Buddhist Society Of Victoria (BSV)

Monday Night Meditation | Ajahn Aranavihari
2024-02-19 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.

Sunday Dhamma Talk | Ajahn Aranavihari
2024-02-18 09:30 - 11:00, 2024-01-21 09:30 - 11:00
Weekly Dhamma Talk. Teaching will be given by Ajahn 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.
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)
2024-02-13 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-02-06 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-01-30 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-01-23 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-01-16 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-01-09 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-01-02 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 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.

Monday Night Meditation | Ajahn Nissarano
2024-02-12 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.

BSV Lunar New Year Celebrations 2024
2024-02-11 09:30 - 12:30
Weekly Dhamma Talk. Teaching will be given by Ajahn Nissarano, followed by the Lunar New Year Celebration
The BSV committee invites everyone to join the 2024 BSV Lunar New Year Celebration. The event will be held at the Buddhist Society Victoria (BSV) Buddhaloka Centre at Malvern East.
Details of the event:
Date: Sunday, 11 February 2024
Time: 9.30am to 12.30pm
Venue: Buddhist Society Victoria (BSV) Buddhaloka Centre at Malvern East
Address: 71 Darling Rd, Malvern East VIC 3145
All are welcome.
We will have our usual Sunday Dhamma Talk by Ajahn Nissarano followed by pindapāta and offering lunch dana to the Monastics. Communal lunch will be at 11.30am. Please bring a plate to share at the communal lunch. We encourage attendees who are celebrating Lunar New Year to bring a Chinese/Lunar New Year dish to share with the monastics and the community to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year.

Sunday Dhamma Talk | Ajahn Nissarano
2024-02-11 09:30 - 11:00, 2024-01-28 09:30 - 11:00, 2023-12-24 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 Vimokkha
2024-02-05 19:30 - 21:00

Sunday Dhamma Talk | Ajahn Vimokkha
2024-02-04 09:30 - 11:00
Weekly Dhamma Talk. Teaching will be given by Ajahn Vimokkha
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.

One Day Silent Meditation Retreat | Ajahn Vimokkha
2024-02-03 08:30 - 16:30
One Day Silent Meditation Retreat | Led by Ajahn Vimokkha
Time: 8.30 am to 4.30 pm
Venue: BSV Buddhaloka Centre, 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
– Guidelines 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:
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 with Ajahn Vimokkha in the dining area next door (Sangha House)
Please put your name on the sheet for interviews in the foyer
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
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
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. The beverage station is located next door to the meditation hall.
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.
ALL ARE VERY 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 obstruct driveways in any way.

Monday Night Meditation | Ajahn Nissarano
2024-01-29 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.

Monday Night Meditation | Ajahn Aranavihari
2024-01-22 19:30 - 21:00

Monday Night Meditation | Ajahn Nandiyo
2024-01-15 19:30 - 21:00

Sunday Dhamma Talk | Ajahn Nandiyo
2024-01-14 09:30 - 11:00
Weekly Dhamma Talk. Teaching will be given by Ajahn Nandiyo
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 Mudito
2024-01-08 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.

Sunday Dhamma Talk | Ajahn Mudito
2024-01-07 09:30 - 11:00, 2023-12-31 09:30 - 11:00
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.
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 day silent meditation retreat | Ajahn Mudito
2024-01-06 08:30 - 16:30
One Day Silent Meditation Retreat | Led by Ajahn Mudito
Time: 8.30 am to 4.30 pm
Venue: BSV Buddhaloka Centre, 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
– Guidelines 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:
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 with Ajahn Mudito in the dining area next door (Sangha House)
Please put your name on the sheet for interviews in the foyer
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
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
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. The beverage station is located next door to the meditation hall.
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.
ALL ARE VERY 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 obstruct driveways in any way.

Monday Night Meditation | Ajahn Nissarano
2024-01-01 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.

New Year’s Eve Celebration
2023-12-31 21:00 - 2024-01-01 00:30
The BSV committee invites everyone to join our New Year’s Eve celebration. This year’s event will be held at the BSV Buddhaloka Malvern East Centre.
Date: Sunday, 31 December 2023
Time: 8.30 pm for a 9:00 pm start (AEDT)
Program:

9:00 PM
Drinks and Titbits

9:45 PM
Welcome message by President

9:50 PM
Group activities

10:20 PM
Short guided meditation led by by Ajahn Nissarano

10:30 PM
Dhamma Talk by Ajahn Nissarano – “Together we are one community”

11:15 PM
Circumambulation

11:45 PM
Video clips and reflection by Ajahn Nissarano on 2023

11:59 PM
Countdown!!

12:00 AM
Chanting and Sharing of merit

12:15 AM
Thank you and end.

The BSV Buddhaloka Centre will be open for devotees on New Year’s Day, Monday, 1st January 2024 from 9 am until the end of the evening guided meditation session at 9 pm.
You are welcome to participate in offering lunch dana to the monastics at 11 am and the communal lunch that follows. Please bring a plate of food to share with the monastics and lay community. We kindly request those who wish to make an offering, to be at the Vihara kitchen by 10:30 am.

Monday Night Meditation | Ajahn Nissarano
2023-12-25 19:30 - 21:00

Christmas Holiday Meditation Retreat | Ajahn Nissarano
2023-12-25 09:00 - 2023-12-30 15:00
Join us over the Christmas holidays for a non-residential retreat, where we meditate and discuss. Ajahn Nissarano will start from the beginning of “The Word of the Buddha” booklet, which concentrates on the 8-fold path. The programme includes short meditation and discussion sessions.

Teacher: Ajahn Nissarano
Venue: BSV Buddhaloka Centre
Dates/times:

Mon 25 Dec to Sat 30 Dec
9am – 11am and 1pm – 3 pm

Please bring your own lunch if you intend staying for both sessions. Tea/coffee will be provided

No registration required. Feel free to join in any or all of the sessions.

Please find HERE (link has been updated) the PDF version of “The Word of the Buddha”. Ajahn Nissarano will refer to this during Dhamma discussions throughout the retreat.
