Recent happenings at the Peaceful Land of Joy

A selection of images from recent events at the Tibetan Buddhist society since our last newsletter in April 2023. Mahamudra retreat 2023 From June 10-16, this bunch of happy campers completed a wonderful week-long Mahamudra retreat led by Les Sheehy.  There were also...

Digital Dharma  

by Jenny Stone My name is Jenny, and you won’t have bumped into me volunteering at events or seen me about the temple or garden. I am an “online” volunteer who lives in Sydney!  Images by Walkerssk and OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay While COVID has caused much...

Why does compassion matter

By Martin Horan Buddhism emphasises the importance of developing insight and wisdom.   In the first noble truth the Buddha taught about the faults of cyclic existence. While we experience cyclic existence, we might have enjoyment and pleasure from time to...