Special Events.
From public talks with senior Buddhist teachers to community gatherings over a meal, our special events will not only inspire and uplift you, but are a wonderful opportunity to connect yourself, family and friends to the path to happiness.
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Meal and Meditate
Fri 24 May | KMC Australia (Dandenong Ranges)
Join us for an uplifting evening of wisdom, good company, and food at KMC Australia.
Held in our temple in the beautiful surrounds of the Dandenong Ranges, Kelsang Luma will start the evening with a short teaching on finding peace and contentment from a Buddhist perspective, and share tips on how to sustain happiness.
There will be lots of time for questions and discussion, and the night will conclude with a delicious two course vegetarian meal.
So whether you’ve got burning questions about Buddhism, or you need some wisdom in your life, or you just want to sit back and soak up the atmosphere, don’t miss this special event.
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Fearless: How to Confront Your Anxiety - Geelong Public Talk with Gen Kelsang Rabten
Wed 19 June | Eastern Hub - East Geelong
Anxiety is increasingly common in today's uncertain world. We can find ourselves afraid of turning inwards, looking into our mind, because if we did, we would see that we are living in a state of almost constant discomfort and anxiety. We do not know how to maintain a peaceful and balanced mind, free from worry and fear.
In this inspiring evening talk, Resident teacher of Kadampa Meditation Centre Australia and Kadampa Meditation Centre Melbourne, Gen Kelsang Rabten will explain how we can gain the courage to look inward and identify and remove the causes of anxiety and mental pain. Through this we will become fearless, knowing that we can enjoy a happy and fulfilling life no matter what comes our way.
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Happiness, Confidence & The Power of the Mind - Ballarat Public Talk with Buddhist Nun Kelsang Luma
Wed 26 June | Ballarat Mechanics Institute
Meditation is a way of calming the mind, reducing stress and developing a more positive approach to life. This public talk with Buddhist Nun Kelsang Luma is the perfect opportunity to experience for yourself the inner peace and happiness that naturally arises when our mind becomes still. This feeling of inner peace will help us to cope with the busyness and difficulties of daily life and we will feel warm and well disposed towards other people thereby improving our relationships.
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A Life Beyond Sorrow | Manjushri Empowerment & Commentary To The Four Noble Truths
Fri 13 - 17 Sep | KMC Australia (Dandenong Ranges)
When we see things as they really are, our delusions naturally disappear and virtuous minds naturally manifest. Buddha’s teachings lead us to profound insights into the ways things are, as opposed to how they appear. In particular, the sutra on the Four Noble Truths lays out a clear pathway, to use wisdom to free ourself from all our delusions and attain the permanent inner peace called nirvana - a life beyond sorrow. During this special course you can receive the wisdom empowerment of Manjushri and rare teachings on the sixteen aspects of the four noble truths drawn from Ocean of Nectar and Venerable Geshe-la’s oral teachings.
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Name Mantra Retreat
Wed 20 Nov - 17 Dec | KMC Australia (Dandenong Ranges)
If we recite our Spiritual Guide’s mantra with faith, this is far more powerful than reciting any other mantra, and with our mind empowered by our Guru’s blessings we can accomplish anything.
Join us at Kadampa Meditation Centre Australia, for a special opportunity to engage in retreat on the name mantra of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. You can engage in this retreat as a formal close retreat, as a preliminary guide retreat or simply attending sessions whenever you are able.
In whichever way we engage in the retreat we will draw closer and closer to our root guru, receive powerful blessings and insights, and create the causes never to be separated from Guru Sumati Buddha Heruka. The benefits of this retreat, both personally and for the flourishing of Kadam Dharma, are unsurpassed.
For those engaging in formal close retreat there will be a group Vajradaka burning offering to conclude the retreat.
The retreat will begin with an introduction with Gen Kelsang Rabten and conclude with Vajradaka burning offerings, led by Kelsang Luma.