friends provide us with support, encouragement, advice and direction on our spiritual path and Buddhist practice. Sometimes we may feel alone and unsupported in our practice, or that we don't have fellow […]
Living Buddhism Course
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaOur 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. […]
Mindful Life, Happy Life Course – Walking Together
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaVenerable Akāliko will be presenting at our Mindful Life, Happy Life Course once a month. In the second talk in this series, Venerable Akāliko will be exploring the importance of Spiritual Friendship in our lives. Having friendship with good people develops our potential on the spiritual path by supporting and encouraging our growth. Join Venerable […]
Ashtanga Yoga for Beginners
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaAshtanga Yoga is an ancient practice, passed down through thousands of generations. It is a practice that develops strength and flexibility in body and mind. The fundamentals of Ashtanga Yoga will be taught in these classes with instructions tailored for the class. The classes are small and therefore direct coaching will be provided to assist […]
Living the illusion
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street, #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaIn this workshop we will explore self-deception, self-sabotage and the masks we live behind. We will learn techniques to expose the superficial and deluded self and realise the inner self, our inner Truth. Once you find your truth then you will find your true path and purpose! LIVE, LEARN and LOVE (and LAUGH too!). Jeff […]
Children’s Mindfulness Classes
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaThese Children’s Mindfulness Classes are for children and their parents to discover ways to bring mindfulness and kindness into each other’s lives, their hearts, and into their home. In this way, we can find our way back to our true home. The sessions will be facilitated by Sister Emerald and Sister Steadiness, both students of […]
Healing Relationships Course
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street, #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaEvery moment we are encountering a relationship. Whether that is a relationship with those in our presence, in our minds, or with ourself. Some of those relationships may be happy and joyful, and others far from being so. When our relationships are unstable or difficult, it can be instability in our minds and in other […]
Living Buddhism Course
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaOur 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. […]
Healing Relationships Course
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street, #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaEvery moment we are encountering a relationship. Whether that is a relationship with those in our presence, in our minds, or with ourself. Some of those relationships may be happy and joyful, and others far from being so. When our relationships are unstable or difficult, it can be instability in our minds and in other […]
Special ShivFlow Yoga session
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street, #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaThis ShivFlow Yoga Class is led by Shweta Dhawan. Shweta has been practicing yoga since 2006. She did a 350 hour breath-centred Hatha yoga teacher training in the classical tradition of T. Krishnamacharya from the Yoga Institute in Cammeray. Shweta’s classes are a combination of playful sequencing for strength and flexibility, and breath-centred movements resulting […]
Healing Relationships Course
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street, #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaEvery moment we are encountering a relationship. Whether that is a relationship with those in our presence, in our minds, or with ourself. Some of those relationships may be happy and joyful, and others far from being so. When our relationships are unstable or difficult, it can be instability in our minds and in other […]
Ashtanga Yoga for Beginners
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaAshtanga Yoga is an ancient practice, passed down through thousands of generations. It is a practice that develops strength and flexibility in body and mind. The fundamentals of Ashtanga Yoga will be taught in these classes with instructions tailored for the class. The classes are small and therefore direct coaching will be provided to assist […]
Metta and Metta Meditation
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street, #2, Bankstown, NSW, Australia“Few human experiences have been more pondered over, more discussed and more longed for than love,” writes Bhante Dhammika in his book titled, “Like Milk and Water Mixed”. The book then goes on to explore the different types of love, from the mundane to the spiritual, from a narrow love to one described by the […]
Understanding the Buddhist Scriptures
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street, #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaAmongst the many books written by Bhante Dhammika, his book titled, “The Buddha’s Words”, provides extracts from the Buddhist scriptures from the Tipitaka and post-canonical literature, arranged so that the reader can read an extract every day for a year as part of a practice to “Recollect the Dhamma” and for those who wish to […]
Becoming Patient
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street, #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaThe Buddha taught that the most destructive emotion we have is anger. Not only do we have the potential to hurt ourselves, but under the blinding influence of anger, we can bring suffering onto others as well. Patience is the direct antidote to anger and therefore one of the first steps we can take towards […]