New address : Unit 1 / 38 McDowall Street, Mitcham Victoria 3132
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Blessings and Wisdom—The Way to FreedomWhile trying to walk away from the pandemic to welcome a brand new year, how do we find hope for ourselves and bring brightness to people around us? For the year 2023, Dharma Drum Mountain has chosen an annual theme--Blessings and Wisdom: The Way to Freedom—to encourage people to cultivate both blessings and wisdom, in order to attain peace and freedom in its true sense. To develop the ability to show concern and care for others is to cultivate our blessings; to set aside our self-thought and let go of our ego is to cultivate wisdom. In our daily life, if we can use a compassionate mind to interact with others and apply wisdom to handle matters, we’ll be able to always enjoy peace and well-being, living in harmony, joy, and freedom. Watch this video featuring a Dharma talk by Master Sheng Yen, and let us learn to calm and settle our body and mind by cultivating both blessings and wisdom, thus helping to make 2023 a better year for all to enjoy true freedom and perfect fulfillment. |
Zentangle is a practice of focused and non-judgemental drawing. It involves the use of repeated patterns in a way which is free from preconceived rules and judgemental norms, allowing one's creativity to naturally emerge in the process of drawing.
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2023 March Activities
Saturday 4 March Zentangle (Chinese and English) 「禪繞畫」（中英文） 2pm - 4pm Sunday 5 March Morning Group Meditation 禪坐共修 10am -12pm Great Compassion Repentance Assembly 大悲懺法會 2pm - 4pm Saturday 11 March "Wisdom of Chan" Study Group (Chinese and English) “禪的智慧” 讀書會（中英文） 2pm - 4pm Sunday 12 March Morning Group Meditation 禪坐共修 10am -12pm Saturday 18 March Zentangle (Chinese and English) 「禪繞畫」（中英文） 2pm - 4pm Sunday 19 March Morning Group Meditation 禪坐共修 10am -12pm Saturday 25 March "Wisdom of Chan" Study Group (Chinese and English) “禪的智慧” 讀書會（中英文） 2pm - 4pm Sunday 26 March Morning Group Meditation 禪坐共修 10am - 12pm Every Wednesday you can join our chanting practice (10 am to 11 am) Alternative weeks of Amitābha Sūtra and Eighty-eight Buddhas Great Repentance 逢星期三 (10 am to 11 am) 的定期共修是《阿彌陀經》或《八十八佛大懺悔文》 Register by SMS on 0470 690 911 (mobile) or email contact@ddmmelbourne.org.au with your name and contact details. Please wear a mask |
The Study Group is on site at Mitcham (please advise if you are taking this option) and also online.
Registration is essential. Registration Link https://bit.ly/3K3HrJ6 |