Retreats.
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Guided Retreat with Gen Kelsang Rabten
Fri 7 - 10 Mar | KMC Australia (Dandenong Ranges)
There is nothing more precious than our human life, yet it is easy to let time pass without truly connecting with our life’s deeper purpose. While we understand that worrying about others' opinions or getting caught up in stress is not meaningful, it can still be difficult to free ourselves from these anxieties. Buddha's solution lies in deeply contemplating our mortality. By reflecting on nine fundamental truths about our existence, we can liberate ourselves from the fears that ordinary life imposes on us. Instead of letting our lives pass by unlived, we can embrace each moment as sacred, living fully and authentically from the heart.
Join Buddhist monk and Resident Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Centre Australia, Gen Kelsang Rabten, for this transformative retreat.
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Ritual Practice with an introductory talk by Kelsang Luma
Fri 4 - 6 Apr | KMC Australia (Dandenong Ranges)
This special fasting and purification retreat is performed in conjunction with the meditation practice of Thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara. Engaging in this retreat is very powerful for purifying negative karma and pacifying strong delusions such as desirous attachment and hatred. It is also a special method for receiving the blessings of Buddha and improving our love, compassion and bodhichitta (the wish to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all). Usually this practice is done over two days, with the Mahayana precepts* being taken at the beginning of each day. On the first day it is customary to abstain from all meals apart from lunch. On the second day we engage in a complete fast, abstaining from all food and drink for 24 hours. On both days, we do three sessions of meditation, combining prostrations with chanted meditation. Those who are unable to engage in a complete fast can participate in the sessions on the second day, provided they take the Mahayana precepts on that day. Each session is free of charge. For those who wish to join us for dinner on Friday or lunch on Saturday please book for this - $8 per meal. *The Mahayana precepts are vows we take to abstain from certain actions for the duration of 24 hours. For more information about precepts please email education@kadampa.org.au or see: kadampa. org/buddhism/taking-precepts
The retreat will begin with an introductory talk by Kelsang Luma at 7.30pm on Friday 4 April.
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Guided Retreat with Kelsang Tara
Mon 21 - 23 Apr | KMC Australia (Dandenong Ranges)
Following the 2025 Australian Dharma Celebration Kelsang Tara will guide us in retreat on ‘The Request to the Lord of All Lineages Prayer’.
During this retreat we will have a precious opportunity to sit with the powerful wisdom contained in this blessed prayer and take it deep into our heart. Time on retreat allows us to transform understanding and knowledge into experience that will guide us to deep lasting happiness.
Set amidst the natural beauty and breathtaking views of Kadampa Meditation Centre Australia, this retreat provides the perfect environment for reflection and spiritual growth.
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Weekend Meditation Retreat with Buddhist Teacher Damian Auton
Fri 16 - 18 May | KMC Australia (Dandenong Ranges)
Treat yourself to a revitalizing weekend retreat at Kadampa Meditation Centre Australia (KMCA), located in the tranquil Dandenong Ranges amidst lush forests and flower farms. This serene setting provides an ideal backdrop for guided meditations that renew the mind and bring inner peace.
Led by qualified Buddhist teachers, these retreats offer the opportunity to discover profound happiness and contentment through the tranquility of meditation.
Embrace the opportunity to immerse yourself in the stillness and peace that meditation brings during these weekend escapes.
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Guided Retreat with Kelsang Monlam
Fri 6 - 9 June | KMC Australia (Dandenong Ranges)
In the Sutras and Mahamudra scriptures Buddha says: “If you realize your own mind you will become a Buddha; you should not seek Buddhahood elsewhere.” There is nothing more powerful than the mind.
Beauty and ugliness, good and bad, happiness and suffering – all depend upon mind. Everything we see, hear, smell, taste or touch with our sense awarenesses, or perceive with our mental awareness, is created by mind. How? Through imputation. An object only exists because the mind imputes it. This is true of everything. The world, enjoyments, houses, cars, bodies, speech and we ourself all develop only through being imputed by mind.
Mind is therefore the creator of all things, including the entire world.
Join us at Kadampa Meditation Centre Australia to enjoy a profound retreat with visiting teacher Kelsang Monlam. Through gaining a deep experience of the mind itself in mahamudra meditation we can tap into the power of the mind, experience an inner peace we had never previously imagined possible and create a pure world born from that stillness.