Buddhist Society Of Victoria (BSV)

Monday Night Meditation | Ajahn Sadaro
2024-11-11 19:30 - 21:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Buddhaloka Centre, 71 Darling Road, Malvern East, VIC, 3145, Australia
Time: 7.30 – 9 pm
Venue: BSV Buddhaloka Centre
71 Darling Road, Malvern East VIC 3145
Meditation is a calm approach of healing that increase productivity, replenish attention, solidify memories and encourage creativity. Mindfulness training has become more popular than ever in the last decade as a strategy to relieve stress, anxiety and depression. Join us on Weekly Monday Night Meditation in Malvern East, Buddhist Society of Victoria.
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Doors open at 7:00pm and the monastic led guided meditation session will commence at 7:30pm until 8:30pm and will be followed by Q&A. You can watch the live broadcast on YouTube if you are unable to attend the session in person.
All are welcome.
Parking
There is a car park at the back of Buddhaloka Centre which can be accessed via Terminus lane. Please be PARTICULARLY mindful when parking on the streets around the Centre and ensure that you do not obstruct driveways in any way.

Tuesday Night Meditation | Lay Teacher (Sandeep Karki)
2024-11-12 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-11-19 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-11-26 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-12-03 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-12-10 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-12-17 19:30 - 21:00
Time: 7.30 – 9 pm
Venue: BSV Buddhaloka Centre
71 Darling Road, Malvern East VIC 3145
Meditation is a calm approach of healing that increase productivity, replenish attention and encourage creativity. Mindfulness training has become more popular than ever in the last decade as a strategy to relieve stress, anxiety and depression.
Join us for these weekly Tuesday night Meditation sessions at the City Centre, The Buddhist Society of Victoria (Malvern East). Doors open at 7:00pm and the guided meditation session will commence at 7:30pm until 8:30pm, followed by Q&A.
Please note this session is not LiveStreamed.
All are welcome.
Parking
There is a car park at the back of Buddhaloka Centre which can be accessed via Terminus lane. Please be PARTICULARLY mindful when parking on the streets around the Centre and ensure that you do not obstruct driveways in any way.

Nurturing Awareness - WEEK 2 | Ajahn Sādaro
2024-11-15 19:00 - 20:00
Self-Nurturing Awareness : How to develop unconditional kindness for yourself through meditation
This is the second in the series of eight sessions of Nurturing Awareness: Finding meaning through meditation and kindness. In it, Ajahn Sādaro will:

Offer a variety of meditation techniques for Self-nurturing awareness, which the development of kindness, care and compassion towards oneself.
Lead a guided meditation of Self-nurturing awareness.
Outline how self-kindness meditation promotes contentment and happiness within oneself, and how it is used to overcome self-hatred, self-criticism and low self-worth.
Answer your questions about meditation.
Offer some insight and guidance on common concerns, obstacles and issues meditators face.

After the session, you are welcome to have tea and snacks with us. We hope to see you!
For more details about this Series click HERE

Online Participation:
The series is being made available for online participation via ZOOM, however we do encourage those who live in Melbourne to attend in person.
Meeting ID: 832 1132 4233 | Passcode: [REDACTED] | ZOOM LINK

Sunday Dhamma Talk | Ajahn Sadaro
2024-11-17 09:30 - 11:00
Weekly Dhamma Talk. Teaching will be given by Ajahn Sadaro
Time: 9.30 am – 11.00 am
Venue: BSV Buddhaloka Centre
71 Darling Road, Malvern East VIC 3145
Lunch Dana:
At 11 am, there is rice pindapāta and offering lunch dana to the monastics, followed by communal lunch. Please bring a plate of food to share with the monastics and lay community. Ensure all food is freshly cooked and prepared in advance. We kindly request those who wish to make an offering, to deliver their contribution to the Vihara kitchen upon arrival at the Centre (no later than 10:30am). This will greatly assist with lunch preparation.
Parking
There is a car park at the back of Buddhaloka Centre which can be accessed via Terminus lane. Please be PARTICULARLY mindful when parking on the streets around the Centre and ensure that you do not obstruct driveways in any way.

Dhamma Talk | Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu
2024-11-17 19:00 - 21:00
Dhamma Talk by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu
Time: 7.00pm – 9.00pm
Venue: BSV Buddhaloka Centre
71 Darling Road, Malvern East VIC 3145
About Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu
Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu (also known as Ajahn Geoff) is an American Buddhist monk belonging to the Thai Forest Tradition. Ordained in 1976, he studied for ten years under the forest master Ajahn Fuang Jotiko. Since 1993 he has served as abbot of the Metta Forest Monastery in San Diego County, California—the first monastery in the Thai Forest Tradition in the U.S. He is well known for the vast body of his translation work which includes the Sutta Pitaka and the Dhammapada and has also translated Ajahn Lee’s meditation manuals from Thai. He is the author of The Buddhist Monastic Code, a two-volume reference handbook on the topic of monastic discipline.

Monday Night Meditation | Ajahn Sadaro
2024-11-18 19:30 - 21:00
Time: 7.30 – 9 pm
Venue: BSV Buddhaloka Centre
71 Darling Road, Malvern East VIC 3145
Meditation is a calm approach of healing that increase productivity, replenish attention, solidify memories and encourage creativity. Mindfulness training has become more popular than ever in the last decade as a strategy to relieve stress, anxiety and depression. Join us on Weekly Monday Night Meditation in Malvern East, Buddhist Society of Victoria.
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Doors open at 7:00pm and the monastic led guided meditation session will commence at 7:30pm until 8:30pm and will be followed by Q&A. You can watch the live broadcast on YouTube if you are unable to attend the session in person.
All are welcome.
Parking
There is a car park at the back of Buddhaloka Centre which can be accessed via Terminus lane. Please be PARTICULARLY mindful when parking on the streets around the Centre and ensure that you do not obstruct driveways in any way.

Nurturing Awareness - WEEK 3 | Ajahn Sādaro
2024-11-22 19:00 - 20:00
Caring Awareness : How to cultivate compassion through meditation
This is the third in the series of eight sessions of Nurturing Awareness: Finding meaning through meditation and kindness. In it, Ajahn Sādaro will:

Offer a variety of meditation techniques for Caring Awareness, which is cultivating care and compassion for those around you.
Lead a guided meditation of Caring awareness.
Outline compassion meditation’s connection with generosity and goodwill, and how it can engender a deep connection with our common humanity. Also how to use it to deal with distress, burnout and feeling overwhelmed.
Answer your questions about meditation.
Offer some insight and guidance on common concerns, obstacles and issues meditators face.

After the session, you are welcome to have tea and snacks with us. We hope to see you!
For more details about this Series click HERE

Online Participation:
The series is being made available for online participation via ZOOM, however we do encourage those who live in Melbourne to attend in person.
Meeting ID: 832 1132 4233 | Passcode: [REDACTED] | ZOOM LINK

Sunday Dhamma Talk | Ajahn Nissarano
2024-11-24 09:30 - 11:00, 2025-01-05 09:30 - 11:00
Weekly Dhamma Talk. Teaching will be given by Ajahn Nissarano
Time: 9.30 am – 11.00 am
Venue: BSV Buddhaloka Centre
71 Darling Road, Malvern East VIC 3145
Lunch Dana:
At 11 am, there is rice pindapāta and offering lunch dana to the monastics, followed by communal lunch. Please bring a plate of food to share with the monastics and lay community. Ensure all food is freshly cooked and prepared in advance. We kindly request those who wish to make an offering, to deliver their contribution to the Vihara kitchen upon arrival at the Centre (no later than 10:30am). This will greatly assist with lunch preparation.
Parking
There is a car park at the back of Buddhaloka Centre which can be accessed via Terminus lane. Please be PARTICULARLY mindful when parking on the streets around the Centre and ensure that you do not obstruct driveways in any way.

Monday Night Meditation | Ajahn Nissarano
2024-11-25 19:30 - 21:00

Nurturing Awareness - WEEK 4 | Ajahn Sādaro
2024-11-29 19:00 - 20:00
Forgiving Awareness : How to offer and receive forgiveness through meditation
This is the sixth in the series of eight sessions of Nurturing Awareness: Finding meaning through meditation and kindness. In it, Ajahn Sādaro will:

Offer a variety of meditation techniques of Forgiving awareness, which is the generation of forgiveness towards those who have wronged us and importantly, towards oneself.

Lead a guided meditation of Forgiving awareness.

Outline how forgiveness meditation develops the right conditions to give and receive forgiveness without ‘becoming a doormat’. This meditation allows us to begin to let go of burdens of guilt, regrets or grudges, and in their place, eventually leads us to the wisdom that we all at times ‘don’t understand’ how our actions cause harm.
Answer your questions about meditation.
Offer some insight and guidance on common concerns, obstacles and issues meditators face.

After the session, you are welcome to have tea and snacks with us. We hope to see you!
For more details about this Series click HERE

Online Participation:
The series is being made available for online participation via ZOOM, however we do encourage those who live in Melbourne to attend in person.
Meeting ID: 832 1132 4233 | Passcode: [REDACTED] | ZOOM LINK

Sunday Dhamma Talk | Ajahn Mudito
2024-12-01 09:30 - 11:00, 2024-12-22 09:30 - 11:00
Weekly Dhamma Talk. Teaching will be given byAjahn Mudito
Time: 9.30 am – 11.00 am
Venue: BSV Buddhaloka Centre
71 Darling Road, Malvern East VIC 3145
Lunch Dana:
At 11 am, there is rice pindapāta and offering lunch dana to the monastics, followed by communal lunch. Please bring a plate of food to share with the monastics and lay community. Ensure all food is freshly cooked and prepared in advance. We kindly request those who wish to make an offering, to deliver their contribution to the Vihara kitchen upon arrival at the Centre (no later than 10:30am). This will greatly assist with lunch preparation.

Monday Night Meditation | Ajahn Sadaro
2024-12-02 19:30 - 21:00
Time: 7.30 – 9 pm
Venue: BSV Buddhaloka Centre
71 Darling Road, Malvern East VIC 3145
Meditation is a calm approach of healing that increase productivity, replenish attention, solidify memories and encourage creativity. Mindfulness training has become more popular than ever in the last decade as a strategy to relieve stress, anxiety and depression. Join us on Weekly Monday Night Meditation in Malvern East, Buddhist Society of Victoria.
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Doors open at 7:00pm and the monastic led guided meditation session will commence at 7:30pm until 8:30pm and will be followed by Q&A. You can watch the live broadcast on YouTube if you are unable to attend the session in person.
All are welcome.
Parking
There is a car park at the back of Buddhaloka Centre which can be accessed via Terminus lane. Please be PARTICULARLY mindful when parking on the streets around the Centre and ensure that you do not obstruct driveways in any way.

Nurturing Awareness - WEEK 5 | Ajahn Sādaro
2024-12-06 19:00 - 20:00
Nurturing Awareness towards difficult people : How to generate kindness and acceptance towards difficult people through meditation

This is the seventh in the series of eight sessions of Nurturing Awareness : Finding meaning through meditation and kindness. In it, Ajahn Sādaro will:

Offer a variety of meditation techniques to develop kindness and understanding towards difficult people.
Lead a guided meditation of Nurturing awareness towards difficult people.
Describe how it’s possible to develop kindness and change our relationship towards difficult people through meditation, and the inner strength and resiliency kindness offers us. Also outline how this meditation does not promote a complacency in peoples’ negative actions, but diffuse the associated feelings of annoyance, ill will or anger towards them.
Answer your questions about meditation.
Offer some insight and guidance on common concerns, obstacles and issues meditators face.

After the session, you are welcome to have tea and snacks with us. We hope to see you!
For more details about this Series click HERE

Online Participation:
The series is being made available for online participation via ZOOM, however we do encourage those who live in Melbourne to attend in person.
Meeting ID: 832 1132 4233 | Passcode: [REDACTED] | ZOOM LINK

Sunday Dhamma Talk | Venerable Chi Kwang Sunim
2024-12-08 09:30 - 11:00
Weekly Dhamma Talk. Teaching will be given by Venerable Chi Kwang Sunim
Time: 9.30 am – 11.00 am
Venue: BSV Buddhaloka Centre
71 Darling Road, Malvern East VIC 3145
Lunch Dana:
At 11 am, there is rice pindapāta and offering lunch dana to the monastics, followed by communal lunch. Please bring a plate of food to share with the monastics and lay community. Ensure all food is freshly cooked and prepared in advance. We kindly request those who wish to make an offering, to deliver their contribution to the Vihara kitchen upon arrival at the Centre (no later than 10:30am). This will greatly assist with lunch preparation.

Monday Night Meditation | Ajahn Sadaro
2024-12-09 19:30 - 21:00
Time: 7.30 – 9 pm
Venue: BSV Buddhaloka Centre
71 Darling Road, Malvern East VIC 3145
Meditation is a calm approach of healing that increase productivity, replenish attention, solidify memories and encourage creativity. Mindfulness training has become more popular than ever in the last decade as a strategy to relieve stress, anxiety and depression. Join us on Weekly Monday Night Meditation in Malvern East, Buddhist Society of Victoria.
﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿
Doors open at 7:00pm and the monastic led guided meditation session will commence at 7:30pm until 8:30pm and will be followed by Q&A. You can watch the live broadcast on YouTube if you are unable to attend the session in person.
All are welcome.
Parking
There is a car park at the back of Buddhaloka Centre which can be accessed via Terminus lane. Please be PARTICULARLY mindful when parking on the streets around the Centre and ensure that you do not obstruct driveways in any way.

Sunday Dhamma Talk | Ven Jinasiri
2024-12-15 09:30 - 11:00
Weekly Dhamma Talk. Teaching will be given by Ven Jinasiri
Time: 9.30 am – 11.00 am
Venue: BSV Buddhaloka Centre
71 Darling Road, Malvern East VIC 3145
Lunch Dana:
At 11 am, there is rice pindapāta and offering lunch dana to the monastics, followed by communal lunch. Please bring a plate of food to share with the monastics and lay community. Ensure all food is freshly cooked and prepared in advance. We kindly request those who wish to make an offering, to deliver their contribution to the Vihara kitchen upon arrival at the Centre (no later than 10:30am). This will greatly assist with lunch preparation.

Monday Night Meditation | Ven Jinasiri
2024-12-16 19:30 - 21:00

Monday Night Meditation | Ven Sumangalo
2024-12-23 19:30 - 21:00

Christmas Day Retreat | Ajahn Mudito
2024-12-25 09:00 - 15:00
If you’re over the commercial side of Christmas, or if you would just like some quiet time to contemplate the year that has been, then join us for a day retreat where we meditate, discuss Dhamma and share in fellowship with like-minded practitioners.The retreat will start at 9.00am and conclude by 3.00pm. Facilitated by Ajahn Mudito, the program will include short meditation and discussion sessions.
We’ll have our usual offering of dana to the Sangha at 11.00am followed by a shared meal with other participants. Please bring a plate of food to share.
Come and join in the true spirit of the festive season at the BSV Buddhaloka Centre, 71 Darling Road, Malvern East. No registration is required – feel free to attend the full day, one of the sessions or simply join the lunch dana offering and communal lunch.

Sunday Dhamma Talk | Ayya Upekkha
2024-12-29 09:30 - 11:00
Weekly Dhamma Talk. Teaching will be given by Ayya Upekkha
Time: 9.30 am – 11.00 am
Venue: BSV Buddhaloka Centre
71 Darling Road, Malvern East VIC 3145
Lunch Dana:
At 11 am, there is rice pindapāta and offering lunch dana to the monastics, followed by communal lunch. Please bring a plate of food to share with the monastics and lay community. Ensure all food is freshly cooked and prepared in advance. We kindly request those who wish to make an offering, to deliver their contribution to the Vihara kitchen upon arrival at the Centre (no later than 10:30am). This will greatly assist with lunch preparation.
Parking
There is a car park at the back of Buddhaloka Centre which can be accessed via Terminus lane. Please be PARTICULARLY mindful when parking on the streets around the Centre and ensure that you do not obstruct driveways in any way.

Monday Night Meditation | Ayya Upekkha
2024-12-30 19:30 - 21:00

Meditating Peacefully into the New Year
2024-12-31 21:00 - 2025-01-01 00:30
Date: Tuesday, 31st December 2024
Venue: BSV Buddhaloka Centre, 71 Darling Road, Malvern East
Those who wish to bring offerings of lights (tealights only), flowers and incense may offer them at the Buddha statue outside before the program begins.
Program:

9:00 PM
Tea and coffee and some nibbles

10:00 PM
Welcome message

10:05 PM
Group activity: Reflecting on how 2024 has been for us and what qualities we would like to develop more in 2025

10:30 PM
Short guided meditation led by by Ajahn Nissarano

11:00 PM
Chanting together

11:15 PM
Dhamma Panel Discussion with the Sangha

11:45 PM
Short Metta Meditation led by Ayya Upekkha

12:00 AM
Dedication of merit/ blessing

12:15 AM
Thank you and end.

The BSV Buddhaloka Centre will be open from 9am-3pm on New Year’s Day (Wednesday January 1st) until Saturday, 4th January 2025 for the “Welcoming in the New Year Retreat” led by Ajahn Nissarano . Everyone is welcome! Please bring a plate to share for communal lunch on Wednesday 1st January, if you plan to attend.

Welcoming-in the New Year | 4-Day Silent Meditation Retreat | Led by Ajahn Nissarano
2025-01-01 09:00 - 2025-01-04 15:00
Welcoming-in the New Year | 4-day silent meditation retreat | Led by Ajahn Nissarano
Wednesday 1st January – Saturday 4th January 2025, 9 am – 3.00 pm
BSV Buddhaloka Centre, 71 Darling Road, Malvern East
This retreat will focus on cultivating the mind in meditation and reflection to welcome-in the New Year. Participants are welcome to join this retreat at any time during the 4 days.
Daily Programme

9.00 am – 10.30 am:

Welcome
Taking the Refuges & Precepts – 5 and 8 precepts (first day, and as requested on subsequent days)
Chanting (as per BSV Sunday morning programme)
Short introduction to support the Guided Meditation
Guided meditation
Guidelines for walking meditation

10.30am – 11.00am:

Individual practice
walking &/or sitting meditation, and/or contemplation

11.00 am:

Lunch (for those taking 8 precepts, please eat before midday)

12.00 pm – 12.15 pm:

Individual practice
walking & sitting meditation, and contemplation.

12.15 pm – 1.30 pm:

Sutta Discussion

1.30 pm – 2.00 pm:

Individual practice
walking & sitting meditation, and contemplation and/or
short individual interviews in the dining area next door, on a first come first served basis (Please wait near the backdoor of the dining area for your turn)

2.00 pm – 3.00 pm:

Discussion/ Q & A
Sharing of Merits
Conclusion

Click here to download the chanting ebook onto your device.

Tea Breaks
Please take individual tea breaks when you need them, so as to minimise socialising & talking.
Noble Silence
This will be a silent retreat, in order to support the meditation & contemplation. So please speak only when necessary.
Mobile Phones
Participants are kindly requested to put their phones on silent.
Questions
Please write down your questions or comments as they occur to you and put them in the box in the foyer. They will be discussed during the last session for the day, between 2 pm – 3pm.The doors to the Centre and meditation hall will be left open to maximise ventilation. If it is cool, please dress appropriately, and bring a meditation shawl if you wish. There is cooling & heating in the meditation hall.
Participants need to bring their own lunch. Tea/coffee will be provided.
EVERYONE IS MOST WELCOME! – Registration not required.
Parking
Please keep the car park at the back of the Buddhaloka Centre free for walking meditation.
Please be PARTICULARLY mindful when parking on the streets around the Centre and ensure that you do not block driveways in any way.
