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SUMMARY:One Day Teaching - Transforming Difficulties into the Path - Golden Bay
DESCRIPTION:Discover how challenges can open the door to wisdom\, compassion and inner freedom. \n\n\n 5th of SeptemberThe Sandcastle\, 32 Haile Lane\, Pohara10.30am – 12.30pm \n \n\n\nJoin us in Takaka for this special public talk with monk Geshe Jampa Tharchin. \n\n\nThis public talk will be followed by a community potluck lunch\, please bring a plate with you! \n\nGeshe Tharchin is the resident monk and teacher at Tibetan Buddhist centre Chandrakirti Meditation Centre.\n\nBooking isn’t required\, no entry free\, all are welcome\, no previous experience with Buddhism required. \n\nAll enquires to Janine0221988253\n\nFind the Facebook Event here
URL:https://www.chandrakirti.co.nz/event/one-day-teaching-transforming-difficulties-into-the-path-golden-bay/
LOCATION:The Sandcastle\, 32 Haile Lane\, Pohara\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Public Talks,Teaching
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260912T093000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260912T170000
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SUMMARY:One-Day Teaching - Tonglen - Exchanging Self and Others
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this one day teaching with Geshe Jampa Tharchin on Tonglen – Exchanging Self and Others! \nThis is a hybrid event and can be attended in-person or via Zoom! \n📅 Saturday September 12th 9.30 am to 5 pm\n📍 Chandrakirti Meditation Centre\n💛 $80 in-person (lunch included) or $50 via Zoom\n➡️ Facebook Event Page\n\n➡️Sign up for this teaching through this form\n      or email meditate@chandrakirti.co.nz \n  \nTonglen is a profound meditation that transforms self concern into compassion by imagining taking on the suffering of others and offering them your happiness\, peace\, and well-being. This practice opens the heart\, reduces fear and negative emotions\, strengthens courage and empathy\, and develops the compassionate mind that leads to genuine inner peace and awakening. \nThis class will be taught by Geshe Jampa Tharchin\, resident teacher and monk at Chandrakirti Meditation Centre.\nTo learn more about Geshe-la\, visit our website here \nJoin us for a day of compassion and understanding.\nEveryone welcome – an open event! \nSchedule \nSession 1: 9.30 am to 10.30\nTea break\nSession 2: 11 to 12 noon\nLunch\nSession 3: 2.30 pm to 3.30\nTea break\nSession 4: 4 pm to 5 pm \nPlease make payment to; \nChandrakirti Centre\n03-0751-0098678-00\nParticulars: Name\nReference: Tonglen \nAll inquires to meditate@chandrakirti.co.nz or call 03 543 2021
URL:https://www.chandrakirti.co.nz/event/one-day-teaching-tonglen-exchanging-self-and-others/
LOCATION:Chandrakirti Meditation Centre\, 289 Sunrise Valley Road\, Upper Moutere\, 7173\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Public Talks,Teaching
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260919T093000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260919T180000
DTSTAMP:20260915T025325Z
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SUMMARY:One-Day Teaching - Chittamani Tara Puja & Teaching
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this excellent teaching and puja with Geshe Jampa Tharchin on the Chittamani Four Arm Mandala Offering Puja! \n \nChittamani Tara Teaching from 9.30am – 3.30pm\nChittamani Tara Puja from 4.30pm – 6pm \nAttend one or both of the events! \n📅 Saturday September 19th\, 9.30 am to 6pm\n📍 Chandrakirti Meditation Centre\n💛 $60 in-person (lunch included) or $50 via Zoom\n➡️ Facebook Event Page\n \nThe Chittamani Tara puja is performed monthly here at Chandrakirti and is an auspicious offering practice which brings together two accumulations\, merit and wisdom\, while invoking Tara’s swift compassionate activity to remove obstacles and create the causes for enlightenment\, healing\, protection and success in Dharma activities. \nThis is a hybrid event and the teaching (not the puja) can be attended in-person or via Zoom! \n➡️Sign up for this teaching by emailing meditate@chandrakirti.co.nz \nThis class will be taught by Geshe Jampa Tharchin\, resident teacher and monk at Chandrakirti Meditation Centre.\nTo learn more about Geshe-la\, visit our website here \nJoin us for this most excellent teaching!\nEveryone is welcome – an open event! \nSchedule \nSession 1: 9.30 am to 10.30\nTea break\nSession 2: 11 to 12 noon\nLunch\nSession 3: 2.30 pm to 3.30\nTea break\nChittamani Tara Puja: 4.30 – 6pm \nPlease make payment to; \nChandrakirti Centre\n03-0751-0098678-00\nParticulars: Name\nReference: Tara T/P \nDonation can be made at https://givealittle.co.nz/donate/org/chandrakirti \nAll inquires to meditate@chandrakirti.co.nz or call 03 543 2021 \n 
URL:https://www.chandrakirti.co.nz/event/chittamani-tara-teaching-puja/
LOCATION:Chandrakirti Meditation Centre\, 289 Sunrise Valley Road\, Upper Moutere\, 7173\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Public Talks,Pujas,Teaching
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20261003T093000
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SUMMARY:One-Day Teaching - The Nature of Mind
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this one-day teaching with Geshe Jampa Tharchin to explore what is ‘mind’ and its powerful and limitless potential. \nMeditation on the nature of mind reveals how we can all develop the wisdom and compassion to lead happy lives and benefit countless others. \n \nThis is a hybrid event and can be attended in-person or via Zoom! \n📅 Saturday October 3rd\, 9.30 am to 5 pm\n📍 Chandrakirti Meditation Centre\n💛 $80 in-person (lunch included) or $50 via Zoom\n Facebook Event Page \nThis class will be taught by Geshe Jampa Tharchin\, resident teacher and monk at Chandrakirti Meditation Centre.\nTo learn more about Geshe-la\, visit our website page here \n➡️Sign up for this teaching through this form\n      or email meditate@chandrakirti.co.nz \nJoin Geshela for a very profound and insightful day understanding your mind.\nEveryone is welcome – an open event! \nSchedule\nSession 1: 9.30 am to 10.30\nTea break\nSession 2: 11 to 12 noon\nLunch\nSession 3: 2.30 pm to 3.30\nTea break\nSession 4: 4 pm to 5 pm \nPlease make payment to;\nChandrakirti Centre\n03-0751-0098678-00\nParticulars: Name\nReference: Nature of mind \nAll inquires to meditate@chandrakirti.co.nz or call 03 543 2021\n \n 
URL:https://www.chandrakirti.co.nz/event/one-day-teaching-the-nature-of-mind/
LOCATION:Chandrakirti Meditation Centre\, 289 Sunrise Valley Road\, Upper Moutere\, 7173\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Public Talks,Teaching
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20261009T180000
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SUMMARY:Geshe Tharchin Visits Kapiti
DESCRIPTION:Join Geshe Jampa Tharchin in Kapiti for this most excellent teaching on Compassion in Action! \nA practical meditation for transforming adversity into greater love\, empathy and resilience. \nFriday October 9th\,  6pm – 7.30pm\nKapiti Women’s Centre\, 7 Ngahina Street \nAll welcome!
URL:https://www.chandrakirti.co.nz/event/geshe-tharchin-visits-kapiti/
LOCATION:Kapiti Women’s Centre\, 7 Ngahina Street\, Paraparaumu\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Public Talks,Teaching
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20261010T100000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20261010T113000
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SUMMARY:Geshe Tharchin Visits Wellington
DESCRIPTION:Join Geshe Jampa Tharchin in Wellington for this most excellent teaching on Working with Emotions! \nPractical Buddhist methods for understanding and transforming difficult feelings. \nSaturday October 10th from 10am -11.30am\nWellington Quaker Centre\, 7 Moncrieff Street Mount Victoria \nAll are welcome!
URL:https://www.chandrakirti.co.nz/event/geshe-tharchin-visits-wellington/
LOCATION:Friends (Quaker) Centre\, Moncrieff St.\, Mt. Victoria\, Wellington\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Public Talks,Teaching
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20261016T180000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20261016T200000
DTSTAMP:20261013T024125Z
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SUMMARY:Public Talk - The Mystery of the Silent Mind
DESCRIPTION:6.00 pm Friday October 16th \nJoin us for this insightful discussion on the role of our inner silence and inner voices – do we all have them ?\nAnd are they the same for everyone? How do they influence our life? \nThis is a hybrid event and can be attended in-person or via Zoom! \n➡️ To join this event via Zoom\, send an email to meditate@chandrakirti.co.nz  \nDonate via Givealittle  \n \nProf. Anthony Lambert has been investigating the varying experiences of auditory imagery – imagining different sounds such as speech\, music and other sounds.\nThis work has uncovered some interesting associations of auditory imagery with self-control\, mindfulness\, creativity and other characteristics. A primary focus for was to investigate psychological characteristics of people who do not experience auditory imagery at all.  Some individuals do not have the experience of imagining sounds such as inner speech or music in the ‘mind’s ear’; their mental lives seem to be completely silent. The term ‘anauralia’ was coined for referring to this.  It strikes Prof. Anothony that the inner silence of ‘anauralia’ may have much in common with the inner silence cultivated in many spiritual traditions\, especially Buddhism. \nGeshe Jampa Tharchin PhD\, is a Tibetan Buddhist monk\, scholar and resident teacher at Chandrakirti Meditation Center. Geshe Tharchin will speak to this subject from the lense of Buddhist philosophy and psychology. \nTogether Geshe Tharchin and Prof. Anothony Lambert will discuss the topic of ‘inner voices’\, bringing together both scientific and Buddhist thought. \nThis is an open public event – everyone warmly welcome \nKoha or by donation. \nFor further information on Professor Anthony Lambert and the research please follow these links. \n\nProfessor Anthony Lamberts staff page:  https://www.psych.auckland.ac.nz/people/t-lambert\nCome to our conference:  Mind’s Ear and Inner Voice 2025:  https://anauralia-lab.webflow.io/conference\nFind out more about anauralia:  https://anauralia-lab.webflow.io/#\n https://www.royalsociety.org.nz/research/anauralia-the-enigma-of-the-silent-mindnew-research-page/
URL:https://www.chandrakirti.co.nz/event/the-mystery-of-the-silent-mind/
LOCATION:Chandrakirti Meditation Centre\, 289 Sunrise Valley Road\, Upper Moutere\, 7173\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Public Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20261117T183000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20261119T170000
DTSTAMP:20261015T203323Z
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SUMMARY:Venerable Robina Courtin visits Chandrakirti Centre
DESCRIPTION:Join us November 17th – 19th for these very special events with Ven. Robina Courtin\n➡️ Sign up to these events  \n \nBE YOUR OWN THERAPIST \nPublic talk Tuesday Nov 17th from 6.30pm  \nSuggested Donation $20\nDonate here \nWe spend our lives being seduced by the outside world\, believing completely that happiness and suffering come from “out there.”\nBut if we look into our hearts we can see that this is not true\, that the more we hold on to people and things and experiences\, the more dissatisfied and lonely we become.\nHappiness and suffering come from the way we perceive and interpret things\, not the things themselves.\nBy becoming deeply familiar with the workings of our own minds and hearts through meditation and purification practices – truly\, being our own therapist – we can slowly loosen the grip of ego-grasping and begin to open up our marvelous potential for clarity\, contentment\, love and the other qualities that are within us. \n  \nTHE NATURAL KARMA: WE CREATE OUR OWN REALITY \nOpen Dharma teaching Wednesday Nov 18th from 6.30pm \nSuggested Donation $20\nDonate here\n \nAccording  to Buddha’s view of the world\, the natural law of karma is such that everything we think and do and say programs us\, basically turns us into the person we become. As His Holiness the Dalai Lama says\, karma is like “self-creation.” We are\, literally\, the creators of our lives\, our happiness\, and our suffering. \nWe will talk about how to take responsibility for our actions and thoughts\, learning to interpret our lives and the world around us without fear\, and growing the confidence that we can determine our own reality\, rather than feeling that life is a series of random events\, all just good and back luck. \nAs Lama Yeshe says\, “We create negative karma with our minds and we purify it by creating positive karma with our minds.” \n  \nA BIRD NEEDS TWO WINGS: WISDOM AND COMPASSION\nThursday November 19th 9.30am to 5pm \nA one day immersion into the heart of Buddhist practice with Ven. Robina Courtin\nFollowed by Guru Puja with Tsog Offering at 6pm \n$80 includes lunch and refreshments\nPay here\n \nCompassionate action is the final the point of Buddhist practice\,  with  our actions – helping our next-door neighbour or helping stop the destruction of the planet – needing to be grounded in wisdom. As His Holiness the Dalai Lama says\, “Compassion is not enough; we need wisdom.” \nFirst we need to develop our own marvellous potential to live our lives with self-confidence\, contentment\, and courage. The key to success is to recognize our own suffering and how it’s caused by our own attachment and anger and the other unhappy emotions. We become intimately familiar with our mind – the whole spectrum of our thoughts\, feelings\, and emotions – and learn to unravel and deconstruct them and\, finally\, change them. As Lama Zopa Rinpoche says\, “We can mould our mind into any shape we like.” \nWe can go beyond our narrow sense of self and realize everyone else is in the same boat\, and be of benefit to others. This brings the optimism and confidence that every small action really matters and we develop the courage to never give up. The great bodhisattvas are fierce in their determination to never give up on helping all sentient beings. \n➡️ Sign up to these events 
URL:https://www.chandrakirti.co.nz/event/venerable-robina-courtin-visits-chandrakirti-centre/
LOCATION:Chandrakirti Meditation Centre\, 289 Sunrise Valley Road\, Upper Moutere\, 7173\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Public Talks
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