| Friday 15th to Monday 18th August Shamatha, or Calm Abiding is based on a Tibetan Buddhist system of meditation and provides the foundation for all other meditation practices. Suitable for people of all levels of experience, this retreat explicitly covers Shamatha philosophy & technique. Rinpoche presents a structured, well-defined, graduated path and the 'long' weekend will include teaching, practice and discussion. Fully catered residential retreat situated in a peaceful garden setting with comfortable accommodation and vegetarian meals. The Monastery - 15 Cross Rd, Glen Osmond Full 3 Day Weekend - $380 / $300 concession 6pm Friday 15th August - 1:30pm Monday 18th August 2008 Enquires: info@tsechen.org.au |
Lama Choedak Rinpoche - April 18-20Friday 18th April : 7:30pm |
Give yourself a Long Weekend! | 6pm Friday 24 – 3pm Monday 27 August 2007 Learn to meditate with an experienced, qualified teacher and a well defined path. Lama Choedak Rinpoche will visit Adelaide to give instruction and guidance on Calm Abiding Meditation, this residential retreat in Mylor is an excellent opportunity to learn and try out Calm Abiding Meditation techniques. Shamatha, or Calm Abiding is based on a Tibetan Buddhist system of meditation and provides the foundation for all other meditation practices. |
| Suitable for people of all levels of experience, this retreat explicitly covers Shamatha philosophy & technique. Rinpoche presents a structured, well-defined, graduated path and the 'long' weekend will include teaching, practice and discussion. Calm Abiding Meditation suits people from all walks of life. It can be the greatest gift you give yourself, for it will enable you to change your perception of your work, your surroundings and most importantly yourself. | |
Fully catered (vegetarian) residential retreat in peaceful bush setting (Mylor Baptist Campsite, Mylor) Fully catered residential - $295 waged / $225 concession Per day time only - $105 waged / $85 concession To secure your place, A map & details of the program will be sent to you. |  |
Calm Abiding Meditation Retreat with Lama Choedak Rinpoche
Residential meditation retreat in a peaceful bush setting in the Adelaide Hills, with dormitory accommodation and vegetarian meals.
7pm Friday July 14th - 3pm Monday July 17th 2006.
Calm Abiding meditation suits all people from all walks of life. It can be the greatest gift that you give yourself, for it will enable you to change your perception of your work, your surroundings, and most importantly of yourself. Lama Choedak is one of few Tibetan Meditation Masters living in the West. His teachings are lucid and practical, accommodating the needs of both beginners and advanced meditators.
Full weekend - ($275 waged / $200 concession). Single day ($85 waged / $65 concession) Venue: Mylor Baptist Campsite, Mylor
Public talk: Health, Wealth and Wisdom : A Buddhist Perspective Friday March 31st 7:30pm
Country Women’s Association on Dequetteville Terrace.
Buddhist teachings and initiations : Parnashavari, Jambala, Manjushri
Saturday April 1st and Sunday April 2nd
Alzheimer's Australia, Glenside
Rinpoche’s teachings are recommended for people of any aptitude and experience
{Ed} Green Tara @ Algate
Friday 4th November 7pm
Extraordinary Mindfulness in the Ordinary Workplace
Country Women's Association, 30 Dequetteville Tce, Kent Town
Public Talk $12 waged / $8 concession*
The Wisdom of Simplicity: Overcoming The Eight Worldly Traps
Sat 5th & Sun 6th November: 9am - 5pm
$50 waged per day / $30 concession per day*
Alzheimer's Australia, 27 Conyngham Street, Glenside
Please bring food for a shared lunch
Bookings and enquiries - info@tsechen.org.au - phone 8357 7067
*If you are unable to access these teachings at this price please contribute what you can.
Calm Abiding Meditation Retreat - with Lama Choedak Rinpoche
Adelaide Cup Long Weekend - 7pm Friday May 13 – 4pm Monday May 16, 2005
Arbury Park Outdoor School, Bridgewater
Fully vegetarian catered residential retreat with dormitory accommodation in peaceful bush setting
Full weekend - $220 waged / $160 concession
Single day $65 waged / $45 concession
Public Talk: Compassion Fatigue - Fact or Illusion
Teachings: The Life of Buddha and His Disciples
Public Talk: The Importance of Reconnecting with One's Parents
Teachings:
Calm Abiding Meditation
The Science of Karma and How it Works
Public Talk : The Duality of Spirituality & Sexuality
Fri 19th March 7:30pm
Cynthia Poulton Hall, 27 King William Rd, North Adelaide
$12 waged / $8 concession*
Weekend Teachings - Sat 20th & Sun 21st March
The Perfection of Wisdom - Prajnaparamita
Saturday 8am - 3pm & Sunday 8am - 5pm
$100 waged / $75 concession*
Please bring food for a shared lunch
Venue: Alzheimer's Australia, 27 Conyngham Street, Glenside
Bookings and enquiries - phone David 8357 7067
*If you are unable to access these teachings at this price please contribute what you can.
Public Talk: How to Sustain Good Intentions
Fri 15th Aug 7:30pm
Cynthia Poulton Hall - 27 King William Rd, North Adelaide
$12 waged / $8 conc. No bookings required
Weekend Teachings: Empowerment, Transmission and Teachings for
The White Tara Practice of Six-fold Rays of Light
Sat 16th & Sun 17th August 7am - 7pm
Saint Peter's Girls College - Stonyfell Road, Stonyfell (Bus Stop #17 Service 141 or 141N)
$100 Waged / $75 Concession
BYO Lunch - Bookings and Enquiries David 8357 7067
Public Talk: World Peace / Inner Peace
Wednesday April 23rd 7:30pm
Venue: Bonython Hall, University of Adelaide. Cost $12/10
(ed: This talk was kindly given by Lama Choedak Rinpoche as His Holiness was delayed in India, the Perth Program was trimmed and His Holiness arrived in Adelaide a little later than originally conceived - Thank you Rinpoche).
Healing Relationships in a World of Troubles
Balancing Wisdom and Compassion
Avalokiteshvara Empowerment
Reclaiming Ones Spirituality
Medicine Buddha Empowerment
Soor offering Ceremony
Public Talk: Forgiveness: A time For Change
Friday 8th June 7:30pm ($10 waged / $8 concession)
Workshop: Meditation: Cultivating The Causes of Happiness
Saturday 9th June 9am-5pm ($60 waged / $50 concession)
Give yourself the light of spiritual wisdom, to dispel darkness and confusion in daily life & foster the causes of happiness.
BYO lunch. Enquiries: 8443 8823
Venue: CWA 30 Dequetteville Terrace, Kent Town.
Public Talk: How to Remedy Depression
Friday 17th November 7:30pm ($10 waged / $8 concession)
Workshop: Developing Loving Kindness
Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th November 9am-5pm ($80 waged / $70 concession)
Lama will present a traditional method of cultivating Loving-Kindness & Compassion, the origin of all our happiness, through a practical 7 stage system of meditation.
Please register by November 15th. Ph: 8331 7151. BYO lunch.
Venue: CWA 30 Dequetteville Terrace, Kent Town.
Public Talk: The Creative Potential of Mind
Friday 12th May 7:30pm - $10 waged / $8 concession
Calm Abiding Meditation - 3 days
Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th, 8am-5pm
Monday 15th, 8am-3pm - $130 waged / $90 concession
Dynamics of The Five Wisdoms
Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th, 7:30pm-9:30pm - $40 waged / $30 concession
Venue: Theosophical Society, 310 South Terrace, City
Calm Abiding & Five Wisdoms combined: $160 waged / $110 concession
Please register by May 9th - Phone: 8331 7151
(ED: public talk ??)
Calm Abiding Meditation
9th & 10th October 1999 - 9am - 5pm
Adelaide Theosophical Society
Refuge ceremony is for those who wish to formally become Buddhist and take Refuge in the Triple Gem. Those taking refuge for the first time will be given a Dharma name.
Public Talk: Health and Healing Through Buddhist Meditation
Friday 17th October 7pm for 7:30 pm start
$10 waged $5 concession - Theosophical Society - South Terrace Adelaide.
Sleeping and Dreaming Yoga
Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th October - 9:15am - 4:30pm
$90 waged $75 concession - Theosophical Society - South Terrace Adelaide.
Public Talk: Developing Spirituality in Our Daily Lives
Friday 21 February 1997@ 7:30pm
Weekend workshop - Dealing With Anger
Saturday 22 & Sunday 23 February 1997 - 10am-4pm
Venue for both events - Adelaide Theosophical Society - 310 South Terrace (near Hutt Street)
Tsharpa Lochen Lama Thubten Choedak Rinpoche, is the founder and Spiritual Director of Sakya Losal Choe Dzong, Tibetan Buddhist Society of Canberra.
Born in Tibet he escaped to Nepal in the early 1960s with his parents and completed his secondary education in Nepal. He trained under the guidance of His Eminence Chogye Trichen Rinpoche and after eight years monastic training he completed a three and a half year meditation retreat on the Lamdre teachings sponsored by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Lama Choedak Rinpoche has taught in many Buddhist Centres worldwide and has translated for some of the most important teachers of all four traditions of Tibetan Buddhism including the late tutors of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Rinpoche has published a number of books including "Lamdre - Dawn of Enlightenment" and a complete translation of Panchen Ngawang Choedak's "The Triple Tantra". Having graduated with a Lit.B. in Asian Studies from the Australian National University, he is currently working on a thesis on the Hevajra Tantra with the Department of Sociology in Newcastle University.