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.
The next Childrens' group will be run online next Saturday 4 April at 10am via Zoom. If you would like to participate with your children please email Rinchen on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for the link to the session. Suitable for ages 2 to 10 years app.
We will start the session as we always do with prayers, mindful movements, lying down meditation, walking meditation, followed by a craft activity, then storytime and dedication. There is no fee for this session, however if you would like to help the centre at this time you can make a small donation via paypal button on our home page. Your generosity and support is greatly appreciated.
We are offering these sessions to our community in an effort to keep us all connected in a spirit of loving kindness and compassion in these difficult times. The first session will be this Sunday 29 March at 10am - each session will consist of one guided and one silent session.
There is no fee for these sessions, however, if you would like to consider making a monthly donation to our School Building Fund that would be greatly appreciated or you can make donations via our donate button on our home page. As a not for profit organisation we rely heavily on donations to pay our mortgage and other associated costs and now that the centre is closed indefinitely we will need your support. Even a small donation will help.
All donations to the SBF account are tax deductible: The Khacho Yulo Ling Buddhist Centre bank details are: Bendigo Bank BSB: 633 000 Account Number: 125199729
We appreciate your generosity, Thank you
Wednesday Meditation 10.30am till 11.30am and Sunday Morning 10am till 11am
To join the meditations just copy and paste the link into your browser and you should be directed to the right virtual space. You will need to enter the meeting ID and password which is below for each of the sessions. Each of the meditation sessions will have one guided and one silent session. We will do the prayers that we normally do to start and finish each session. I am new to this platform so there will likely be some teething issues which we will learn from together as we go. I will be logged onto the meeting 15 minutes prior to the start time for each session to problem solve any issues. Make sure you join with your video and sound enabled.
Here is the PDF for the prayers: Prayers_before_meditation.pdf
Venerable Rinchen Kelly is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Wednesday Mediation
Time: Apr 1, 2020 10:30 AM
Every week on Wed, until Sep 2, 2020, 23 occurrence(s)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/296658331?pwd=Mlh4Ykw4cmxCUmc4NHA3U0ZoT2ZKUT09
Meeting ID: 296 658 331
Password: 846137
Venerable Rinchen Kelly is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Sunday Meditation
Time: Mar 29, 2020 10:00 AM
Every week on Sun, until Sep 6, 2020, 24 occurrence(s)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/149077167?pwd=dmlINHhUQm1jdjFMUzUzZDZZYlVNQT09
Meeting ID: 149 077 167
Password: 751601
The retreat will commence at 9.30am Good Friday 10 April and finish on Tuesday 14 April at 8pm for those attending the 5 days or Sunday 19 April at 11.30am for those attending the 10 days.
This is a silent residential/non residential meditation retreat that will be a combination of teachings and practice on Shamatha Meditation and Vipassana practices. It is preferable that people who wish to attend have some meditation or retreat experience but not essential. The retreat will focus on the basic principles of training the mind in both Shamatha and Vipassana meditation to create a relaxed, peaceful and contemplative countenance. The evening sessions will focus on the heart practices of the Four Immeasureables, Loving Kindness, Compassion, Joy and Equinimity.
The costs will include all meals plus accommodation for those who choose to stay onsite. All meals will be vegetarian. 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.
The retreat will be facilitated by Venerable Rinchen who is the resident nun at the centre, she has been running meditation courses and retreats for over 17 years. Rinchen completed the 2 month silent Shamatha Retreat in Phuket in 2011 with Dr B Allan Wallace and several other shorter retreats under his guidance, Alan's book the Attention Revolution is recommended reading.
Bookings are essential, please email the centre to register on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it before paying for the retreat. A registration form will be sent to you and you will need to fill it out and email back before the bookings will be accepted.
Costs for the 5 day retreat: Trybooking link: https://www.trybooking.com/BHQBI
Residential: $420 - non members and $380 - members/concession
Non residential: $320 non members and $280 - members/concession
Costs for the 10 day retreat: Trybooking link: https://www.trybooking.com/BHQBD
Non residential member/Concession: $600.00 Non residenital non member: $700.00
Residential shared accom for member/concession: $870.00 Residential shared accom for non member: $970.00
Bookings and payment to be made by 5 April. For residential participants: you will need to bring, linen, pillow, towel and all toiletries, rooms 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.
Public talk Friday Night 1 May at 7pm
No Bookings required $10 at the door
Weekend Teachings: On The Bodhisattva's Way of Life" by Shantideva. Saturday 9.30am to 4.30pm and Sunday, 9.30am to 4.30pm - bookings essential.
Treasured by Buddhists of all traditions, The Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhicharyavatara) is a guide to cultivating the mind of enlightenment, and to generating the qualities of love, compassion, generosity, and patience. This text has been studied, practiced, and expounded upon in an unbroken tradition for centuries, first in India, and later in Tibet. Presented in the form of a personal meditation in verse, it outlines the path of the Bodhisattvas - those who renounce the peace of individual enlightenment and vow to work for the liberation of all beings and to attain buddhahood for their sake.
This weekend will start the on going study of this text with Khenpo la over the next couple of years. Khenpo will bring his wisdom and insight into giving us clear instructions on how to practice and integrate these precious teachings into our daily lives.
Cost for the weekend retreat is: $160 or $140 member/concession, the cost also includes lunch on both days and the offering to the teacher.
Bookings essential, book on Trybooking: https://www.trybooking.com/BHQBW
Khenpo Ngawang Dhamchoe has been a monk for over 40 years and has been teaching in Australia and overseas for over 20 years, he studied and taught at Sakya College and has a wide knowledge of Buddhist philosophy and practice. For more information about Khenpo and his centre and retreat centre in NSW you can visit their website on: www.drogmi.org
The Contemplary in Melbourne will make available the recordings from the recent teachings given by Alan in Melbourne, I will post the link here when they are up and available.
Recordings from the Alan Wallace workshop in Cairns 2016
Click on the links below to listen to the sessions with Alan starting with the evening talk. Please be aware that during the final afternoon session there was a little glitch where a short bit of the recording is missing. Enjoy listening.
Alan Wallace Aug 16 Evening Talk (1 hour, 55 minutes) 66.21 Mb Alan Wallace Aug 17 Afternoon 1 (1 hour, 42 minutes) 58.76 Mb Alan Wallace Aug 17 Afternoon 2 (42 minutes) 24.38 Mb Alan Wallace Aug 17 Morning 1 (1 hour, 16 minutes) 43.94 Mb Alan Wallace Aug 17 Morning 2 (1 hour, 30 minutes) 51.74 Mb
