• His Holiness Sakya Trizin
• Medicine Buddha Retreat
  with Lama Choedak Rinpoche
• Nyung Ne Retreat
  with Dungyud Tulku Rinpoche
• 13th Annual 10-day Calm Abiding
  Meditation Retreat
  with Lama Choedak RInpoche
  and Khenpo Jamyang Tenzin
• 10-day Hevajra Retreat
  with Lama Choedak RInpoche
  and Khenpo Jamyang Tenzin
  
  

Meditation Courses and Groups (in East Gippsland)

His Holiness Sakya Trizin

Week long teaching retreat on Sakya Pandita's

"Illuminating the Sages Intent"

and weekend retreat including

Bodhisattva Vows and
Manjushri Empowerments

His Holiness Sakya Trizin is the 41st throne holder of the Sakya Tradition, one of the four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism. He was born in 1945, a descendant of the sacred Khon family of tradition. He is respected as an emanation of Bodhisattva Manjushri and in terms of Tibetan Buddhist protocol he is considered second only to His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

The Khon family introduced, consolidated and caused the spread of the teachings of the Buddha since the early days in Tibet and now in the West. His Holiness is to give Lamdre transmission and teachings in Sydney. Following this He is conducting a national tour and has agreed to spend 7 nights at SIBA. Lama Choedak Rinpoche has requested His Holiness give teachings and empowerments and we are pleased to have confirmation of the details as follows:

Teachings on "Illuminating the Sage's Intent" -

After Sakya Pandita became the preceptor of Godan Khan, he spent the last several years of his life in China. To fulfil the wishes of the Tibetan people who begged him to return to Tibet, Sapan sent ‘Illuminating the Sages Intent’ as his gift to all sentient beings. Due to the preciousness of this text, it became the first Tibetan work to be translated into foreign languages.

Since then the head of the Sakyapa tradition bestows transmission of this text at his grand enthronement ceremony on Sapan’s throne. As part of the world wide celebration of the Golden Jubilee of HH Sakya Trizin’s enthronement as the Head of the Sakyapa tradition in 1959 in Sakya, Tibet, HH Sakya has kindly agreed to bestow these complete teachings at SIBA Retreat Centre for the first time in Australia. This text concisely elucidates the essence of the Mahayanasutralankara by Asanga. The subjects covered in this texts include: Buddha nature, refuge, bodhicitta, six perfections, four persuasions, five paths, ten bhumis and the qualities of Buddhahood.

Bodhisattva Vows and Manjushri Empowerment

This retreat also includes a special weekend with a Bodhisattva Vow ceremony and Manjushri empowerment.

His Holiness teaches directly in fluent English. Do not miss this as it is once in a lifetime opportunity. This is a extraordinary opportunity to have an intimate experience with this great Buddhist tantric master in the beautiful consecrated setting of SIBA Retreat Centre.

Meditation retreat

with Lama Choedak Rinpoche (more)

Sickness is a common suffering of all living beings.  However, according to Tibetan medicine, most illnesses are psychosomatic.  Ill health that is generated by one's unwholesome attitude cannot be cured by conventional medicine alone.

This residential retreat will help you understand how certain mind states can contribute to ill health, and to learn how to apply the appropriate antidotes.  Discover the connection between thoughts, behaviour and speech, and the positive and negative effects they have on your health!

At this workshop Lama Choedak Rinpoche give the empowerment of Medicine Buddha's meditation and impart the transmission of the healing mantra passed down through an unbroken lineage since the time of the Buddha. 

This weekend provides a complete training  in practical as well as theoritical session on how to do the Healing Buddha's meditation.  You will also learn how to use it to assist friends and relatives who may be ill or dying.  This profound meditation technique will compliment any form of medical treatment.  This practice can reduce the side effects and increase the effectiveness of any medication.  It is especially recommended for health professionals and those who are interested in learning self-healing.

Nyung-ne Retreat

with Dungyud Tulku Rinpoche (more)

The practice of Nyung-ne is a fundamental traditional Buddhist practice that combines discipline and meditation to help us purify our negativities and develop wise compassion. In the Buddhist context, compassion is a positive response based on a deep understanding of suffering and the causes of suffering.

The basic aim of the practice is to purify negative karma by abstaining from (1) killing, (2) stealing, (3) sexual activity, (4) telling lies and (5) drinking or taking any intoxicants. These are the five precepts. In addition to these five, one also abstains from (6) eating meat and eating after midday, (7) singing, dancing, playing music, wearing perfumes and (8) sitting on high seats. Noble silence is also observed even though it is not one of the precepts.

Mahayana stresses the importance of dedicating one's fasting and prayer for the benefit of all sentient beings. When Vajrayanists observe the eight precepts for two days, together with the meditation of Avalokiteshvara practice, they call it 'Nyung-ne'.

In skilfully combining devotional practices with the eight precepts, Nyung-ne accentuates the effective restoration of wholesome qualities and purification of unwholesome deeds. One takes the precepts in combination with twelve or more hours of devotional practices of prostrations, meditation and chanting of Dharanis of Avalokiteshvara. In terms of the three remedies taught by the Buddha, observing the eight precepts is the discipline component; meditating in the form of Avalokiteshvara is the meditation component; and coming to understand the merit in following these practices is the wisdom component.

His Eminence Dungyud Tulku Rinpoche is the Spiritual Director of the Sakya Tharpa Ling Buddhist Meditation Centre in Strathfield Sydney and a lineage holder of the Sakya Tradition. This will be the second time that His Eminence has lead this retreat.

10-day Calm Abiding

Meditation retreat

with Lama Choedak Rinpoche (more)

and Khenpo Jamyang Tenzin (more)

Meditation has a proven record in its ability to improve health, awaken happiness and give a clear perspective on life. To learn to meditate you need an experienced teacher and a well defined path.

Calm Abiding Meditation can help you become relaxed, focussed and peaceful. It enables you to identify the real causes of unhappiness and recover from stress, anxiety and tension.

Meditation is a tool to help change undesirable habits, improve self-confidence and to add a touch of dignity and sacredness to your life. You will be able to integrate a sense of calmness into everyday activities, and transform negative situations into something positive.

Come and enjoy learning a time-proven skill that will bring you lifelong happiness.

Lama Choedak Rinpoche and Khenpo Jamyang Tenzin have both completed three year solitary meditation retreats under the guidance of the His late Eminence Chogye Trichen Rinpoche. A significant component of that retreat is devoted to the technique of calm abiding meditation. It is very special that we can have these two most qualified teachers together at this retreat. They teach in fluent English.

This retreat is carefully structured with practical meditation sessions supported by comprehensive and accessible  teachings directly from the "warm breath'  of these two accomplished meditation masters. Both beginners and experienced meditators will find that they are able to apply themselves at their own pace.

10-day Hevajra Retreat

with Lama Choedak Rinpoche (more)

and Khenpo Jamyang Tenzin (more)

Lama Choedak Rinpoche, heart son of His Late Eminence Chogye Trichen Rinpoche, is founder of Sakya Losal Choe Dzong in Canberra and Spiritual Director of more than a dozen dharma centres in Australia and New Zealand.

Khenpo Jamyang Tenzin, trained under Most Venerable Khenpo Appey Rinpoche and then went on to succeed him as Principal teacher at Sakya College. He holds teaching positions at IBA Kathmandu and US.

Lama Choedak Rinpoche and Khenpo Jamyang Tenzin have both completed traditional three year solitary retreats on Hevajra under the close guidance of His Eminence Chogye Trichen Rinpoche making them two of the most qualified teachers on this practice. They teach in fluent English.

This retreat will include both teaching and practice sessions on the sadhana. It is for initiates only.