Buddhist Summer School in Healesville, Victoria | Education

Buddhist Summer School

Locality: Healesville, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 9387 0422

Address: Myers Creek Road 3777 Healesville, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.buddhistsummerschool.org

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25.01.2022 If you are looking for info on the 2020 Buddhist Summer School please visit E-Vam Institute fb page to see more info on the teachers and course descriptions. To book your tickets please visit www.trybooking.com/BEZDU We hope to see you there!

25.01.2022 Our Dharma tent at the Buddhist Summer School will be available for private meditation from 7am to 1pm and 3pm to 8pm daily. From 1:30 to 2:30 pm, there will be a Kids story and colouring event happening daily. Book your tickets now! at https://www.trybooking.com/SSBM

25.01.2022 EKAI KOREMATSU OSHO will teach on Gabyo (On a Picture of a Painted Rice Cake) from Dogens Shobogenzo ... January 13 & 14 at the Buddhist Summer School Purchase your tickets to this excellent teaching opportunity & prestigious event on the link below.

24.01.2022 The 2018 Summer School Program is now available!

24.01.2022 13 - 16 JANUARY - tickets on sale now Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche is a meditation master in the Nyingma lineage of the Buddhist tradition. The Founder and spiritual director of Pristine Mind Foundation and the author of Our Pristine Mind: A Practical Guide to Unconditional Happiness.

24.01.2022 Over the 35 years since its founding, the annual Buddhist Summer School has become on elf the foremost gatherings in Australia for Buddhists from various traditions to discuss and explore relevant topics, bringing insight and practical advice from each tradition. The 35th annual Buddhist Summer School will offer courses on Buddhist philosophy, practice and psychology by esteemed teachers. Book your spot now to learn from five teachers over 4 days; https://www.trybooking.com/SSBM

24.01.2022 The full program for BSS2020 is available now at www.buddhistsummerschool.org

22.01.2022 The Buddhist Summer School starts tomorrow! Book your ticket now for a prestigious experience https://www.trybooking.com/SSBM

22.01.2022 Join the volunteer team at the Buddhist Summer School!

22.01.2022 ***SAVE THE DATE*** the 2019 Buddhist Summer School, this coming January 2019! Line up to be announced soon. Tickets go on sale 1 October 2018

22.01.2022 The countdown begins! 10 days till the Buddhist Summer School 2018. If you havent booked your tickets, purchase them now at https://www.trybooking.com/SSBM

21.01.2022 Stick to your new years resolution by immersing yourself in tranquility, meditation and philosophy. Plan ahead and book your tickets for the Buddhist Summer School now for 10% off. Just type in the code 'SAVE10' at checkout. https://www.trybooking.com/SSBM ... Offer valid till 5th of December.

20.01.2022 EKAI KOREMATSU OSHO- Zen Mind, Beginners Mind For an Introduction to Zen Meditation and Practice. 15 & 16th JAN Using Suzuki Roshis teaching as a reference, Ekai Osho will conduct an introductory Zen meditation course with 4 classes as an orientation for new-comers and refreshment for experienced practitioners. It includes instruction in the Zen forms of meditation bowing, sitting and walking meditations (Zazen and Kinhin). In the first half of each session Ekai Osho wil...l focus on actual practice of these three essential forms, while in the second half he will draw on the text, Zen Mind, Beginners Mind, for discussion emphasising direct understanding of the practice. Book your tickets for this event now at : https://www.trybooking.com/SSBM

20.01.2022 Its happening soon! Dont forget to purchase your ticket to an excellent opportunity to learn from some of the best teachers. https://www.trybooking.com/SSBM

20.01.2022 We were blessed to have a variety of speakers from a range of Buddhist disciplines speaking at the 2020 Buddhist Summer School at Maitripa Centre. Some of our ...young volunteers took the time to interview each of the teachers. Here is Annelise Roberts account and transcript of an interview with Venerable Hasapanna, Theravadan nun and Abbott of Dhammasara Nuns Monastery. https://evaminstitute.org/interview-with-venerable-hasapan/

20.01.2022 Venerable Nissarano was unable to teach on the opening weekend at the 2018 Buddhist Summer School. Though we were very humbled and fortunate to at least have Ajahn teach on the Monday and Tuesday. Enjoy this passage below, of the first teaching by Ajahn. "The Buddhas main focus of giving is to retrain our minds, recondition our minds to reduce that meanness and concern with ourselves. Giving helps purify the mind, reduces our greed. The thing is many people are giving all ...Continue reading

19.01.2022 If you are looking for info on the 2021 Buddhist Summer School please visit E-Vam Institute fb page to see more info on the teachers and course descriptions. To book your tickets please visit www.buddhistsummerschool.org. We hope to see you there!

18.01.2022 One of the many bits of wisdom shared at the 2018, Buddhist Summer School opening forum! 'I've learned over the years, that in fact the whole focus of the practice is life itself, that the object of practice is life and for me the practice of Buddhism is about a way, a method or a path of cultivating wisdom and wisdom is the opposite in nature to ignorance.' So it really strikes very deeply to me, this idea that life is the practice. When we come to have the opportunity to l...earn skills, we are just learning the practice. But life itself is the performance and this is the value of the retreat this weekend, we are picking up skills and we have practitioners all around us here today, of many different colours and taste and we have the opportunity to find what suits our own palate and we can maybe take these and take them back into our life and hack our own lives. The real meaning of hacking our own lives is to find ways and means of applying these skills in our lives and questioning in an intelligent kind of way. How I've been living my life, the patterns that have existed in my life and asking Is this how I want to keep going?. Because these patterns become habits and the habits become the character and the character becomes the persona and is this how I want to be? Ven Dr Buddharakkhita

17.01.2022 VEN DR BUDDHARAKKHITA- Being a Connoisseur of the Heart as a Buddhist Practice. 13-14 Jan In this course, Ven. Dr Buddharakhita will guide participants in samadhi (stillness) and insight meditations that cultivate inquiry (Vicaya) and reflection (Anumana), which along with practical exercises can be used as tools to develop the skills needed to be a connoisseur of the heart.... Purchase your tickets to this excellent teaching opportunity & prestigious event on the link below. https://www.trybooking.com/SSBM

17.01.2022 VEN DR BUDDHARAKKHITA- 'Being a Connoisseur of the Heart' as a Buddhist Practice. 13-14 Jan In this course, Ven. Dr Buddharakhita will guide participants in samadhi (stillness) and insight meditations that cultivate inquiry (Vicaya) and reflection (Anumana), which along with practical exercises can be used as tools to develop the skills needed to be a connoisseur of the heart.... Purchase your tickets to this excellent teaching opportunity & prestigious event on the link below. https://www.trybooking.com/SSBM

15.01.2022 It's happening soon! Don't forget to purchase your ticket to an excellent opportunity to learn from some of the best teachers. https://www.trybooking.com/SSBM

14.01.2022 VENERABLE NISSARANO- 'A MEDITATIVE OVERVIEW OF THE BUDDHA'S PATH' : Using Our Meditation Practice, Empowered with Joy, to Develop the Path to Awakening. 15 - 16 Jan In this course, you will explore a brief overview of the Path, often described as: giving (dana), ethical behaviour (sila) and mental cultivation (bhavana). Using guided meditations, you will deepen your understanding of these key elements of Buddhism. In order to do this, we will focus on developing joy/happiness...to enhance our meditation practice. Purchase your tickets to this opportunity & prestigious event on the link below. https://www.trybooking.com/SSBM

14.01.2022 We have moved! You can now find all information regarding the Buddhist Summer School on our fb page - E-Vam Institute. Here's a link to the upcoming BSS in case you missed it. Be sure to like E-Vam Institute's page to stay up to date & receive specials and news on this fantastic event! www.trybooking.com/YPEJ

12.01.2022 The countdown begins! 10 days till the Buddhist Summer School 2018. If you haven't booked your tickets, purchase them now at https://www.trybooking.com/SSBM

11.01.2022 VENERABLE NISSARANO- A MEDITATIVE OVERVIEW OF THE BUDDHAS PATH : Using Our Meditation Practice, Empowered with Joy, to Develop the Path to Awakening. 15 - 16 Jan In this course, you will explore a brief overview of the Path, often described as: giving (dana), ethical behaviour (sila) and mental cultivation (bhavana). Using guided meditations, you will deepen your understanding of these key elements of Buddhism. In order to do this, we will focus on developing joy/happiness...to enhance our meditation practice. Purchase your tickets to this opportunity & prestigious event on the link below. https://www.trybooking.com/SSBM

11.01.2022 This four day course will look at the life and teachings of Longchenpa, the famous 14th century Tibetan scholar and teacher. Get your tickets via the link below.

11.01.2022 Our 35th Annual Buddhist Summer School will be taking place from the 13th 16th January. With speakers such as Monash University's Dr Gidi Ifergan and Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche from the Pristine Mind Foundation, this is going to be one incredibly insightful event. Tickets start at only $45, with concession and membership prices available too. Don't miss out, book now!... http://mailchi.mp/8a537f/next-at-e-vam-institute-melbourne

10.01.2022 Lots of wisdom shared in the opening forum, in what set the tone for an outstanding and enriched 2018 Buddhist Summer School! Thanks to Ekai Korematsu Osho, Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche, Ven. Dr Buddharakkhita and Dr Gidi Ifergan. Also a deep appreciation goes out to all the volunteers and gratitude to the many participants who attended. The opening question was ' How can we best integrate teachings into our lives?' Over the coming weeks we will share some passages from the forum with you. If you are interested in acquiring any of the teachings given, please get in touch with the E-Vam Office. Thank you

10.01.2022 Ekai Korematsu Osho has been teaching at the Buddhist Summer School since the year 2000. Below is a glimpse into what he shared at the 2018 opening forum. 'As far as the zen tradition is concerned it's very simple actually. Take life as a practice. You don't need to think about it too much, philosophise, conceptualise. Take life as a practice and each and everything you do day to day is the practice, is the teaching of zen. Attention to the details. Day to day life all is ha...ppening, take a life itself as a practice, is the greatest teaching, holistic. When you say practice there is a conscious effort involved, fresh effort each time, so fresh experience coming and you yourself are changing, the environment is changing, when you bring fresh effort to that, you experience it. This moment!! Bring everything into the context of the reality of the moment, moment after moment, give your attention to the...yes....the practice isn't it, it's the life of the moment actually.' Ekai Korematsu Osho

08.01.2022 Start your New Year by immersing yourself in meditation, philosophy and yoga. With five speakers over four days. Tickets to the 35th Annual Buddhist Summer School, held at Maitripa Centre, Healesville are now on sale.

07.01.2022 It was such a honour to have Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche teach over the four days at the Buddhist Summer School. Contained in the passage below, is a taste of the wisdom that Rinpoche shared in the opening forum. "What is really dharmas meaning, it is to transform human life. I think it's like medicine. Medicine can cure your sickness, also can give you vitality, energy. That's really the job of medicine and also food. Similar, dharma is food of mind, also food of your energy, ...gives you vitality and also releases your negative thoughts and emotions. The problem right now is modern world is externally so developed, but internally people are stressed, people have more loneliness, anxiety, depression and many other forms of mental and emotional disturbance. But how do you really resolve these things? I think through meditation. Meditation is directive effect on the human mind, directive effect on your and my mind. Then one can transform their experience. Therefore, first I recommend any kind of meditation practice, whether Zen, or like Dzogchen, Theravada, mindful, Mahayana, really really tangible effective meditation practice. I think in my own experience that's important. If you do that and have real effective meditation practice then you can effect that any time, whether your sick or sad you can apply your meditation. " Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche

07.01.2022 The full program for the Buddhist Summer School 2020 is here! We have a wonderful line up of teachers who will be sharing with us their insights. We look forwar...d to having this time together to share, contemplate and practice the dharma in the new year and hope you can join us. The program is available here https://evaminstitute.org//2019/12/BSS-2020-Program-3-10De For bookings please visit www.trybooking.com/BEZDU

06.01.2022 The Buddhist Summer School starts this weekend, and it is not too late to purchase your tickets. Do not miss out on this opportunity to immerse yourself in tranquility by learning from 5 teachers over 4 days. Have a look at the program below, take the plunge and book your tickets now!... http://mailchi.mp//next-at-e-vam-institute-melbourne-11566

05.01.2022 Founded by Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche IXth, the 35th Annual Summer School takes place from 13 - 16 January at the beautiful Maitripa Centre, Healesville. Book your tickets now to see four speakers, over four days!

04.01.2022 One of the many bits of wisdom shared at the 2018, Buddhist Summer School opening forum! Ive learned over the years, that in fact the whole focus of the practice is life itself, that the object of practice is life and for me the practice of Buddhism is about a way, a method or a path of cultivating wisdom and wisdom is the opposite in nature to ignorance. So it really strikes very deeply to me, this idea that life is the practice. When we come to have the opportunity to l...earn skills, we are just learning the practice. But life itself is the performance and this is the value of the retreat this weekend, we are picking up skills and we have practitioners all around us here today, of many different colours and taste and we have the opportunity to find what suits our own palate and we can maybe take these and take them back into our life and hack our own lives. The real meaning of hacking our own lives is to find ways and means of applying these skills in our lives and questioning in an intelligent kind of way. How Ive been living my life, the patterns that have existed in my life and asking Is this how I want to keep going?. Because these patterns become habits and the habits become the character and the character becomes the persona and is this how I want to be? Ven Dr Buddharakkhita

03.01.2022 Dr Gidi Ifergan, researcher at the Centre for Religious Studies, Monash University, will teach on: Emotions, Negations and Liberation Through the teachings of Longchenpa... at the 2018 Buddhist Summer School. Dr Gidi's main areas of research are Indian philosophy and Buddhism, classic and Tibetan. Currently he has a particular interest in subliminal imprints (saskras) or habitual tendencies in the psychology of classical Yoga and Dzogchen. Gidi completed his MA in Religious Studies at Tel-Aviv University and his PhD at Monash University. He is the author of The Man from Samyé: Longchenpa on Praxis, its Negation and Liberation (Adtiya Prakashan, 2014); and Thought and Practice in the Psychology of Yoga (Resling, forthcoming). Gidi is a certified, experienced yoga and meditation teacher (VIYETT) and has studied traditional yoga and meditation on several trips to Varanasi, India (1996-2002); since 1992, he has participated in Dzogchen annual retreats led by Professor Chogyal Namkhai Norbu.

03.01.2022 EKAI KOREMATSU OSHO- 'Zen Mind, Beginners Mind' For an Introduction to Zen Meditation and Practice. 15 & 16th JAN Using Suzuki Roshis teaching as a reference, Ekai Osho will conduct an introductory Zen meditation course with 4 classes as an orientation for new-comers and refreshment for experienced practitioners. It includes instruction in the Zen forms of meditation bowing, sitting and walking meditations (Zazen and Kinhin). In the first half of each session Ekai Osho wil...l focus on actual practice of these three essential forms, while in the second half he will draw on the text, Zen Mind, Beginners Mind, for discussion emphasising direct understanding of the practice. Book your tickets for this event now at : https://www.trybooking.com/SSBM

02.01.2022 EKAI KOREMATSU OSHO will teach on Gabyo (On a Picture of a Painted Rice Cake) from Dogen's Shobogenzo ... January 13 & 14 at the Buddhist Summer School Purchase your tickets to this excellent teaching opportunity & prestigious event on the link below.

01.01.2022 It was wonderful and intriguing to have Dr Gidi Ifergan from Caulfield Monash University, share his breadth of experience and knowledge with the Buddhist Summer School. Read below for a sample! "What is happening is when I'm self honest actually I'm acknowledging, admitting, I recognise what's going on for me and for the other. Then all my defensive mechanism subside, I give away this kind of defence mechanisms, alertness also subsides and in this sense I become really intima...te with myself and with the other. In this sense of intimacy I'm actually expressing a deep human... my deep humanity, lets say. It helps us sustain the state of contemplation and can help us at the same time to relive us from habitual tendencies bit by bit, of course in the beginning with the, like you know, like a wave in the ocean that breaks into a rock in the middle of the ocean and breaks into the rock and takes the dry sand these are like habitual tendencies and latter on the waves of contemplation will arrive again and will dissolve the mud slowly slowly slowly, and then it will start hitting the rock and anytime it will meet the rock it will take something of it and in this way our habitual tendencies will dissolve more and more. So to sum it up the key is self honesty and with others." Dr Gidi Ifergan See more