Drogmi Buddhist Institute

Our Teacher

Khenpo Ngawang Dhamchoe is one of the most knowledgeable and respected teachers of the practice and philosophy of Tibetan Buddhism in Australia.

Our home

Drogmi Buddhist Institute's home base is the Kamalashila Tibetan Buddhist Centre at the foot of Mount Gulaga, near Tilba on the far south coast of New South Wales, Australia.

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Sunday meditation at Tilba

Everyone is welcome to our Sunday practice.

Every Sunday
8.30-9.30am
Green Tara Puja in the Tara Gompa

10-11am
Shamatha or "Calm Abiding" Practice led by Khenpo Ngawang Dhamchoe. Learn and practice the fundamentals of meditation by an accomplished meditation master. Stay for a cuppa and chat afterwards.

Every second and fourth Sunday of the month
11-11.30am
Medicine Buddha Practice led by Khenpo Ngawang Dhamchoe. Medicine Buddha is effective in healing physical and mental sickness, for oneself and others. You do not require any pre-requisite when attending this practice in the group setting.

annual shamatha retreat 2 - 10 october
with khenpo ngawang dhamchoe

Shamatha Meditation translates as “tranquillity of the mind” or “calm - abiding”. It helps stabilise the mind by cultivating awareness of the object of meditation. The traditional practice of shamatha uses different kinds of supports or anchors for practice.

During this nine-day retreat Khenpo Ngawang Dhamchoe will give detailed teachings on Shamatha Meditation and 37 Practices of the Bodhisattva. This is a great opportunity to learn and practice these methods of meditation that have been tried and proven through the centuries to help relax and focus our concentration, leading to improved mental health.
Bookings now open.

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making friends with death: a creative workshop exploring death and dying
saturday 24 October

With Buddhist nun Venerable Rinchen.

When: Saturday 24 October 9.30 am-4.30 pm
Where: Kamalashila Tibetan Buddhist Centre, 9000 Princes Highway Tilba Tilba NSW
Cost: Workshop only: $80 for the day includes lunch and refreshments
Workshop & 1 night's Accommodation: $130 (for those travelling)

Venerable Rinchin has kindly agreed to return this year after presenting this very successful workshop last year.

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Mindfulness day
sunday 25 october

With Venerable Rinchen - following on from her Making Friends with Death workshop the previous day, Venerable Rinchen will present this workshop on Mindfulness.

When: Saturday 25 October 9.30 am-4.30 pm
Where: Kamalashila Tibetan Buddhist Centre, 9000 Princes Highway Tilba Tilba NSW
Cost: Workshop only: $80 for the day includes lunch and refreshments
Workshop & 1 night's Accommodation: $130 (for those travelling)

Join us for a day of contemplation and meditation on the 5 Aggregates: Form, Feeling, Perception, Volitional formations, Consciousness.

The Buddha said: "Now this, bhikkhus, is the noble truth of suffering: birth is suffering, aging is suffering, illness is suffering, death is suffering; union with what is displeasing is suffering; separation from what is pleasing is suffering; not to get what one wants is suffering; in brief, the five aggregates subject to clinging are suffering." (SN 56.11)

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SHAMATHA - VIPASSANA (CALM & INSIGHT) RETREAT
12 - 15 NOVEMBER 2026

Developing Meditation from Wisdom
With Ayya Jitindriya and Ayya Jayasara

Shamatha and Vipassana (calm and insight) are the two main factors of meditation that allow the mind to see clearly into the nature of reality. Though they appear to be two different things they are closely linked, as it is due to the stillness of mind that the clarity of insight can emerge; and in turn, this clarity can deepen stillness. However, if our practice is to ripen in fruition, both factors must be supported by the wisdom of right-view — the first and most fundamental factor of the Buddha’s path of Awakening — which orients the mind toward understanding and letting go of suffering.
In this 4 day meditation retreat we will explore just how these factors of the path support each other, in theory and in practice, and learn how, as these qualities mature together, our meditation can go to deeper depths of seeing clearly and freeing the heart.
Bookings now open.

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THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS and the twelve links of dependent orgination.
14 - 15 nOVEMBER in sydney

With Khenpo Ngawang Dhamchoe
Join us for an insightful weekend of teachings on these profound foundational teachings from Lord Buddha. This program is in person in Burwood Sydney.
The Four Noble Truths - Saturday 14 November
10 am - 4 pm
The Wheel of Life : The Twelve Links of Dependent Origination - Sunday 15 November
9.30 am - 3.30 pm

Cost:
$160 for full weekend (lunch is not provided)
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ANNUAL HEALING AND PURIFICATION RETREAT
27 DECEMBER TO 1 JANUARY

With Khenpo Ngawang Dhamchoe.

This is the 11th Annual Healing & Purification Retreat at Kamalashila Tibetan Buddhist Centre. This retreat is the perfect way to prepare for a healthy and refreshed 2026. Away from everything, in amongst the most beautiful, peaceful and perfect environment for rejuvenation.

Khenpo will bestow both Medicine Buddha & Vajrasattva Transmissions, and then commence teachings. We need to hear these teachings over and over again, to help us deepen our
understanding.

When: Sunday 27 December 7 pm to Friday 1 January 1pm
Where: Kamalashila Tibetan Buddhist Centre, 9000 Princes Highway Tilba Tilba NSW

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