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Meeting ID: 849 5773 9986
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This Sunday we have a guest teacher, Ayya Suvira.

Ayya’s topic this week is: TBA

About Ayya Suvira:
Ayya Suvira received going forth as a novice in 2016. In early 2019 she completed a Buddhist pilgrimage to India and Nepal, having visited the four holy sites and the Buddha’s bone relic in Delhi. In July 2019 she received ordination as a bhikkhuni, with Ayya Santini Mahatheri as preceptor. In 2021, she arrived in Sydney with next to nothing, but due to the loving support of the donors UBU was born and she was invited (offered pavarana) by the committee after incorporation in 2023. Her sincere aspiration is for the success of the UBU project.

Time: 6:15pm for a 6:30 start.

Our program this week.

A 30 minute meditation (either silent or guided, depending on those present).
A short recorded dharma talk of about 15 minutes.
Then we share a cuppa and conversation, finishing at 8pm. It’s a warm and friendly environment.

We are presently working our way through series of guided meditations and talks by Gil Fronsdal: Introduction to Mindfulness.

Location: Mindful Psychology
6 Qualtrough Street, Woolloongabba

We are grateful to Mindful Psychology for generously hosting these evenings.

There is off-street parking.
Enter through the main entrance at the front of the building and go up the stairs on the left. The sitting room is on the first floor. Chairs are available, but please bring your own cushion or meditation bench.

To join the Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84957739986?pwd=NGlTMUVncE1qaHp2cDFnbkloWVRuUT09

Meeting ID: 849 5773 9986
Passcode: 771103

This is a peer-group discussion on a discourse from the Pāli Canon. The group will read the sutta together, rotating with each person present reading a small section, followed by reflection and discussion.  It is recommended that participants try to read one or more translations of the sutta beforehand.  A link to the sutta will be provided here prior to the session.

 John Kelly has been a practicing Buddhist since the early 1990s and has studied the Pāli language since the early 2000s. He has been principal assistant to Bhikkhu Bodhi in four of his most recent sutta translation publications. In 2005 John was a founding member and designer on the team that created SuttaCentral.net, a continuously growing trove of information on early Buddhist texts, translations, and parallels. John has an MA in Buddhist Studies, and his dissertation for this MA, “The Buddha’s Teachings to Lay People”, was published in Buddhist Studies Review.

Time: 6:15pm for a 6:30 start.

Our program this week.

A 30 minute meditation (either silent or guided, depending on those present).
A short recorded dharma talk of about 15 minutes.
Then we share a cuppa and conversation, finishing at 8pm. It’s a warm and friendly environment.

We are presently working our way through series of guided meditations and talks by Gil Fronsdal: Introduction to Mindfulness.

Location: Mindful Psychology
6 Qualtrough Street, Woolloongabba

We are grateful to Mindful Psychology for generously hosting these evenings.

There is off-street parking.
Enter through the main entrance at the front of the building and go up the stairs on the left. The sitting room is on the first floor. Chairs are available, but please bring your own cushion or meditation bench.

To join the Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84957739986?pwd=NGlTMUVncE1qaHp2cDFnbkloWVRuUT09

Meeting ID: 849 5773 9986
Passcode: 771103

On the first Sunday of each month, Devaki will teach self-compassion from 6-7pm AEST. The healing power of self-compassion comes from accepting our imperfect selves with warmth, understanding and support. When we know that our worth isn’t contingent on success or getting it right – but is instead intrinsic to our very being – we start to relax and feel safe.
The three components of self-compassion are – kindness, common humanity and mindfulness.
Being kind to ourselves when we are hurt or feel inadequate means we’re loving and caring,
Remembering our common humanity helps us feel connected to others.
Mindfulness allows us to be present with ourselves in a meaningful way, instead of continually getting lost in thought or resisting life, we open some space to be with our experience as it is.

Devaki has been doing meditation for 25 yrs. She organises retreats in Rockhampton and teaches mindfulness and loving kindness meditation.