We are on Summer Holiday Break Dec 1 - Feb 1
Rest ...Rejuvenate... Relax...
Dear Friends of CTCT ~ today we just wanted to say thank you!
2024 was another unforgettable year of special Dharma events for our Centre, for our community, near and far.
Thank you for being with us Thank you for your kind generosity in so many ways ~ for your dedicated commitment to practice ~ for your open sharing in times of joy, revelation, challenges, and sadness ~ and for your unwavering support for the beauty and preciousness of the teachings, and by displaying and sharing unmistakenly the benefit our daily lives enjoy as a result.
This is so clearly observed when we host our visiting teachers and we all come together.......... Read More for the article in full
LHA BAB DUCHEN with Geshe Tenzin Zopa ~ November 22
Lha Bab Düchen (Tib. ལྷ་བབས་དུས་ཆེན་, Wyl. lha babs dus chen), the 'Festival of the Descent from Heaven' — one of the four major Buddhist holidays. It occurs on the 22nd day of the ninth Tibetan month. Buddha’s mother Mayadevi was reborn in Indra’s heaven. To repay her kindness and to liberate her, and also to benefit the gods, Buddha spent three months teaching in the realm of the gods. When he was about to return to this world, Indra and Brahma manifested three stairs of 80,000 yojanas each reaching this world in Sankisa. As the Buddha walked down the central one, they accompanied him to his left and right carrying umbrellas to honor him. He descended to earth in Sankisa, which is located in modern Uttar Pradesh, and which is counted among the eight holy places.
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NOVEMBER 22 ONLINE 7 pm - 8.30 pm AEDT
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UPCOMING : Join us on a Sacred Journey
PILGRIMAGE ~ an inner journey of transformation and vast blessings, we will not be sightseeing - we will be heart-seeing.
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We invite you to consider this rare opportunity in the care and expert guidance of renowned Tibetan Buddhist master GESHE TENZIN ZOPA as we travel amongst ancient blessed sites in India - in the footsteps of the great Mahasiddhas beginning at the most sacred and powerful of Buddhist pilgrimage sites, Bodhgaya.
We look forward to introducing you to the amazing sites of Sanchi Stupa, the ancient rock-cut caves Ajanta Ellora Kanheri, & more, supported by Tour Leader Annie Mcghee
Our days will be immersed within friendship, contemplations, prayers, and presence at these sites of great practice in the Buddhist tradition - we plan to join HIS HOLINESS DALAI LAMA for the annual December teachings [TBC] during our stay in Bodhgaya.
"Pilgrimage can be a beautiful opportunity to connect with Buddhist culture, faith, and history. Although you may walk in the footsteps of thousands of pilgrims who came before you, the journey and what you find within will be yours alone."
For further Pilgrimage details and Expression of Interest Registration ASAP please read on......REGISTRATION. IS CLOSED ~ Pilgrimage is Fully booked @1/11/2024
DATES TO SAVE 2024-25
- Rest & Rejuvenation Summer Holidays 1st December, 2024 - 1st February, 2025 (Centre will be closed)
- CTCT 2024-25 Indian Pilgrimage with Geshe Tenzin Zopa December 27 - January 14
- Losar Tibetan New Year February 28-March 2 ~ Celebrations TBA
- Geshe Thubten Sherab returns March 5 -10 2025 for FPMTA National Teaching Tour
- Varied Daily Community Program Activities Including a 3-day Meditation Retreat
- "Living in the Paramitas" on March 7,8,9 Details and Registration TBA
2024 Lam rim Year Study Group
Importance of Studying and Applying Lamrim in Daily Life - advice by Lama Zopa Rinpoche 
The Lamrim Year Book will be the foundational text for this course of study, meditations, and discussions
Everyone is most welcome Lamrim Resources HERE
We invite existing participants of the 2023 Lamrim group and also any newly interested participants
NEXT ONLINE SESSIONS THURSDAY Nov 14 & 26 - 7.15 pm - 8.15 pm JOIN ZOOM LINK HERE
Discussions include the Lamrim as the foundation for engaging in the Preliminary / Nygongdro Practices
Download the PDF of the Lamrim Yearbook HERE
The Two Truths in Indian Buddhism with Sonam Thakchoe
2024 Monthly Study Program with Dr. Sonam Thakchoe Next Meeting Saturday, NOVEMBER 9
"........This fascinating movement through philosophical approaches leads us to see how the conventional and ultimate—dependent arising and emptiness—are twin aspects of a single reality."
10 am - 12 AEST ONLINE - ZOOM link
Dr. Sonam Thakchoe is a former Tibetan monk trained in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition for fifteen years. He obtained his PhD (2002) from the University of Tasmania, Shastri (BA, 1995) and Acharya (MA, 1997) with double majors on the history of Indo-Tibetan philosophy and religious studies from Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarnath, India. He has taught Buddhist philosophy at the University of Tasmania for the past eight years and is now a full-time lecturer in Asian and comparative philosophy.
An intermediate-level course of study suitable for students familiar with the topics of interdependence and emptiness.
See Course Information and Resources available
JULY 20-24 MOTHER TARA RETREAT with Geshe Tenzin Zopa
CTCT wholeheartedly welcomes once again the return of Geshe Tenzin Zopa to CTCT in person in July 2024 during his Annual FPMT Australia National Tour. Geshela will lead a Mother Tara Retreat 
~ and during this visit the filling and consecrating of our beautiful new 1.4 mtr Green Tara statue will be a highlight for us all!
Green Tara Sadhana Commentary and guided practice plus daily Abbreviated 4 Mandala Offerings to Cittimani Tara Puja -
Download Prayers & Practices Puja HERE
TARA RETREAT recordings July 22.23.24 CTCT Youtube
New Dates TBA ~ Middle-Length Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment
CTCT is delighted to be collaborating with, joining Longku Zentrum FPMT Bern, Switzerland for this rare opportunity to receive a presentation of The Middle-Length Treatise on The Stages of the Path to Enlightenment by Tsongkhapa 
A series of ONLINE teachings commencing in JUNE 2024 REGISTER HERE - Registration is required to receive the Zoom link
During the June weekends, as well as later in the year and subsequent years - exact future dates TBA, Geshe Tenzin Zopa will present the explanation transmission of the Middle-Length Lamrim..."We will read word for word in English together and receive explanations in the form of instruction or giving relevant examples of 'this particular page', quotations, etc from time to time, as required - we receive the blessings of the teachings via this way known as 'shey lung' - having received this blessing, when practicing the lamrim it is more beneficial for the mind for actualizing realizations on the path " - An immersive presentation over 5 weekends on Saturday & Sunday evenings - the dates for the teachings are as follows:
TO BE CONTINUED. Dates for the next series of teachings with Geshela TBC
SESSION RECORDINGS June 1-2; 8-9; 15-16, 22-23, 29-30 ........Please READ ON
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