Free 5 week Yoga Course: Yoga Flow
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaFree 5 week Yoga Course: Yoga Flow Instructor: Yvonne Dang Every Tuesday from 5 to 30 May | 6.15-7.15pm AEST Location: In person at Metta Centre (Bankstown) Cost: By Donation Join our rejuvenating slow flow yoga class to help improve your inner balance, calm and focus. Perfect for anyone seeking a more mindful practice, this […]
Free 5 week Yoga Course: Yoga Flow
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaFree 5 week Yoga Course: Yoga Flow Instructor: Yvonne Dang Every Tuesday from 5 to 30 May | 6.15-7.15pm AEST Location: In person at Metta Centre (Bankstown) Cost: By Donation Join our rejuvenating slow flow yoga class to help improve your inner balance, calm and focus. Perfect for anyone seeking a more mindful practice, this […]
Getting to know Your Crocodile
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaGetting to know Your Crocodile Presenter: Bhante Shravasti Dhammika (Joining online from Townsville, QLD) Wed 31 May | 7-8.30pm AEST Location: In person at Metta Centre (Bankstown) or Online (Zoom link below) Cost: By Donation Bhante Dhammika will deliver an interesting talk without giving a specific description or topic summary. Instead, attendees may be intrigued, […]
Obstacles to Buddhist Practice
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaObstacles to Buddhist Practice Presenter: Chao Khun Keng (Joining online) Wed 7 Jun | 7-8.30pm AEST Location: In person at Metta Centre (Bankstown) or Online (Zoom link below) Cost: By Donation With 35 years of monastic experience, Chao Khun Keng has a wealth of knowledge and experience to share with us on Buddhist practice. Last […]
The Mind’s Magic Show: Perception, Mindfulness, and the Art of Not Taking it Seriously
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaThe Mind's Magic Show: Perception, Mindfulness, and the Art of Not Taking it Seriously Presenter: Bhante Rakkhita Samanera (Joining online from Perth) Wed 14 Jun | 7-8.30pm AEST Location: In person at Metta Centre (Bankstown) or Online (Zoom link below) Cost: By Donation Step into the enigmatic realm of the mind's magic show as we […]
Overcoming Addiction through Buddhist practices: a Mind Lab event
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaOvercoming Addiction through Buddhist practices: a Mind Lab event Presenter: Ven. Dharana Dassa Thero (in person) Wed 21 June | 7pm – 8.30pm Location: In person at Metta Centre (Bankstown) or online (zoom link below) Cost: by donation Substance use disorders are a prevalent mental health issue in Australia, affecting one in every 20 […]
The Eight Realisations of a Bodhisattva and the relevance to a modern world
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaThe Eight Realisations of a Bodhisattva and the relevance to a modern world Presenter: Reverend Miao You (In person) Wed 28 Jun | 7-8.30pm AEST Location: In person at Metta Centre (Bankstown) or Online (Zoom link below) Cost: By Donation The Eight Realisations of a Bodhisattva and how they are still relevant today is an […]
Brahma viharas as taught by the Buddha – A sutta-based approach
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaBrahma viharas as taught by the Buddha – A sutta-based approach Speaker: Nguyễn Trung Công (Joining online from Hanoi, Vietnam) Wed 5 Jul | 7-8.30pm AEST Location: In person at Metta Centre (Bankstown) or Online (Zoom link below) Cost: Free Many people regard loving-kindness (Metta) meditation as a distinctive traditional Buddhist practice and often […]
Two Day Meditation Retreat
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaTwo Day Meditation Retreat Presenter: Ven Dr Vimokha (in person) 8 and 9 July | 9.30am – 5pm AEDT (No overnight stay) Location: In person at Metta Centre (Bankstown) or Online (Zoom link below) Cost: By Donation Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/two-day-meditation-retreat-tickets-632236535497 During Ven. Vimokkha’s trip in Sydney from Thailand, he will be leading a non-residential two-day meditation retreat […]
Two Day Meditation Retreat
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaTwo Day Meditation Retreat Presenter: Ven Dr Vimokha (in person) 8 and 9 July | 9.30am – 5pm AEDT (No overnight stay) Location: In person at Metta Centre (Bankstown) or Online (Zoom link below) Cost: By Donation During Ven. Vimokkha’s trip in Sydney from Thailand, he will be leading a non-residential two-day meditation retreat at […]
Brahmaviharas: Mudita and the 7 Rs
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaBrahmaviharas: Mudita and the 7 Rs Speaker: Doug Kraft (Joining online from California, USA) Wed 12 Jul | 7-8.30pm AEST Location: In person at Metta Centre (Bankstown) or Online (Zoom link below) Cost: Free Mudita is the spontaneous joy that arises within us upon seeing the wellbeing of others. Without this capacity we are […]
Relationships Workshop: Mindful Musical Communication Heals
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaRelationships Workshop: Mindful Musical Communication Heals A free workshop to enrich your connection with your partner (all orientations welcome) Presenter: Karen Gilles-Reid Sat 15th July | 1.30-3.30pm Location: In person at Metta Centre (Bankstown) Cost: By Donation The Norwegian writer Arne Garborg once said; “to love someone is to know the song in their […]
Brahmaviharas: Karuna (Compassion) as the Vehicle of Joy
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaBrahmaviharas: Karuna (Compassion) as the Vehicle of Joy Speaker: Bhante Ānanda (Joining online) Wed 19 Jul | 7-8.30pm AEST Location: In person at Metta Centre (Bankstown) or Online (Zoom link below) Cost: Free In this enlightening talk, Bhante Ananda will share insights on the Brahmaviharas—loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity—with a particular focus on […]
Brahmaviharas: Upekkha (Equanimity) as a Factor of Enlightenment
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaBrahmaviharas: Upekkha (Equanimity) as a Factor of Enlightenment Speaker: Bhante Ānanda (Joining online) Wed 26 Jul | 7-8.30pm AEST Location: In person at Metta Centre (Bankstown) or Online (Zoom link below) Cost: Free In this illuminating talk, Bhante Ananda explores the transformative power of Upekkha (equanimity) as a vehicle of enlightenment. Through insightful teachings […]
My Mind is Such a Sweet Thing
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaMy Mind is Such a Sweet Thing Speaker: Ven Pandit Cittasamvaro (Joining online from Thailand) Wed 2 Aug | 7-8.30pm AEST Location: In person at Metta Centre (Bankstown) or Online (Zoom link below) Cost: By Donation Ven. Pandit will speak to the reasons to start a meditation practice, how it provides insights, and some […]
The Simile of the Cook – Proper and Improper Attention
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaThe Simile of the Cook - Proper and Improper Attention Speaker: Ayya Phalañāṇī (Joining online from Germany) Wed 9 Aug | 7-8.30pm AEST Location: In person at Metta Centre (Bankstown) or Online (Zoom link below) Cost: Free In the Sutta, 'the two cooks', SN47.8 the Buddha presents a simile by which he explains, what […]
Buddhism and Identity Politics
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaBuddhism and Identity Politics Speaker: Ajahn Brahmali (Joining online from Western Australia) Wed 16 Aug | 7-8.30pm AEST Location: In person at Metta Centre (Bankstown) or Online (Zoom link below) Cost: Free Identity politics often revolves around the idea that people have fixed identities defined by their race, gender, religion, socio-economic standing, etc. This […]
Buddhist Detox Retreat – A Mind Lab Event
Karuna Sanctuary Retreat Centre, Katoomba 5 Saywell Road, Katoomba, NSW, AustraliaBuddhist Detox Retreat – A Mind Lab Event When: 19-20 August 2023 (overnight stay) Presenters: Ven. Dharana Dassa Thero, and Ven. Dr. Mahinda Thero Location: Karuna Sanctuary Retreat Centre, Katoomba Cost: by Donation Registration: https://forms.gle/NarzUc8CpH2hakPL9 (not via Eventbrite) We all face challenges, problems and hardships. We all suffer. We may have come to accept this […]
A Bright Heart in Dark Days
Metta Centre 7-9 Cross Street #2, Bankstown, NSW, AustraliaA Bright Heart in Dark Days Speaker: Ven Ayya Yeshe (Joining online from Tasmania, possibly) Wed 23 Aug | 7-8.30pm AEST Location: In person at Metta Centre (Bankstown) or Online (Zoom link below) Cost: By Donation We live in troubled times, with the cost of living so high, and climate change on the horizon. […]
Practicing the Buddha’s Teachings: From the Suttas to the Heart
Western Sydney University, Bankstown City campus 74 Rickard Road, Bankstown, AustraliaPracticing the Buddha's Teachings: From the Suttas to the Heart Speaker: Bhante Joe Atulo (Joining online from Sri Lanka) Wed 30 Aug | 7-8.30pm AEST Location: Online and in person at Western Sydney University (74 Rickard Rd, Bankstown City Campus), Room 1.4.34 on level 4 Cost: FREE The Buddha is thought of not only […]