Join us on a Day Retreat on the beautiful Tweed Coast at Farrant's Hill - Sunday October 30, 2016 9.00am to 3.00pm (QLD TIME) 10.00am to 4.00pm (NSW TIME) Cost by DANA (donation of generosity) $50+ guide and bring a plate of food to share for lunch ‘Realise Reality and Be Beyond the ‘self’ created […]
Peace is the essence of Happiness and that essence is the true nature of all beings. When our mind is not distracted or distressed with unnecessary thoughts, real inner Peace becomes apparent. Our Meditation is the way to Peace in our mind and in our life. This Half Day Meditation Retreat is an opportunity to […]
Through Mindfulness Meditations and Conscious Reflection, we can develop an understanding, appreciation and joy in using ‘The Four Miracles’. These are: The Miracle of Life The Miracle of Life as a Human Being The Miracle of Thought The Miracle of the Mind - Free from Thought This Half Day Meditation Retreat is an […]
THE THREE WAYS TO WISDOM Much of our experience of stress and suffering would be alleviated if we used more Wisdom in making choices and dealing with the challenges of our life. Living and relating from Wisdom can enhance our well-being and the welfare of others that we connect with. Wisdom is a faculty that […]
MEDITATIONS & REFLECTIONS on ‘The Four Spiritual Emotions’ With John Barter - Psychologist & Meditation Teacher BA.(Psych)(Uni. Syd.), Grad. Dip.Sci.(Psych) (Uni. Syd.), M. Coun. MAPS How we think, feel, speak and relate to our self, others and the happenings in of life is very important; for they do make and create our experience of Life. Is […]
Mindfulness & Buddhist Based Meditation Full Day Retreat ‘From Self-Centred to Reality-Centred Living’ With Venerable Ajahn Tiradhammo We easily become caught in living our life both from and for ourselves. However we may have found that this causes and creates ongoing stress and dissatisfaction. The Buddha’s teachings offer a way of moving from Self-Centred living […]
Monastery Day visit to Bodhi Tree Forest Monastery. For those of you living in the Northern Rivers – Byron, Tweed and Gold Coast Region, John is arranging a group visit to Bodhi Tree Forest Monastery near Lismore. Sunday 19th May is Vesaka Puja, one of the most significant Buddhist celebration days, celebrating the birth, enlightenment […]
THIS RETREAT IS POSTPONED AT THIS TIME This Full Day Mindfulness Meditations Retreat will offer Insights and Understandings from Buddhist Wisdom in working with the choices and challenges that present in these times of change. Ajahn Tiradhammo and Venerable Pannyavaro will share their wealth of Insights and Understandings from their over 40 years of Buddhist […]
Due to COVID-19 please note: Our Half-Day Meditation Retreats are Currently Suspended Our Regular Monday Meditation Group are Currently Suspended Maintain your Daily Mindfulness Practice
VASSA MEDITATION RETREAT 2020 Every year throughout the world, Buddhist Monastics – monks, nuns and meditator yogi’s take 3 months Retreat. This is a practice that the Buddha asked monastics to do, particularly to develop and deepen their Meditation Practice and development of Insight Wisdom. The Vassa (meaning ‘rains’) is traditionally the 3 months of […]