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*** METTA 2010 TRIVIA NIGHT FUNDRAISER ***

Posted Sun, 24/01/2010 - 1:48am by Lawrence Ong

Come and join us for our annual fundraising event!

Raising funds this year for MSF in Haiti, International Support Group Foundation Thailand and Morning Star India.

Dinner followed by trivia and silent auction all included! Follow this link for more details.

It's Vegie Time - big time vegie time

Posted Tue, 15/09/2009 - 11:07pm by bcvic

It’s Vegie Time” is an exciting multicultural Food Fair taking place on Sunday 27 September 2009 at St. Kilda Town Hall.

Organised by the Buddhist Council of Victoria the event will showcase the vegetarian cuisines of the diverse ethnic groups within the Buddhist community of Melbourne.

Parliaments of the Past

Posted Tue, 15/09/2009 - 10:33pm by powr09

The centenary of the original Parliament of Religions was celebrated by a second Parliament in Chicago in 1993. Since then, a Parliament has been held every five years in a major international city: Cape Town, South Africa in 1999; Barcelona, Spain in 2004 and Melbourne, Australia in 2009.

Pre-Parliament Events Have Happened on Six out of Seven Continents

Posted Mon, 14/09/2009 - 5:32pm by powr09

To date, Pre-Parliament events have been scheduled in Australia, North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa, in countries representing over three billion people! Unfortunately, we cannot report any events right now in Antarctica, so the penguins and seals will have to hear about the 2009 Parliament by word-of-mouth.

Stories of the Parliament

Posted Mon, 14/09/2009 - 5:11pm by powr09

Few aspects of religious experience are more universal than personal testimony. The stories that have emerged from past Parliaments speak to the importance of the transformative work that occurs at these historic events. To read personal stories from attendees of past Parliaments, Click here

Metta Portal Training A Success

Posted Thu, 06/08/2009 - 2:53pm by Lawrence Ong

Thank you to those who made it along for the Metta Portal User training session. It was an interactive event which well received by all who attended.

We hope to run another training session in the near future!

Metta Portal User Training - Saturday August 1, 2:30pm, Buddhist Council NSW

Posted Mon, 13/07/2009 - 10:18pm by Lawrence Ong

Who: For those who are responsible for updating content on their Metta Portal profile

What: A training session on how to create and update your Metta Portal profile along with time for Q&A (and more advanced skills as required)

When: Saturday August 1, 2009 from 2:30pm

Where: Buddhist Council of NSW, Level 1, 441 Pacific Hwy, Crows Nest

When are we open?

Posted Sun, 14/06/2009 - 11:37pm by Green Elephant

Wednesday 10.30am - 5.30pm
Thursday 10.30am - 5.30pm
Friday 10.30am - 5.30pm
Saturday 10.30am - 5.30pm
Sunday 10.30am - 4.30pm

We are closed Mon and Tuesday (but would love to open if we had enough volunteers)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Posted Thu, 28/05/2009 - 9:47pm by aeb_sl_ml

Visiting teacher on Wednesday night 31 March is Grahame White. Go to Wednesday night meditation for bio of Grahame.

Next weekend retreat - 14-16 May at Hartzer Park Centre, just outside Bowral. Mark your diary and look out for details on registration.

Fantastic First User Training Session

Posted Sun, 19/04/2009 - 10:49am by Metta

On Tuesday the 14th of April, the Metta team held its first user training session. We had 7 participants from the Buddhist Council Volunteer team undertake the training session. The training consisted of a 1.5 hour active demonstration of the portals capabilities and functions.

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