October Retreat Day – Registration

Attending Onsite

Please arrive 10 – 15 minutes before the first session.

What to expect

The temple is 3 – 4 minutes walk from the car park.
Enter the temple via the rear courtyard.
The day’s program comprises four sessions, each a combination of meditations and talks.
The meditation room has both cushions and chairs.
You can wear shoes in the dining room but not in the meditation room.

Food

Includes a vegetarian lunch and other refreshments.
Dairy and soy milk will be available.
Bring your own special needs (e.g. saccharin).

Practicalities

Some help with dishes and cleaning up would be great!
Please attend Online if you have cold or flu-like symptoms or if you have recently had COVID.

Attending online

The day’s program comprises four sessions, each a combination of meditations and talks.

Online is offered via GoogleMeet.
The retreat team will send you the GoogleMeet link the day before the retreat.

Please log in a few minutes before the first session.
Use an up to date standard browser to join.
Allow GoogleMeet to use your camera when you first link in.
A volunteer in the temple will admit you to the session.

Joining via desktop computer

Copy the link into the browser address bar.
Click the ‘Ask to join’ button.

If you do not have a Google account:
GoogleMeet will ask for your name so that the administrator can see who wants to join the meeting.
Type in your name as per this registration so that we can identify you.
For security, we do not accept pseudonyms or initials.

Joining via mobile phone

You need a Google account to link in using a mobile phone.

About GoogleMeet

To create a Google account, or for instructions on using GoogleMeet, see the links in the Online Checklist.

Queries during the session

If time will be available for questions at the end of the session, the teacher will announce this during the session. If you have a question, write it in the Chat. The online volunteer in the temple will inform the teacher and read it out. Generally, time will be allocated for questions in the final session or final two sessions of the day.

DURATION & FEES

The facility fee supports offering the retreat day, maintaining the temple and the gardens.
A concessional rate is available for those on Australian Government Age and Disability pensions, Jobseeker and Newstart allowances, and the Low-Income health care card.
We do not accept the various government Seniors cards or seniors health care card for concession.

The Tibetan Buddhist Society

We are a not-for-profit and entirely volunteer organisation following Mahayana Buddhist principles and practices. The Society was established more than 40 years ago. For more information, please see the website.