Prayers at Wish-Fulfilling Land
2025-04-17 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-05-13 10:00 - 12:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Chandrakirti Meditation Centre, 289 Sunrise Valley Road, Upper Moutere, 7173, New Zealand
Join us for the monthly prayers at the Wish-fulfilling Land
Meet us at Chandrakirti Meditation Centre for a ride to WFL at 9:30am,
or join us at around 10 am at the Land by the Earth Cabin.
Please wear warm clothes!
Wish Fulfilling Land is a place to retreat, develop calm abiding and realizations on the path to enlightenment.

Easter Retreat with Geshe Tharchin
2025-04-18 09:30 - 2025-04-21 17:00
Join us for Easter retreat with Geshe Tharchin.
Geshe-la will lead a retreat on The Essence of Awakening: Discovering Your Buddha-Nature. This course delves into the profound teaching of Buddha-nature, revealing how every being possesses the potential for enlightenment and how this understanding can transform our perception, practice, and way of life.
The retreat fee is $320, which includes text materials, lunch and refreshments. Accommodation available at extra cost. The online ticket includes the PayPal transaction fees. To avoid this extra cost, you can do direct credit. Please email us for bank info.
To register and inquire more, please write to us.

Sunday Meditation Class
2025-04-20 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-04-27 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-05-04 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-05-11 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-05-18 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-05-25 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-06-01 10:00 - 11:30
Focusing on Seven point mind training Geshela teaching us how to live a happy successful life.
If our mind is pure and peaceful we will be happy, regardless of our external conditions. When it is unsettled, we will never find happiness, no matter how much we try to change our external conditions.
The method to make our mind pure and peaceful is to train in meditation. The Sunday meditation class covers methods to achieve this.
Family friendly. Followed by a vegetarian lunch!
Everyone warmly welcome. Just drop in!
By donation.
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New Morning Meditation with Geshe Tharchin in Stoke
2025-04-22 10:00 - 11:00
New Morning Meditation with Geshe-la in Stoke

Every Tuesday morning April 15th and April 22nd
from 10am to 11.00 am Tuesdays

Start your day with Peace and Clarity

Join Geshe Tharchin for a morning meditation focused on breathing meditation, a simple yet powerful way to reduce stress, improve focus and cultivate inner calm. Promote the feeling of relaxation and emotional balance.

No experience needed – everyone is welcome

book here: meditate@chandrakirti.co.nz or just drop in. Koha.

Nelson Suburbs Football Clubrooms
Saxton Field. 143 Saxton Rd East
Just turn in off Main Rd Stoke, into Saxton fields
And it’s the first building on the left, 1/2 km up.

Wednesday Class
2025-04-23 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-04-30 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-05-07 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-05-14 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-05-21 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-05-28 18:00 - 19:30
Wednesday evenings 6:00-7:30 pm
Topic: Lama Tsong Khapa’s famous “Middle Length Lam Rim”
Cost for the course is $225 for the 15 weeks. Cost of the hardcopy textbook is $100.
We will study The Middle-Length Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment by Je Tsongkhapa, translated by Philip Quarcoo
For registered students, the e-book is available for US$9.95 from Wisdom Publications, discount code fpmt995
Class offered in person and online via Zoom.
For direct credit, please email us for bank info.
Email meditate@chandrakirti.co.nz to ask anything and register.

Monday Study Class
2025-04-28 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-05-05 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-05-12 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-05-19 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-05-26 18:00 - 19:30
Geshe-la teaching from “Opening the Eye of New Awareness”
Opening the Eye of New Awareness is a succinct, thorough overview of the doctrines of Buddhism as they have been practiced for a thousand years in Tibet. The Dalai Lama here discusses the need for religious practice and the importance of kindness and compassion. Originally written for Tibetan lay people, this was the Dalai Lama’s first book on Buddhist philosophy to appear in English, and Prof. Lopez’s new introduction places these teachings in their proper historical context. This is an invaluable handbook for both personal use and academic study of the Buddhist path.
Cost is $225 for the 15 weeks. Cost of text is $35. Class offered in person and online via Zoom.
The online ticket includes the online PayPal transaction fees. For direct credit, please email us for bank info.
For bank payments, please email us for info.
Email meditate@chandrakirti.co.nz to ask any questions.

Teaching Weekend with Geshela
2025-05-04 08:00 - 17:00
Join us for a teaching weekend with Geshe Tharchin
Friday December 5th and Saturday December 6th
More info TBA.
To register please email meditate@chadrakirti.co.nz

Tara Puja
2025-05-05 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-06-03 10:00 - 11:30
Female manifestation of Buddha’s Omniscient mind, Tara. During a Tara Puja we recite 21 Tara’s prayer.
The actions of all the buddhas have manifested in the aspect of Tara, to grant the wishes of us beings. Hence it is very important for us to pray to her. Because of her great compassion and love for all sentient beings, if we pray to her with great sincerity and faith, taking refuge in and relying on her completely, she can definitely help eliminate hindrances and bring success in spreading the pure teachings of the Buddha.
Join us if you are a practitioner or not. All welcome!
10am at the Gompa with our teacher Geshe-la.

Guru Puja with Tsog
2025-05-08 18:00 - 19:30
Guru puja (Lama Chöpa) is a practice of making offerings and requests to all the Buddhas and holy beings, but especially the root guru, who, according to the teachings, is the root of the path to liberation. Traditionally we do offerings to the Sangha. If you wish to dedicate the puja to the spiritual teachers or loved ones in need of support and prayers, please do let us know. We practice Guru Puja every month and is open to public.
Please bring a food offering – preferably something baked / fruit / something avoiding plastic. Thank you!

One Day Teaching Course with Geshe Tharchin- Beyond Attachments: The Path to Unshakable Freedom and Peace
2025-05-23 09:30 - 15:30
Based on Sachen Kunga Nyingbon’s “Parting from the four attachments” Geshe Tharchin will take us through four pieces of advice which contains the quintessence of all the Sutra and Tantra teachings. In just four lines, this profound instruction offers a complete guide to the spiritual path — from developing genuine renunciation to realizing ultimate wisdom. Through teachings, meditation, and discussion, we will explore how letting go of worldly attachments opens the door to lasting freedom and happiness. Whether you’re new to Dharma or deepening your practice, this retreat offers clear, powerful tools for inner growth. 🪷🪷🪷
Friday May 23rd 9:30am to 3:30pm
Course fee $80, includes text materials, lunch and refreshments.
Please email us to register.

Chenrezig Practice
2025-05-31 06:00 - 19:00
Chenrezig sadhana practice and Mahayana precepts for the day.
Saturday May 31st. From 6am till 7pm.
Retreat fee $80.
Email us to book your spot: meditate@chandrakirti.co.nz

Schedule:
6am-9am session 1
10am-noon session 2
230pm-400pm session 3
500pm-700pm session 4

Welcoming Kyabje Lama Zopa Rincpohe's holy relics & Momo Party
2025-06-02 15:00 - 18:30
Please join us for a joyful afternoon at Chandrakirti Centre with Geshe Tharchin as we gather to make delicious momo together 🥰
Afterwards, take part in a heartfelt procession to Nalanda Hall to officially welcome the holy relics of Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche—a deeply meaningful moment for Chandrakirti friends and family 🙏
Don’t miss this chance to be part of something joyful and sacred 😇
🪷Momo making: 3.00pm
🪷Procession to Gompa: 5.00pm
💛 All warmly welcome – please kindly RSVP 🥳

🕯️ Guru Puja with Tsog
2025-08-05 18:00 - 19:30
🕯️ Guru Puja with TsogTuesday 5th August at 6:00pmA profound practice of devotion and offering to the Guru, with tsog offering.
