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Venerable Dawa Yangchen is the spiritual leader and program facilitator of Meditation in the Shire Inc.

Venerable Yangchen became ordained in Sydney in June 2003 as a Getsal Nun in the Gelupka tradition.

Venerable Yangchen studies with the Vajrayana Institute which is a Branch of the "Federation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition" (FPMT).

The Spiritual leader of the FPMT is Lama Zopa Rinpoche.

Tuesday, 11 June 2013

Venerable Robina Courtin to have a Workshop in the Shire!


 

 After Robina's last visit to the Shire, she wants to return with ........

BUDDHISM AND CHOCOLATE CAKE WORKSHOP

Date and Time:   Sunday, 23rd June 9.30 am - 5 pm
Location:             Jannali Community Centre, Mary Street, (opposite Jannali Railway Station)
Contribution:       $60/$50 Concession

Contact:               Aleta Coroneo 0410 441 942

Please bring your own lunch

When you're really hungry for chocolate cake, it looks divine doesn't it?   And we think the divineness comes from the cake - this is attachment.  But after you've eaten 4 pieces of the chocolate cake, it looks disgusting .

Find out how understanding attachment can help us accomplish our innate potential.

ABOUT THE TEACHER:

Venerable Robina, our beloved teacher with the powerhouse personality and clean, clear teachings, is a Buddhist nun in the Tibetan Buddhist Gelug tradition and the lineage of Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lame Zopa Rinpoche.   She founded the Liberation Prison Project in 1996 which she ran until 2009.  Her work was featured in the award-winning documentary, "Chasing Buddha".   She is an extraordinary teacher with boundless energy and charisma and her style when teaching is sparklingly clear, direct and compassionate.

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