New Year practice week (centre & online)
Reflections which clarify our motivation & provide direction
Join us for this non-residential practice week to re-engage your practice for the year ahead. It will include a mix of in-person sessions at the centre and online sessions across the week, hopefully allowing a participation which complements your daily and working life.
There are four traditional Tibetan reflections which turn our minds towards the Dharma and personal practise: the preciousness and rarity of human life, the transitoriness of life and certainty of death, karma and the consequences of our actions, and the defects and dangers of conditioned existence.
Engaging with these reflections is a way to open our minds towards greater spiritual creativity, to clarify for ourselves what is personally meaningful, to better understand what we can and cannot change around us, and to embrace the beauty and preciousness of life.
Programme for the week
Saturday 17 Jan - at the ABC
9am - 1pm
Sunday 18 Jan - at the ABC
10am - 1pm
Monday 19 Jan - Thursday 22 Jan - online
7am - 8am: meditation
1pm - 2pm: reflection on practice within our day
7pm - 9pm: Dharma talk, discussion and meditation or ritual
Friday 23 Jan - at the ABC
10am - 1pm
Open to all regulars at the centre, and those who practice the mindfulness of breathing and metta bhavana meditations.
Bookings close at midday on 16 January.
When
Cost
$120 (low) / $240
Free for students
If a lack of cash will stop you coming, pop us an email and we'll do our best to help you attend. We really mean that.
Caring for each other's health
Before attending, please read our current Covid Guidelines. This is part of how we practice together.
Led by
Ratnavyuha
I've been actively involved with the Triratna Buddhist community since 1992 when I was still at University. As with many other people, my personal…
Vasudhara
I've been involved with the Triratna Buddhist community since 1999 and was ordained in 2014. I'm currently on the team leading Saturday morning…
Sthiraratna
You pronounce my name 'Steer-a-rat-na', and I'm the Auckland Buddhist Centre Manager. I've been involved in the Triratna movement since around 2010,…
Buddhanusarin
Buddhanusarin has had a keen interest in Buddhist religion, culture, and art since he was 15. He has practiced Buddhism at the Auckland Buddhist…