Opening The Heart Presenter: Venerable Aileen Barry Facilitator: Tina Ng Wed 3 August | 7-8.30pm Location: In person at Metta Centre (Bankstown) or Online (Zoom link below) Cost: By donation   Venerable Aileen Barry will be offering this teaching at the Metta Centre in person. If you would like to meet Venerable in person, you are […]

This session is to explore the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra. The Sutra famously states, "Form is emptiness, emptiness is form." Why is it so hard to let go of our sense of being wronged? Speaker: Bom Hyon Sunim Wed 10 Aug | 7-8.30pm Location: In person at Metta Centre (Bankstown) or Online (Zoom link below) Cost: […]

Join us for a unique journey through the Australian Museum with Venerable Chao Khun Keng and Venerable Dhammadharo Dhamma at the Museum with Venerable Chao Khun Keng and Venerable Dhammadharo Saturday 13 August | 2-5pm Australian Museum (1 William Street, Sydney) Cost: Free Contact: Zen 0420 276 026 RSVP is essential with your contact details […]

The meditative practice of Joy and Positive Psychotherapy Presenter: Dr. Eng Kong Tan Facilitator: Tina Ng Wed 17 August | 7-8.30pm Location: In person at Metta Centre (Bankstown) or Online (Zoom link below) Cost: By donation   Dr. E-K Tan will be weaving the Cultivation of Joy, the meditative practice of Mudita with the recent […]

Contemplative Awakening Presenter: Ajahn Sādaro Facilitator: Tina Ng Wed 24 August | 7-8.30pm Location: In person at Metta Centre (Bankstown) or Online (Zoom link below) Cost: By donation What is an ‘awakening experience’ in meditation? And once we have these experiences, how do we now understand and integrate them? Ajahn Sādaro will discuss how we […]

Metta Festival Thank You PartySat 27 Aug | 6-10pmAt the Metta Centre, 7-9 Cross St, Bankstown NSWRSVP essential for catering purposes: Eventbrite or email contact@mettacentre.comVolunteers, sponsors and performers who helped with the Metta Festival are invited to join our celebration as Metta Centre gives thanks to your incredible work in making the event such a […]

The Dance of Zouk with Alise Kha and Matthew Voelker Date: Sunday 28th August Time: 10.30am to 12pm Location: Ignite Dance Co 2/11 Arab Rd, Padstow, NSW, 2211 Cost: $15pp Our instructors Alise Kha and Matthew Voelker will guide participants in this unique Zouk dance and Buddhism workshop, using movement and dance to connect people […]

Rubber Duck Debugging the Mind: The Vipallasa; distortions of views, perceptions and thoughts Presenter: Venerable Vimala Facilitator: Tina Ng Wed 31 August | 7-8.30pm Location: In person at Metta Centre (Bankstown) or Online (Zoom link below) Cost: By donation   Do you sometimes feel that your mind is going around in circles? There is a […]

This talk will focus on His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s book, Our Only Home, A Climate Appeal to the worldWhere were you when the world ended? Buddhism Springs Into Environmental Action Presenter: Venerable Thubten Chokyi Facilitator: Tina Ng Wed 7 September | 7-8.30pm Location: In person at Metta Centre (Bankstown) or Online (Zoom link below) […]

Many people have heard of mindfulness, but what of attentiveness? In this talk, we will explore the practice of attentivenessMindfulness to Attentiveness Presenter: Venerable Tashi Facilitator: Tina Ng Wed 14 Sept | 7-8.30pm Location: In person at Metta Centre (Bankstown) or Online (Zoom link below) Cost: By donation Many people have heard of mindfulness, but […]

Our spiritual friendships are significant to our spiritual journey. Find out in this session why spiritual friendships are so importantThe importance of Spiritual Friendship (Kalyanamitra) Presenter: Venerable Dhammananda Facilitator: Tina Ng Wed 21 Sept | 7-8.30pm Location: In person at Metta Centre (Bankstown) or Online (Zoom link below) Cost: By donation As social beings, our […]

In this talk we will be examining Buddhist methods to improve our resilience in order to to lead happier, healthier and more productive liveA Buddhist View for Building Resilience in a Changing World Presenter: Rod Lee Facilitator: Tina Ng Wed 28 September | 7-8.30pm Location: In person at Metta Centre (Bankstown) or Online (Zoom link […]

Venerable Mettaji will share his understanding of Metta; offer a Metta meditation and answer any questionsCentring on Metta Presenter: Venerable Mettaji Facilitator: Tina Ng Wed 5 Oct | 7-8.30pm Location: In person at Metta Centre (Bankstown) or Online (Zoom link below) Cost: By donation Are there simple and easy Causes and Conditions for Metta? Do […]

Finding Your Purpose Presenter: Bhante Sujato Facilitator: Tina Ng Wed 12 Oct | 7-8.30pm Location: Bhante Sujato and Tina Ng will be in person at Metta Centre (Bankstown). Participants can join in person or online (Zoom link below) Cost: By donation   We decided that everyone should choose their own life path, but it seems […]

In this talk, Venerable Olande Ananda Thera will explain the Buddha’s definition of mindfulness and lead us in the mindfulness practiceMindfulness or a Mind Full of Things? Presenter: Ven Olande Ananda Thera Wed 19 Oct| 7-8.30pm Online ONLY: links provided below Cost: Free Mindfulness has become popularised and the word is used so much in […]