Queenstown Dharma Centre

Alan or Annette Macalister, will be teaching on Wednesday evenings, 26th July to 9th August at 6:30 – 7:45 pm. All are welcome; entry by dana (donation). These teachings will not be streamed. Description Meditation is the simple yet profound practice of the path to awakening to our most fundamental self which is empty, open, and free. Presently…

Alan Macalister, one of our Resident Teachers, will be teaching on Wednesday evenings, 17th & 24th May at 6:30 – 7:45 pm. All are welcome; entry by dana (donation) to the teacher. These teachings will not be streamed. Description Within the practice of Buddha Dharma are the essential practices of the Three Prajnas (Wisdoms) hearing, contemplating and meditating….

Grant Rix, one of our Resident Teachers, will be teaching on 8 consecutive Wednesday evenings from 31st May to 19th July, 2023 at 6:30 – 7:45 pm. All are welcome; entry by dana (donation) to the teacher. These teachings will not be streamed. An exploration of the Buddha’s discourse on Mindfulness of Breathing 2,500 years…

Actions: Cause and Effect Annette has generously offered to give a series of teachings on “Change Your Mind – Change Your Life”. These take place on 3 consecutive Wednesday evenings from 26th April to 10th May, 2023 at 6:30 – 7:45 pm, immediately following Lama Mark’s month of teachings. All are welcome; entry by dana…

Lama Mark (Lama Yongdu Chokyi Gyaltsen) is our Spiritual Adviser and one of our Principal Teachers. He is returning to Queenstown this year and has very kindly offered a comprehensive month of public teaching from 24th March to 23rd April. More details

Wednesday evening classes commenced on 1st February, 2023, and we aim to continue these throughout the year, except when we are hosting visiting teachers. Details are below (in reverse date order) and in our calendar. All classes start at 6:30 pm and run for 1 to 1.5 hours, unless specified otherwise. This page will be…

Grant Rix, one of our Resident Teachers, has generously offered to continue his series of teachings on “Nurturing Peace”. These take place on 6 consecutive Wednesday evenings from 15th February to 22nd March, 2023 at 6:30 – 7:45 pm. These teachings span the period between Geshe Dhonam‘s teaching on 8th February and Lama Mark‘s series…

Geshe Dhonam will be visiting Queenstown in February, and we are delighted to announce that he has accepted our invitation to give a teaching at the centre. Geshe Dhonam is the teacher and spiritual director at Trashi Gomang Buddhist Centre in Auckland (see below for a longer biography) and will be teaching as follows: Wednesday,…

We are delighted that Jakob is returning to Queenstown this year as part of his NZ tour. Jakob’s teachings were very popular and well-received in 2019, but planned visits in 2020 and 2021 were cancelled because of COVID-19 restrictions. Jakob (see below for a biography) will be teaching as follows: Friday, Nov 18 7.00-8.30 pm“The…

Grant Rix, one of our Resident Teachers has generously offered to teach “Nurturing Peace” on five consecutive Wednesdays as follows: Wed 9-Nov, 16-Nov, 23-Nov, 30-Nov & 7-Dec, 2022, 6:30 – 7:45 pm Note that the start time is 30 mins later than the previous series of Wednesday evening teachings. All are welcome; entry by dana…