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Activities in 2009

   

Upcoming Retreats

Courses

 

Discovering Happiness
with
Russell Walker

  • Friday May 29th - Sunday May 31st
    Queen's Birthday weekend                          

  • Governor's Bay, Christchurch

  • $125 (*$65)

Kindness, along with Compassion, Sympathetic Joy and Equanimity are some of the most precious and beautiful qualities of the human spirit. When present they transform our relationship with others and the world. They also transform our inner life and lead to the discovery of an enduring happiness which is not dependant on changing conditions. In this retreat we will explore how they are inter-related and how they can be nurtured through meditation practice.

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October Retreat
with Jeremy Logan

  • Friday October 2nd – Wednesday October 7th
    (Labour weekend)

  • Staveley Camp

  • $200 (*$110)

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Dharma Facilitator’s Programme
with Subhana Barzaghi and Jeremy Logan

  • Wednesday October 7th – Sunday October 11th, 2009
  • Staveley Camp
  • $180

New series. Criteria apply and participants must commit to attending all three DFPs: October 2009, February 2010 and mid 2010.

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Dharma Gathering 2010
with Subhana Barzaghi, Jeremy Logan, Mary Jaksch, and Arthur Wells

  • Friday January 29th – Wednesday February 3rd 2010
    (Labour weekend)

  • Staveley Camp

  • $220 (*$110)

A five-day gathering offered in conjunction with the Diamond Sangha Zen Tradition

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Dharma Facilitator’s Programme
with Subhana Barzaghi and Jeremy Logan

  • Wednesday February 3rd – Sunday February 7th, 2010
  • Staveley Camp
  • $180

New series. Criteria apply and participants must commit to attending all three DFPs: October 2009, February 2010 and mid 2010.

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To find out about other dharma events and retreats:

Introduction to Meditation

An evening course for beginners with Di.
Phone 338 7070 for information


Sutta Study: Part Two of the Majjhima Nikaya

 

Shaila Catherine has put together a three-year study course on the Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha, which consists of 150 suttas. Each year fifty suttas are covered, and this year we will be looking at the final fifty. The suttas are not in any particular order in the Middle Length discourses, so it’s not necessary to have attended the previous year’s courses – all are welcome. We’ll be reading and studying these suttas over a nine month period from April through January, meeting once a month to discuss our understandings. 

 

If you are interested in joining, please contact Julie on 348 1462. Cost in $50 plus dana for Saila. Six participants minimum.

Shaila Catherine has been practicing meditation since 1980, with seven years of accumulated silent retreat experience. She has been teaching since 1996, in the USA, India, Israel, and England. Shaila studied at the Sharpham College for Buddhist Studies in England, and dedicated several years to studying with masters in Asia, including Poonjaji, Buddhadasa Bhikkhu, Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche and Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. She completed a one-year intensive mediation retreat in 2004 with the focus on concentration and jhana.


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Regular Mediation Groups

Christchurch Meditation Group
  • Wednesdays 7:30 to 9:15 pm

  • Ferndale School

  • 104 Merivale Lane, Christchurch

    Every third Wednesday of the month teachings are offered on the practice of insight meditation. 
    Donations are collected for the teacher and the hire of the room

 


Meditation Group at Diamond Harbour
  • Tuesdays 7:30 pm

  • Contact Christine 03 329 4067

christine.dann@xtra.co.nz


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