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 Children's group is Saturday 13 April 2019. The children's group starts with prayers, mindful movements, lying down meditation, walking meditation, followed by a craft activity, after this we have morning tea which is usually bring a plate to share, then storytime and dedication. Cost for children's group is a suggested donation is $5 per child, this money goes towards books, art and craft materials.
Tuesday Evening Guided Meditation Sessions with basic meditation instructions $10 per session. There will be no guided Meditation on Tuesday 30 April due to visiting teacher. These sessions will be an ongoing instruction class with guided meditations for beginners and those who prefer to be guided from 7pm to 8pm.
Buddhist Discussion Group: The next discussion group will be Sunday 5 May , 2019 at 11.30am after meditation. Our discussion group will be focusing Four Noble Truths and 8 Fold Noble Path. For those who still wish to continue listening to Alan Wallace podcasts, this is the link: www.media.sbinstitute.com Cost for the talks is by donation, suggested donation is $10/$5
Please make sure your membership is up to date when booking for events to receive the discounts. Your contributions go towards helping keep our beautiful centre operating and we greatly appreciate your support.
Try Booking link: https://www.trybooking.com/WQFN for annual Family membership $70 Single membership $50 Single Concession membership $40 and this Try Booking link: https://trybooking.com/LYIA for Lifetime single membership $1,000 Lifetime Family membership $1,500
For those who are attending the two day teachings the committee have decided that those who are attending may attend the empowerment at no extra cost. For those who would like to just attend the Medicine Buddha event, the cost will be $20, see information below.
We have the good fortune to be able to host a visit from His Holiness in April/May 2019. This is a rare privilege to be able to receive teachings and empowerments from such a qualified master.
His Holiness the 42nd Kyabgon Gongma Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, is the eldest son of His Holiness Sakya Trichen (the 41st Sakya Trizin). He is considered one of the most highly qualified lineage masters of Tibetan Buddhism. Renowned for his erudition and the clarity of his teachings, His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin the prestigious Khön family, whose successive generations have provided an unbroken lineage of outstanding masters.
On March 9, 2017, His Holiness accepted the mantle of leadership from his esteemed father and root guru, in his new capacity as the 42nd Sakya Trizin or throne holder of the lineage. In doing so, he will continue to guide and inspire Dharma students from all over the world with his wisdom, genuine qualities of unaffected simplicity, humility and complete honesty, by presenting the Buddha's teachings in the most authentic way, while maintaining the purest of Buddhist traditions.
His Holiness will arrive in Cairns on Monday 29 April and the centre will advise everyone of the time so that we can meet and greet at the airport, which will be followed by a welcome ceremony back at the centre.
Interfaith, Multicultural Celebration for Peace and Harmony - Monday 29 April at 7pm in St Monica's Cathedral
We are pleased to announce that Bishop Foley has allowed us to use the beautiful, sacred space of St Monica's Cathedral to hold this special interfaith community event. The evening will comprise of a representative or group from each Spiritual tradition offering a short prayer, hymn, recitation for peace and harmony within our community and the world. We have requested that His Holiness bestow a blessing for everyone as part of this event and we hope that as many people as possible join us for an evening celebrating spiritual diversity, peace and harmony. This is a free community event.
His Holiness be teaching on "Clear Mirror of Cause and Effect" Tuesday 30 April and Wednesday 1 May, 9am to 5pm
This is a comprehensive teaching on the theory of the Law of Karma, which was composed by Drogon Choegyal Phagpa (1235-1280), the 5th Sakya Master. He wrote it at the request of the Yuan dynasty Mongol prince Jimgim. This forty-verse text is famous for its conciseness and brevity on the topic. A classic introduction to the law of Cause and Effect - Karma and given by a fully trained master and lineage holder, which is extremely rare and precious opportunity.
Cost for the 2 days is: Members/concession $90, Non members $100, there is also the option to do just the first day. Bookings are essential, and cost includes morning and afternoon tea, byo lunch. Please follow the link on our Trybooking system: https://www.trybooking.com/BAVGO
Medicine Buddha Empowerment - Tuesday 30 April at 6pm
His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin will bestow the sacred Medicine Buddha empowerment, a meditation that's been used for centuries by Buddhist practitioners to heal physical, mental and spiritual illnesses. The Buddha also taught a form of meditation for people suffering from physical and mental illnesses, that uses sacred mantra and meditation based on Healing Medicine Buddha, Bhaishajya. His Holiness is an authentic lineage holder and that lineage can be traced all the way back to the Buddha.
Attendees will receive the special mantra for healing that one can do to help oneself overcome illness, as well as a means to be patient to assist and cope with severe pain associated with sickness, ageing and dying.
All are welcome to attend, cost is $20pp bookings essential on Trybooking: https://www.trybooking.com/BCBQR
Vajrasattva Empowerment - Wednesday evening 1 May, Time 7pm (time still to be confirmed)
His Holiness will bestow the powerful purifying Vajrasattva 100 Syllable Mantra which has the power to purify our mindstream of the negativities that we have accumulated through our unskilful actions of body, speech and mind. This empowerment has a long history of helping sentient beings to overcome disease, obstacles and all manner of negative circumstances.
Cost is: Members/concession $25 non members $30. The Empowerment will be held at the centre and the Trybooking link is: https://www.trybooking.com/BAVJF
Dress code for all events with His Holiness: dress modestly and no shorts please.
Cairns Teachings - 24 to 26 May 2019
Public Talk: What is Zen? Friday 24 May 7pm to 9pm by donation - no bookings required.
Everyone is inherently endowed with Buddha nature – but how many of us have realised this? What is there to realise and who is doing the realising? Zen training offers students a Way to experience who we are before a single thought or feeling arises. Zazen or sitting meditation, Kinhin (walking meditation), and Koan study are more than practices; they are opportunities to experience our huge, vast Mind spontaneously. Our huge Mind is intellectually inconceivable and yet is clear and bright. To know this Mind is Zen. Through our great Mind, wisdom and compassion flow naturally. This is what Zen training is all about.
Saturday: Introduction to Zen Workshop - 9am to 4pm: In this workshop, we will learn and practice the main formal practices of our Zen tradition: Zazen (sitting meditation), Kinhin (walking meditation), Sutra chanting, and Koan study. Instruction will be offered on practices involving following the breath, which is not only central to each of our practices but crucial to our very existence. By bringing our attention directly into the pure experience of exhaling, the mind aligns, all by itself. We stop thinking about breathing and become the breath, and the breath breathes us into a true and clear way of being.
Sunday: Mini-Sesshin 9am to 4pm: A Sesshin is a time of committing ourselves to turning inward and looking deeply into who we truly are. After the Dharma Talk, or exhortation on practice, we will remain silent for the entire day. Together, we will practice Zazen, Kinhin, and Sutra chanting, while carefully observing the breath. Through our single pointed-focus on our exhalations, extraneous mind-chatter will gradually ease, and our Tanden or internal energy will grow.
Additionally, one-on-one interviews will be offered. Interviews are an opportunity to meet, mind-to-mind, with the teacher, which is a way to encourage us to deepen in our experience of the moment. It is also a time where we can test our clarity so that we know for ourselves, where and how we need to renew our efforts.
Cost for the two day teachings are: Members: $100 non members: $120, concession price for the two days is $60 and if you would like to do one day, it must be the first day, cost for this is: Members: $50, non members $60 and concession $30. Includes light vegetarian lunch and refreshments. You can book and pay via Trybooking link: https://www.trybooking.com/BBBKP
Zen Master Senshin (Soen Sa Nim) has been the Guiding Teacher of the Queensland Zen Centre since 1996. Her training began in 1978 in New York City when she became a student of the founding teacher of the Kwan Um School of Zen, Zen Master Seung Sahn. In 1996, she received Inka from Zen Master Seung Sahn, and after his death in 2004, Dharma Transmission from Zen Master Dae Gak, Abbot of the Furnace Mountain Zen Center in Kentucky, USA. Since 1999, Zen Master Senshin has continued her training with Shodo Harada Roshi, Abbot of Sogen-ji Monastery in Okayama, Japan.??Zen Master Senshin is the author of Essence of Mind a book containing a selection of her Dharma Talks given during first years of her Brisbane residency. For more information on Master Senshin you can see the website: www.queenslandzencentre.com
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
