Buddhist Society Of Victoria (BSV)

Sunday Dhamma Talk | Ajahn Nissarano
2022-10-02 09:30 - 11:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | 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
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 | 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. 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
2022-10-04 19:30 - 21:00, 2022-10-11 19:30 - 21:00, 2022-10-18 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 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

Nurturing Awareness - WEEK 2 | Ajahn Sādaro
2022-10-07 19:00 - 20:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Buddhaloka Centre, 71 Darling Road, Malvern East, VIC, 3145, Australia
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

Sunday Dhamma Talk | Ajahn Sādaro
2022-10-09 09:30 - 11:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Buddhaloka Centre, 71 Darling Road, Malvern East, VIC, 3145, Australia
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
2022-10-10 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. 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) | Buddhaloka Centre, 71 Darling Road, Malvern East, VIC, 3145, Australia
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) | Buddhaloka Centre, 71 Darling Road, Malvern East, VIC, 3145, Australia
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 | 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.

Nurturing Awareness - WEEK 4 | Ajahn Sādaro
2022-10-21 19:00 - 20:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Buddhaloka Centre, 71 Darling Road, Malvern East, VIC, 3145, Australia
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) | Buddhaloka Centre, 71 Darling Road, Malvern East, VIC, 3145, Australia
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 | 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. 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
2022-10-25 19:30 - 21:00, 2022-11-01 19:30 - 21:00, 2022-11-08 19:30 - 21:00, 2022-11-15 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 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

Nurturing Awareness - WEEK 5 | Ajahn Sādaro
2022-10-28 19:00 - 20:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Buddhaloka Centre, 71 Darling Road, Malvern East, VIC, 3145, Australia
Balanced Awareness : Letting the ocean be the ocean
This is the fifth 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 Balanced awareness, which is equanimity and acceptance towards your life and the situations you find yourself in.
Lead a guided meditation of Balanced awareness.
Describe how meditation on equanimity leads to ‘letting go’ and the ability to embrace the good and bad, the loved and the unloved, and the pleasant and the painful. Ajahn will also outline its connection with patience and how it facilitates the capacity to stay serene in the midst of chaotic situations.
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 | Bhante Aranavihari
2022-10-30 09:30 - 11:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Buddhaloka Centre, 71 Darling Road, Malvern East, VIC, 3145, Australia
Weekly Dhamma Talk. Teaching will be given by Bhante Aranavihari
Time: 9.30 am – 11.00 am
Venue: BSV Buddhaloka Centre
71 Darling Road, Malvern East VIC 3145
Communal Hopper Lunch and Get Together
Instead of the Lunch dana offering, you are invited to come to Buddhaloka Centre for an 11am lunch and a catch-up with old friends and to make new ones. The lunch will follow our programmed Sunday Dhamma talk at 9.30 am. A caterer will be cooking hoppers and curries for us and they will be followed by desserts, fruit and cakes. And, of course, tea and coffee.
We ask for a donation of $15 a head from children, students and card holders, and $25 from others. Any profit will go to the BSV Newbury Buddhist Monastery Lay Retreat Centre, but it is primarily an occasion for us to re-establish community. We would warmly welcome our Dhamma School students, Citizen members and the Teens Group along with the many other members and friends.

Monday Night Meditation |Bhante Aranavihari
2022-10-31 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Buddhaloka Centre, 71 Darling Road, Malvern East, VIC, 3145, Australia
Time: 7.30 – 9.00 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 at 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 6 | Ajahn Sādaro
2022-11-04 19:00 - 20:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Buddhaloka Centre, 71 Darling Road, Malvern East, VIC, 3145, Australia
Forgiving Awareness : The water that washes away the stain
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

End of Rains Retreat | led by Ajahn Nissarano
2022-11-06 09:30 - 10:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Newbury Buddhist Monestery, 107 Beaches Road, Newbury, VIC, 3458, Australia
End of Rains Retreat led by Ajahn Nissarano
Time: 9.30 am – 10.30 am
Venue: Newbury Buddhist Monastery
107 Beaches Lane, Newbury
Programme
9.30 am Welcome by the BSV President
9.35 am Taking of the Refuges and 5 Precepts
9.40 am Reflections from Ajahn Nissarano & Ayya Upekkha about the Rains Retreat
10.00 am Dhamma Talk by Ajahn Nissarano about Kathina
If you wish to attend the Ceremony at the Newbury Buddhist Monastery in person, please visit HERE for full details including offering requisites to the monastic community.
Please note – Due to the Kathina Robe Offering Ceremony at the Newbury Buddhist Monastery, the BSV Buddhaloka Centre will be CLOSED.

Kathina Robe Offering Ceremony 2022
2022-11-06 09:30 - 15:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | 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, 6 November 2022Time: 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. The Kathina Robe Offering Ceremony will begin at 12:30 pm.
Attending in person:It is a compulsory requirement to register to attend the Kathina Robe Offering Ceremony at NBM. This will greatly assist us in the organisation of the event. Register via Eventbrite HERE
You 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 in 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.
Buses to NBMA bus has been organised to provide transport to those wishing to attend the Kathina Ceremony.
Bookings are essential as seats are limited. The cost is $20 per person for the return trip. Last day to secure a seat is Sunday 30 Oct 2022, 5 pm (if seats are still available).Please book your seat HERE
Meeting Point: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 am
President’s welcome message – Adrian Tee

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

09.45 am
Dhamma Talk by Ajahn Nissarano

10.45 am
Rice Pindapatha & offering lunch dana to monastics

11.30 am
Communal lunch

12.30 pm
Kathina Robe Offering Ceremony

02:00 pm
Walking Tours of the Meditation Retreat Centre and the Nuns’ and the Monks’ areas

End of Rains Retreat & Dhamma talk

Afternoon Kathina Robe Offering Ceremony

Devotees 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:
1. Full Set of Robes with Alms Bowl – $702. Full Set of Robes Only – $403. Towel Set – $304. Towel Only – $10
Alternatively, you may wish to make a monetary donation online by selecting one of the options below:

Robe & Other Requisites
The offering is symbolic. Your donation will go towards supporting NBM Sangha.This donation is not tax deductible.
Donate Now

NBM Building Fund
Make a donation towards the NBM Retreat Centre Project Stage 2a.This donation is tax deductible.
Donate Now

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)

NBM Kathina Robe Offering Ceremony (afternoon programme)
2022-11-06 12:30 - 13:45 (Australia/Melbourne) | Newbury Buddhist Monestery, 107 Beaches Road, Newbury, VIC, 3458, Australia
NBM Kathina Robe Offering Ceremony
Time: 12.30 pm – 1.45 pm
Venue: Newbury Buddhist Monastery
107 Beaches Lane, Newbury
Programme
12.45 pm President introduce the Kathina Ceremony
12:50 pm Information about the Kathina Ceremony by Ajahn Nissarano
01.00 pm Chanting and offering of the Kathina Cloth & Kathina robes
01.10 pm Announcement of the monk nominated to receive the Kathina Robe
01.15 pm Blessing, Chanting and Dedicating of Merits
01.30 pm Meditation Retreat Centre Project update
01.40 pm Closing Message by BSV President
If you wish to attend the Ceremony at the Newbury Buddhist Monastery in person, please visit HERE for full details, including offering requisites to the monastic community.

Monday Night Meditation | Brendon Payne (Lay teacher)
2022-11-07 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Buddhaloka Centre, 71 Darling Road, Malvern East, VIC, 3145, Australia
Time: 7.30 – 9.00 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 at Malvern East Buddhist Society of Victoria.
Doors open at 7:00pm and the guided meditation session will commence at 7:30pm until 8:30pm and will be followed by Q&A. This session will be conducted by Brendon Payne who is a lay teacher.
Please note this session will not be live streamed.
All are welcome.

Nurturing Awareness - WEEK 7 | Ajahn Sādaro
2022-11-11 19:00 - 20:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Buddhaloka Centre, 71 Darling Road, Malvern East, VIC, 3145, Australia
Nurturing Awareness towards difficult people : Kindness for the dangers in the ocean
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

Sunday Dhamma Talk | Bhante Aranavihari
2022-11-13 09:30 - 11:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Buddhaloka Centre, 71 Darling Road, Malvern East, VIC, 3145, Australia
Weekly Dhamma Talk. Teaching will be given by Bhante Aranavihari
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 |Bhante Aranavihari
2022-11-14 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Buddhaloka Centre, 71 Darling Road, Malvern East, VIC, 3145, Australia
Time: 7.30 – 9.00 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 at 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 8 | Ajahn Sādaro
2022-11-18 19:00 - 20:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Buddhaloka Centre, 71 Darling Road, Malvern East, VIC, 3145, Australia
Grateful and generous Awareness : Sharing the boundless ocean
This is the eighth and final session of Nurturing Awareness: Finding meaning through meditation and kindness. In it, Ajahn Sādaro will:

Offer a variety of meditation techniques to develop gratitude and generosity.
Lead a guided meditation of Grateful and generous awareness.
Outline the interconnectivity of gratitude and generosity. Describe how meditation on gratitude allows us to deeply appreciate our existence and solidify connections with others, and further, how meditation on generosity helps us reward those connections and pay forward our appreciation for our life. Finally, how these meditations can be used to overcome greed, selfishness and self-centeredness, and drive us forward in contributing wholeheartedly to make the world a bit better place.
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
