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The Nelson Buddhist Centre (NBC), based near the centre of Nelson, New Zealand, was established in 2004 for the Nelson community.

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The centre is under the guidance of Amnyi Trulchung Rinpoche, who teaches here regularly.

Senior students of Amnyi Trulchung Rinpoche provide courses in Buddhist philosophy and meditation for beginners and programmes for those wishing to explore the Buddhist path more deeply. Visiting speakers regularly offer instruction.

The Centre consists of a meditation hall, a library, a shop and a sitting room with tea making facilities. The library is available as a reference library for all visitors but books are only available for loan to members except by special arrangement.

Contributions to this site are welcome.

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Location: 87 Nile Street, Nelson (Opposite Central School)

MOVIES AT THE NELSON BUDDHIST CENTRE

We have some great movies to show again this year. Note that they now show every TWO weeks at 7.00pm.

COST: $5 each session

Ayurveda - The Art of Being

7.00 pm. Thursday 31st. May

Ayurveda is one of the oldest holistic medical systems in the world. It is indigenous to India where it has been practiced for over 5,000 years. The term in Sanskrit means “science of life.” It combines medical and spiritual approaches to promote health and balance between mind, body, and soul. This fascinating documentary written, edited, and directed by Pan Nalin was filmed in India, Greece, and the United States. It features stories, interviews, and a multidimensional overview of this ancient system that has been called “the mother of all healing systems.”

Contact: nbc@rigdzin.org

Mind Training Cards

We now have a new stock of boxed sets of the LoJong - Mind Training - aphorisms. All 59 sayings appear on individual cards with a brief explanatory commentary. (Card size is 7 x 7 cm. approx.) The enclosing box unfolds to show a brief introduction to the cards and how to use them. A wonderful way to bring these profound and practical contemplations into your living practice.

$20 per set from the Centre or contact: keith@rigdzin.org to arrange set(s) to be mailed to you. ($5 p&p per set in NZ)

Study and Practice Group

Every Sunday, see our calendar of events for session times (they vary).

Each week we will start with a 45+ minute meditation practice, followed by a study/discussion group. You are welcome to join in even if you missed the earlier sessions.

Skilful Patience

Our emotional world can be one of delight but also of torment. The Buddha discovered and taught that our emotional responses to situations, especially painful negative ones, can be altered for the better through our own efforts. The question is how to skilfully apply ourselves to that task.

The answer is to develop Patience. Not grit-your-teeth patience but a naturally arising relaxed attitude based on sensible analysis of what is going on.

Each week we will study, verse by verse, the wonderful teachings from the book ‘Bodhisattvacaryavatara’ - The Guide to the Way of Life of a Bodhisattva by the great Indian Buddhist teacher, Shantideva. Amnyi Trulchung Rinpoche requested in his last message to us that we do this study. That aside, the ideas given by Shantideva are for the most part not even "Buddhist." They are fresh and relevant for anyone wanting to train to overcome negative emotional responses and the damage they cause to ourselves and those we meet with.

Everyone is welcome to join but we ask that attendees are able to commit to attending regularly each week. You can come to either one or both parts of the programme.

Schedule:

1st hour - Refuge Prayers and Vajrasattva Purification practice.

2nd. hour - Study/discussion

Cost: Donation at the door. Free to members.

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