** MEDICINE BUDDHA EMPOWERMENT ~ With Ven. Geshe Sangey Thinley:
Saturday 15 November @ 2pm
The Empowerment will be translated into English by Anton Weiersmuller
REGISTRATION REQUIRED:
Please register if you wish to attend the Medicine Buddha Empowerment – as we have to prepare material for each person. Register by emailing dharmanewzealand@gmail.com
Geshe-la teaches on Waiheke Island
Sunday, November 23, 2014 , 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Geshe-la will be teaching at Morra Hall on Waiheke Island this Sunday at 10am.
Geshe-las teachings will kindly be translated from Tibetan into English by Anton Weiersmuller.
For more information, please contact Russel and Vessela: 09 372 8816
Location: Morra Hall
115 Ocean View Road, Oneroa, Waiheke.
A short 3 minute walk from Oneroa village.
Cost: by donation
Please join us in a group Medicine Buddha Practice from 2:30pm on Sunday 16th alongside completed mandala.
The closing ceremony will begin at 4pm.
Beginners Meditation Course
Learning to Meditate is such a wonderful gift one can give oneself on the path to learning how to have a more peaceful and calm mind and heart, bringing benefit to oneself and others.
The Beginners Meditation course is a four week course starting on the beginning of each month, and taking place at Himalayan Trading Post from 5:30pm to 7:00pm.
The course is designed to give you basic tools of meditation techniques. Once you have acquired these tools, you are more then welcome to join one of the other weekly meditation groups we run:
Tuesdays @ 5:30pm at Himalayan Trading Post
Wednesdays @ 7:30pm at the Buddhist Centre
Fridays @ 10:30am at the Buddhist Centre
The course is a $20 donation. Should you wish to register for a course, please get in touch with Ani Tsekyi 435 4401, pick up a registration form from Himalayan Trading Post, or send us an email: dharma@igrin.co.nz
Location:
Himalayan Trading Post
89 Cameron Street
Whangarei
Cost: $5 donation per class
Monday evening from the 22nd September – 17th November.
6:30 pm – 8:00. Arrive at 6 for a cuppa.
Ven. Geshe Sangey Thinely (Geshe-la) our resident spiritual teacher will give commentary and teach on this great text. Geshe-la will teach and bestow the oral transmission of this teaching in Tibetan, and this will be translated through Skype by Anton Weiersmuller, Auckland. The teachings are also available (for a limited number) via skype.
This teaching is available to ALL of those who wish to come along.
TO REGISTER PLEASE GO TO OUR WEB-SITE: http://mandala.org.nz/programme/teachings-events-courses/ You can also find a PDF of the Thirty-Seven Practices here.
The Thirty-Seven Practices where written in the Fourteenth century by Gyelsay Togmay Sangpo. “Recognizing their true potential and letting go of everything which could hinder them on their spiritual journey, Bodhisattvas entrust themselves to the path taught by the Buddha. Resisting disturbing emotions, they learn to respond to difficult situations in a constructive way. Fully understanding the nature of reality and the illusion-like nature of pleasure and pain, they overcome clinging attachment and aversion. In these ways, Bodhisattvas come to cherish living beings as the source of all happiness and are ultimately able to work solely for the good of all.” Geshe Sonam Rinchen.
By learning these practices it is possible for us to see how we can transform our actions, feelings, and ways of thinking.
Donations/koha of $5 per night, to assist with costs appreciated.
Please pass this invitation on to anyone you think may be interested in attending the classes – all welcome.
Guru Tsog Puja Ceremony for positive energy
This is an offering ceremony to create much needed positive energy or merit in our lives. Based on the lunar calendar, the practice of Guru or Tsog Offering done at the centre twice a month.
Anyone and everyone is welcome to attend this ritual of making extensive offerings to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas and our teachers, accumulating the positive energy needed to progress along the spiritual path.
The Guru Puja text (called Lama Chopa text).
Lama is the Tibetan word for Guru, and Chopa is the Tibetan word for offering. Participants can bring food or flowers as offerings. The ritual and offering takes approximately one hour.
One can sponsor a Puja to clear away obstacles for oneself or someone else. Please talk with Ani Tsekyi, Ph: 09 435 4401 if you would like to sponsor a Puja.
Location:
Jam Tse Dhargyey Ling Buddhist Centre
159 Parakiore Rd
(off of Pipiwai Rd, which is just north of Kamo)
Whangarei
Cost: offerings
Guided Meditation Classes at the Himalayan Trading Post
All welcome, although we do recommend you take the Beginners Meditation Course first.
Location:
Himalayan Trading Post
89 Cameron St
Whangarei
Cost: $5 donation
Guided Meditation at the Centre
You are most welcome to join the guided meditation classes with Buddhist nun Ani Tsekyi.
All welcome, although we do recommend you take the Beginners Meditation Course first.
Location:
Jam Tse Dhargyey Ling Buddhist Centre
159 Parakiore Rd,
(off of Pipiwai Rd, which is just north of Kamo)
Whangarei
Cost: $5 donation
Guided Meditation at the Centre
You are most welcome to join the guided meditation classes with Buddhist nun Ani Tsekyi.
All welcome, although we do recommend you take the Beginners Meditation Course first.
Location:
Jam Tse Dhargyey Ling Buddhist Centre
159 Parakiore Rd,
(off of Pipiwai Rd, which is just north of Kamo)
Whangarei
Cost: $5 donation
The Three Principal Aspects of the Path by Je Tsongkhapa, refer to Renunciation (the wish for freedom), Bodhicitta (the altruistic intention) and Wisdom (understanding how things truly exist).
Having recognized that any state within cyclic existence involves suffering, the practitioner develops a strong wish for freedom. To cut the root of cyclic existence it is necessary to know how things exist at the most fundamental level. It is also important to have an altruistic intention to act selflessly for the good and happiness of all living beings.
WEEKEND TEACHINGS – ALL WELCOME
Please feel free to join us for teachings by our resident Spiritual master: Ven. Geshe Sangey Thinley, fondly known as ‘Geshe-la’.
Geshe-la will teach in Tibetan and his teachings will be translated.
Attending the weekend classes:
It’s most beneficial to attend the whole weekend – however some is better than nothing…. so if you are only able to attend one or two of the sessions – please let us know and you are welcome.One can attend the teachings through Skype – see below.
WEEKEND Schedule:
Saturday 22nd November
* 10am: Teachings by Geshe-la
* 12pm: Shared lunch (bring a dish to share)
* 1:30 pm: Kaari or Paul will lead discussion group
* 3pm: Teachings by Geshe-la
Teachings will finish at 5pm
Sunday 23rd November:
* 10am: Teachings by Geshe-la
* 12pm: Shared lunch (bring a dish to share)
Who can attend:
The teachings are open to anyone to attend, one does not have to be a Buddhist to attend or benefit from these teachings.
Skype: if you would like to attend the sessions through skype – we can only have up to 9 people – please book this ahead by finding and messaging us on nzbuddhistcentre. We cannot guarantee success with Skype – sometimes it can be technically challenging.
Cost:
Teachings are always offered free of charge – however a donation of around $20 to $50 per person towards costs is advised, or anything you are able to offer. Please do not let the lack of finances prevent you from coming 🙂
All donations are tax deductible.
Childcare:
Is possibly available please enquire about this service by emailing us at dharmanewzealand(at)gmail.com
Accommodation:
Available in the Retreat House for $25 per night.
Bookings/information:
To book: call Maxine on 435 4444 between the hours of 10am and 3pm from Tuesday to Friday.
email: dharmanewzealand(at)gmail.com
or go to our website: www.mandala.org.nz and fill in our booking form.
Please feel free to share with anyone you think may benefit from attending these very special classes.
All welcome