A half-hour of Dharma, reflection, and community connections
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.
Facilitators
2023 Sunday Check-In Sessions
Wisdom
10th September 2023 This week, Venerable Jue Wei will present one of Venerable Master Hsing Yun̵…
The Second Arrow
3rd September 2023 How is your week going? Last week, we were delighted to have our old friend Remy …
Being Guan Yin
13th August 2023 Venerable Juewei will be returning to the chair monthly for the rest of the year. S…
Building Peace and Care from within Community
6th August 2023 While we often spend our sessions in self-reflection, Stephen asks us this week to r…
Turning Points – Self Compassion
23rd July 2023 We are privileged to have another community friend step forward to present their Turn…
How do we relate to each other as generations?
16th July 2023 After nearly 3 years of the same much loved Sunday Check-In format, we are mixing thi…
What makes the Bhutanese a Happy People?
9th July 2023 Venerable Juewei returns to the facilitator chair this week after a whirlwind trip thr…
Turning Points – Constant Change
2nd July 2023 This week we are returning to an old favourite Turning Points Story format and have in…
Bodhi Light Tales – Love Yourself
25th June 2023 This week, Venerable Miao Guang will guide us to explore the true meaning of Self-Lov…
Bodhi Light Tales – The Poorest
18th June 2023 This week, we are delighted to have Venerable Miao Guang back to continue her sharing…
Bodhi Light Tales – Ananda and the Cookies
11th June 2023 This week, we have invited Venerable Zhi Sheng to continue sharing stories of the Bud…
Bodhi Light Tales – Parrots Welcoming the Buddha
4th June 2023 This week, we will explore together the beauty of the Bodhi Light Tales R…
A Beautiful New World
28th May 2023 Chris continues on following our reflection of the impact of COVID-19 and this week wi…
Post Covid (Where have we been and where to now?)
21st May 2023 A big reflection for this week! The Sunday Check In community was born from the challe…
Turning Points – Living a Fulfilled Life
14th May 2023 We hope you enjoyed your week and are able to find some time to pause and cultivate yo…
Cultivating the Beginner’s Mind
7th May 2023 We are delighted to have our dear friend Katya share her Turning Points story with us t…
Spiritual Friends
30th April 2023 Ina will continue guiding our exploration of friendship – moving from good fri…
Good Friends Across the Generations
16th March 2023 Ina is guiding our community of friends for the upcoming two weeks on “Friends…
The Transition Years
16th April 2023 Chris Zaslawski shares the final installment of the Intergenerational Learning serie…
Defiance
9th April 2023 After a remarkable “R” series guided by Joey, Venerable Juewei returns to…
Revolve
2nd April 2023 Continuing on with Joey’s series of R’s of practice, this week we explore…
Repay
26th March 2023 We return to our dear friend Joey’s thought provoking “R” series a…
Staying on Track
19th March 2023 This week, we are excited to present the third part of our Intergenerational Learnin…
Repentance
12th March 2023 Returning to his series on the R’s of Practice, Joey introduces us to a 5th R:…
On our Way
5th March 2023 Continuing on with our Intergenerational Learning series, this week we’ll hear from o…
Life as an Elder
26th February 2023 We are introducing a short 4-part series within the Sunday Check Ins “Inter…
Wisely Selfish
19th February 2023 Today we hear Liam’s poignant thoughts on being “Wisely Selfish”– linking to Jona…
Deepening of Compassion
12th February 2023 We are nearing the end of our little exploration into the “GRACE” of compassion. …
Immersion in Compassion
5th February 2023 How is your personal exploration into compassion and “true care” going? Jonathan i…
Opening to Compassion
29th January 2023 For the next three weeks, Dr. Jonathan Page will guide us through his understandin…
Meditative Concentration
22nd January 2023 Venerable is drawing on chapters from the classic text “The Way of the Bodhi…
Patience (from the Bodhicaryavatara)
15th January 2023 Our Sunday Check Ins for 2023 officially kick off with Venerable Juewei taking the…
Past Years
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