Courses and events
Drogmi Buddhist Institute offers courses and events at Tilba and elsewhere. We also have advanced courses for experienced practitioners.
Some courses and events have been cancelled due to the challenges posed by the Coronavirus pandemic. For more information read the message from the DBI committee on the home page.
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Online courses and events
Courses and events at Tilba
External courses
Advanced courses
Cancellation of bookings
Some courses and events have been cancelled due to the challenges posed by the Coronavirus pandemic. For more information read the message from the DBI committee on the home page.
Find out more:
Online courses and events
Courses and events at Tilba
External courses
Advanced courses
Cancellation of bookings
Online courses and events
Gyalsé Ngulchu Tokmé
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The 37 Practices of a BodhisaTtvaSundays for 10 weeks, 14 June to 16 August, 10-11.30 am
Khenpo Ngawang Dhamchoe will lead a ten-week program of practice and teachings at Kamalashila Tibetan Buddhist Centre on Sundays commencing on 14 June. Khenpo la will dedicate the first half of the session with teachings on ‘The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva’ by Gyalsé Ngulchu Tokmé, and the second half on leading Shamatha meditation. This program will be live streamed via Zoom, and for a limited number, can be attended at the centre. If you do not already have a Zoom account you will be asked to create one before you register. Once you complete the registration, you will be given a password. You need to keep this handy for when you go to sign in for the teachings. ` There is no charge for the teachings but you may wish to consider making a contribution, according to your individual circumstances and mindful of the difficult times we are all in. Thank you. To make a contribution, go to this page on our website and scroll down to the Donations section. Registration via Zoom is essential each week. Go to this page. Cost: By donation. About Gyalsé Ngulchu Tokmé Gyalsé Ngulchu Tokmé or Tokmé Zangpo (1297-1371), was born in Puljung, South West of the great Sakya Monastery, Tibet - born in the Wood Sheep year of the fifth sexagenary cycle, which means the sixty-year cycle followed in the Tibetan calendar, which is a complete cycle according to Tibetan astrology. He was an extremely learned scholar devoted to the Dharma, which he spread through composition, teaching and debate. He was fully able to take upon himself the suffering of others and to give them his wellbeing, and without any expectation as to the result, he was extremely generous to all, particularly the poor, the destitute and the suffering. He met Buddhas and deities such as Avalokiteshvara and Tara face-to-face. He taught many of the greatest teachers of his time in Central Tibet, such as Khenchen Lochen Changchup Tsemo (1303-1380), Butön Rinchen Drup (1290-1364) and great Sakya masters. He served as Abbott at the Bodong E monastery. He passed away at the age of 74 amidst wondrous signs of realisation. |
Sachen Kunga Nyingpo
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Teachings on parting from the four attachmentsTuesdays, 30 June to 18 August, 7-8.30 pm
In response to requests to continue Tuesday night's live streamed teachings, Khenpo Ngawang Dhamchoe will commence teachings on Parting from the Four Attachments from 30 June for 8 weeks. Parting from the Four Attachments is a core teaching of the Mahayana, given by Manjushri in the 12 century to the great Lama Sachen Kunga Nyingpo whilst He was in retreat. Sachen Kunga Nyingpo found these mind training teachings so profound that he composed this commentary. The teaching on the Four Attachments is universally regarded as one of the jewels of Tibetan Buddhism. This detailed and clear commentary explores the nature of mind, points out inevitable pitfalls in spiritual practice and shows how they can be avoided. Register via Zoom by clicking on this link. If you do not already have a Zoom account you will be asked to create one before you register. Once you complete the registration, you will be given a password. You need to keep this handy for when you go to sign in for the teachings. Please check you have received your registration confirmation email with the link that you will need to join. There is no charge for the teachings but you may wish to consider a contribution, according to your individual circumstances and mindful of the difficult times we are all in. Thank you. To make a contributon, go to this page on our website and scroll down to the Donations section. If you are attached to this life, you are not a Dharma practitioner. If you are attached to samsara, you do not have renunciation. If you are attached to your own self-interest, you have no bodhicitta. If there is grasping, you do not have the View. ༈ ཚེ་འདི་ལ་ཞེན་ན་ཆོས་པ་མིན། འཁོར་བ་ལ་ཞེན་ན་ངེས་འབྱུང་མིན། རང་དོན་ལ་ཞེན་ན་བྱང་སེམས་མིན། འཛིན་པ་འབྱུང་ན་ལྟ་བ་མིན། |
Courses and events at Tilba
Courses held at the Kamalashia Tibetan Buddhist Centre, 9000 Princes Highway, Tilba NSW
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Annual Shamatha retreatFriday 2 to Saturday 10 October
Retreat sessions will be available in person or via Zoom Khenpo Ngawang Dhamchoe will give teachings on Shamatha and 'Lojong" Mind Training, as well as lots of practical guided sessions on meditation techniques. The retreat will commence on Friday 2 October at 7pm and conclude on Saturday 10 October at 1pm. The retreat will be run with strict Covid-19 safe guidelines and therefore spaces will be limited. Attendees will be required to complete a Covid assessment (as per the DBI Covid-19 Safety Plan) at the time of booking and again upon arrival at the centre. A full refund will be given to anyone who has paid for the retreat but cannot meet the Covid safe requirements. For example, you should not attend if you: display symptoms of Covid or have been to or had close contact with anyone who has been to a designated Australian Covid hotspot. Accommodation will be one person to a room/van/hut/dormitory. Camping is also available. For more information email info@drogmi.org or by phone on 0403 779 099. Costs
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Weekly meditation practiceWeekly meditation sessions at Kamalashila Buddhist Centre are cancelled until further notice, due to the Coronavirus restrictions.
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Annual Shamatha retreat
Friday 2 to Saturday 10 October
Mentor course
Monday 12 to Sunday 18 October
For information email Carole
For information email Carole
Three visions festival
Sunday 8 November
Family retreat
Friday 20 to Sunday 22 November
Annual General Meeting and Christmas Party
Saturday 5 December
External courses and events
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4th Uluru Buddhist retreatThe retreat has been rescheduled for May 2021. Details will be posted soon.
Khenpo Ngawang Dhamchoe will lead a retreat at Uluru for six nights, with regular visits to Uluru and Kata Tjuta. Khenpo la will give instructions and lead meditations on Compassion, Calm Abiding and Vajrasattva. The cost is $1800, and $1700 for members and friends of Drogmi. The price includes retreat teachings, six nights' luxury accommodation, all meals, hot drinks and all land travel at Uluru. Not included in the price are: flights to and from Uluru, park fees and cold drinks. If you are interested in taking part, email info@drogmi.org, or telephone 0403 377 099. |
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RegulaR meditation at Croydon, NSWThe regular meditation sessions at Croydon are cancelled until further notice, due to the Coronavirus restrictions
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Blue Mountains retreat led by Khenpo Ngawang Dhamchoe
Teachings in Croydon by Khenpo Ngawang Dhamchoe
Friday 17 September
For information email info@drogmi.org
For information email info@drogmi.org
Weekend teaching program in Toncurry, NSW
Friday 18 to Sunday 20 September
Marpa Buddhist Centre, Tuncurry, NSW
With Khenpo Ngawang Dhamchoe
For information email info@drogmi.org
Marpa Buddhist Centre, Tuncurry, NSW
With Khenpo Ngawang Dhamchoe
For information email info@drogmi.org
Teaching program in Christchurch, New Zealand
Weekend teaching program in Brisbane
Friday 13 to Sunday 15 November
White Conch, Brisbane
With Khenpo Ngawang Dhamchoe
For information email info@drogmi.org
White Conch, Brisbane
With Khenpo Ngawang Dhamchoe
For information email info@drogmi.org
Advanced courses
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The Complete PathThe International Buddhist Academy in Kathmandu, Nepal, has launched an international seven year training program that encompasses the Tibetan Buddhist path in its entirety. This unique course is for Dharma practitioners of all levels to study and experience training on the theory and practice of the Mahayana and Vajrayana path as transmitted by the founding masters of the Sakya school ofTibetan Buddhism.
Drogmi Buddhist Institute offered the first three years of the international training program. Kamalashila Buddhist Centre, Tilba, from 2017 to 2019. The final four years are offered at the International Buddhist Academy at Kathmandu. Read more |
Cancellation of bookings
A cancellation fee will be charged for bookings which are cancelled. The fee is 10 per cent of the total price, with a minimum of $10 and a maximum of $50.
