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Typical weekly activities

Our weekly meetings consist generally of the following activities. This is only a guide however, we are flexible with our process in line with whatever appears to be most useful for sangha members. If you arrive late and the meditation or teaching is already under way that’s fine, simply enter quietly and join in.

6.50 (optional) tea & chat
7.10

Welcome & introduction of new members

Meditation
7.55 Break (tea, bikkies & a chat)
8.15 Teaching
9.00  Discussion, questions and reflection to apply learning
9.30ish Close

Schedule of up-coming topics

2/9

Dharma talk by Victor von der Heyde

9/9

Dharma session with Betsy Faen: Going from home into homelessness - what this means in modern life

16/9 Dharma talk by Lenore Lambert: Getting intimate with the first ennobling truth Part I of III - the principle and the practicality.
23/9

Sutta Study with Winton Higgins

30/9 Dharma session with Lenore Lambert: Getting intimate with the first ennobling truth Part II - harnessing our intellect for understanding. (Part III will be on Oct 21 - the hard bit - understanding with our heart.)

Other events (retreats, workshops etc.)

Introduction to Insight Meditation - one day workshop Sunday July 25th. See 'Events' on this web site.

For a summary of insight meditation events in the Sydney area, please see www.sydneyinsightmeditators.org.


For a summary of insight meditation events in Australia, please see
www.dharma.org.au

 
New Downloads

  • Introducing Glenn Wallis.pdf
    Winton's talk giving context to the Buddha's teachings that we will be studying in our monthly sutta study session beginning in June 2010. Glenn Wallis is the author of the book we are using called Basic Teachings of the Buddha.

  • Narcissism and not-self.pdf
    A look at how the modern 'narcissism epidemic' sits with the dharmic concept of 'not-self'.

  • Adaptation and authenticity.doc
    This talk highlights the importance of adapting the dharma to our own time and place rather than insisting that the 'one true way' is that of times, places and values foreign to our own.



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