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7 Day Meditation Intensive Retreat

Extend and deepen your meditation practice on this meditation intensive retreat, amidst the beautiful bush setting of the Yarra Valley. The retreat will be held under the supportive conditions of silence with a daily program cycling through periods of sitting, walking meditation and mindful movement closing each day with the devotional practice of Puja. Optional… Read More 7 Day Meditation Intensive Retreat

Women’s Weekend Retreat

Is the view from your practice ablaze with stars? Inspired by Sangharakshita’s talk ‘The Cave’, five women Order Members help you to discover your next step on the spiritual path. Suitable for women who are familiar with our meditation practices. Now Fully Booked – email MBC to be put on the waiting list for this… Read More Women’s Weekend Retreat

Women’s Order/Mitra Retreat

"Tendrils of Inspiration" - Using Creativity and Beauty to Serve the Spiritual Life Fully Booked - please contact office@melbournebuddhistcentre.org.au if you would like to be placed on the waiting list Over the course of the weekend, we will be identifying and exploring different inner voices that may be seeking expression in our spiritual life. Bhante Sangharakshita… Read More Women’s Order/Mitra Retreat

Order/Mitra Retreat with Lokeshvara

The Taste of Freedom Fully Booked - contact office@melbournebuddhistcentre.org.au to enquire about cancellations. Joining us from the UK to lead this retreat will be Lokeshvara, president of the MBC and friend to many in our community. The theme of this retreat will be focusing on the Buddha's words from the Udana. "Just as the great… Read More Order/Mitra Retreat with Lokeshvara

Order Retreat

We are having our first local Order retreat in quite a few years. A lot has happened over that period at our local centre – a pandemic; change in Chair; several changes in management committee; changes in staff; changes in the economy; Zoom; a new organisational model, etc, etc... ie. the world has changed. After… Read More Order Retreat

Meditation Day Retreat – July 2023

The Meditation Day Retreats are a monthly opportunity for us to go deeper and take our meditation practice to new horizons. Our endeavours are supported by the practice of silence and the companionship of other meditators. The retreat comprises six periods of meditation of 30-40 minutes duration, interspersed by walking meditation or stretching breaks. This… Read More Meditation Day Retreat – July 2023

Meditation Day Retreat – August 2023

The Meditation Day Retreats are a monthly opportunity for us to go deeper and take our meditation practice to new horizons. Our endeavours are supported by the practice of silence and the companionship of other meditators. The retreat comprises six periods of meditation of 30-40 minutes duration, interspersed by walking meditation or stretching breaks. This… Read More Meditation Day Retreat – August 2023