Tuesday Night Meditation | Lay Teacher (Sandeep Karki)
2024-10-01 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-10-08 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-10-15 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-10-22 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-10-29 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-11-05 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-11-12 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 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.

Learn Meditation from a Monk - WEEK 1 | Ajahn Sādaro
2024-10-04 19:00 - 20:00 | Buddhaloka Centre, 71 Darling Road, Malvern East, VIC, 3145, Australia
Immovable Awareness: The Basic Method Of Meditation
This is the first session in the series of four of Learn meditation from a monk. In it, Ajahn Sādaro will:

Outline the basic method of meditation, Immovable Awareness – a technique to calm your thoughts
Lead a short guided meditation
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

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

Monthly Day Meditation Retreat | Ajahn Nissarano
2024-10-05 08:30 - 16:30 | Buddhaloka Centre, 71 Darling Road, Malvern East, VIC, 3145, Australia
Dealing with Conflicts and Disputes the Buddha’s Way
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 :
– 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 :
– 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
2024-10-06 09:30 - 11:00 | Buddhaloka Centre, 71 Darling Road, Malvern East, VIC, 3145, Australia
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
2024-10-07 19:30 - 21:00 | 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.

Learn Meditation from a Monk - WEEK 2 | Ajahn Sādaro
2024-10-11 19:00 - 20:00 | Buddhaloka Centre, 71 Darling Road, Malvern East, VIC, 3145, Australia
Awareness Of Everything
This is the second session in the series of four of Learn meditation from a monk. In it, Ajahn Sādaro will:

Outline Awareness of Everything – a technique to become mindful of everything you experience
Lead a short guided meditation (slightly longer than the first 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

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
2024-10-13 09:30 - 11:00, 2024-11-17 09:30 - 11:00 | Buddhaloka Centre, 71 Darling Road, Malvern East, VIC, 3145, Australia
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.

Monday Night Meditation | Ajahn Sadaro
2024-10-14 19:30 - 21:00 | 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.

Learn Meditation from a Monk - WEEK 3 | Ajahn Sādaro
2024-10-18 19:00 - 20:00 | Buddhaloka Centre, 71 Darling Road, Malvern East, VIC, 3145, Australia
Contemplative Awareness
This is the third session in the series of four of Learn meditation from a monk. In it, Ajahn Sādaro will:

Outline Contemplative Awareness – a technique to help you let go of stress and negative emotions
Lead a short guided meditation (slightly longer than the second 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

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 | Ayya Upekkha
2024-10-20 09:30 - 11:00, 2024-11-03 09:30 - 11:00 | Buddhaloka Centre, 71 Darling Road, Malvern East, VIC, 3145, Australia
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
2024-10-21 19:30 - 21:00 | Buddhaloka Centre, 71 Darling Road, Malvern East, VIC, 3145, Australia

Learn Meditation from a Monk - WEEK 4 | Ajahn Sādaro
2024-10-25 19:00 - 20:00 | Buddhaloka Centre, 71 Darling Road, Malvern East, VIC, 3145, Australia
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

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
2024-10-27 09:30 - 11:00 | Buddhaloka Centre, 71 Darling Road, Malvern East, VIC, 3145, Australia
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 Mudito
2024-10-28 19:30 - 21:00 | 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.

One Mindful Day | Ajahn Sadaro
2024-11-02 09:00 - 16:00 | Buddhaloka Centre, 71 Darling Road, Malvern East, VIC, 3145, Australia
Free One Day Meditation Retreat
Ever wanted just one day of peace? Feel like your life and responsibilities never seem to stop or even pause? Would you like to take just one day out for yourself to relax and spend some time meditating without any other worries? You can put everything down for the day and come to the free meditation retreat offered at the Buddhist Society of Victoria’s meditation centre.
On the One Mindful Day Retreat, you will receive multiple guided meditation sessions by an experienced Buddhist monk to quieten your restless thoughts through developing mindfulness, calm, contentment and acceptance. Also, you will also have the opportunity to improve the quality of your heart and mind by developing other areas of a healthy and well-balanced mindful life. These include:

Meditation discussion groups (develop community and friendship)
Individual question time with a Buddhist monk (develop wisdom)
Shared communal lunch (practicing generosity and sharing)

This free one-day meditation retreat from 9am to 4pm is suitable for those who are new or interested in learning meditation, or for those who have just begun a meditation journey and want to improve their practice. You will have the opportunity to ask an experienced Buddhist monk your own questions about meditation. Attendance for the full day is not required, feel free to come according to your schedule. Registration is also not required.
Note: Please bring a plate of food that will be included in the shared communal lunch (anything is fine)
Programme for the Day:
0900 Start: outline and guidelines of the day
0930 Guided meditation (sitting: noble silence time)
1000 Guided meditation (walking/standing: noble silence time)
1030 Guided meditation (sitting: noble silence time)
1045 Prepare for lunch
1100 Shared communal lunch (bring a plate)
1200 Guided meditation (sitting: noble silence time)
1300 Group discussion
1330 Guided meditation (walking/standing: noble silence time)
1400 Guided meditation (lying down: noble silence time)
1430 Individual questions
1500 Guided meditation (sitting: noble silence time)
1530 Group questions
1600 End
Mobile Phones
Participants are kindly requested to put away their phones.
Questions
To support Noble Silence, we won’t have Q&A after the Dhamma Talks & Guided Meditation. So please write down your questions or comments a they occur to you during the day and place them in the box in the foyer. They will be answered during the last session for the day, between 3.30 – 4.30 pm.
Breaks:
Lunch
Please bring a plate of food that will be included in the shared communal lunch (anything is fine). Tea/coffee will be provided.
Tea Breaks
Please take individual tea breaks when you need them, so as to minimise congregating & talking. The beverage station is located next door to the meditation hall.
All are very welcome! Registration not required.
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.

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

Monday Night Meditation | Ayya Upekkha
2024-11-04 19:30 - 21:00 | 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.

Nurturing Awareness - WEEK 1 | Ajahn Sādaro
2024-11-08 19:00 - 20:00 | Buddhaloka Centre, 71 Darling Road, Malvern East, VIC, 3145, Australia
Nurturing Awareness : How to cultivate unconditional kindness for others through meditation
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

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

Kathina Robe Offering Ceremony 2024
2024-11-10 09:30 - 15:00 | Newbury Buddhist Monestery, 107 Beaches Road, Newbury, VIC, 3458, Australia
The BSV committee invites everyone to join the Kathina Robe Offering Ceremony – a ceremony to offer robes and other requisites to the Sangha as an expression of our gratitude. This year’s event will be held at the Newbury Buddhist Monastery (107 Beaches Lane, Newbury).Date: Sunday, 10 November 2024Time: 09:30 am – 03:00 pm (AEDT)
Please arrive by 9.00 am to enable the event to commence at 9.30 am sharp.
In the morning there will be a Dhamma Talk by Ajahn Nissarano followed by Rice Pindapatha and offering lunch dana to the Monastics. Communal lunch will be at 11.30am. If you wish, please bring a dish to share with the monastics and the lay community. Please bring ready-to-eat food. No food preparation and reheating available. The Kathina Robe Offering Ceremony will begin at 12:30 pm.
Attending in personYou are encouraged to check the weather at Newbury before leaving home and bring suitable clothes (e.g. jacket, hat/beanie) including an umbrella. The weather at Newbury is usually 5 degrees cooler than in Melbourne. It is highly recommended to wear sturdy walking shoes as the terrain is uneven and can be muddy. For those who suffer from hay fever or asthma, please take appropriate precautions as the pollen count is high during spring season in Newbury
Bus to NBMPlease click HERE to reserve your seat. When reserving your ticket, you will be given the option to pay online or at the BSV Office. If you want to pay for your ticket at the Office, select “Cash” as your payment method during the checkout process. You will need to pay for it within 7 days of purchase or your ticket will be released back into the pool.Last day to secure a seat is Monday, 4th November 2024, 5 pm (subject to availability).The bus will depart from the BSV Buddhaloka Centre (71 Darling Road, Malvern East) by 7 am SHARP. Please plan to be at the Centre by 6.45 am. The bus will leave NBM at 3.30 pm to return to the Buddhaloka Centre.

Kathina Ceremony Program:

09.30
President’s welcome message

09.35
Request to observe 5 precepts followed by Rains Retreat message by Ajahn Nissarano and Ayya Upekkha

09.40
End of Rain Retreat message by Ajahn Nissarano & Ayya Upekkha

09.45
End of Rain Retreat message by Ajahn Nissarano & Ayya Upekkha

09:50
Dhamma Talk by Ajahn Nissarano

10.20
Short Blessing by Monastics

10.25
Rice Pindapatha & offering lunch dana to monastics

11.00
Communal lunch

12.30
Procession followed by Formal Kathina Robe Offering Ceremony

13.45
Lay community makes offerings of robes and other requisites to NBM monastics.

14:15
Closing Remarks: thankyou message to all the visitors and volunteers

14:20
Open Day Walking Tours of the Meditation Retreat Centre

15:15
Boarding Bus for 15:30 Departure from NBM

Dana/Gift Offering for the CeremonyDevotees and lay people are invited to offer any of the four requisites (robes, food, medicine, shelter) to the BSV-NBM Bhikkhu and Bhikkhuni Sangha as a practical way of expressing their gratitude and support.
Requisites available for offering at the Kathina Robe Offering Ceremony:

Gift wrapped robes, robes and bowl sets will be available at the NBM for offering:
Full Set of Robes with Alms Bowl – $70
Full Set of Robes Only – $40
Towels Set – $30
Towel Only – $10

Robe & Other Requisites
The offering is symbolic. Your donation will go towards supporting NBM Sangha.
This donation is not tax deductible.
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NBM Building Fund
Make a donation towards the NBM Retreat Centre Project Stage 2a.
This donation is tax deductible.
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Dana/Gift Offering for the Ceremony

A giver of food is a giver of strength.
A giver of clothes is a giver of beauty.
A giver of vehicle is a giver of ease.
A giver of lamp is a giver of vision.
And the one who is a giver of residence is a giver of everything.
But the one who teaches the Dhamma is a giver of the deathless.
The Buddha explains to a deva the true value of various kinds of gifts.
(SN 1.42)

Monday Night Meditation | Ajahn Sadaro
2024-11-11 19:30 - 21:00 | Buddhaloka Centre, 71 Darling Road, Malvern East, VIC, 3145, Australia

Nurturing Awareness - WEEK 2 | Ajahn Sādaro
2024-11-15 19:00 - 20:00 | Buddhaloka Centre, 71 Darling Road, Malvern East, VIC, 3145, Australia
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

Dhamma Talk | Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu
2024-11-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Buddhaloka Centre, 71 Darling Road, Malvern East, VIC, 3145, Australia
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 | Buddhaloka Centre, 71 Darling Road, Malvern East, VIC, 3145, Australia
