Every year, the monastic community ( Monks and nuns ) go on a three month retreat called the “Rains Retreat” from mid July to mid October. During this period, they do not visit our centres for teachings as it’s a time for deepening their own practice.
While the monks and nuns are away, we will have some interesting guest speakers coming in to give the Friday Night talk.
Please find the schedule below. All are welcome.
| DATE | SPEAKER | |
| 19 July | Shaun Nannup | Well respected Aboriginal leader from Perth. Accompanied by Julianne Wade for a community canvas |
| 26 July | Dennis Sheppard | President and long time member of BSWA. Meditator, hypnotherapist, marriage celebrant |
| 02 August | Archbishop Kay | First female Archbishop in the world, and Order of Australia recipient 2017 |
| 09 August | Imam Shakeeb | Imam of Northbridge mosque |
| 16 August | Youth Night | With Young Australian of the year 2018 finalist Zal Kanga-Parabia |
| 23 August | Doug Solomon | Lawyer for BSWA and lay meditation teacher with the Insight Meditation group |
| 30 August | Richard Yin | Doctors for the Environment |
| 06 September | Behram Gista | International meditation master from India |
| 13 September | Kelsang Ani | Buddhist nun from the Kadampa meditation centre in Fremantle |
| 20 September | Vicki Freeman | Lay meditation teacher. Helped to establish Liberation Prison Project in Australia |
| 27 September | Rachel Green | Past BSWA president and emotional coach: ‘Using meditation to manage anxiety and anger |
| 04 October | Len Warren | From Hayagriva Buddhist Centre in response to new voluntary euthanasia laws being passed in WA |
| 11 October | Kathryn Choules | Founder of Mind and Movement |