Queenstown Dharma Centre

Grant Rix, one of our Resident Teachers, has generously offered to lead a Community Sadhana Practice on the first Wednesday of the month at 6:30 pm. 2-Oct-24: The Sadhana of Buddha Amitabha and the Heart of Interbeing6-Nov-24: tbc4-Dec-24: tbc All are welcome; entry by dana (donation). These teachings will not be streamed. Description Buddha Dharma,…

We are delighted that Jakob is returning to Queenstown this year as part of his NZ tour. Jakob (see below for a biography) will be teaching as follows: Wednesday, 30th October, 7.00-9.00 pm“Longchenpa & The Great Perfection”Registration fee: $10 The teaching will be an overview of the great Longchenpa’s life and teachings, including commentary on…

We are delighted that Lama Mark’s teachings will resume tonight, Friday 5th April, with “37 Practices of a Bodhisattva”. All welcome. See here for details.

Unfortunately, Lama Mark is still not feeling well enough to teach, and therefore the teachings on “On Refuge …” (Tue, 2nd and Wed, 3rd April) have been cancelled. We hope that the advertised programme will resume on Friday evening, but please check here or our website for up to date information. Lama Mark hopes to…

UPDATE: Unfortunately, Lama Mark is still not feeling well enough to teach, and therefore the teachings on the Heart Sutra have been cancelled. We hope that the advertised programme will resume on Tuesday evening, but please check here or our website for up to date information. Lama Mark is not feeling well, and it’s likely…

Lama Mark (Lama Yongdu Chokyi Gyaltsen) is our Spiritual Advisor and one of our Principal Teachers. He is returning to Queenstown again this year and has very kindly offered a comprehensive month of public teaching from 22nd March to 21st April. More details

We are delighted to announce that Bonni Ross will be returning to teach at the Dharma Centre from 22nd – 25th February, 2024. All are welcome. Click here for more information.

We are delighted to announce that resident teacher, Grant Rix, will be teaching four courses on Tuesday evenings throughout 2024. All are welcome. Click here for the full Tuesday evening programme.

Tuesday evening classes start on 16th January, 2024, and will continue throughout the year, except when we are hosting visiting teachers. Our main Tuesday offering is the Year-Long Mindfulness Programme with Grant Rix, which starts on 13th February, 2024 and includes four courses. Interspersed around Grant’s teachings are various complimentary practices, as described below and…

Khandro Thrinlay Chodon has very kindly agreed to allow her teachings to be streamed. To register for the live stream, please use the following links: Tuesday (“Falling in love with your self”) Wednesday (“Contentment versus happiness”)