Tag: Melbourne

An Australian perspective on the European Chairs' Assembly

By Munisha on Wed, 19 Aug, 2015 - 22:32

Shubhavyuha and Sudaya, from Triratna’s Sydney and Melbourne Buddhist Centres, talk to Munisha about why they’ve travelled all the way to Adhisthana for a gathering of Triratna’s European Chairs, and what they’ve got from it.

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Pedalling for the Dharma

By Munisha on Wed, 16 Jul, 2014 - 13:33

Pedalling for the Dharma

By Munisha on Wed, 16 Jul, 2014 - 13:33Australian order member Saddhavijaya recently completed an epic 3000-kilometre (1,864-mile) Australian bike ride, fundraising for Melbourne Buddhist Centre’s building fund.

In this 15-minute video, he reflects upon his experience.

Jodie Dempster reports for Triratna News:

“The Melbourne sangha’s current, rented, centre is becoming run down and the rent is due to increase 31% in 2014. We want our own home and have been fundraising for several years to make it happen.

As part of...

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Epic bike ride to raise money for new Melbourne Buddhist Centre

By lokabandhu on Thu, 27 Mar, 2014 - 05:42

Saddhavijaya as he sets...

Epic bike ride to raise money for new Melbourne Buddhist Centre

By lokabandhu on Thu, 27 Mar, 2014 - 05:42Jodie Dempster writes from Triratna’s Melbourne Buddhist Centre with news of their fund-raising appeal for a new Centre - and a 3000-kilometre bike ride across Australia. She says -

“The Brunswick-based Melbourne Buddhist Centre has to find a new building. And Saddhavijaya, one of our Order Members, has come up with a novel way of raising funds – a 3000 kilometre bike ride across three states (and the capital for good measure.)

In its nineteen-year life the Centre...

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Melbourne Med-Mob meditation

By lokabandhu on Wed, 20 Nov, 2013 - 20:14

MedMobbing in...
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Melbourne Med-Mob meditation

By lokabandhu on Wed, 20 Nov, 2013 - 20:14Jodie writes from Triratna’s Melbourne Buddhist Centre where they’ve just celebrated their first meditation flash mob. She says - “The bad jokes came rolling in while we were organising our latest Melbourne event, a meditation “flash mob”. With first prize going to Harvey’s “We could be arrested for disturbing the unease.” Seriously, as part of this year’s Urban Retreat we decided to spend a Friday evening meditating outside and chose Federation Square for the event, in...