To communicate with more locals, we opened free Korean classes on five Saturdays in March. The classes booked out quicker than we expected. There were many enquiries and interest, however we kept the classes limited to 15 people. The participants were diverse from 7-year-old children to seniors in their 70s, who were all enthusiastic and demonstrated that learning can be fun. The classes include..

With many trees in our garden, we have many many branches and sticks that have been collected. With the end of summer, we sought approval, guidance, and advice from the fire department to begin burn-off in stages. We carried out the burn-off on selected days which were not windy and too dry to minimise fire risk. Witnessing the great mass of branches turn to ashes made us contemplate the imperma..

As you may already know, we are in the process of building a Retreat House to accommodate guests. We extend our great thanks and appreciation to Kyomunim and members of the Sydney Temple for their tireless work in the construction of the driveway, timber deck, and timber wall. This will provide improved access, usability, privacy, and comfort to anyone who comes to the Retreat House. It is neari..

We extend our thanks to all those who attended the Energy Healing Retreat on the 31st March, even though it clashed with Easter. We studied and experienced the principle of inner flowing energy, including the natural energy points of the seven chakra. There was lots of positive feedback of participants' experience of deeper meditation. As usual, the children had their own mindfulness session of ..