Winnie's Whereabouts

Sydney June 2008 (HH Dalai Lama's Teachings)

Date: Sat 7June - Mon 16June
Itinerary: 7-9June (Free & easy, Sunnataram forest monastery -2 nites),
10-15June (Dalai Lama's teachings)

HH Dalai Lama's Australia Teachings, Dome@ Olympic Park


HH Dalai Lama's teachings was for 5 days, with a Chenrezig initiation on the morning of the 5th day.
The Teachings were commentaries on "The Stages of Meditation" a 9th century classical text by Kamalashila. The contents were philosphically in-depth. As a balance, there was also a large amout of time for Q&A, often questions were related to our daily lives. HH answers are typically very spontaneous, practical and humourous. The event was extremely well organised, with a quick and efficient security checks. At the teachings i attended in india in 2007, it typically takes security 1-2hours to clear, but at Sydney, it was a matter of minutes. My reckon, best practises gleaned from organising the olympics in 2000 and well-provided infrastructure.

Australians love the Dalai Lama, and with such a warm welcome and genuine enthusiasm to learn, HH would very likely visit and teach in Sydney again.

posted by cloudz1 @ 11:55 PM