A Weekend of Teachings with Lama Choedak Rinpoche

Ananda Buddhist Centre is hosting
a weekend of teachings with
Lama Choedak Rinpoche

Public Talk: Friday 13 September 2024 at 7pm
FOUR POWERS TO CHANGE THE PERCEPTION OF THE PAST
No bookings required, donations welcome.
Tea and coffee and a light snack

Saturday teaching - 14th September 2024 - 8.30am - 5pm
A DAY OF CALM ABIDING MEDITATION

Mindfully learning to remain calm and screen one's thoughts, feelings and perceptions without confusing them with objects are some of the practical and pragmatic function of Lama Choedak Rinpoche's teachings on the practice of meditation. This active calm abiding contemplative technique teaches a self discipline, insight and wisdom in tailoring a compassionate response to others - knowing how one's non-reactive and thoughtful conduct helps others to regain their consciousness. It is a precious gift to learn to meditate and reclaim one's sanity, clarity and awareness through meditation.

Sunday teaching - 15th September 2024 - 8.30am - 5pm
INSIGHT MEDITATION AND HEART SUTRA IN EVERYDAY LIFE

Insight meditation is designed to gain subjective awareness of the nature of things as they are instead of the way they appear to our conventional reality. The fact that no objects appear identical to all observers should alert one's awareness to what extent can one be objective without the awareness and insight of the role of one's own attitude. One who is calm and collected can witness the importance of insight of one's own thought and gain discriminating awareness of the notion of self as not being identical to the merely labelled 'name, feeling, position, gender, ethnicity etc.' It is for this reason, as it says in the Heart Sutra: 'Form is emptiness, emptiness of form etc.' millions of Buddhist read the famous succinct discourse by the Buddha as part of their daily meditation. Rinpoche will give explanation and instruction on the essence of the Heart Sutra as the key tool to genuine insight meditation.

Location:Ananda Buddhist Centre corner Hinchliff St & Munro St Kawana Rockhampton Qld 4701

Further Information:

Tim: 0427473442 or Irena: 0417 259 669
OR
Email: info@anandabuddhist.com.au

Fee:
Friday night - gold coin donation
Saturday & Sunday - $75 per day is the recommended contribution.
If this is a problem for you, please contact us as everyone should have access to the dharma.

Meals:Tea and Coffee, shared lunch, morning and afternoon tea.

ABOUT YOUR TEACHER

Born in Tibet in 1954,Lama Choedak Rinpoche received twelve years of traditional monastic training, which included three and a half years of solitary meditation retreat under the tutelage of His Eminence Chogye Trichen Rinpoche, sponsored by HH the Dalai Lama. As a graduate of Australian National University, he is the founder of many Buddhist centres in Australia and New Zealand. He is a highly sought speaker, teacher, author and humanitarian. His teachings are lucid, logical and practical which people of all walks of life have used to help resolve emotional and social problems.