Ganden Kadampa Buddhist Centre https://goldcoastmeditation.org.au Meditation & Buddhism on the Gold Coast Wed, 27 May 2026 04:53:45 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://goldcoastmeditation.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-New_Medman_turq-32x32.png Ganden Kadampa Buddhist Centre https://goldcoastmeditation.org.au 32 32 Community Action Meeting https://goldcoastmeditation.org.au/community-action-meeting/ Wed, 20 May 2026 05:56:02 +0000 https://goldcoastmeditation.org.au/?p=1119479

Community Action Meeting

Saturday 20 May 4pm


]]> Italian Fundraising Dinner Booking Form https://goldcoastmeditation.org.au/italian-fundraising-dinner-booking-form/ Thu, 14 May 2026 00:27:54 +0000 https://goldcoastmeditation.org.au/?p=1119167

Italian Fundraising Dinner Booking Form

Friday 19 June 5pm - 8pm | Elanora Community Centre

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Help Us To Help You

Class and Course Survey


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Italian

FUNDRAISING DINNER

Friday 19 June 5pm - 8pm
- Elanora Community Centre -

You are cordially invited to attend our very first fundraising dinner evening. Enjoy a short guided meditation followed by a delicious three-course home-cooked Italian meal, in the company of like-minded friends.

This will be a wonderful opportunity to spend meaningful time together as a spiritual community, as well as providing much-needed funds for our centre’s development. Everyone is welcome.

About Our Centre

Ganden Kadampa Buddhist Centre is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the mental well-being of the people of the Gold Coast region.

We offer meditation classes and courses suitable for everyone at a low price point to ensure they are accessible for all.

We deeply appreciate your support of this event to help us to provide this invaluable service in these challenging times.

Timetable

 5-5.30pm: Guided Meditation

6-8pm: Dinner and Conversation (no alcohol event)

Event Details

Friday 19 June: 5 – 8pm
Elanora Community Centre
26 Galleon Way, Elanora
Cost: $65pp or two for $120
Centre Members – $55pp

 Bookings are essential.

RESERVE YOUR PLACE NOW

Menu

 The menu is vegan-friendly with vegetarian options. We cater for wheat free on request. This is an alcohol-free event.

Location

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Springbrook Rainforest Retreat

Friday 30 - Sunday 1 November

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]]> Avalokiteshvara Empowerment https://goldcoastmeditation.org.au/avalokiteshvara-empowerment/ Wed, 06 May 2026 06:05:15 +0000 https://goldcoastmeditation.org.au/?p=1118850

The Blessings of a Kind Heart

Blessing Empowerment of

Buddha Avalokiteshvara

The Buddha of Compassion

Sunday 7 June 10am - 2pm

EMPOWERMENT OF BUDDHA AVALOKITESHVARA

Special Event

Buddha Avalokiteshvara is the embodiment of the compassion of all enlightened beings. Through sincerely engaging in Buddha Avalokiteshvara’s short meditation practice we can gradually awaken our compassionate Buddha nature. We can solve our own daily problems by controlling our desirous attachment, anger and ignorance, and then from this state we can bring so much extraordinary benefit to our family, our community and our world.

This empowerment includes a special ritual guided meditation and blessing empowerment in session one, then commentary to the special practice of Avalokiteshvara in the afternoon session. 

What Is An Empowerment?

An empowerment is a teaching and series of guided meditations through which we make a connection with Buddha Avalokiteshvara. It bestows upon us special blessings that heal our mental continuum and awaken our Buddha nature. Everyone is welcome to attend. You do not need to be a Buddhist to gain great benefit from this blessing empowerment.

As lunch is included, bookings are essential. No pay at the door is available for this event, sorry. BOOKINGS CLOSE FRIDAY 5 JUNE - 3PM

About The Teacher Granting The Empowerment

Emptiness
Gen Kelsang Tsalden

Gen Kelsang Tsalden is the Resident Teacher of Ganden Kadampa Buddhist Centre. She is a fully ordained Australian Buddhist nun who has practised Kadampa Buddhism for over 21 years, training in Sydney and the UK.

With 18 years experience as a Resident Teacher her clear, light-hearted, inspiring teachings and gentle manner make Buddhist wisdom accessible to all.

 

TIMETABLE
Registration from 9.45am
Empowerment Session- 10.00am – 12pm
Lunch break - 12 – 1pm
Teaching Session - 1 – 2pm
VENUE
Ganden Kadampa Buddhist Centre 8/30 Commerce Drive,
Robina
See map below

BOOK NOW

COST: $65pp - Includes vegetarian lunch and refreshements.
Bookings are essential.
Book Now
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Nyungnay Purification Retreat

Friday 24 to Sunday 26 April

Purify negative karma and receive powerful blessings at this special annual fasting retreat. 

What is Nyungnay Purification Retreat?

This special fasting and purification retreat is performed in conjunction with the meditation practice of Thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara.

Engaging in this retreat is very powerful for purifying negative karma of body, speech and mind and for pacifying strong delusions such as desirous attachment and hatred. It is also a special method for receiving the blessings of Buddha and improving our experience of love, compassion and bodhichitta (the wish to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all).

Usually this practice is done over two days, with the Mahayana precepts* being taken at the beginning of each day. On the first day it is customary to abstain from all meals apart from lunch.

On the second day we engage in a complete fast, abstaining from all food and drink for 24 hours. On both days, we do three sessions of meditation, combining prostrations with chanted meditation. Those who are unable to engage in a complete fast can participate in the sessions on the second day, provided they take the Mahayana precepts on that day.

*The Mahayana precepts are vows we take to abstain from certain actions for the duration of 24 hours. Please see the Pure Life sadhana for more infomation, or ask our Education Program Coordinator, Maz. Please register your interest in attending this special Retreat by emailing. 

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TIMETABLE
VENUE
Ganden Kadampa Buddhist Centre
8/30 Commerce Drive, Robina
See map below
FEE
There is no charge for this Retreat. Everyone is welcome.

Location

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Ritual Workshop

Sunday 1 March - 10am to 12 noon

Two Sessions


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SAVE THE DATES

What's On 2026
Year at a Glance

Major and Special Events at the Centre

APRIL

12

LOVE, DESIRE, ATTACHMENT WORKSHOP
Ganden Centre, Robina

15

BUDDHA’S ENLIGHTENMENT DAY
Increasing day

19

LOVE, DESIRE, ATTACHMENT WORKSHOP
Maclean

24-
26

NYUNGNAY RITUAL FASTING RETREAT
Ganden Centre, Robina

MAY

10

MODERN BUDDHISM
In-Depth Workshop | Robina

17

IMPROVING SELF-CONFIDENCE
CWA Hall, Maclean

22-
27

SPRING FESTIVAL
Manjushri KMC, UK & Online

24

IMPROVING SELF-CONFIDENCE
Ganden Centre, Robina

31

REFUGE RETREAT
Ganden KBC, Robina

JUNE

4

TURNING THE WHEEL OF DHARMA DAY
Increasing Day

7

AVALOKITESHVARA EMPOWERMENT

14

OVERCOMING ANXIETY WORKSHOP
Maclean

21

OVERCOMING ANXIETY WORKSHOP
Ganden KBC

MAY

10

MODERN BUDDHISM
In-Depth Workshop | Robina

17

IMPROVING SELF-CONFIDENCE
CWA Hall, Maclean

22-
27

SPRING FESTIVAL
Manjushri KMC, UK & Online

24

IMPROVING SELF-CONFIDENCE
Ganden Centre, Robina

31

REFUGE RETREAT
Ganden KBC, Robina

JUNE

4

TURNING THE WHEEL OF DHARMA DAY
Increasing Day

7

AVALOKITESHVARA EMPOWERMENT

14

OVERCOMING ANXIETY WORKSHOP
Maclean

21

OVERCOMING ANXIETY WORKSHOP
Ganden KBC

JULY

12

LIVING IN THE MOMENT WORKSHOP
Ganden KBC, Robina

24

SUMMER FESTIVAL STARTS
Manjushri KMC, UK & Online

AUGUST

9

SUMMER FESTIVAL CONCLUDES
Manjushri KMC, UK & Online

17

FORGIVENESS WORKSHOP
Maclean

23

FORGIVENESS WORKSHOP
Ganden KBC, Robina

30

GURU YOGA RETREAT
Ganden KBC, Robina

SEPTEMBER

6

UNDERSTANDING DEATH
In-depth Workshop

20

OVERCOMING STRESS WORKSHOP
Ganden KBC, Robina

22

BUDDHA’S RETURN FROM HEAVEN DAY
Increasing Day

27

OVERCOMING STRESS WORKSHOP
Maclean

OCTOBER

9 –

16

FALL FESTIVAL
KMC Malaga, Spain

25

MACLEAN WORKSHOP
Details TBA

25

JE TSONGKHAPA DAY
Increasing Day

30

SPRINGBROOK RAINFOREST RETREAT  BEGINS
Koonjewarre, Springbrook

NOVEMBER

1

SPRINGBROOK RAINFOREST RETREAT  CONCLUDES
Koonjewarre, Springbrook

8

WHAT TO DO WHEN THINGS GO WRONG WORKSHOP
Ganden KBC, Robina

15

VAJRASATTVA RETREAT
Ganden KBC, Robina

22

WHAT TO DO WHEN THINGS GO WRONG WORKSHOP
Maclean

DECEMBER

6

IMPROVING RELATIONSHIPS WORKSHOP
Ganden KBC, Robina

13

YOU GOTTA HAVE FAITH
In-depth Workshop

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Meditation Workshop

DETOX YOUR MIND

MAKE THIS YOUR YEAR OF PEACE...

Sunday 8 February 10am - 1pm

Days
Hours

BOOK NOW

WHAT WILL I LEARN?

Does the holiday season already feel like it was months ago? Is your mind too overloaded to start another busy year?

Meditation is a way of calming the mind, reducing stress and developing a more positive approach to life.

This course provides the perfect opportunity to discover for yourself the inner peace and happiness that naturally arises when our mind becomes still.

Learn what’s really making our mind feel busy and overloaded and how, through Buddha’s wisdom, we can develop a calm and spacious mind. Make 2026 your year of peace. Everyone is welcome.

WHAT CAN I EXPECT?

There are two sessions in each workshop. They consist of an introduction, simple breathing meditation and teaching and conclude with a contemplative meditation on the teaching from that session.

Buddhist meditation involves staying alert and keeping our back straight, so we sit on chairs for the duration of the course. There’s no need to bring anything, although you may wish to bring some water and a jacket. Refreshments are provided in the break session.

Attendees come from all walks of life and there’s no need to have any meditation experience as all meditations are guided.  Everyone is welcome.

Letting go of the past meditation workshop

Gen Kelsang Tsalden is the Resident Teacher of Ganden Kadampa Buddhist Centre this October. She is a fully ordained Australian Buddhist nun who has practised Kadampa Buddhism for over 18 years, training in Sydney and the UK. 

With 14 years experience as a Resident Teacher her clear, light-hearted, inspiring teachings and gentle manner make Buddhist wisdom accessible to all.

The title ‘Gen’ (pronounced with a ‘g’ as in good) indicates that Gen Tsalden is a senior Teacher. 

TIMETABLE
Registration/sign-in - 9.45am
Session 1 - 10am – 11.15am
Break - 11.15am – 11.45am
Session 2 - 11.45am – 1pm

BOOK NOW

COST: $45 (early bird price $40)
Centre members $0
Bookings are essential.
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WHAT IF I'M UNWELL?

If you are feeling unwell on the day or have been in contact with anyone who is unwell, please do not attend on the day – we will arrange a refund for you.

LOCATION

We are located behind Spaghetti and Jazz in Lakeview Plaza. You can enter the shopping plaza via Commerce Drive or Ron Penhaligon Way.

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