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SUMMARY:Kynan Tan: Exiting The Matrix
DESCRIPTION:Description\n\n\n\nKynan had an interesting experience\, when\, at the age of 11\, he was taken to see the blockbuster movie The Matrix and found himself pondering if all the people he knew might very well be computer simulations. While initially troubling\, this experience did eventually open to insight about what we can know through sensory experience and the way that our experience is created by the way we look at the world. \n\n\n\nKynan will recount this story and talk about the insightful ways of looking at practices as described by Rob Burbea. There will be a guided meditation on mindfully observing and discerning the limits of sensory experience. There will also be a discussion of the Buddha’s teaching on emptiness (suññatā) and how this has progressed through the history of Buddhist practice. \n\n\n\nPlease join Kynan & the community\, on Thursday 18 May 2023 7.30 – 9.00pm (AEST) for a guided meditation & Dhamma discussion. \n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\n\nKynan Tan is a meditation teacher who takes a collaborative approach to helping students achieve their meditation goals. He came to meditation after struggles with stress\, anxiety\, and depression and found the practice to be transformative. He believes that meditation has enormous potential for creating positive change and opening up new ways of relating to our experience. \n\n\n\nKynan draws upon a number of different modern and traditional techniques of contemplative and introspective practice. He is a longtime practitioner of the stages of śamatha-vipassanā (as presented in the book The Mind Illuminated)\, Rob Burbea’s insight meditation techniques\, nondual awareness\, and brahmavihārā practices (mettā\, compassion\, empathetic joy\, and equanimity). \n\n\n\nKynan studies meditation with Dr. Tucker Peck. He teaches the Pragmatic Dharma Club at the San Francisco Dharma Collective\, leads retreats\, and teaches one-on-one instruction and online meditation courses. Kynan has sat a number of retreats\, including a month-long solo retreat in 2021. \n\n\n\nInfo\n\n\n\nView live on Zoom from 7.25pm on the night. Talks include meditation and generally conclude at 9pm. Download iCal calendar for the Zoom event. \n\n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 985 1050 0274\n\n\n\nPasscode: 645945
URL:https://engagedbuddhists.org.au/event/kynan-tan-exiting-the-matrix/
CATEGORIES:Dhamma Talks and Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230511T193000
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SUMMARY:Bhante Pandit: The Unfettered Mind
DESCRIPTION:Description\n\n\n\nVenerable Pandit Bhikku will return and lead us to discover “The Unfettered Mind”. What is it like to have a mind free of hindrances? \n\n\n\nPlease join Bhante Pandit on Thursday 11 May 2023\, 7.30 – 9.00pm AEST (Bangkok time 4.30pm)) for another interesting and familiar topic based on the Āvaraṇanīvaraṇa Sutta. \n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\n\n\nPandit Bhikkhu: While searching aimlessly for something to read in a quiet library in rural New Zealand Pandit came across a book on Buddhism. Inspired to investigate further he devoured what few books on the topic he could find\, and then took off to start some monastery stays and short retreats. Before leaving NZ and heading back to his native England he took some longer retreats\, including 10 days at Te Moata retreat centre in the Coromandel Peninsula of NZ with Steven Smith teaching Mahasi style meditation. Following the Forest temples in the lineage of Luang Phor Chah for a few years\, Pandit entered Ratanagiri Monastery in Newcastle\, Northern UK in 1994 as an Anagarika (novice). Six months there\, and then six months further in Amaravati while Ajahn Sumedho was abbot\, convinced him to ordain as a monk. He headed off to Thailand in late 1996 and ordained as a Buddhist monk at Wat Luang Phor Sodh in Rajaburi Province. Four years later he moved to Wat Paknam\, Bhasicharoen in order to attend the monastic university\, gaining a degree in psychology. \n\n\n\nHaving had experience in meditation styles of  Mahasi Sayadaw\, Ajahn Chah\, Dhammakaya\, and some Tibetan\, Pandit Bhikkhu claims no lineage other than Buddhism. His own approach uses reflection on the six senses to hold the mind in empty alert awareness. But there are various techniques that are useful for people at different times in their practise. Just so long as you keep making an effort\, with the right goal in mind\, progress will be made. \n\n\n\nHis interests\, besides nuclear power\, vertical axis wind turbines and the Electric Universe theory\, include psychology\, faerie tales\, and other mystic religious traditions. \n\n\n\n\nInfo\n\n\n\nView live on Zoom from 7.25pm on the night. Talks include meditation and generally conclude at 9pm. Download iCal calendar for the Zoom event. \n\n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 985 1050 0274\n\n\n\nPasscode: 645945
URL:https://engagedbuddhists.org.au/event/bhante-pandit-the-unfettered-mind/
CATEGORIES:Dhamma Talks and Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230427T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230427T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T040716
CREATED:20230418T053243Z
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SUMMARY:Thay Thông Pháp: Staying in the bamboo forest - an introduction to Vietnamese Zen Buddhism
DESCRIPTION:Description\n\n\n\nSTAYING IN THE BAMBOO FOREST \n\n\n\n~An introduction to Vietnamese Zen Buddhism~ \n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\n\nThích Trúc Thông Pháp is a bhikkhu (fully ordained monk) in a Vietnamese meditation tradition. His teacher is the Most Venerable Thầy Thích Thanh Từ\, a meditation master in the Truc Lam (Bamboo Forest) school. Originating from Port Adelaide in South Australia and then Tasmania from 2010- 2017\, he now lives in the Southern Flinders Ranges with a small community of Anglican religious brothers and sisters. He has a Master’s Degree in Social Sciences (Counselling) and a Diploma in Psychosynthesis and was the Buddhist representative chaplain at the University of Tasmania for four years prior to working for four years as the Buddhist chaplain at Oasis\, the multifaith chaplaincy centre at Flinders University\, SA. \n\n\n\nInfo\n\n\n\nView live on Zoom from 7.25pm on the night. Talks include meditation and generally conclude at 9pm. Download iCal calendar for the Zoom event. \n\n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 985 1050 0274\n\n\n\nPasscode: 645945
URL:https://engagedbuddhists.org.au/event/thay-thong-phap-staying-in-the-bamboo-forest-an-introduction-to-vietnamese-zen-buddhism/
CATEGORIES:Dhamma Talks and Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230420T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230420T210000
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SUMMARY:Sue Toohey: The shape-shifting self
DESCRIPTION:Description\n\n\n\nThe shape-shifting self – coming to grips with the idea of no permanent self. \n\n\n\nAnatta is one of the Buddha’s core teachings\, one of the key ideas\, which he said distinguished his teaching from that of all the other teachers of his day. And even today\, more than 2000 years after the time of the Buddha\, I think you will find that of all the major religions Buddhism is the only one that teaches that there is no unique and everlasting self or soul. Even though we may see ourselves as committed Buddhists\, many of us find the idea of anatta deeply unsettling. \n\n\n\nIn this evening’s talk\, Sue will explore with us what it means to accept the idea of no permanent self and how that might lead to our greater freedom and happiness. \n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\n\nSue Toohey is an experienced Dhamma\, meditation and yoga teacher\, qualified in both Hatha and Dru styles of yoga. She regularly takes meditation drop-in classes at the Buddhist Library. Formerly a university lecturer in the School of Public Health at UNSW\, she has a lifelong interest in using yoga to counteract depression and anxiety and develop mental well-being. She has been a Buddhist practitioner for more than 30 years. \n\n\n\nInfo\n\n\n\nView live on Zoom from 7.25pm on the night. Talks include meditation and generally conclude at 9pm. Download iCal calendar for the Zoom event. \n\n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 985 1050 0274\n\n\n\nPasscode: 645945
URL:https://engagedbuddhists.org.au/event/sue-toohey-the-shape-shifting-self/
CATEGORIES:Dhamma Talks and Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230413T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230413T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T040716
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SUMMARY:Dr. Jonathan Page: The Wisdom of Sadness
DESCRIPTION:Description\n\n\n\nWe are excited to announce an upcoming talk by the renowned Dhamma teacher and Medical Oncologist\, Dr. Jonathan Page on “the Wisdom of Sadness”. \n\n\n\nPlease join Dr. Jonathan Page for an enlightening and thought-provoking talk & discussion\, on the value of embracing sadness as a powerful tool for growth and transformation. \n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\n\nJonathan Page has been a medical oncologist for 40 years and whose meditation practice goes back to 1984\, but to his chagrin was largely an erratic practitioner until 2004\, generally employing meditation as a last resort to manage innumerable life crises (with variable impact). \n\n\n\nOver time he has found meditation to be of great personal benefit\, particularly in navigating the major challenges of life\, notably aging and mortality\, the impermanence of relationships and the ravages of burnout.In understanding and largely overcoming burnout it has been possible to treat cancer patients with greater compassion\, attending to the vital psycho-spiritual domain\, whilst retaining some degree of resilience. Meditation can open the door to clear understanding and vast possibility. \n\n\n\nInfo\n\n\n\nView live on Zoom from 7.25pm on the night. Talks include meditation and generally conclude at 9pm. Download iCal calendar for the Zoom event. \n\n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 985 1050 0274\n\n\n\nPasscode: 645945
URL:https://engagedbuddhists.org.au/event/dr-jonathan-page-the-wisdom-of-sadness/
CATEGORIES:Dhamma Talks and Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230330T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230330T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T040716
CREATED:20230320T004351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230405T045229Z
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SUMMARY:Thay Thong Phap: "We're all going on a summer holiday" - the Dhamma according to Cliff Richards
DESCRIPTION:Description\n\n\n\nThay Thong Phap will be back to deliver an interesting topic : “We’re all going on a summer holiday – the Dhamma according to Cliff Richards”. \n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\n\nThích Trúc Thông Pháp is a bhikkhu (fully ordained monk) in a Vietnamese meditation tradition. His teacher is the Most Venerable Thầy Thích Thanh Từ\, a meditation master in the Truc Lam (Bamboo Forest) school. Originating from Port Adelaide in South Australia and then Tasmania from 2010- 2017\, he now lives in the Southern Flinders Ranges with a small community of Anglican religious brothers and sisters. He has a Master’s Degree in Social Sciences (Counselling) and a Diploma in Psychosynthesis and was the Buddhist representative chaplain at the University of Tasmania for four years prior to working for four years as the Buddhist chaplain at Oasis\, the multifaith chaplaincy centre at Flinders University\, SA. \n\n\n\nInfo\n\n\n\nView live on Zoom from 7.25pm on the night. Talks include meditation and generally conclude at 9pm. Download iCal calendar for the Zoom event. \n\n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 985 1050 0274\n\n\n\nPasscode: 645945
URL:https://engagedbuddhists.org.au/event/thay-thong-phap-were-all-going-on-a-summer-holiday-the-dhamma-according-to-cliff-richards/
CATEGORIES:Dhamma Talks and Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230326T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230326T170000
DTSTAMP:20260424T040716
CREATED:20230301T062000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230306T070247Z
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SUMMARY:Day of Practice at the Buddhist Library with Kynan Tan
DESCRIPTION:About this event\n\n\n\nThe Day of Practice will provide an opportunity to take a pause from the busyness and complexities of daily life to focus on meditation\, awareness\, and tranquility. We will minimise interactions with others\, put our phones on aeroplane mode\, and take a break from our usual concerns. This will create a container that allows us to deepen our meditation and awareness in ways that may not always be possible during daily life. \n\n\n\nUposatha days are a common practice in Buddhism where practitioners reaffirm and renew their commitment to dharma practice. By consciously and intentionally dedicating a period of time to the practice of meditation\, keeping precepts\, and studying the dharma with others\, the practice is developed and strengthened. \n\n\n\nThis is an opportunity to receive instruction from a teacher and practice with others in conditions similar to a retreat setting. Throughout the day there will be seated and walking meditation\, guided group practice\, a dharma talk\, and a 1:1 meeting with Kynan. \n\n\n\nArrive from 8:45am. Please come on time as we will close the doors before beginning the first session. All attendees will be expected to stay for the whole day. \n\n\n\nThere are plenty of chairs\, zafus\, cushions\, and benches. There is a dedicated lunch break with time to get food from a local establishment. There are many cafes and restaurants in the area\, including Newtown which is a 10-minute walk. \n\n\n\nIf you have any questions\, please contact Kynan on kynantctan@gmail.com \n\n\n\nFrom a past participant:“I attended the one day with Kynan. It was great for inspiring me to meditate more consistently and refreshed my thinking around the Buddhist texts. Kynan is a thoughtful and very grounded teacher. I trust him and would recommend him to anyone thinking of attending one of his meditation day\, whatever level you’re at.” \n\n\n\nYou must register in advance via the Buddhist Library website. \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Kynan\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKynan Tan is a meditation teacher who takes a collaborative approach to helping students achieve their meditation goals. He came to meditation after struggles with stress\, anxiety\, and depression and found the practice to be transformative. He believes that meditation has enormous potential for creating positive change and opening up new ways of relating to our experience. \n\n\n\nKynan draws upon a number of different modern and traditional techniques of contemplative and introspective practice. He is a longtime practitioner of the stages of samatha-vipassana (as presented in the book The Mind Illuminated)\, Rob Burbea’s insight meditation techniques\, nondual awareness\, and brahmavihara practices (metta\, compassion\, empathetic joy\, and equanimity). \n\n\n\nKynan studies meditation with Dr. Tucker Peck. He teaches the Pragmatic Dharma Club at the San Francisco Dharma Collective\, leads retreats\, and teaches one-on-one instruction and online meditation courses. Kynan has sat a number of retreats\, including a month-long solo retreat in 2021. \n\n\n\nDana\n\n\n\nCost: Attendance is by dana (generosity). This event is possible through past acts of generosity and anything you are able to offer will help to make more teachings possible. When registering you will be invited to make a donation to support the teacher\, the Association of Engaged Buddhists\, and the Buddhist Library. You may also offer dana after the event. \n\n\n\nAll donations to the Buddhist Library of $2 and over are tax deductible. \n\n\n\nDana is the traditional practice of generosity\, the extending of one’s goodwill\, which is fundamental to Buddhism and other spiritual traditions. The dana you give helps to maintain the Library and allows it to offer more teachings on the Dhamma so that others may benefit in the future. It is up to each person to determine the amount of dana they’d like to offer. We understand that this is a difficult time financially for many\, and people will give what they can. An appropriate dana can’t be prescribed but requires sensitivity to its intent and to the individual’s own situation\, as well as awareness of the cost of organising events and supporting teachers who spread the Dhamma.
URL:https://engagedbuddhists.org.au/event/day-of-practice-at-the-buddhist-library-with-kynan-tan/
LOCATION:Buddhist Library\, 90-92 Church St\, Camperdown\, New South Wales\, 2050\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Dhamma Talks and Meditation,Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230323T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230323T210000
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SUMMARY:Kynan Tan - Sitting Together
DESCRIPTION:Description\n\n\n\nA guided meditation session led by Kynan Tan. This is an opportunity for anyone who is interested to practice meditation together as a group and you will have the chance to discuss your practice with the teacher or with each other after the meditation. \n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKynan Tan is a meditation teacher who takes a collaborative approach to helping students achieve their meditation goals. He came to meditation after struggles with stress\, anxiety\, and depression and found the practice to be transformative. He believes that meditation has enormous potential for creating positive change and opening up new ways of relating to our experience. \n\n\n\nKynan draws upon a number of different modern and traditional techniques of contemplative and introspective practice. He is a longtime practitioner of the stages of śamatha-vipassanā (as presented in the book The Mind Illuminated)\, Rob Burbea’s insight meditation techniques\, nondual awareness\, and brahmavihārā practices (mettā\, compassion\, empathetic joy\, and equanimity). \n\n\n\nKynan studies meditation with Dr. Tucker Peck. He teaches the Pragmatic Dharma Club at the San Francisco Dharma Collective\, leads retreats\, and teaches one-on-one instruction and online meditation courses. Kynan has sat a number of retreats\, including a month-long solo retreat in 2021. \n\n\n\nInfo\n\n\n\nView live on Zoom from 7.25pm on the night. Talks include meditation and generally conclude at 9pm. Download iCal calendar for the Zoom event. \n\n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 985 1050 0274\n\n\n\nPasscode: 645945
URL:https://engagedbuddhists.org.au/event/kynan-tan-sitting-together/
CATEGORIES:Dhamma Talks and Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230316T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230316T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T040716
CREATED:20230301T061033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230301T061033Z
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SUMMARY:David O'Rose: What is Buddha Mind?
DESCRIPTION:Description\n\n\n\nIs it attainable now\, in this lifetime?Or even in this apparent moment?How would I recognise it in myself or others? \n\n\n\nPlease join David O’Rose on 16 March 2023\, 7.30pm\, for a deep yet profoundly simple exploration of this fundamental topic. \n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\n\nDavid is an experienced leader of meditation groups both here in Sydney and also Hong Kong. His approach is utterly simple\, natural and is a discipline of ease in practice. The living experience of a meditative approach to everyday life is the one aim of practice. The rewards of this simple practice are beyond words. \n\n\n\nInfo\n\n\n\nView live on Zoom from 7.25pm on the night. Talks include meditation and generally conclude at 9pm. Download iCal calendar for the Zoom event. \n\n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 985 1050 0274\n\n\n\nPasscode: 645945
URL:https://engagedbuddhists.org.au/event/david-orose-what-is-buddha-mind/
CATEGORIES:Dhamma Talks and Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230309T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230309T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T040716
CREATED:20230301T060727Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230301T060727Z
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SUMMARY:Pandit Bhikkhu: The scattered and unscattered mind
DESCRIPTION:Description\n\n\n\nThe talk will be based on the Sutta (AN 6.14) where the Buddha describes how to have a good death.(Venerable Sujato’s translation here) \n\n\n\nPlease join Bhante Pandit\, all the way from Bangkok\, on Thursday 9 March 2023\, 7.30 – 9.00pm (AEST) for another insightful & intriguing talk. Looking forward to seeing you. \n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\n\n\nPandit Bhikkhu: While searching aimlessly for something to read in a quiet library in rural New Zealand Pandit came across a book on Buddhism. Inspired to investigate further he devoured what few books on the topic he could find\, and then took off to start some monastery stays and short retreats. Before leaving NZ and heading back to his native England he took some longer retreats\, including 10 days at Te Moata retreat centre in the Coromandel Peninsula of NZ with Steven Smith teaching Mahasi style meditation. Following the Forest temples in the lineage of Luang Phor Chah for a few years\, Pandit entered Ratanagiri Monastery in Newcastle\, Northern UK in 1994 as an Anagarika (novice). Six months there\, and then six months further in Amaravati while Ajahn Sumedho was abbot\, convinced him to ordain as a monk. He headed off to Thailand in late 1996 and ordained as a Buddhist monk at Wat Luang Phor Sodh in Rajaburi Province. Four years later he moved to Wat Paknam\, Bhasicharoen in order to attend the monastic university\, gaining a degree in psychology. \n\n\n\nHaving had experience in meditation styles of  Mahasi Sayadaw\, Ajahn Chah\, Dhammakaya\, and some Tibetan\, Pandit Bhikkhu claims no lineage other than Buddhism. His own approach uses reflection on the six senses to hold the mind in empty alert awareness. But there are various techniques that are useful for people at different times in their practise. Just so long as you keep making an effort\, with the right goal in mind\, progress will be made. \n\n\n\nHis interests\, besides nuclear power\, vertical axis wind turbines and the Electric Universe theory\, include psychology\, faerie tales\, and other mystic religious traditions. \n\n\n\n\nInfo\n\n\n\nView live on Zoom from 7.25pm on the night. Talks include meditation and generally conclude at 9pm. Download iCal calendar for the Zoom event. \n\n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 985 1050 0274\n\n\n\nPasscode: 645945
URL:https://engagedbuddhists.org.au/event/pandit-bhikkhu-the-scattered-and-unscattered-mind/
CATEGORIES:Dhamma Talks and Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230302T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230302T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T040716
CREATED:20230218T054814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230301T060400Z
UID:2563-1677785400-1677790800@engagedbuddhists.org.au
SUMMARY:Bhante Tejadhammo: Reimagining and restoring the lost feminine and women in Buddhism (Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Description\n\n\n\nBhante Tejadhammo will offer a few thoughts on reimagining and restoring the lost feminine and women in Buddhism. We can think of it as a rebirthing of Dhamma both literally and metaphorically. This will be followed by a meditation. \n\n\n\nPlease Zoom in to say hello to Bhante Tejadhammo and join the community for a dhamma talk\, guided meditation & blessing by Bhante on Thursday\, 2 February 2023\, at 7.30pm. \n\n\n\nLooking forward to seeing you. \n\n\n\nNote that this event is on Zoom only. \n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\n\n\nVenerable Tejadhammo Bhikku – Bhante to his community – is the Spiritual Director of the Association of Engaged Buddhists. Bhante teaches most Thursday nights at the Buddhist Library in Camperdownand conducts regular courses and retreats which are open to the general public\, and is regularly invited to teach other groups of ordained Sangha. Apart from these teaching and retreat activities\, Bhante works with people who are seriously ill in various hospitals\, hospices and their homes in and around Sydney\, teaching healing meditation\, providing spiritual support and assisting people in dealing with the end stages of life. \n\n\n\nVenerable Tejadhammo Bhikku was ordained by Venerable Tanchaokhun Phra Visalsalmanagun\, Chaokhana Changwat\, Phuket\, in Thailand. Bhante has a background in Western Philosophy and Theology\, and has studied and taught at Silpakorn University\, Thailand. Before returning to Australia he taught in Thai universities and jails. Although ordained in the Theravada tradition\, he has also studied with Tibetan and Mahayana teachers and has a commitment to the Dharma that he believes encompasses all traditional expressions of it. He is a founding member of Australian Monastic Encounter which seeks to promote inter-religious and inter monastic dialogue. \n\n\n\n\nInfo\n\n\n\nView live on Zoom from 7.25pm on the night. Talks include meditation and generally conclude at 9pm. Download iCal calendar for the Zoom event. \n\n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 985 1050 0274\n\n\n\nPasscode: 645945
URL:https://engagedbuddhists.org.au/event/bhante-tejadhammo-reimagining-and-restoring-the-lost-feminine-and-women-in-buddhism/
CATEGORIES:Dhamma Talks and Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230223T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230223T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T040716
CREATED:20230122T064019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230122T064020Z
UID:2553-1677180600-1677186000@engagedbuddhists.org.au
SUMMARY:Bhante Akāliko: Cultivating the Awakening Factors (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:Description\n\n\n\nThe bojjhangas\, or awakening factors\, are seven qualities that lead all the way to Enlightenment. These are: mindfulness\, investigation of principles\, energy\, rapture\, tranquility\, samādhi\, and equanimity. Cultivating these factors in meditation is part of the practice of Right Effort of the Noble Eightfold Path. In this talk we explore each of the awakening factors and learn how the Buddha instructed us to practise these to their perfection. \n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\n\n\nAkāliko Bhikkhu is an Australian monk in the Theravada forest tradition. He is the spiritual director of Little Dust and founder of Rainbodhi LGBTQIA+ Buddhist Community. Bhante Akāliko is also the spiritual advisor of Central West Buddhists and a chaplain at Western Sydney University. He sits on the boards of the Buddhist Council of NSW and the Federation of Australian Buddhist Councils. \n\n\n\nBhante Akāliko went forth as a monastic in 2016 and received full ordination with Ajahn Brahm at Bodhinyana monastery in 2017. He lived for several years with Bhante Sujato at the Monastery at the End of the World in Sydney and now lives as a wandering monk\, looking for a place to settle and shake off the dust. \n\n\n\n\nInfo\n\n\n\nView live on Zoom from 7.25pm on the night. Talks include meditation and generally conclude at 9pm. Download iCal calendar for the Zoom event. \n\n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 985 1050 0274\n\n\n\nPasscode: 645945
URL:https://engagedbuddhists.org.au/event/bhante-akaliko-cultivating-the-awakening-factors-hybrid/
CATEGORIES:Dhamma Talks and Meditation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230216T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230216T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T040716
CREATED:20230122T063421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230122T063507Z
UID:2547-1676575800-1676581200@engagedbuddhists.org.au
SUMMARY:Sue Toohey: Letting Go and Not Picking Things Up (Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Description\n\n\n\nThe Buddha taught 10 Perfections – 10 good qualities that we can develop which lead us on the path to enlightenment – otherwise known as complete freedom of heart and mind. The third of these 10 perfections is ‘nekhamma’ which might be translated as letting go and not picking things up. Nekhamma is the counterforce to all of the ‘wanting’ energy in our everyday lives. Whenever we find ourselves wanting something – whether it’s a new pair of shoes or a more understanding and appreciative partner\, we can apply the energy of nekhamma and see what happens. Let’s talk about the ways in which we can de-clutter our lives\, simplify our interactions with others and clear our minds\, while bringing ourselves a little closer to that great freedom of heart and mind. \n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\n\nSue Toohey is an experienced Dhamma\, meditation and yoga teacher\, qualified in both Hatha and Dru styles of yoga. She regularly takes meditation drop-in classes at the Buddhist Library. Formerly a university lecturer in the School of Public Health at UNSW\, she has a lifelong interest in using yoga to counteract depression and anxiety and develop mental well-being. She has been a Buddhist practitioner for more than 30 years. \n\n\n\nInfo\n\n\n\nView live on Zoom from 7.25pm on the night. Talks include meditation and generally conclude at 9pm. Download iCal calendar for the Zoom event. \n\n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 985 1050 0274\n\n\n\nPasscode: 645945
URL:https://engagedbuddhists.org.au/event/sue-toohey-letting-go-and-not-picking-things-up/
CATEGORIES:Dhamma Talks and Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230209T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230209T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T040716
CREATED:20230122T063149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230122T063447Z
UID:2545-1675971000-1675976400@engagedbuddhists.org.au
SUMMARY:Kynan Tan: One Teaching\, Two Arrows\, Three Poisons\, Four Noble Truths (Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Description\n\n\n\nIn his first teaching after his awakening\, the Buddha gave a succinct summary of what he had learned under the bodhi tree. This is the discourse on the Four Noble Truths: dukkha (suffering)\, taṇhā (craving)\, releasing of taṇhā and dukkha\, and the Eightfold Path to practise towards this understanding. This teaching could be seen as key to understanding buddhist practice. \n\n\n\nThis talk will explore the Four Noble Truths and how they can be relevant to our lives and practice. We will look at the different ways of understanding dukkha as suffering\, stress\, or mental resistance\, the difference between taṇhā (craving) and wholesome desire\, how we can start to notice clinging and attachment in our experience\, and ways to practise meditation that lead to letting go and the cessation of dukkha. \n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\n\nKynan Tan is a meditation teacher who is interested in helping students to achieve their meditation goals\, whatever they may be. He takes a collaborative and student-centred approach to explore the depths of what is possible through the many dimensions of practice. Kynan believes that meditation has enormous potential for creating positive change and opening up space for new ways of relating to experience. \n\n\n\nKynan has experience across a range of meditative and introspective traditions and techniques. He brings his experience as an artist\, musician\, and programmer into his understanding and sharing of Dharma teachings in a way that is clear\, practical\, and creative. Kynan is authorized to teach by Dr. Tucker Peck\, a clinical psychologist and meditation teacher. \n\n\n\nInfo\n\n\n\nView live on Zoom from 7.25pm on the night. Talks include meditation and generally conclude at 9pm. Download iCal calendar for the Zoom event. \n\n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 985 1050 0274\n\n\n\nPasscode: 645945
URL:https://engagedbuddhists.org.au/event/one-teaching-two-arrows-three-poisons-four-noble-truths/
CATEGORIES:Dhamma Talks and Meditation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230202T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230202T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T040716
CREATED:20230111T054353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230122T063456Z
UID:2522-1675366200-1675371600@engagedbuddhists.org.au
SUMMARY:Bhante Tejadhammo: 2023 Opening Talk (Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Description\n\n\n\nBhante would love to see you in person for the first teaching of the year\, but his health challenges mean that just won’t be possible. Instead\, Bhante wants to ‘meet’ the community through Zoom to begin 2023 with a teaching\, meditation and blessing. \n\n\n\nSo\, please Zoom in to say hello to Bhante and join the community for a dhamma talk\, guided meditation & blessing by Bhante Tejadhammo on Thursday\, 2 February 2023\, at 7.30pm.Looking forward to seeing you. \n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\n\n\nVenerable Tejadhammo Bhikku – Bhante to his community – is the Spiritual Director of the Association of Engaged Buddhists. Bhante teaches most Thursday nights at the Buddhist Library in Camperdownand conducts regular courses and retreats which are open to the general public\, and is regularly invited to teach other groups of ordained Sangha. Apart from these teaching and retreat activities\, Bhante works with people who are seriously ill in various hospitals\, hospices and their homes in and around Sydney\, teaching healing meditation\, providing spiritual support and assisting people in dealing with the end stages of life. \n\n\n\nVenerable Tejadhammo Bhikku was ordained by Venerable Tanchaokhun Phra Visalsalmanagun\, Chaokhana Changwat\, Phuket\, in Thailand. Bhante has a background in Western Philosophy and Theology\, and has studied and taught at Silpakorn University\, Thailand. Before returning to Australia he taught in Thai universities and jails. Although ordained in the Theravada tradition\, he has also studied with Tibetan and Mahayana teachers and has a commitment to the Dharma that he believes encompasses all traditional expressions of it. He is a founding member of Australian Monastic Encounter which seeks to promote inter-religious and inter monastic dialogue. \n\n\n\n\nInfo\n\n\n\nView live on Zoom from 7.25pm on the night. Talks include meditation and generally conclude at 9pm. Download iCal calendar for the Zoom event. \n\n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 985 1050 0274\n\n\n\nPasscode: 645945
URL:https://engagedbuddhists.org.au/event/bhante-tejadhammo-2023-opening-talk/
CATEGORIES:Dhamma Talks and Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221208T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221208T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T040716
CREATED:20221110T055015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221115T030231Z
UID:2427-1670527800-1670533200@engagedbuddhists.org.au
SUMMARY:Thay Thông Pháp: Taking Rest
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\n\n\n\nThích Trúc Thông Pháp is a bhikkhu (fully ordained monk) in a Vietnamese meditation tradition. His teacher is the Most Venerable Thầy Thích Thanh Từ\, a meditation master in the Truc Lam (Bamboo Forest) school. Originating from Port Adelaide in South Australia and then Tasmania from 2010- 2017\, he now lives in the Southern Flinders Ranges with a small community of Anglican religious brothers and sisters. He has a Master’s Degree in Social Sciences (Counselling) and a Diploma in Psychosynthesis and was the Buddhist representative chaplain at the University of Tasmania for four years prior to working for four years as the Buddhist chaplain at Oasis\, the multifaith chaplaincy centre at Flinders University\, SA. \n\n\n\nInfo\n\n\n\nView live on Zoom from 7.25pm on the night. Talks include meditation and generally conclude at 9pm. Download iCal calendar for the Zoom event. \n\n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 985 1050 0274\n\n\n\nPasscode: 645945
URL:https://engagedbuddhists.org.au/event/2427/
CATEGORIES:Dhamma Talks and Meditation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221201T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221201T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T040716
CREATED:20221021T041134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221130T061332Z
UID:2398-1669923000-1669928400@engagedbuddhists.org.au
SUMMARY:Bhante Tejadhammo - Dhamma Talk and Meditation ***online only***
DESCRIPTION:Description\n\n\n\nBhante Tejadhammo will be giving a talk & guided meditation online via Zoom.  \n\n\n\nAs much as Bhante would love to see you in person\, unfortunately his RA condition doesn’t allow him to and he is still in a lot of pain. Despite his challenging health condition\, Bhante will still want to ‘meet’ the community through Zoom just to have a little chat and maybe a brief teaching before we close for the year 2022. \n\n\n\nSo\, please Zoom in to say hello to Bhante & join the Community for a guided meditation & dhamma talk by Bhante Tejadhammo \n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\n\n\nVenerable Tejadhammo Bhikku – Bhante to his community – is the Spiritual Director of the Association of Engaged Buddhists. Bhante teaches most Thursday nights at the Buddhist Library in Camperdownand conducts regular courses and retreats which are open to the general public\, and is regularly invited to teach other groups of ordained Sangha. Apart from these teaching and retreat activities\, Bhante works with people who are seriously ill in various hospitals\, hospices and their homes in and around Sydney\, teaching healing meditation\, providing spiritual support and assisting people in dealing with the end stages of life. \n\n\n\nVenerable Tejadhammo Bhikku was ordained by Venerable Tanchaokhun Phra Visalsalmanagun\, Chaokhana Changwat\, Phuket\, in Thailand. Bhante has a background in Western Philosophy and Theology\, and has studied and taught at Silpakorn University\, Thailand. Before returning to Australia he taught in Thai universities and jails. Although ordained in the Theravada tradition\, he has also studied with Tibetan and Mahayana teachers and has a commitment to the Dharma that he believes encompasses all traditional expressions of it. He is a founding member of Australian Monastic Encounter which seeks to promote inter-religious and inter monastic dialogue. \n\n\n\n\nInfo\n\n\n\nView live on Zoom from 7.25pm on the night. Talks include meditation and generally conclude at 9pm. Download iCal calendar for the Zoom event. \n\n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 985 1050 0274\n\n\n\nPasscode: 645945
URL:https://engagedbuddhists.org.au/event/bhante-tejadhammo-dhamma-talk-and-meditation-the-buddhist-library/
CATEGORIES:Dhamma Talks and Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221124T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221124T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T040716
CREATED:20221110T054907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221115T030018Z
UID:2424-1669318200-1669323600@engagedbuddhists.org.au
SUMMARY:Thay Thông Pháp: Climbing the Mountain
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\n\n\n\nThích Trúc Thông Pháp is a bhikkhu (fully ordained monk) in a Vietnamese meditation tradition. His teacher is the Most Venerable Thầy Thích Thanh Từ\, a meditation master in the Truc Lam (Bamboo Forest) school. Originating from Port Adelaide in South Australia and then Tasmania from 2010- 2017\, he now lives in the Southern Flinders Ranges with a small community of Anglican religious brothers and sisters. He has a Master’s Degree in Social Sciences (Counselling) and a Diploma in Psychosynthesis and was the Buddhist representative chaplain at the University of Tasmania for four years prior to working for four years as the Buddhist chaplain at Oasis\, the multifaith chaplaincy centre at Flinders University\, SA. \n\n\n\nInfo\n\n\n\nView live on Zoom from 7.25pm on the night. Talks include meditation and generally conclude at 9pm. Download iCal calendar for the Zoom event. \n\n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 985 1050 0274\n\n\n\nPasscode: 645945
URL:https://engagedbuddhists.org.au/event/thay-thong-phap-2/
CATEGORIES:Dhamma Talks and Meditation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221117T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221117T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T040716
CREATED:20221018T005037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221021T041210Z
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SUMMARY:Tucker Peck: Dharma and Psychology (Hybrid Event)
DESCRIPTION:Description\n\n\n\nThe dharma teaches\, as the Buddha says\, “suffering and the end of suffering\,” which is similar to the aim of modern-day psychology. However\, the two schools conceptualize the mind\, suffering\, and the route to happiness differently. We’ll explore how these two methods of understanding the human mind compare and contrast\, and when we might want to use one lens rather than the other.  \n\n\n\nThis talk will touch on the use of different forms of traditional Buddhist meditation\, including concentration (samatha)\, insight (vipassana)\, and metta. This event will include a dharma talk\, meditation\, and Q+A related to the intersection of dharma and modern psychology.  \n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\n\nDr. Tucker Peck is a meditation teacher and Clinical Psychologist whose specialties include working with advanced meditators and using meditation to help those suffering from psychological disorders. Tucker has taught with Sharon Salzberg\, Shinzen Young\, Upasaka Culadasa\, and Michael Taft. He lives in Alameda\, California\, an island in the San Francisco Bay. \n\n\n\nTucker received his undergraduate degree in Psychology from Brown University\, and he received his Masters and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the College of Science at the University of Arizona. Tucker is a published author on the scientific study of meditation\, focusing on how meditation affects the brain. He is a former faculty member of the University of Arizona College of Medicine\, and he is the founder and former Director of Palo Santo Psychotherapy & Wellness. He is the founder and board president of the Open Dharma Foundation\, which provides scholarships to meditation retreats\, and for four years served as the president of the Tucson Community Meditation Center. His newest projects are the podcast Teaching Meditation and Drugfreesleep.com\, an online course to overcome insomnia. \n\n\n\n“Tucker Peck is both bright and wise. He has a great talent for taking classical psychotherapeutic and meditative insights and making them real for our time and concerns. He is also a lot of fun.” \n\n\n\n– Sharon Salzberg\, New York Times bestselling author of Real Happiness \n\n\n\nInfo\n\n\n\nHybrid event: Live at the Buddhist Library\, Camperdown and on Zoom. \n\n\n\nView live on Zoom from 7.25pm on the night. Talks include meditation and generally conclude at 9pm. Download iCal calendar for the Zoom event. \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 985 1050 0274Passcode: 645945
URL:https://engagedbuddhists.org.au/event/tucker-peck-dharma-and-psychology/
LOCATION:Buddhist Library\, 90-92 Church St\, Camperdown\, New South Wales\, 2050\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Dhamma Talks and Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221110T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221110T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T040716
CREATED:20221110T055344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221110T055345Z
UID:2431-1668108600-1668114000@engagedbuddhists.org.au
SUMMARY:Sue Toohey: Connecting with others - Finding Spiritual Friendship
DESCRIPTION:Description\n\n\n\nJoin Sue Toohey as we explore how to make relationships work in the context of our Buddhist beliefs and practice. Finding companionship\, loving others\, maintaining long term relationships that change over time can all prove difficult. \n\n\n\nLet’s talk about what the Buddha suggested\, what other teachers have to say and how we can create richer and more nourishing relationships. \n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\n\nSue Toohey is an experienced Dhamma\, meditation and yoga teacher\, qualified in both Hatha and Dru styles of yoga. She regularly takes meditation drop-in classes at the Buddhist Library. Formerly a university lecturer in the School of Public Health at UNSW\, she has a lifelong interest in using yoga to counteract depression and anxiety and develop mental well-being. She has been a Buddhist practitioner for more than 30 years. \n\n\n\nInfo\n\n\n\nView live on Zoom from 7.25pm on the night. Talks include meditation and generally conclude at 9pm. Download iCal calendar for the Zoom event. \n\n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 985 1050 0274\n\n\n\nPasscode: 645945
URL:https://engagedbuddhists.org.au/event/sue-toohey-connecting-with-others-finding-spiritual-friendship/
CATEGORIES:Dhamma Talks and Meditation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221103T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221103T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T040716
CREATED:20221021T040916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221021T040943Z
UID:2397-1667503800-1667509200@engagedbuddhists.org.au
SUMMARY:Bhante Tejadhammo - Dhamma Talk and Meditation @ The Buddhist Library
DESCRIPTION:Description\n\n\n\nBhante Tejadhammo will be giving LIVE talk at the Buddhist Library. This will be his first talk after his month-long travel to France. We will finally have a chance to physically sit & meditate together! \n\n\n\nThis will be a hybrid event where the session will be streamed to Zoom too! \n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\n\n\nVenerable Tejadhammo Bhikku – Bhante to his community – is the Spiritual Director of the Association of Engaged Buddhists. Bhante teaches most Thursday nights at the Buddhist Library in Camperdownand conducts regular courses and retreats which are open to the general public\, and is regularly invited to teach other groups of ordained Sangha. Apart from these teaching and retreat activities\, Bhante works with people who are seriously ill in various hospitals\, hospices and their homes in and around Sydney\, teaching healing meditation\, providing spiritual support and assisting people in dealing with the end stages of life. \n\n\n\nVenerable Tejadhammo Bhikku was ordained by Venerable Tanchaokhun Phra Visalsalmanagun\, Chaokhana Changwat\, Phuket\, in Thailand. Bhante has a background in Western Philosophy and Theology\, and has studied and taught at Silpakorn University\, Thailand. Before returning to Australia he taught in Thai universities and jails. Although ordained in the Theravada tradition\, he has also studied with Tibetan and Mahayana teachers and has a commitment to the Dharma that he believes encompasses all traditional expressions of it. He is a founding member of Australian Monastic Encounter which seeks to promote inter-religious and inter monastic dialogue. \n\n\n\n\nInfo\n\n\n\nView live on Zoom from 7.25pm on the night. Talks include meditation and generally conclude at 9pm. Download iCal calendar for the Zoom event. \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 985 1050 0274Passcode: 645945
URL:https://engagedbuddhists.org.au/event/2397/
CATEGORIES:Dhamma Talks and Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221030T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221030T170000
DTSTAMP:20260424T040716
CREATED:20220911T052309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230301T062228Z
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SUMMARY:Day of Practice at the Buddhist Library
DESCRIPTION:About this event\n\n\n\nThe Day of Practice will provide an opportunity to take a pause from the busyness and complexities of daily life to focus on meditation\, awareness\, and tranquility. We will minimise interactions with others\, put our phones on aeroplane mode\, and take a break from our usual concerns. This will create a container that allows us to deepen our meditation and awareness in ways that may not always be possible during daily life. \n\n\n\nUposatha days are a common practice in Buddhism where practitioners reaffirm and renew their commitment to dharma practice. By consciously and intentionally dedicating a period of time to the practice of meditation\, keeping precepts\, and studying the dharma with others\, the practice is developed and strengthened. \n\n\n\nThis is an opportunity to receive instruction from a teacher and practice with others in conditions similar to a retreat setting. Throughout the day there will be seated and walking meditation\, guided group practice\, a dharma talk\, and a 1:1 meeting with Kynan. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Kynan\n\n\n\nKynan Tan is a meditation teacher who takes a collaborative approach to helping students achieve their meditation goals. He came to meditation after struggles with stress\, anxiety\, and depression and found the practice to be transformative. He believes that meditation has enormous potential for creating positive change and opening up new ways of relating to our experience. \n\n\n\nKynan draws upon a number of different modern and traditional techniques of contemplative and introspective practice. He is a longtime practitioner of the stages of śamatha-vipassanā (as presented in the book The Mind Illuminated)\, Rob Burbea’s insight meditation techniques\, nondual awareness\, and brahmavihārā practices (mettā\, compassion\, empathetic joy\, and equanimity). \n\n\n\nKynan studies meditation with Dr. Tucker Peck. He teaches the Pragmatic Dharma Club at the San Francisco Dharma Collective\, leads retreats\, and teaches one-on-one instruction and online meditation courses. Kynan has sat a number of retreats\, including a month-long solo retreat in 2021. \n\n\n\n\n\nDetails\n\n\n\nWhere: The Buddhist Library\, 90-92 Church St\, Camperdown NSW 2050 \n\n\n\nDate: Sunday 30 October 2022 \n\n\n\nTime: 9am to 5pm. Arrive from 8:45am. Please come on time as we will close the doors before beginning the first session. All attendees will be expected to stay for the whole day. \n\n\n\nCost: Attendance is by dāna (generosity). After the event you will be invited to make a donation to support the teacher and the Buddhist Library. \n\n\n\n\nPLEASE REGISTER IN ADVANCE VIA THE BUDDHIST LIBRARY WEBSITE USING THE LINK BELOW: \n\n\n\n\n(IN PERSON & ONLINE) Day of Practice at the Buddhist Library\n\n\n\n\nThere are plenty of chairs\, zafus\, cushions\, and benches. \n\n\n\nThere is a dedicated lunch break with time to get food from a local establishment. There are many cafes and restaurants in the area\, including Newtown which is a 10-minute walk. \n\n\n\nCOVID Safety \n\n\n\nAdequate social distancing\, hand-washing and other sensible measure should be followed by all attendees. \n\n\n\nIt should be noted that participants attend these retreats entirely at their own discretion and should consider their own risks and responsibilities in regard to COVID. While reasonable efforts will be taken in regard to providing a safe environment\, the Association takes no responsibility for individuals’ behaviour or health consequences arising from attending a retreat. If you are experiencing any symptoms and may have COVID\, please do not attend the event. \n\n\n\nMore information \n\n\n\nIf you have any questions\, please contact Kynan on kynantctan@gmail.com
URL:https://engagedbuddhists.org.au/event/day-of-practice-at-the-buddhist-library/
LOCATION:Buddhist Library\, 90-92 Church St\, Camperdown\, New South Wales\, 2050\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Dhamma Talks and Meditation,Workshop
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221027T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T040716
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SUMMARY:Thay Thông Pháp - Beginning Anew: an expression of renunciation
DESCRIPTION:Description\n\n\n\nThay Thông Pháp continues his series of talks on “Renunciation”. This week’s focus will be on the expression of renunciation – “Beginning Anew”. \n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\n\nThích Trúc Thông Pháp is a bhikkhu (fully ordained monk) in a Vietnamese meditation tradition. His teacher is the Most Venerable Thầy Thích Thanh Từ\, a meditation master in the Truc Lam (Bamboo Forest) school. Originating from Port Adelaide in South Australia and then Tasmania from 2010- 2017\, he now lives in the Southern Flinders Ranges with a small community of Anglican religious brothers and sisters. He has a Master’s Degree in Social Sciences (Counselling) and a Diploma in Psychosynthesis and was the Buddhist representative chaplain at the University of Tasmania for four years prior to working for four years as the Buddhist chaplain at Oasis\, the multifaith chaplaincy centre at Flinders University\, SA. \n\n\n\nInfo\n\n\n\nView live on Zoom from 7.25pm on the night. Talks include meditation and generally conclude at 9pm. Download iCal calendar for the Zoom event. \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 985 1050 0274Passcode: 645945
URL:https://engagedbuddhists.org.au/event/thay-thong-phap-beginning-anew-an-expression-of-renunciation/
CATEGORIES:Dhamma Talks and Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221023T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221023T130000
DTSTAMP:20260424T040716
CREATED:20221010T103911Z
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SUMMARY:A Day of Generosity Practice (Dana Day) with Thay Thich Truc Thong Phap
DESCRIPTION:DANA DAY at the Buddhist Library on Sunday 23 Oct 2022 10am!!!!! Mark your calendar!!!! \n\n\n\n~ Dana is a word in the Pali language meaning giving\, offering\, generosity and liberality. Giving\, or “dana”\, through generosity is a human virtue that is encouraged in most religions of the world. In Buddhism\, giving can be described as the basic foundation of Buddhist practice and is of both great importance and significance in the spiritual development of its followers.~ \n\n\n\nThis Dana Day is jointly organised by AEB & Buddhist Library in conjunction with Thay Thong Phap’s visit to Sydney. This is a rare occasion where we can all come together\, have a chance to listen to talk\, have a dialogue with the monk\, practice meditation together\, offering food to the Sangha and have lunch together with the Community. \n\n\n\nIf you like\, you may bring a plate of food to offer to the Sangha and to share with the Community. \n\n\n\nVenerable Thich Truc Thong Phap will be very happy to meeting you
URL:https://engagedbuddhists.org.au/event/a-day-of-generosity-practice-dana-day-with-thay-thich-truc-thong-phap/
LOCATION:Buddhist Library\, 90-92 Church St\, Camperdown\, New South Wales\, 2050\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Dana Days,Dhamma Talks and Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221020T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221020T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T040716
CREATED:20221010T110354Z
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SUMMARY:The Benefits of Sati – How Awareness Helps Us Find the Happiness We Hope For
DESCRIPTION:Description\n\n\n\nSue Toohey will explore with us the different types of awareness (also known as mindfulness) and how we can apply this awareness to our everyday problems. \n\n\n\nAwareness can help us see the problems we’re avoiding\, can help us avoid the suffering that we are heading towards and can strengthen our commitment to behaving in ways that bring us real happiness. \n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\n\nSue Toohey is an experienced Dhamma\, meditation and yoga teacher\, qualified in both Hatha and Dru styles of yoga. She regularly takes meditation drop-in classes at the Buddhist Library. Formerly a university lecturer in the School of Public Health at UNSW\, she has a lifelong interest in using yoga to counteract depression and anxiety and develop mental well-being. She has been a Buddhist practitioner for more than 30 years. \n\n\n\nInfo\n\n\n\nView live on Zoom from 7.25pm on the night. Talks include meditation and generally conclude at 9pm. Download iCal calendar for the Zoom event. \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 985 1050 0274Passcode: 645945
URL:https://engagedbuddhists.org.au/event/the-benefits-of-sati-how-awareness-helps-us-find-the-happiness-we-hope-for/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Meeting ID: 985 1050 0274\, Passcode: 645945\, https://zoom.us/j/98510500274?pwd=bmJ3bmNQNEJObnVoMyt2ckR0dERqQT09\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Dhamma Talks and Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221013T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221013T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T040716
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SUMMARY:Possibilities of Practice: What is possible for modern people?
DESCRIPTION:Possibilities of Practice: What is possible for modern people?In practising as a lay person\, sometimes it seems like there are many obstacles that impede our ability to develop the path. However\, the Buddha often taught the Dhamma to lay people. Many of these householders were said to be amongst the foremost disciples of the Buddha. \n\n\n\nSometimes we might find ourselves caught up in the busyness of life and perhaps even lose a sense of why we are practising. Yet\, it is essential that we maintain some sense of the possibilities of practice and to be grateful for any steps we are able to take on the path. \n\n\n\nIn this talk\, Kynan will discuss his own experience of dedicated meditation practice. He will also like to suggest some ways that he believe could help modern people and wider society move forward and develop the path. \n\n\n\nInfo\n\n\n\nView live on Zoom from 7.25pm on the night. Talks include meditation and generally conclude at 9pm. Download iCal calendar for the Zoom event. \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 985 1050 0274Passcode: 645945
URL:https://engagedbuddhists.org.au/event/possibilities-of-practice-what-is-possible-for-modern-people/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Meeting ID: 985 1050 0274\, Passcode: 645945\, https://zoom.us/j/98510500274?pwd=bmJ3bmNQNEJObnVoMyt2ckR0dERqQT09\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Dhamma Talks and Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220929T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220929T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T040716
CREATED:20220829T035542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220829T035543Z
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SUMMARY:Thay Thong Phap: Abiding in my true home
DESCRIPTION:Description\n\n\n\nAbiding in my true home \n\n\n\nThis is the second in a series of 5 talks focusing on Thay’s personal experience of renunciation / nekkhamma / letting go in the development of the monastic life. This talk is founded in Thay’s reflection on Matthew’s gospel\, chapter 8\, verses 18 – 20\, and Ch’an Master Huang Po’s 18th portion of his teaching “The Transmission of Mind”. \n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\n\nThích Trúc Thông Pháp is a bhikkhu (fully ordained monk) in a Vietnamese meditation tradition. His teacher is the Most Venerable Thầy Thích Thanh Từ\, a meditation master in the Truc Lam (Bamboo Forest) school. Originating from Port Adelaide in South Australia and then Tasmania from 2010- 2017\, he now lives in the Southern Flinders Ranges with a small community of Anglican religious brothers and sisters. He has a Master’s Degree in Social Sciences (Counselling) and a Diploma in Psychosynthesis and was the Buddhist representative chaplain at the University of Tasmania for four years prior to working for four years as the Buddhist chaplain at Oasis\, the multifaith chaplaincy centre at Flinders University\, SA. \n\n\n\nInfo\n\n\n\nView live on Zoom from 7.25pm on the night. Talks include meditation and generally conclude at 9pm. Download iCal calendar for the Zoom event. \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 985 1050 0274Passcode: 645945
URL:https://engagedbuddhists.org.au/event/thay-thong-phap-abiding-in-my-true-home/
CATEGORIES:Dhamma Talks and Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220922T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220922T210000
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SUMMARY:David O'Rose & Tina Ng: A Meditative Approach to Daily Life
DESCRIPTION:Description\n\n\n\nA Meditative Approach to Daily Life \n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\n\nTina Ng is the Founder and President of the Metta Centre and also the Principal Solicitor of Metta Legal\, a law firm that deals with cases relating to family law\, child protection\, property\, wills & estates\, civil litigation and guardianship matters. She is an accredited mediator at Metta Resolution\, which provides mediation\, training and coaching to resolve conflict in the community and within families. \n\n\n\nDavid O’Rose is an experienced leader of meditation groups both here in Sydney and also Hong Kong. His approach is utterly simple\, natural and is a discipline of ease in practice. The living experience of a meditative approach to everyday life is the one aim of practice. The rewards of this simple practice are beyond words. \n\n\n\nInfo\n\n\n\nView live on Zoom from 7.25pm on the night. Talks include meditation and generally conclude at 9pm. Download iCal calendar for the Zoom event. \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 985 1050 0274Passcode: 645945
URL:https://engagedbuddhists.org.au/event/22-sept-2022-david-orose-tina-ng/
CATEGORIES:Dhamma Talks and Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220908T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220908T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T040716
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SUMMARY:Jim Teoh: Lovingkindness
DESCRIPTION:Description\n\n\n\nJoin Jim Teoh at The Buddhist Library as he gives a talk on mettā / lovingkindness prior to leading a retreat at Vejjasala. \n\n\n\nThis is a hybrid event. Join in-person at the Buddhist Library or online via Zoom. \n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\n\nJim has been a Buddhist teacher for over fifteen years and was one of the initiators of the earliest structured Buddhist programs presented at the Buddhist Library. He has taught numerous Buddhist courses in various organisations\, such as the Buddhist Council of NSW\, Buddhist Library\, Indonesian Buddhist Society of NSW and Bodhikusuma Buddhist and Meditation Centre. Jim is a regular speaker and meditation workshop facilitator at University Buddhist organisations. He is also trained as a Hospital Buddhist Chaplain. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInfo\n\n\n\nView live on Zoom from 7.25pm on the night. Talks include meditation and generally conclude at 9pm. Download iCal calendar for the Zoom event. \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 985 1050 0274Passcode: 645945
URL:https://engagedbuddhists.org.au/event/jim-teoh-lovingkindness/
LOCATION:Buddhist Library\, 90-92 Church St\, Camperdown\, New South Wales\, 2050\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Dhamma Talks and Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220901T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220901T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T040716
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SUMMARY:Bhante Tejadhammo
DESCRIPTION:Description\n\n\n\nBhante Tejadhammo returns to the Buddhist Library to present a Dhamma Talk and lead meditation practice. \n\n\n\nThis talk is a hybrid event. It will occur live at the Buddhist Library and will also be on Zoom. \n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\n\n\nVenerable Tejadhammo Bhikku – Bhante to his community – is the Spiritual Director of the Association of Engaged Buddhists. Bhante teaches most Thursday nights at the Buddhist Library in Camperdownand conducts regular courses and retreats which are open to the general public\, and is regularly invited to teach other groups of ordained Sangha. Apart from these teaching and retreat activities\, Bhante works with people who are seriously ill in various hospitals\, hospices and their homes in and around Sydney\, teaching healing meditation\, providing spiritual support and assisting people in dealing with the end stages of life. \n\n\n\nVenerable Tejadhammo Bhikku was ordained by Venerable Tanchaokhun Phra Visalsalmanagun\, Chaokhana Changwat\, Phuket\, in Thailand. Bhante has a background in Western Philosophy and Theology\, and has studied and taught at Silpakorn University\, Thailand. Before returning to Australia he taught in Thai universities and jails. Although ordained in the Theravada tradition\, he has also studied with Tibetan and Mahayana teachers and has a commitment to the Dharma that he believes encompasses all traditional expressions of it. He is a founding member of Australian Monastic Encounter which seeks to promote inter-religious and inter monastic dialogue. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInfo\n\n\n\nView live on Zoom from 7.25pm on the night. Talks include meditation and generally conclude at 9pm. Download iCal calendar for the Zoom event. \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 985 1050 0274Passcode: 645945
URL:https://engagedbuddhists.org.au/event/bhante-tejadhammo-4/
LOCATION:Buddhist Library\, 90-92 Church St\, Camperdown\, New South Wales\, 2050\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Dhamma Talks and Meditation
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