Last year, 2017, marked the end of Bonni and Matthew’s incredible six-year commitment in which they travelled from Canada to New Zealand each year to teach Buddhadharma. They generously agreed to spend 6 months of every year in Nelson and have taught a full, dynamic, coherent study and practice programme. This has included annual retreats at the Wangapeka, many stimulating …
There have been a few changes on the Wangapeka Board. Kath Mitchell is our new Co-Ordinator and Louise Petzold the Assistant Co-Ordinator. The new Board is now not so new, having worked closely together since the AGM last July. We are all committed to a collaborative style of decision making and as part of this we have decided to rotate …
Wangpeka is blessed with its nine solo retreat huts nestled about the property: Omahu, Namgyal, Skydancer, Mike’s cabin, Hayshed, Dumo, Tarchin’s and Mary’s Huts (Triple Gem). Now the latest hut has been named. This is the prefabricated hut that Chris Petzold and others such as Graham Sandlant, Land Caretaker Guy and numerous volunteers have been working on since the materials …
Samantabhadra appears as a mysterious presence in many Mahayana scriptures. Often referred to, but rarely appearing, he/she has an ephemeral quality – ubiquitous yet will-o-the-wisp – powerfully present yet difficult to define or meet with face to face. In the Tibetan Nyingma tradition, Samantabhadra is the name of the primordial Buddha. The same primordial buddha realisation, in the Kagyu tradition, …
Sunday, May 27, 2018 Come celebrate the life of the Buddha during the traditional May Wesak Festival time, with our Nelson Dharma community. Wesak represents the birth, the Nirvana (enlightenment) and the Parinirvana (death) of Gautama Buddha, celebrated in communities all over the world. Programme: Welcome and Aspiration Prayer to Samantabhadra shared by Keith Rowan Enlightenment Offering show from …
Saturday 3 Nov 2018, 1–4.30pm Venue: Women’s Centre Christchurch, Unit 3, 242 Ferry Rd, Waltham, Christchurch. This standalone workshop also acts as a taster/introduction for the upcoming 7 day retreat at the Wangapeka in June 2019. And coming up: A longer 4 week online series in September. A 7 day retreat at Origins Retreat Centre (Chimé Shore) near Perth, Australia around Easter 2019. Southland, …
Tēnā koutou e te whānau o Wangapeka Retreat Centre, The Young Adults Retreat (YAR) has wrapped up for 2017, making this the fifth successive year the retreat has run. This retreat provides a low cost opportunity for younger people (aged 18-35) to stay at the Wangapeka Centre and experience the beauty it has to offer. Part of the course is …
Celebrating Bodhi Seeds 2017, summary statement. Bodhi Seeds is a training for young adults to find refuge and a sense of belonging. It is a growing body of community work, a school, a hinting at a true university to empower young adults to function well in the truth of living in and on a wave of not knowing, this is …
Ground Meeting Soul – The Heart of Dharma Two Mornings of Contemplative Exploration “I lay down the path of my living Through living. Footsteps continuous Patterning without break. Ground meeting soul. I and thee, Laying down paths of living A living world templating this pathway of me.” – Tarchin Hearn Natural Reverence and Functional Love Saturday 1 December: 9.30 am …
