God's beautiful creation ... for His pleasure and for ours

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Geoff Park on his blog, Natural Newstead| Leave a comment

This Superb Fairy-wren has been parading around the front garden in recent days … looking, well, superb!

Superb Fairy-wren, Wyndham Street Newstead, 11th November 2018

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The Thai Theravada tradition in Ballarat

Ballarat Buddhist Centre
Wat Thai Bhavana is a Buddhist community in the Thai Theravada tradition.

​It is a community for all people who are interested in the Buddhist way of life. Everyone is welcome, irrespective of age, colour or creed. We offer guidance to those interested in practising the Dhamma.

​The Dhamma is the teachings given by the Lord Buddha over 2600 years ago, and those teachings point to an underlying and transcendent reality which everyone can experience directly for themselves. In order to see reality as it truly is without the fetters of craving and desire, the Buddha established a series of practices taken together are referred to as the Noble Eightfold Path. This path of practice includes developing generosity and kindness, morality, and meditation, leading to the unfolding of wisdom.

Daily Chanting using the Internet

​You can listen by using the LINE app either on your smartphone, tablet device or PC. After you have downloaded and installed this app you will then have to send us an email asking for us to add you to the "Vip. Chanting"group. This may sound cumbersome, but the LINE app does not let you join a group on your own. You have to have a current member of the group to invite you.

​You can download the Line app from this website : https://linecorp.com/en/business/service

​Tuesday only 7.00 pm - 8.00 pm 

 Evening Chanting, Meditation, Dhamma talk (In English language)

All other days 9.00 pm - 10.00 pm 

 Special Chanting, Meditation, Dhamma talk (In Thai language)

Upcoming Events

End of Rain Retreat (Kathin) :

25 November 2018 at the Buninyong Town Hall 

from 10.00 am to 3.00 pm (309A Learmonth Street)

Ballarat bellringers are pulling their stuff at St Peter's Anglican Church at the western end of Sturt Street to mark the centenary of the end of World War 1 and the jubilant ringing of the bells of peace then.

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