S.I. Tsog
2025-08-18 08:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-16 08:00 - 13:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Chandrakirti Meditation Centre, 289 Sunrise Valley Road, Upper Moutere, 7173, New Zealand

Monday Study Class
2025-08-18 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-08-25 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-09-01 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-09-08 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-09-15 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-09-22 18:00 - 19:30 | Chandrakirti Meditation Centre, 289 Sunrise Valley Road, Upper Moutere, 7173, New Zealand
Monday study class with Geshe Tharchin
Monday evenings from 6:00-7:30pm (will change to 7.00-8.30pm when daylight savings starts on 29 September)
Topic: His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Introduction to Tantra
The text required for Monday’s Study Class – Opening the Eye of New Awareness (HHDL), translated and introduced by Donald S Lopez Jr.
Course fee is $225 for 15 weeks.
Class offered in person and online via Zoom.
To register please email meditate@chandrakirti.co.nz

Wednesday Class
2025-08-20 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-08-27 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-09-03 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-09-10 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-09-17 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-09-24 18:00 - 19:30 | Chandrakirti Meditation Centre, 289 Sunrise Valley Road, Upper Moutere, 7173, New Zealand
Wednesday evenings 6:00-7:30 pm (will change to 7.00-8.30pm when daylight savings rolls over on 1 October)
Topic: Lama Tsong Khapa’s famous “Middle Length Lam Rim”
Cost for the course is $210 for the 14 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.

"Path of the Precious Mind" - 2 Day Teaching with Geshela
2025-08-22 09:30 - 2025-08-23 17:00 | Chandrakirti Meditation Centre, 289 Sunrise Valley Road, Upper Moutere, 7173, New Zealand
Join us for a 2-day teaching with Geshe Tharchin – “Path of the Precious Mind”
Friday, 22nd of August at 9.30am & Saturday, 23rd of August until 5.00pm
Cost: $80.00 per day, or $160.00 for the whole course (includes lunch & refreshments)
Join us to reflect on The Four Thoughts That Turn the Mind to Dharma — contemplating precious human life, impermanence, suffering, and karma. Deepen your motivation for practice through teachings, and quiet time for inner reflection.
💚 All welcome — beginners and experienced practitioners alike.
To register please email meditate@chandrakirti.co.nz

Sunday Meditation Class
2025-08-24 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-08-31 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-09-14 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-09-21 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-09-28 10:00 - 11:30 | Chandrakirti Meditation Centre, 289 Sunrise Valley Road, Upper Moutere, 7173, New Zealand
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.
We are on Youtube Live
Donate online via givealittle

Tara Puja
2025-08-30 10:00 - 11:30 | Chandrakirti Meditation Centre, 289 Sunrise Valley Road, Upper Moutere, 7173, New Zealand
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
2025-09-02 19:00 - 20:30 | Chandrakirti Meditation Centre, 289 Sunrise Valley Road, Upper Moutere, 7173, New Zealand
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!

Teaching in the Golden Bay - Developing Inner Values
2025-09-06 10:30 - 12:30 | Sand Castle Golden Bay, Sand Castle Golden Bay, 32 Haile Lane, Pohara, 7183, New Zealand
Topic: Developing Inner Values
Geshela will give a public teaching on The Five Powers for Life.
Practical tools from the Mahayana tradition to live each day with purpose and compassion.
At the Sandcastle: 32 Haile Lane, Pōhara 7183 in Golden Bay at 10.30am start.
Followed by discussion & pot luck lunch – bring a plate to share!
Contact Jonelle for more details via email – meditate@chandrakirti.co.nz

🌿 Medicine Buddha Puja
2025-09-08 10:00 - 11:30 | Chandrakirti Meditation Centre, 289 Sunrise Valley Road, Upper Moutere, 7173, New Zealand
🌿 Medicine Buddha PujaMonday, 8th September at 10:00amDedicated to healing and removing obstacles – for yourself and others.

Working Bee Weekend
2025-09-12 09:30 - 17:00, 2025-09-13 09:30 - 17:00 | Chandrakirti Meditation Centre, 289 Sunrise Valley Road, Upper Moutere, 7173, New Zealand
Working Bee Weekend🗓 Friday 12 & Saturday 13 September⏰ From 9.30am each day
Join us for a community working bee as we prepare the Centre for Jhado Rinpoche’s upcoming visit. Come for one or both days—every helping hand makes a big difference!
✨ Lunch and refreshments will be shared in exchange for your hard work.📧 Please let us know you’re coming by email – meditate@chandrakirti.co.nz

Prayers at Wish-Fulfilling Land
2025-09-18 10:00 - 12:00 | 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.

Turning Life’s Challenges into Wisdom: 2-day retreat with Geshela
2025-09-19 09:30 - 2025-09-20 17:00 | Chandrakirti Meditation Centre, 289 Sunrise Valley Road, Upper Moutere, 7173, New Zealand
Join us for our 2-day retreat with Geshela – Turning Life’s Challenges into Wisdom
Topic: 7 Point Thought Transformation
Discover the power of 7 Point Mind Training—an ancient practice for reducing stress, transforming challenges, and creating more harmony with yourself and others. Open to all levels, this weekend retreat offers practical tools to bring peace and resilience into daily life.
Friday, September 19th – Saturday, September 20th (from 9.30am – 5.00pm, per day)
Cost: $80.00 per day, or $160.00 for the whole course (includes lunch & refreshments)
To register please email meditate@chadrakirti.co.nz

✨ Welcoming Ceremony for H.E. Jhado Rinpoche ✨
2025-09-25 18:30 - 20:30 | Chandrakirti Meditation Centre, 289 Sunrise Valley Road, Upper Moutere, 7173, New Zealand
✨ Welcoming Ceremony for H.E. Jhado Rinpoche ✨📅 Thursday, 25th September🕡 6:30pm📍 Nalanda Hall, Chandrakirti Meditation Centre
Join us as we warmly welcome Rinpoche to Chandrakirti.This is a public event – all are most welcome to attend.
📧 Please email us – meditate@chandrakirti.co.nz – to register so we can prepare accordingly.

✨ Blessing of Wishfulfilling Land with H.E. Jhado Rinpoche ✨
2025-10-01 10:00 - 12:00 | Wishfulfilling Land, New Zealand
✨ Blessing of Wishfulfilling Land with H.E. Jhado Rinpoche ✨📅 Wednesday, 1st October🕙 10:00am📍 Wishfulfilling Land – 15 mins from Chandrakirti Centre
This is a special public event – all are warmly welcome.It is highly recommended to join this precious occasion with Rinpoche.
Email us for more info/to register: meditate@chandrakirti.co.nz
