2022 Weekly Sunday Check-In Sessions
A short session of weekly connection, Dharma and community
Sundays from 11:00am – 11:30am Sydney Time via Zoom
Led by Venerable Juewei and experienced facilitators from the community, we will have a “Mindful Check-In” together, share and care in smaller groups, and close each session with a dedication of merits.
Dharma and the Art of Bungee Jumping
25th September 2022 Being human is complicated. Things change, we don’t always have the answer…
Pasada
18th September 2022 Our dear friend Dr Jonathan Page is back to guide us this Sunday with the topic …
Samvega
11th September 2022 Our dear friend Dr Jonathan Page is back to guide us with the topic “Samve…
Radical Hope and Everyday Courage
4th September 2022 Meg Hart explores how to turn dissonance into Dharma. You are invited to ponder o…
Acceptance
28th August 2022 In essence, our earlier August topics on resistance, habits, and transitions were p…
Transitions
21st August 2022 Katya discusses transitions, their nature and their role in our lives. We will look…
Habits
14th August 2022 Katya continues our August sessions with an exploration into our habits and how the…
Resistance
7th August 2022 Dr. Katya Todarello begins our August focus on Resistance, Habits, Transitions, and …
The Six Perfections: Patience
31st July 2022 Ina concludes our study of the Perfections on the Bodhisattva path with an exploratio…
The Six Perfections: Diligence
24th July 2022 This week we return to our focus on the Six Perfections of the Bodhisattva path. Guid…
Introducing Professor Stephen Hill’s latest book
17th July 2022 A very special Sunday Check In this week taking a look at some practical and wider gl…
The Six Perfections: Morality
10th July 2022 Now that we’re well on our way cultivating the first perfection, giving, Ina re…
The Six Perfections: Giving
3rd July 2022 After a close look at healing ourselves and others, Ina guides us as we embark on a jo…
The Medicine Buddha (part 2)
26th June 2022 Associate Professor Chris Zaslawski continues our exploration into the Medicine Buddh…
The Medicine Buddha (part 1)
19th June 2022 Associate Professor Chris Zaslawski continues our June theme of Healing with an intro…
Healthy Planet, Healthy People
12th June 2022 We hope you’ve been reflecting on your paths to healing and resilience this week. Xia…
Compassion and Wisdom Leading a Path to Healing and Resilience
June 6th 2022 Xiaomeng Tian and Yijun Gai begin our June focus on healing, speaking on combining Com…
The Joy of a Good Grief
May 29th 2022 BLIA Lay Dharma Lecturer Ina Denton shares her story on grief and how it can be joyful…
Metta – The Power of the Gift
May 22nd 2022 Last week, Dr. Jonathan Page guided us to turn deeply inward to know the truth of R…
Bodhicitta Rides a Bicycle
May 15th 2022 Dr. Jonathan Page shares a touching story with a mysterious title “Bodhicitta Ri…
From Baby to Buddha
May 8th 2022 We are delighted to bring you a month of personal “Turning Point” stories i…
Friendship
May 1st 2022 Priscilla introduces our May sessions with “friendship” to kick off a month-only of a s…
Practising with Our Ears
Apr 24th 2022 This Sunday, Dr Remy Low guided us to “practice with our ears” as we considered the fo…
Practising with Our Eyes
Apr 17th 2022 How can we practice dharma with our eyes? Dr. Remy Low guides us in a discussion of th…
Illness
10th Apr 2022 To continue our focus on the body, Priscilla will share with us the topic of illness. …
Our Body
3rd Apr 2022 This week Priscilla invites us to look deeply at a subject each of us shares- our …
The 4 Rs of Daily Practice: Resolve
27th Mar 2022 For this last R-Resolve, Mr Joey Yeo is inviting us to: Share with each other wha…
The 4 Rs of Daily Practice: Reminder
20th Mar 2022 We are grateful to Mr Joey Yeo who facilitated our exploration into the first two…
The 4 Rs of Daily Practice: Routine
13th Mar 2022 For the second R-Routine, Joey Yeo is inviting us to explore on the following question…
The 4 Rs of Daily Practice: Review
6th Mar 2022 For this coming series in March, Mr. Joey Yeo will guide us with practical tools to exp…
The Wonders of Well-Being: Purpose in Life
27th Feb 2022 In the past three weeks, Dr. Jonathan Page has guided us to explore the first 3 pillar…
The Wonders of Well-Being: Insight
20th Feb 2022 It is a blessing to have a community that recognizes and cherishes interconnectedness.…
The Wonders of Well-Being: Connection
13th Feb 2022 This week, we will address Inter-connection, and the questions Dr. Page would like us …
The Wonders of Well-Being: Awareness
6th Feb 2022 This week, Dr. Jonathan Page is inviting us to explore the meaning of Well-being, so pl…
MettāVerses
30th Jan 2022 During this time of the pandemic, perhaps we may replace hugs with something else, but…
Looking Forwards and Outwards
23rd Jan 2022 This week, Venerable Juewei is inviting us to think outside of the box. Please allow y…
Looking Backwards and Inwards
16th Jan 2022 We hope you all have had a joyful and relaxed holiday. For our first Sunday Check-in S…