Dear Friends,

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the dates for the Stages of Meditation Teachings by His Holiness the Dalai Lama have changed.

His Holiness has been invited, by the King of Jordan, to attend a special conference of Nobel Laureates to address pressing global problems. As this meeting coincides with the Teaching schedule we need to adjust the dates accordingly.

The new dates are Wednesday June 11 to Sunday June 15. The program itself is unaffected and these new dates do have the added benefit of spanning a full weekend so they now involve less days off work.

Many people will understand that this is the chance of a lifetime to receive Teachings on Meditation from His Holiness. From compassion and calm abiding to achieving wisdom, the Nobel Peace Laureate will explain the principles of meditation over 5 days, in a practice-oriented format especially suited to Westerners.

“Through meditation, we can train our minds so that negative qualities are abandoned and positive qualities are generated and enhanced.”
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Earlybird prices will now be available until February 29. Do not miss this wonderful opportunity.

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The teachings are based on the great scholar-saint, 9th Century Indian Master Kamalashila's Middle Stages of Meditation.

Described by His Holiness as “a key that opens the door to all other major Buddhist scriptures”, Kamalashila’s classic text Stages of Meditation has been revered by Buddhists of all traditions since its creation.

Presenting the essence of the entire Buddhist Path to Enlightenment in 10 short chapters, Kamalashila’s text places particular emphasis on calm abiding meditation and special insight. It demonstrates how carefully structured and conceptually informed meditation sessions serve as the bridge between the philosophical tenets of Buddhism and insight in the mind of practitioners.

Over the course of 5 inspiring days by reference to Kamalashila’s text, His Holiness the Dalai Lama will demonstrate how the nature of awareness, developed through meditative practices can be transformed into the direct perceptual wisdom necessary to achieve enlightenment itself. On the final day of the teachings, His Holiness will give the Chenrezig (Avalokitesvara) Initiation.

Visit our website www.dalailamainaustralia.org for further information and ticket purchases.

Best wishes,

Lynn Bain, General Manager and the team at Dalai Lama in Australia

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