Chandrakirti Meditation Centre

15/05/2026

Join us this Sunday the 17th for our public meditation class with Geshe Jampa Tharchin ✨

🕙10 - 11.30 am
📍In-person or via Youtube Live
💛Donations are welcome

Class is followed be a free vegetarian lunch. This is a great opportunity to discuss the teachings and mingle with the local community.

No prior experience is necessary, all are welcome - including children!

Watch Sunday Meditation Class on Youtube Live: https://www.youtube.com/

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We hope to see you this Sunday at Chandrakirti Meditation Centre!

Please send a message here on Facebook or contact meditate@chandrakirti.co.nz with any questions

13/05/2026

We are hosting a special fasting and purification retreat this May at Chandrakirti Centre!

From the 24th to the 30th of May, Geshe Jampa Tharchin will support us to perform 3 sets of Nyung Na which involve two day rounds of fasting, mantra recitation, prostrations and teachings.

This is a very special event ✨

Send a message here via Facebook, or email meditate@chandrakirti.co.nz to register or enquire

11/05/2026

Join us at Wish Fulfilling Land this Thursday the 14th for sutra reading and a shared vegetarian lunch 💫

This is a great opportunity to connect, and share this meaningful project with others and share in a picnic lunch.

Please come to Chandrakirti Centre at 9.30am, or meet us at 262 Central Road South at 10am if you would like to join in this Thursday the 14th.

Read below to learn more about the Wish Fulfilling Land project ⬇️

In 2017, a 64 hectare block of regenerating bush was purchased at 262 Central Road South, Upper Moutere, by the Chandrakirti Trust, thanks to the support of many donors, with the intention to provide a meditation retreat sanctuary with small dwellings suitable for short and long-term meditation retreats.

We recently received the resource consent from Tasman District Council to go ahead with building 12 meditation dwellings on the property.

Ecotech Design is in the final stages of drafting the building plans for these ecofriendly sustainable dwellings, and we are looking for interested people who would like to be involved with the project.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche, shared, “We need to have more retreat places to study the path.” FPMT should have many around the world, so it is easy for people and they don’t have to travel very far, make them as perfect as possible for meditation. It is a very, very, very important project because the extensive study of philosophy is something that is already being done in the FPMT, however, meditating and actualising the lam-rim in retreat, that is something else. We really need the lam-rim realisations in the heart."

Co-Director Phillipa Rutherford continues to lead this project, ensuring the ongoing development of the property and facilities.

Chandrakirti Meditation Centre will be sharing more about this project in our newsletter, including updates and fundraising invitations.

➡️Email us at meditate@chandrakirti.co.nz to receive regular updates on the development process at WishFulfilling Land.

➡️Sign up to our newsletter and select 'wish fulfilling land' to stay up to date with this project: http://eepurl.com/bwd6dz

10/05/2026

This Friday the 15th of May, Dr Greg O'Grady joins us here at Chandrakirti Centre for a fascinating discussion with Geshe Tharchin about science and reincarnation!

This public talk can be attended in-person, or live via Zoom 💫

All are welcome to join!

📅Friday, May 15th, 6pm – evening
📍Nalanda Hall, Chandrakirti Meditation Centre or via Zoom
💛Koha/donation entry

If you would like to attend and offer a donation, please do so here: https://givealittle.co.nz/donate/org/chandrakirti

Zoom details:
Meeting ID: 402 937 1578
Password: Chand108

07/05/2026

Join us this Sunday the 10th of May, in-person or via Youtube Live, for our public meditation and study class with Geshe Tharchin 🌿

Class is held in Nalanda Hall, Chandrakirti Meditation Centre, from 10 - 11.30am, followed by a lovely vegetarian lunch.

All are welcome, no prior experience is needed.

Feel welcome to send a facebook message if you have any questions!

We hope to see you this Sunday!

⭐️ Find us here to watch this Sunday's class on Youtube Live: https://youtube.com/?si=nvk9ICxh9N213tw0

Chandrakirti Meditation Centre,
289 Sunrise Valley Road,
Upper Moutere, Nelson

06/05/2026

At the end of last month, our co-directors, Phillipa and Britta, attended the FPMT - Australia and New Zealand - meeting at Atisha Centre in Bendigo, Australia. Over three days, directors, staff, and trustees from FPMT centres and projects came together to connect, collaborate, and share their experiences.

Reflecting on the gathering, Britta shared: “It was such a meaningful and enriching time connecting with our Australian colleagues — learning from each others experiences; sharing both the highlights and challenges from our centres; and especially connecting in person really strengthens that sense of family that Lama Yeshe so often spoke about.
Visiting the Great Stupa was truly inspiring, especially seeing the recently completed Kalachakra ceiling (pictured)—what an incredible achievement! We also very much enjoyed a tour of the newly completed nunnery including their new gompa.”

Chandrakirti Meditation Centre is affiliated with the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) organisation, founded in 1975 by Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche (pictured).

The FPMT network includes city centers, residential centers and retreat centers, monasteries, nunneries, publishing services, hospices, and other services and projects functions worldwide; including Chandrakirti Meditation Centre here in Tasman, New Zealand!

If you would like to learn more about FPMT and it's aspirations, you can visit the FPMT website here: https://fpmt.org/

04/05/2026

This Saturday the 9th of May, Geshe Tharchin is offering a day class on the Four Close Placements of Mindfulness 🌿

📅Saturday 9th of May
⏰9.30am - 5pm
📍In-person or via Zoom

A delicious vegetarian lunch will also be provided!

This class will be taught by resident monk and teacher Geshe Tharchin in both English and Tibetan. Jelena Kirsch will offer interpretation support.

Investment:
Members: Free
Zoom: $40
In-person: $80 and includes resources, delicious lunch and refreshments.

⤵️Visit the Facebook event page for more information about this precious teaching.

Send Kaya, the programs coordinator, a message here on Facebook, or an email to meditate@chandrakirti.co.nz with any questions or to register 💫

03/05/2026

In Sunday's meditation class, Geshe-la continued teaching on the Five Aggregates, helping us to understand how both suffering and wellbeing rely on the Five Aggregates. He also introduced the Mindfulness of Body, one of the Four Close Placements of Mindfulness, as a way to deepen our understanding of what we call the “I.”

Geshe-la pointed out that for many, even though access to outer resources such as food and medicine has greatly improved, our mental suffering has increased.
He encouraged us to contemplate why this is the case and how it is connected to misunderstanding what the “I” really is.

Geshe-la highlighted the difference between genuine compassion and attachment, and how to develop pure compassion through equanimity practice and understanding the Five Aggregates.

Geshe-la also reflected on how modern science is beginning to support the Buddhist view that human nature is fundamentally rooted in love rather than violence.

Geshe-la set homework, encouraging us to investigate where the “I” can be found and to bring our reflections to the following Sunday’s class, where he will go further into this topic.

This session concluded with a meditation practice which includes 5 stages, while focusing on the 5 aggregates during analytical meditation;
- motivation meditation
- Breathing exercise
- Breathing meditation
- Mindfulness of present moment
- Analytical meditation

⚜️Join us each Sunday in-person or on Youtube Live for Sunday Meditation Class ⚜️

Deepening into The Five Aggregates: Sunday Class with Monk Geshe Tarchin 03/05/26

01/05/2026

Join us this Sunday the 3rd of May for our public meditation and study class with Geshe Tharchin 🌿

Class is held in Nalanda Hall from 10 - 11.30am, followed by a lovely vegetarian lunch.

All are welcome, no prior experience is needed.

Feel welcome to send a facebook message if you have any questions!

We hope to see you this Sunday ⭐️

Chandrakirti Meditation Centre,
289 Sunrise Valley Road,
Upper Moutere, Nelson

30/04/2026

This May, Geshe Tharchin is offeing a 6-day Nyung Nä purification and fasting retreat here at Chandrakirti Meditation Centre 💫

This is a meaningful opportunity to purify negatives karma and cultivate the compassionate mind of Chenrezig.

We are performing 3 sets of Nyung Nä, finishing on Saturday 30th, leading up to the Holy Day on Sunday May 31st Lord Buddhas Enlightenment.

This retreat will be taught by resident monk and teacher Geshe Jampa Tharchin who holds the highest Lharampa Geshe degree from decades of study in Sera Je Monastery in India.

Geshe-la teaches in English and Tibetan with interpretation support from resident interpreter Jelena Kirsch.

Would you like to join us for this retreat?

💫 Send a mesage here via facebook, or send an email to meditate@chandrakirti.co.nz to enquire or register

29/04/2026

🌟 Upcoming Events at Chandrakirti Meditation Centre 🌟

Join us here in-person, and online this month for classes, study sessions, teachings and retreats!

🪷 Public Sunday Meditation Classes - May 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st

🪷Tuesday Study Class: Ta***ic Ground - Every Tuesday

🪷Wednesday Study Class: All About Karma - Every Wednesday

🪷 Weekend Teaching on the Four Close Placements of Mindfullness - Saturday May 9th

🪷Science meets Reincarnation with Dr Greg O'Grady - May 15th 6pm

🪷 Nyung Na 6-Day Fasting & Purification Retreat - May 24th - 30th

⬇️View all event details on our page 'events', or visit our website below!

https://www.chandrakirti.co.nz/https-www-chandrakirti-co-nz-events-month/