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Date: 18.05.2012
City: Australia-Adelaide
Sunrise: 7:05
Sunset: 17:19

Buddha House
Centre for Advanced Buddhist Studies Inc
Tel (08) 8333 2824

Address
1 Fisher St, Tusmore
Postal
PO Box 434, Glenside, 5065, South Australia

Buddha House is affiliated with the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT

Venerable Kaye Miner - January 4th - 12th

Venerable Kaye Miner was born and raised in Australia where she first met Tibetan Buddhism in the early 1980s. She has studied with many renowned Tibetan lamas, most notably Lama Zopa Rinpoche, the founder of the FPMT for whom she worked during 1986-1987 in Kathmandu Nepal.

Kaye became a nun in 1990. From 1991-1996 she was the Spiritual Program Coordinator at Tara Institute in Melbourne and gave teachings at other Tibetan Buddhist centres in Australia while working for various Australian companies. At the request of Lama Zopa Rinpoche, she went to the Netherlands in 1999 to be the resident teacher at Maitreya Institute Amsterdam. In 2007 she taught the famous Kopan November one month Lam Rim course in Nepal. Between 2003 and 2009 she was also director of Maitreya Institute in Emst, the Netherlands.

Finding a way out of the mess

Tuesday Jan 4th 7.15 pm Be wisely selfish: how to develop altruistic compassion. Freedom through understanding Buddhism isn't some fanatical religious trip. It's a practical way of living life completely. You don't need to believe in something extreme. It's a matter of investigating, examining and experimenting with your mind. Find out the methods to do this and transform your life into a fulfilling experience.

Facility fee: $15 waged, $12 conc., $10 BH members

Does work work for you?

Thursday Jan 6th 7.15pm How can Buddhism help you in your career? Is it all about making money? Or can work make you (and others) happy as well?

Facility fee: $15 waged, $12 conc., $10 BH members

Mindfulness with a heart

Saturday Jan 8th 9am - 5pm
Sunday Jan 9th 10am - 2pm

Without mindfulness, we lack clarity and precision in our lives. Without a good heart, how can we really be helpful to others? This shall be a weekend of meditations on mindfulness and developing a big, open heart. Venerable Kaye Miner will explore with us the application of mindfulness and awareness techniques conjoined with the powerful Buddhist practice of loving kindness and compassion for all living beings. We will also discuss how we are able to implement these mindfulness techniques in life.
Fully catered. Costs: $150 waged, $130 Conc., $110 Buddha House members.

Is ignorance bliss?

Tuesday Jan 11th 7.15pm We consider the making of a wise mind. Is knowledge the same as wisdom? Does knowing more necessarily make you happier? Can ignorance be bliss?

Facility fee: $15 waged, $12 conc., $10 BH members