Location: Online (Zoom link below) or In person at Western Sydney University Parramatta South Campus<\/strong>, classroom PS-EA.1.29 (Building EA, Level 1, Room 29). Entry via Victoria Road. Google Maps Link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n All are welcome to attend this free event but registration is essentia<\/strong>l for catering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Click here to register<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hybrid event: <\/strong>Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in an interactive session in person or online by clicking on this link to access the session: https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/83506489824?pwd=cmpNQ1ljSmFVYURLWVN1dWllYUN1dz09<\/a> Alternatively, you can dial in from your telephone (call charges apply): +61 2 8015 6011 | Meeting ID: 835 0648 9824| Passcode: 718905<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are feeling unwell, please consider staying at home and joining online instead<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Theme for January is Finding a True Refuge<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Following topics will be addressed: Are we on the right track with our life? Is there a real need for a refuge? Getting close to the Buddha and his teachings. Making an emotional connection to the Buddha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The<\/strong> sessions include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 Lectures on Buddhist teachings<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 Exercises on using your body to sooth your mind<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 Interactive sessions to discuss and explore your journey to wellbeing<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 Family friendly: activities for kids while their parents have their own session<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00b7 Make friends with like-minded people over a shared free supper<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sessions are suitable for people of all ages whether you are a beginner or have been practising for some time. Registration for in person attendance is essential for catering purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here’s the tentative plan for the next 5 months<\/p>\n\n\n\n About the presenter: Ayya Karunika <\/strong>is an experienced meditator and teacher at Santi Forest Monastery, NSW. She is able to articulate the Buddhist teachings in a way that is practical to people of all ages and has a passion to share her experience and knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is a collaborative event organised by Metta Centre, Santi Forest Monastery Inc, Western Sydney University and Ambedkar International Movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This year Santi Monastery will continue to offer Dhamma teachings for the whole family at Western Sydney University. First session will be on Sunday the 19th of January 2025 at from 5-7.30pm AEST. The Theme for January is Finding a True Refuge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":14090,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14089"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14089\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14344,"href":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14089\/revisions\/14344"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screen-Shot-2025-01-10-at-8.04.51-pm-1024x1024.png\")
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