Sydney
Practice Centre
7 McDonald Street
Balmain NSW 2041
Contact
Tanya Gebbie
tanyageb@bigpond.net.au
Telephone: +61 2 (0)402 258 230
Regular study & practice
Shamatha
(followed by a DVD of
Rinpoches recent teachings)
Saturday 25th September
Place: 7 McDonald Street, Balmain
Time: 4 - 6 pm - starting with a brief instruction on Shamatha, followed by sitting practice & 30 minutes of Rinpoche's recorded teachings.
Contact: Bridget on 9818 2650 or bridgetgebbie@bigpond.com
Feast & Celebration Days
Dakini Day
Tsog- Saturday 4th September
Place: 3C Crows Nest Road, Waverton (crn of Carr St)
Time: 2:30 set up for 3 pm Start.
How to get
there: Waverton train station is 3 minutes away. Turn right at top of station stairs, pass shops and then first street going up hill.
BYO: Cushions Shower of Blessings Practice and
Tsog offering. If you would like me to send you a copy of the practice please e-mail me on the address below.
Contact: Meg
0431159590
Guru Rinpoche Day
Tsog - Thursday 18th September
Place: 59 Adelaide
St, Woollahra (7 minutes walk from Bondi Junction train station).
Time:
2.30 set up for a 3pm start
BYO: Cushions and Tsog offering.
Contact: Serene 0405219611
INTRODUCTORY TALKS, WORKSHOPS & SEMINARS
10th September, 2010: Introductory Talk • 6.30 - 8pm
Tantra 101: Foundations
An introduction to the context and teachings of Buddhist tantra as it was preserved in Tibet for 1200 years. As authentic traditions of wisdom, the tantric teachings were kept alive in Tibet, preserved in unbroken lineages of accomplished men and women. Innumerable profound instructions enabled ordinary individuals to attain perfect enlightenment in a single lifetime. Stories and sketches of these teachings and how they relate to our path will be explored.
Venue
St Helen's Community Centre
184 Glebe Point Road, Glebe (next to Glebe Library).
Parking - on street or close to parking station in Ward Ave.
Bus to front door, state transit buses 432,433,444
Cost
$20/$17 concession
Further Information
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11th-12th September, 2010: Workshop • 10am - 4pm
Tantra 102: The Practice of Sadhana
A look at the philosophy of tantra and how it is related to the general framework of Buddhism. This workshop will particularly touch on the immediate needs of those who practice sadhana and make Vajrayāna part of their Buddhist practice.
Venue
St Helen's Community Centre
184 Glebe Point Road, Glebe (next to Glebe Library).
Parking - on street or close to parking station in Ward Ave.
Bus to front door, state transit buses 432,433,444
Costs
$60 per day/$45 concession or $100 for both days/$75 concession
Further Information
Tanya Gebbie: tanyageb@bigpond.net.au
11th November, 2010: Introductory Talk • 6.30 - 8pm
Vivid Luminous Space
In discovering awakening, the Buddha addressed the mechanisms and the painful consequences of the mind that ignores. His inspiration was the transparency of the constructions of our worlds and the immediacy and presence of our innate wisdom. His teaching on the Middle Way and Buddha Nature provides some radical perspectives that are supremely empowering in their thrust towards creativity and human happiness.
Venue
Macleay Room, 1st Floor, The Rex Centre, 58A Macleay Street, Kings Cross
Entrance to the Rex Centre is near Baroda Street and entry is from Fitzroy Gardens. It is next to Maggie's Bar and Bistro and adjacent to the children's playground. The venue is close to city bus services and Kings Cross railway station. Parking is available at Kings Cross Parking Station and there is limited on-street parking.
Cost
$20/$17 concession
Further Information
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12th November, 2010: Media Show • 7 - 8.30pm
Wisdom and Love: The Khyentse Lineage
Over the last 25 years Australians have been taught Buddhism by numerous great masters. One of them is Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, who since a young age has inspired thousands of people with his teachings, work, and by his example. His unique, original and irreverent style has eliminated many of the cultural barriers that often occur when Buddhism is transplanted.
This freedom from
confinement has characterised numerous previous and contemporary
Khyentse incarnations. While the great master Khamtrul Döngyü Nyima
(1931-1980) would say that there are "millions of Khyentse
incarnations", this talk will focus on the major ones who
provided the backbone of many Tibetan lineages and who continue to
inspire us today.
We will join this celebration of numerous life
stories with the practice of Guru Yoga.
Venue
Macleay Room, 1st Floor, The Rex Centre, 58A Macleay Street, Kings Cross
Entrance to the Rex Centre is near Baroda Street and entry is from Fitzroy Gardens. It is next to Maggie's Bar and Bistro and adjacent to the children's playground. The venue is close to city bus services and Kings Cross railway station. Parking is available at Kings Cross Parking Station and there is limited on-street parking.
Cost
$20/$17 concession
Further Information
Tanya Gebbie: tanyageb@bigpond.net.au
13th-14th November, 2010: Workshop • 10am - 4pm
Madhayamaka & Buddha Nature
The Buddhist perspective is based on a conversation between negation and affirmation. On the one hand the Buddha taught the value of doubting the confused constructions of our habitual mind and on the other he pointed to the value of trusting our innate disposition of wisdom. The Mādhyamaka teaching of understanding the workings of our constructions serves as a foundation to breaking through to the realization of our innate buddha-nature. This workshop will be a discussion of these essential themes that are the foundations of the Buddhist view.
Venue
Macleay Room, 1st Floor, The Rex Centre, 58A Macleay Street, Kings Cross
Entrance to the Rex Centre is near Baroda Street and entry is from Fitzroy Gardens. It is next to Maggie's Bar and Bistro and adjacent to the children's playground. The venue is close to city bus services and Kings Cross railway station. Parking is available at Kings Cross Parking Station and there is limited on-street parking.
Costs
$60 per day/$45 concession or $100 for both days/$75 concession
Further Information
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