Buddhist Society Of Victoria (BSV)

Monday Night Meditation | Ajahn Nissarano
2022-09-05 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | 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 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 our weekly Monday Night Meditation sessions at the BSV City Centre in Malvern East.
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Doors open at 7:00pm and the monastic led guided meditation session will commence at 7:30pm until 8:30pm, 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.

Tuesday Night Meditation | Lay Teacher (Sandeep Karki)
2022-09-06 19:30 - 21:00 UTC
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. 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

Discover Buddhism - WEEK 3 | Ajahn Sādaro
2022-09-09 19:00 - 20:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
What Is The Main Benefit Of Practicing Buddhism?
This is the third session in the series of four of Introduction to Buddhist thought and practice. Throughout the session, Ajahn Sādaro will:

Reflect on how he has progressed as a person and what he has gained out of practicing Buddhism, and how it may benefit you
Describe how the Buddhist path enables us to let go of our incessant wanting for things, our anger and ill will towards others, and our confusion around the natural state of existence
Describe how Buddhist meditation enables you to develop deep states of calm, boundless kindness and compassion, and importantly, an acceptance of the way our lives are
Show you how you can develop these same qualities in your life to bring about peace and contentment in whatever situation life throws at you

The session will include a short guided meditation and opportunity to ask any questions about Buddhism from a monk.
After the session, you are welcome to have tea and snacks with us. We hope to see you!
For more details on the Learn meditation from a Monk and Discover Buddhism Series click here

Sunday Dhamma Talk | Ajahn Sādaro
2022-09-11 09:30 - 11:00, 2022-10-09 09:30 - 11:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
Weekly Dhamma Talk. Teaching will be given by Ajahn Sādaro
Time: 9.30 am – 11.00 am
Venue: BSV Buddhaloka Centre
71 Darling Road, Malvern East VIC 3145
Instructions for Lunch Danna:
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 Sādaro
2022-09-12 19:30 - 21:00 UTC
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 our weekly Monday Night Meditation sessions at the BSV City Centre in Malvern East.
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Doors open at 7:00pm. The monastic led guided meditation session will commence at 7:30pm until 8:30pm, 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.

Tuesday Night Meditation | Lay Teacher (Sandeep Karki)
2022-09-13 19:30 - 21:00 UTC
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

Learn Meditation from a Monk - WEEK 4 | Ajahn Sādaro
2022-09-16 19:00 - 20:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
Knowing Awareness
This is the fourth and final session of the Learn meditation from a monk series. In it, Ajahn Sādaro will:

Outline Knowing Awareness – a technique to deeply understand the nature of your mind
Lead a short guided meditation (slightly longer than the third week)
Give some guidance on common concerns and issues that new meditators face
Answer any of your questions about meditation

After the session, you are welcome to have tea and snacks with us. We hope to see you!
For more details on the Learn meditation from a Monk and Discover Buddhism Series click here

Sunday Dhamma Talk | Ajahn Mudito
2022-09-18 09:30 - 11:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
Weekly Dhamma Talk. Teaching will be given by Ajahn 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.

Please note Venerable Chi Kwang is unavailable for tomorrow’s Dhamma talk as advertised previously. Hence, Ajahn Mudito will deliver the Dhamma talk.

Monday Night Meditation | Ajahn Sādaro
2022-09-19 19:30 - 21:00, 2022-09-26 19:30 - 21:00 UTC
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 our weekly Monday Night Meditation sessions at the BSV City Centre in Malvern East.
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Doors open at 7:00pm. The monastic led guided meditation session will commence at 7:30pm until 8:30pm, 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.

Tuesday Night Meditation | Lay Teacher
2022-09-20 19:30 - 21:00, 2022-09-27 19:30 - 21:00, 2022-10-04 19:30 - 21:00, 2022-10-11 19:30 - 21:00, 2022-10-18 19:30 - 21:00 UTC
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. This session will be led by another lay teacher as Sandeep is unavailable.
Please note this session is not LiveStreamed.
All are welcome

Discover Buddhism - WEEK 4 | Ajahn Sādaro
2022-09-23 19:00 - 20:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
How Do I Practice Buddhism?
This is the final session of Introduction to Buddhist thought and practice. Throughout the session, Ajahn Sādaro will:

Explain why he is still a Buddhist and continues to practice after all these years
Describe where the Buddhist path of practice actually begins. Showing how it starts with our acts of generosity, how we ethically engage in society, and how we tame our thoughts and emotions through meditation
Ask the question on whether Buddhism is useful for the world today, and if it is, how we can embody the teachings to best serve the modern world.

The session will include a guided mediation and opportunity to ask any questions about Buddhism from a monk.
After the session, you are welcome to have tea and snacks with us. We hope to see you!
For more details on the Learn meditation from a Monk and Discover Buddhism Series click here

Sunday Dhamma Talk | Venerable Pasadika
2022-09-25 09:30 - 11:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
Weekly Dhamma Talk. Teaching will be given by Venerable Pasadika
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.

Nurturing Awareness - WEEK 1 | Ajahn Sādaro
2022-09-30 19:00 - 20:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
Nurturing Awareness : the boundless ocean of kindness
This is the first 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 Nurturing awareness, which is unconditional kindness towards others.
Lead a guided meditation of Nurturing awareness.
Outline how unconditional kindness meditation facilitates deep connections with others, and how to use it as an antidote to anger, ill will and frustration.
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

Monthly Day Meditation Retreat | Ajahn Nissarano
2022-10-01 08:30 - 16:30 (Australia/Melbourne)
Are we practising Second Noble Truth Meditation or Third Noble Truth Meditation?
One day silent meditation retreat led by Ajahn Nissarano
Time: 8.30 am to 4.30 pm
Venue: BSV City Centre (Buddhaloka) 71 Darling Road, Malvern East, VIC 3145
Programme:
8.30 am – 10.00 am
– Welcome
– Taking the Refuges & Precepts – 5 & 8 precepts
– Chanting (as per BSV Sunday morning programme)
– Introductory Dhamma Talk : Are We Practising Second Noble Truth Meditation? The Things That Hinder Our Practice.
– Guided meditation
– Q & A
– Guideline for walking meditation
10:00 am – 11 am
– Individual practice : walking & sitting meditation, and contemplation
11:00 am – Lunch
For those taking 8 precepts, please eat before midday
12 – 12.15 pm
– Individual practice : walking & sitting meditation, and contemplation
12.15 – 1.30 pm
– Dhamma Talk : Or Are We Practising Third Noble Truth Meditation? The Things That Support Our Practice.
– Guided meditation
– Q & A

1.30 – 2.00 pm
– Individual practice : walking & sitting meditation, and contemplation
2.00 – 3.00 pm
– Group sitting meditation
and/or
– 10 minute individual interviews on the porch opposite the hall. If it is rainy, in the Sangha House dining area next door.
Please write your name on the Interview Schedule sheet on the table outside the meditation hall
3.00 – 3.30 pm
– Individual practice : walking & sitting meditation, and contemplation
3.30 – 4.30 pm
– Discussion / Q & A
– Sharing of Merits
– Conclusion
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 away their phones.
Questions
Please write down your questions as they occur to you during the day and put them in the box outside the meditation hall. They will be answered during the last session for the day.
As the doors to the Centre and meditation hall will be left open to maximise ventilation, please dress warmly and bring a blanket or meditation shawl if you wish. There is heating in the hall.
Breaks:
Lunch
Participants need to bring their own lunch. Tea/coffee will be provided.
Tea Breaks
Please take individual tea breaks when you need them, so as to minimise congregating & talking.
All are welcome – Registration not required.

Sunday Dhamma Talk | Ajahn Nissarano
2022-10-02 09:30 - 11:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
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
Instructions for Lunch Danna:
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 Nissarano
2022-10-03 19:30 - 21:00 UTC
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 our weekly Monday Night Meditation sessions at the BSV City Centre in Malvern East.
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Doors open at 7:00pm. The monastic led guided meditation session will commence at 7:30pm until 8:30pm, 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.

Nurturing Awareness - WEEK 2 | Ajahn Sādaro
2022-10-07 19:00 - 20:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
Self-Nurturing Awareness : bathing in the ocean of kindness
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

Monday Night Meditation | Ajahn Sādaro
2022-10-10 19:30 - 21:00 UTC
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 our weekly Monday Night Meditation sessions at the BSV City Centre in Malvern East.
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Doors open at 7:00pm. The monastic led guided meditation session will commence at 7:30pm until 8:30pm, 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.

Nurturing Awareness - WEEK 3 | Ajahn Sādaro
2022-10-14 19:00 - 20:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
Caring Awareness : the boundless ocean of compassion
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

Sunday Dhamma Talk | Ajahn Mudito
2022-10-16 09:30 - 11:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
Weekly Dhamma Talk. Teaching will be given by Ajahn 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 Mudito
2022-10-17 19:30 - 21:00 UTC
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.

Nurturing Awareness - WEEK 4 | Ajahn Sādaro
2022-10-21 19:00 - 20:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
Elevated Awareness : the boundless ocean of rejoicing
This is the fourth 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 Elevated awareness, which is experiencing elevated joy in the goodness of others and in the world.
Lead a guided meditation of Elevated awareness.
Outline how elevated joy meditation helps us overcome jealousy, envy and cynicism, and in their place foster an attitude of ‘seeing the best in others’ without naivety.
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

Sunday Dhamma Talk | Venerable Chi Kwang Sunim
2022-10-23 09:30 - 11:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
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 Sādaro
2022-10-24 19:30 - 21:00 UTC
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 our weekly Monday Night Meditation sessions at the BSV City Centre in Malvern East.
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Doors open at 7:00pm. The monastic led guided meditation session will commence at 7:30pm until 8:30pm, 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.
