Diamond Way Buddhism Australia

Newcastle

Founded in 2018, Diamond Way Buddhist Meditation Centre in Newcastle is one of more than 650 international Buddhist centres of the Karma Kagyu Lineage, under the spiritual guidance of the 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje and founded by Lama Ole Nydahl. The meditation centre is run and maintained through the idealism of friends who meditate together.
 

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call or send us an email.

 

Meditation courses & Buddhist teachings

We regularly invite teachers from around Australia and overseas to teach meditation and explain Buddha’s teachings. See the schedule below for what’s on in the next few months.

 

Buddhist Teachings with Daniella Csizmadia

 
We are delighted to have Daniella Csizmadia visit us in Newcastle.
 
Daniella was born in Hungary. She took refuge with Lama Ole Nydahl in 1996 in Budapest. She has been living and working in Denmark since 2006. She lived in the Diamond Way Buddhist centre of Copenhagen for a total of about ten years from 2007 and travelled with Lama Ole and Hannah around the world. She has been a traveling teacher since 2015. She now lives near the Danish retreat centre on the island of Lolland, where she currently works in healthcare and as a social worker.
 
PROGRAM
Suggested Donation: $20 per lecture
 
Public Talk: “What is Diamond Way Buddhism”
Friday 16th October 7:00 pm
 
Public Talk: “Four Foundational Practices (Tibetan: Ngöndro)”
Saturday 17th October 4:00 pm
 
Public Talk: “Student Teacher Relationship”
Sunday 18th October 10:30 am

 

 

REGULAR SCHEDULE 

Introduction talk and 16th Karmapa meditation
Every Tuesday
7:30 pm

Our Location

(new address)
 

1 Young Street
Carrington
NSW 2294

Call

Jack
0438 541 111

Email

newcastle@diamondway.org.au

Facebook

Turn up roughly on time, and expect to meet a relaxed and friendly bunch of people who seem remarkably normal and un-holy. Diamond Way Buddhism is for regular people after all, and no formal meditation experience or Buddhist knowledge is required.

Each centre has its own timetable. A list of centres is shown at the top of this page. Please see the individual webpage of your local centre for their activities schedule.

There is usually a talk before the free guided meditation begins, given by members of the group keen to practice sharing their knowledge. The guided meditation runs for about 20 to 30 minutes. The presenter for the evening will outline the details of the meditation prior to commencing. Please check the centres schedule for their weekly program, the public evenings are free to attend.

No, newcomers are welcome to all of our meditations. The meditation is guided in English and the host of the meditation session can answer your questions.

You don’t need to bring anything along. Mats, cushions and chairs are all provided.

During the meditation, it is recommended to have a straight back and to be comfortable. You can meditate while seated on a cushion or a chair; after all, it’s your mind that gets enlightened, not your knees!!

There is no fee. If you attend regularly you’ll hear about how you can support the centre or become a financial member, but it is optional. Donations are always welcome to help cover regular centre costs.

Each centre has a bookshop containing Diamond Way Buddhist meditation booklets, books, DVDs and other Buddhist paraphernalia.

Centres are financed mainly through optional membership contributions. All surplus monies from courses and public lectures are used to fund Diamond Way Buddhist projects in Australia and around the world.

Just make an enquiry at your local Diamond Way Buddhist Centre.