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Hatha Yoga - 10 week course
Saturday, July 12, 2008 (38 reads)
Thursday evenings 6 - 7 pm 10 weeks Dates: 24th July to 25th September
Hayagriva Buddhist Centre, 64 Banksia Tce, Kensington is hosting a 10 week course of gentle Hatha Yoga with Jude Carter.
The classes will focus on relaxation, gentle stretching, breathing and inner reflection.
The
practice of yoga brings about greater flexibility, fitness. Yoga
maintains and improves the well being of your body (and mind) by
promoting the functioning and balance of the circulatory, nervous,
respiratory, endocrine and digestive systems of the body. It also
strengthens and tones muscles.
Everyone is welcome and no prior
experience is required. If you have some familiarity with yoga you
will still benefit from the sense of well being that results from yoga
practice.
To reserve your place call Hayagriva Buddhist Centre on 9367 4817 .
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Hatha Yoga
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 (43 reads)
Thursday evenings 26 June, 3 & 10 July 6.00 - 7.00 pm
(Subsequent course will commence in sync with the school terms)
Hayagriva Buddhist Centre is hosting a 3 week familiarisation beginners course of gentle Hatha Yoga with Jude Carter.
The classes will focus on relaxation, gentle stretching, breathing and inner reflection.
The practice of yoga brings about greater flexibility, fitness. Yoga maintains and improves the well being of your body (and mind) by promoting the functioning and balance of the circulatory, nervous, respiratory, endocrine and digestive systems of the body. It also strengthens and tones muscles.
Everyone is welcome and no prior experience is required. If you have some familiarity with yoga you will still benefit from the sense of well being that results from yoga practice.
To reserve your place call Hayagriva Buddhist Centre on 9367 4817 .
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Saka Dawa Pledge
Tuesday, June 03, 2008 (53 reads)
Dear Friends of FPMT
We
are now celebrating the Month of Saka Dawa (June 4 to July 3), a
special month to make the Saka Dawa pledge, as the merit of virtuous
activities during this month multiplies by a million.
Let's use this precious opportunity to accumulate merit, purify our karma and benefit many sentient beings.
This
is also an easy way to do something for the long life of our Holy
Gurus- His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Lama Zopa Rinpoche and your own
gurus.
It is very beneficial for prolonging our own lives by not contributing to killing.
During Saka Dawa (Buddhas Enlightenment and Paranirvana) take one of the following pledges -
To become vegetarian for this whole life
To become vegetarian for one year
To become vegetarian for the month of Saka Dawa
Keep precepts for the month of Saka Dawa
Keep precepts on all special days of Buddha and all precept days for the whole life
Not to eat meat during all special days of Buddha (4 days in a year ) for one year
We can also promise not to get angry during this month of Saka Dawa.
It is most powerful to make this pledge on Saka Dawa day, which is June 19th, 2008 .
Please use this link to make the pledge -
http://FreeOnlineSurveys.com/rendersurvey.asp?sid
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Jade Buddha Tour Co-ordinator Wanted
Friday, February 29, 2008 (250 reads)
 The Great Stupa of Universal Compassion is seeking a person to coordinate the tour of Jade Buddha for Universal Peace around Asia and Australia. This is a unique opportunity to serve Rinpoche and be part of this project to bring this holy object for the world. As Lama Zopa Rinpoche has said “This Jade Buddha will illuminate the world and bring so much peace”. Details on the Jade Buddha can be found at www.jadebuddha.org.au
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Compass Program on Happiness & Its Causes 2007 - Sunday 19 August, ABC TV, 10.05pm
Friday, August 17, 2007 (273 reads)
Don't
miss out on "Compass" this week, it features the panel with the Dalai Lama from
the Happiness & Its Causes Conference 2007. The excerpt from ABC's website
says:
"An
episode that no-one should miss, this intriguing discussion is interwoven with
thought-provoking insight and potentially life-changing ideals to live by that
may leave you inspired and motivated to put yourself on the path to greater
peace and contentment for years to come."
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DVD of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Visit to Geelong
Wednesday, August 15, 2007 (230 reads)
In response to many requests for a permanent
reminder of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s visit to Geelong on June11, 2007,
Geshe Sonam Thargye and the Drolkar Buddhist Centre have commissioned the
production of a souvenir DVD of this amazing event.
A beautiful visual compilation of the Dalai Lama’
visit is being prepared by Melbourne film maker, Adam Lockman, who coordinated
the filming at Paraparap.
The DVD will be available
for purchase after the 15th Sept
2007
The DVD includes:
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Kidz Club Cancelled
Wednesday, July 25, 2007 (44 reads)
Hi Everyone
the Good Heart Kidz Club will not be continuing due
to lack of support.It went well for the first 5 weeks but I believe it lost momentum when I
went away for 3 weeks.Hopefully, either myself, or another keen member may wish to try again when
we have a more definite and ongoing committment from interested families.
yours in the Dharma
Belinda
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Pilgrimage to India, 1 – 20 November 2007 (20 Days Ex-New Delhi)
Sunday, July 08, 2007 (317 reads)
Welcome
to the 2007 Pilgramage to India Trip. We are determined to show
you a fantastic experience in a truly magical part of the world. Himalayan
Exposure trips have been developed to provide quality, passionate and fun trips
for those with a desire to explore wonderful cultures and destinations. During
this Pilgrimage to India we
will accompany Geshe Sonam
Thargye to some of the spiritual centres of Northern
India. We’ll visit the Holy Centres of Varanasi and Bodh Gaya,
explore the Mughal splendours of Agra and
Delhi and visit the Home of His Holiness the
Dalai Lama in the foothills of the Himalaya in
Dharamsala.
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Rinpoche’s Request To Avoid The 10 Non-Virtues As Much As Possible
Wednesday, July 04, 2007 (257 reads)
 My most dear brothers and sisters, I thought to mention this.
In order for oneself and others to have a healthy life – I don’t mean healthy in the sense of diet and exercise, I am talking about a healthy life in the sense of one’s mind and attitude, the actions of one’s body, speech, and mind being positive, healthy, virtuous and pure – the main cause for this is to abstain as much as possible from negative actions, which result in suffering. This means actions done with negative mind, with ignorance, anger, attachment, and the self-cherishing thought. One way to do this is to abstain from the ten non-virtuous actions, which are killing, stealing, telling lies, and so forth. In Christianity there are also the ten commandments.
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Video Download - His Holiness The Dalai Lama - Open Arms for Peace
Tuesday, July 03, 2007 (36 reads)
Dalai Lama in Australia 2007.
Multi Faith Youth Forum for Secondary Schools - Open Arms for PeaceThe
Dalai Lama addresses a stadium full of multi-faith secondary students
discussing issues concerning the youth of today and how they can
contribute to peace and a better future. Available for download from
http://www.madman.com.au/dalailama/downloads/
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Blessings for all at Hayagriva Centre, Perth, and Hospice of Mother Tara, Bunbury
Sunday, July 01, 2007 (199 reads)
Pacifying aggressive creatures, blessing a magnificent new
building, partaking of feasts, teaching on the need for wisdom and
compassion, endowing 1000-armed Chenrezig initiations - this was just
part of the whirlwind tour of Australia and New Zealand by Lama Zopa
Rinpoche in May and June of 2006. We begin with Western Australia ...
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Claire Atkins - SPC Extraordinaire
Friday, June 29, 2007 (235 reads)
 “When you are a Spiritual Program
Coordinator (SPC), you don’t have much time to yourself. It’s hard even to do a
retreat – instead you have to organize it, make sure it runs smoothly. On the
other hand”, says Claire over a delicious almond croissant, “the merit you
create by working for a Dharma centre is fantastic. It’s a credit card to
future lives.
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Cosmic Revelations
Friday, June 29, 2007 (227 reads)
I was sitting at a coffee shop in Claremont, waiting for my
sister to arrive for our weekly “catch up” session. I was reading the West Australian and saw an advertisement
for Venerable Robina Courtin. The titles of the talks were what peaked my
interest, especially “Don’t stay stuck!” Something like how to be rid of your
negative emotions… (thank you Claire, you saved my life!) Oh my God, I thought,
they certainly know what I need. I rang the phone number immediately to book my
place and left a message on answering machine. It was Jarka who called me back
and I raced in that day to pay. I wasn’t taking any chances! Jarka showed me
the range of free books and I took a copy of them all. I wanted to be well
prepared. I started to read a couple at once.
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Going Down ... Hayagriva's Mortgage
Friday, June 29, 2007 (16 reads)
When our current
premises were purchased in 2001 we had to borrow funds from the bank to settle
the transaction. Over the years a substantial part of the loan has been
repaid however, we still owe the bank
$112000. This incurs a monthly interest bill of $750 which amounts to more than
$9000 a year. Imagine what we can do with an extra $9000. The money can be
spent in a variety of ways to improve services to members eg. support a
resident geshe or help improve the building
which is now quite old. You may even have ideas of where the money can be spent
and we would love to hear that.
It becomes a matter of
priority for all of us to have the loan fully repaid as soon as possible. On
behalf of the committee I kindly request you to help by donating to our
building fund. Donations above $2 are tax deductible. Donations can be made by
direct transfer to Hayagriva Building Account, BSB 086283, account number
662394977 or by cheque made out to the Hayagriva Building Account. And don’t forget! Donations above $50
will automatically go into a random draw of a $50 Hayagriva gift voucher on 31st
July. The voucher can be redeemed for membership fees, course fees or in-house
shop purchases.
Thank you so much for your kindness and
generosity.
Albert Mah –
Treasurer
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In the Beginning…1977-1996
Friday, June 29, 2007 (199 reads)
 A lot of hard
work has gone into Hayagriva Buddhist Centre
and the effort continues, but what better work is there? Hayagriva
Buddhist Centre has evolved from a humble beginning, from
students contacting the Dharma through Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche in India and Nepal. The first FPMT teacher I
remember was Ven Konchog Domna, a resident nun at Tara House, who came to Perth around 1977. Ven
Gyatso visited some years later. About 1980, after the First Dharma Celebration
in India,
Julie Munroe bought a property at Northcliffe as a centre but maybe because of
its remoteness it never got off the ground.
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Spontaneous Kindness
Friday, June 29, 2007 (5 reads)
 I thought to share with you some of the joy of the preperation for the visit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. It has been inspirational to see how many different people from all walks of life have come forward to help make the tour by HHDL possible. People offering with great enthusiasm many skills and services to others. The great generosity of those who contributed to the fund to enable more people to listen to the talks; even though it didn't go ahead, enormous merit was created. That so many people can interact together in a fairly high pressure environment and do it so well leaves a sense that we can create the same in any situation we choose to in life. So many people want to make contact with HHDL: we need to enable more people to make the contact next time. John Waite - Director
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Leap to Freedom
Thursday, June 28, 2007 (205 reads)
If you had seen the film Little Buddha, at the beginning there
was an opening scene in which an old lama was telling a group of novice monks
the story about a goat and a priest. As the priest was about to cut the goat’s
throat it laughed and said that after 499 times being sacrificed and being
reborn as a goat, this time it will be reborn as a human being. Then the goat
began to cry and said that 500 lifetimes ago it was a priest and sacrificed
goats to the gods. The horrified priest dropped down to his knees and vowed
that from then on he would be the guardian of all goats.
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