Khacho Yulo Ling Buddhist Centre is a place of peace and practice. The centre is under the patronage of and has been blessed by, both His Holiness Sakya Trizin and the late His Eminence Chogye Trichen Rinpoche. It is of the lineage of the Tsarpa sub sect of the Sakya Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism but welcomes all traditions and teachings.
The centre is facilitated by it's resident nun, Venerable Rinchen, a fully ordained Australian nun in the Tibetan tradition. The centre is open to all interested people who are seeking to know more about Buddhism or meditation. We offer regular practices and Buddhist teachings.
Come and join us for an open day to celebrate Tibetan New Year and the Year of the Wood Snake. This is an opportunity to have a look around the centre, join in some meditation for both children and adults, share some lunch and enjoy some craft and learn a Tibetan cultural dance. The times may vary slightly throughout the day but below is a rough guide. If you are coming to do the prayer flag/bag printing make sure you have an old shirt to wear as the ink is permanent and messy!
10am - Venerable Rinchen will welcome everyone and give brief overview of the Centre, Tibetan New Year and the day's activities
10.15 - Parents and children Meditation with some walking meditation and chanting.
10.30am - Meditation for Adults - craft activity for the children while the parents meditate
11am - Story Time - Short Dharma Talk
12 noon - Shared lunch: Please bring something to share if you are staying for the whole day.
1pm - Prayer flag/bag printing. We have a limited number of small sets of prayer flags and calico bags which can be printed using our woodblocks and ink. The cost for the prayer flags and bags is $5ea.
2pm - Learn a traditional Tibetan Dance for Losar. "Tashi Danpo" ("First Wish") is from the Khaita Joyful Dance colletion and is beautiful and easy to learn, a wonderful offering for Tibetan New Year. This dance is often performed at cultural events and calls for world peace and harmony. Dhammika, who is a student of Master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, is learning, training and practicing Khaita and will guide us as we learn and train together. Khaita trains us in mindful awareness as it relaxes body, mind and energy in movement of joyful harmony in space. If you are curious to know more about Khaita visit: Khaita.org
Sunday 2nd March
8.30am - Green Tara Puja - Green Tara Puja removes obstacles and increases one's merit and helps to fulfil one's wishes, it is a beautiful and auspicious way to celebrate and chant the New Year in.
10am - Meditation
11am - Dance performace of the "Khaita Joyful Dance of Tashi Danpo" which will be lead by Dammika la and some of our community.
12 noon: Shared lunch. Please bring something vegetarian to share afterwards.
Venerable Rinchen will lead the guided meditations which include instructions on both Shamatha and Vipassana Meditation techniques as well as the 4 Immeasurable meditations, Loving Kindness, Comapassion, Joy and Equanimity. These evenings are suitable for both beginners and regular meditators.
The cost is $10 per session and and is also available via Zoom. A Zoom link will be sent after 5pm each Tuesday for the evening session.
If you are attending in person please bring a sarong/towel to cover cushion or chair and please do not attend if you have any cold or flu like symptoms.
Bookings are essential via our Trybooking link on: https://www.trybooking.com/CYCFB
*Please Note that weekly sessions will resume from Sunday 5th January.
Tuesday Morning: Meditation 7am to 8am.
Tuesday evening Guided Meditations 7pm to 8pm, must book for the guided sessions, these sessions will resume again mid January - see website for details.
Wednesday Morning: Chenrezig Practice 9.30am and Meditation Practice 10.30am to 11.30am
Sunday Morning: Green Tara Puja, 7.30am, Vajrasattva/Medicine Buddha practice - 2nd and 4th Sunday at 9am, for initiated practitioners only. Meditation at 10am to 11am
Apart from the Tuesday Evening Guided sessions, they are by donation, suggested donation for these sessions, $5/$10 depending on your circumstances. Please bring sarong/towel for cushions and do not attend if you have any flu or cold like symptoms.
Patrick will be back in Cairns7th, 8th and 9th March - more details to come.
Patrick has practised mindfulness meditation (satipatthana vipassana) since 1977. At that time there was little or no Buddhist meditation training available in Australia, so he spent years travelling in Asia and the USA working with teachers from different Buddhist traditions to learn the craft of meditation practice. Most of his training has been in the insight meditation lineage of Maha Sayadaw of Myanmar, which included several years as a Buddhist monk, and he has also trained in the Diamond Sangha lineage of Zen.
The retreat will commence at 9.30am Good Friday 18th April and finish on Sunday 27 April at 11.30am. There may be the opportunity for some places for 5 days, non residential but preference will be given to those who wish to do the full 10 days. If you would like to do the 5 days please email Rinchen to go on a waitlist.
This is a silent residential meditation retreat that will be a combination of teaching and practice based on Shamatha and Vipassana methods. The retreat will focus on the basic principles of meditation and will include, sitting, walking and lying down meditation in a relaxed and conducive environment. The retreat is suitable for those who have some meditation or retreat experience, but there will be some guidance. The evening sessions will focus on the Four Immeasureable meditations, Loving Kindness, Compassion, Joy and Equanimity. There are a few options for attending, either 5 or 10 days and either residential or non residential.
The days will begin at 6.30am and finish at 8pm except for the first and last days.
The costs includes all meals which will be vegetarian and mostly vegan. We will try to cater to some dietary restrictions but this may not always be possible, please let us know of any specific allergies. Please bring a yoga mat if you have one as some of the sessions will be lying down. Please be aware that a commitment to attend all sessions is expected of participants. Numbers are limited.
The retreat will be facilitated by Venerable Rinchen who is the resident nun at KYLBC, she has been running meditation courses and retreats for over 20 years.
You will need to email for a registration form and once that is received the booking link will be emailed to you. Our email address is This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Costs for the 10 day retreat:
Residential - member/concession: $900.00 Residential - non member: $1000.00
Non residential - member/Concession: $700.00 Non residenital - non member: $800.00
Bookings and payment to be made by 14 April. For residential participants: you will need to bring, linen, pillow, towel and all toiletries, rooms will be shared with two people, they are airconditioned. A cancellation fee will be applied if you decide not to attend, cancellation must be made at least 5 days prior to the event to avoid this fee.
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