The Program
Guru Rinpoche TSA TSA Workshop
COMING UP 2024 - Chenrezig , TARA, Manjushri similar Workshops will be offered - details to be confirmed soon
COMPLETED: Guru Rinpoche TSA TSA Painting Workshop ~
Sunday, August 20 - 9.30 am - 3.30 pm In-person - CTCT Gompa ~ An Engagement with Holy Objects
Who is Guru Rinpoche - with Geshe Tenzin Zopa
Saka Dawa Duchen Celebrations
- To share in a collective offering to Geshe Zopa please send your donation via these bank transfer details HERE with Ref: GTZ ~ with thanks
Geshe Tenzin Zopa ~ July 12-16 Tasmanian Program 2023
COMPLETED : A most woinderful event !
We warmly welcome Geshe-la in July during the FPMT in Australia 2023 National "Cultivating Kindness" Tour
- Programs at other Australian Centres participating in this tour please CHECK HERE
SAVE THE DATES July 12-16 when we will be offering a beautiful daily program focusing mainly on Guru Rinpoche & Chenrezig Buddha of Compassion
What have we got planned?
Practices Praises and Meditations during 1-2 days of retreat, we will discover the wisdom of The Importance and Power of Holy Objects during an afternoon with Geshe la - welcoming Q&A - we will be filling and consecrating our new Guru Rinpoche statue -
Prayers & Practices for Rinpoches Swift Return ~ ongoing
- COMMENCING Tuesday APRIL 18 - 7 pm-8 pm AEST ONLINE ONLY
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
Medicine Buddha Meditation Practice April 5
ONLINE only - 7 pm - 8 pm AEST Wednesday, April 5 - Full Moon
Autumn / Winter Program
Feb / March Program update
Sunday 19 - Welcoming in 2023 ~ Details Here
Drop-in 2 pm-4.30 pm - CTCT Gompa Afternoon tea & don't forget the Pick Your Own Beautiful Dahlia bunches opportunity Everyone warmly welcomed
From the Heart National Tour with Geshe Thubten Sherab
CTCT welcomes the long-awaited return to Tasmania of our deeply revered Spiritual Friend GESHE THUBTEN SHERAB
Geshe-la will join us MARCH 10-14 ~ during his 2023 Australian Tour of FPMT Centres Feb 9 - April 1
What can you expect?
Kindness Clarity and Insight - Introduction to our 2023 Lamrim Study, Community celebrations and heart connections, Relaxed Dharma chat Q&A & potluck picnic, teachings on developing the good heart - creating merit and concluding with far-reaching deep dedications as we join in the healing practice of Medicine Buddha Puja together
A program suitable for all levels of interest - REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW
In-person & online - Course resources will be available after registration confirmation
- After completing registration if you choose to attend the programs ONLINE only please email
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To see Full Program details for March 11,12,13
November Program of opportunities
Teachings
This month we offer a variety of resources for your study and enjoyment, in particular, we will be featuring teachings by Geshe Namdak Mind of Loving Kindness and Reality 3 part series - (Geshe Namdak is the course teacher - see Bio here > for 2022 Annual Lamrim November Course at Kopan Monastery )
and Ven Robina Courtin offering teachings on the Natural Law of Karma - 4 part series hosted by Shantideva Centre New York Register HERE Australia times will be Tuesdays November 8,15,21,28 10 am-11.30 am AEDST
His Holiness Dalai Lama will be giving a 2-day teaching on 25-26 November on Nagarjuna's Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way
Daily Meditation Classes
Join Weekly meditation sessions - with our friends at Vajrayana Institute in Sydney via zoom
Celebrations and Dedications
Revisit 2021 teachings with Geshe Tenzin Zopa at CTCT celebrating this auspicious occasion - Recitations of Sutra Remembering the Three Jewels
November also is the month of the auspicious day of Lhabab Duchen November 15 which celebrates Guru Shakyamuni Buddha’s return to the Earth from the God-Realm of the Thirty-Three after teaching the Dharma for several months to the Gods, including his mother, Mayadevi, who died a week after Buddha’s birth and had been reborn in this realm. Due to Lhabab Duchen being a merit-multiplying day, the karmic results of especially virtuous actions done on this day are multiplied 100 million times. A beneficial time to dedicate your practice of reciting the Heart Sutra or writing activity in gold
Practice Advice
This month we also offer you an opportunity to learn all about Preliminary Practices - what they are, their purpose and benefits and why Lama Zopa Rinpoche gives these practices to students, and how to get started - to pursue in your leisure - your queries can be emailed to
Sutra Study Commentary and Discussions
Sonam Thakchoe will join us this month on November 12 for Sutra Study Forum - The Noble Application of the Mindfulness of the sacred Dharma
- OCTOBER Weekly Program ~ meditation; mind-training; sutra study
- SEPTEMBER weekly program ~ Meditation & Mind Training & Lam rim Study
- Geshe Thubten Sherab - The 6 Perfections continued
- Celebrate Chokhor Duchen and International Sangha Day on August 1, 2022
- 2022 Upcoming Program plans at a glance
- 2022 MIND TRAINING ~ Final 2022 session - Oct 2
- 2022 Sutra Study Forum ~ Sonam Thakchoe
- Weekly Sunday Shamatha Meditations 2021-22
- Writing in gold the precious HEART SUTRA
- The Six Perfections ~ Paramitas with Geshe Thubten Sherab