Siddhartha's Intent Australia

31/08/2026

Infinite nirmanakaya, may you always walk among us in your infinite guises 🥹 ❤️

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29/08/2026

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27/08/2026

27/08/2026

To meditate persistently on impermanence
is to make offerings to all the Buddhas.
To meditate persistently on impermanence
is to be rescued from suffering by all the Buddhas.
To meditate persistently on impermanence
is to be guided by all the Buddhas.
To meditate persistently on impermanence
is to be blessed by all the Buddhas.

📖 The words of the Buddha; source “Words of my Perfect Teacher”

Remembering all those who have left us due to natural disasters and man-made conflicts 🕯️💔🕯️

May Tara swiftly guide all sentient beings’ boats to the other shore 🌼

🎨🖌️ Soyolmaa Davaakhuu

22/08/2026

Aug 26, 2026 01:00 PM AEST

Khyentse Vision Project wishes you an invigorating Guru Rinpoche Day!

On this auspicious occasion, we are delighted to invite you to a special event with Siddhartha's Intent instructor Chris Jay on the practice of scolding. During his talk, Chris will explore the way Buddhist teachers have long used blunt, unsparing language as a deliberate tool—not to diagnose a defect in the student, but to clear away what obscures what they already are.

Drawing on Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo's 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘢𝘨𝘦 and a self-admonition prayer from the Longchen Nyingtik Ngöndro, Chris will explore what separates a sharp word that energizes practice from one that produces only guilt—and of course, share stories of scoldings received, witnessed, and perhaps given.

Chris Jay has been a dharma practitioner for over five decades, beginning in a Zen tradition in 1970 before meeting Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, under whose direction he completed a three-year retreat. He has since served as an instructor at Siddhartha's Intent, guiding Ngöndro and sādhana students and leading practices and retreats both online and in person.

🗓 8:00 PM PDT (Aug 25) | 8:30 AM IST (Aug 26)
Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Oh4S3USkS3-t-JVK8PD2NQ

22/08/2026

For all men and women with faith in me,
I, Padmasambhava,
Have never departed—I sleep beside their door.
For me there is no such thing as death;
Before each person with faith, there is a Padmasambhava.

📖 Words of my Perfect Teacher

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18/08/2026

Walking through the gateless gate ⛩️

Today someone asked me if it was possible to reach enlightenment through contemplating emptiness. My answer was no, contemplating emptiness cannot lead you to enlightenment. In fact, no-method can lead you to enlightenment. By using a practice method you can settle the mind and be at ease without afflictions. Any method can settle the mind in the present moment, but with Silent Illumination [just sitting] you can be relieved of even the present moment.

Just take this attitude: don't worry about the past or the future, and let go of the present too. Just stay in awareness. Chan is called the “gateless gate” because it has no door to enlightenment. The methods fool you into thinking, “Aha, there's a door. Let's find the key.” People will look for the key, the right method that will get them enlightened. They search for the door to enlightenment, and not finding it, they may give up. In fact there is no door. But according to each person's practice and karmic disposition or virtuous roots, suddenly he or she may gain entry and become enlightened. In the process of searching, one just walks through the gateless gate.

If there really is a method that will lead to enlightenment, then Ananda, one of the Buddha's most beloved disciples, would have been enlightened during the Buddha's lifetime. Why did Ananda not receive a key to enlightenment from the Buddha? In fact, the Buddha did give Ananda a key, but he did not realize it. After the Buddha entered parinirvana, Ananda sought help from Mahakashyapa, the Buddha's Dharma heir, who spurned Ananda's request. When Ananda finally realized that there was nothing outside himself that could lead him to enlightenment, he dropped all seeking and became enlightened.

📖 The Method of No-Method by Master Sheng Yen

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14/08/2026

Tied up your pyjamas lately? 🤓

“Many people today cherish the desire to practise the dharma and long to renounce worldly life, but are beset by mountains of obstacles. Too quickly their desire to practise is smothered by ordinary thoughts that are the offspring of habitual laziness. Yet the only thing they have to do to fulfill their wish is remember the guru. Have you ever lost one end of the drawstring that keeps your pyjamas up? Remembering the guru is like managing to grasp that lost end, so that you can then pull it out and tie up your pyjamas.”

📖 Not for Happiness

12/08/2026

Immerse yourself in eclipse vibes invoking Kuntuzangpo's infinite emanations 🧘🧘

🧘 My emanations form an unceasing stream,
unfurling as inconceivable billions
and displaying as a vast array of suitable guidance.
Through my compassionate aspiration prayer,
may all sentient beings cycling through the three realms
leave the six kinds of existence behind 🧘

🏠 Recite the Kuntuzangpo aspiration prayer in your own time:
https://siddharthasintent.org/liturgies/kuntuzangpo-monlam/

🌎 Or join the global sangha on Zoom to give your invocation a boost:

📌 Siddhartha's Intent Europe at 15:30 CEST in English.
📌 Siddhartha’s Intent Chile and Siddhartha's Intent Brasil at 13:30 Santiago | 14:30 Rio in both Spanish and Portuguese.

🔗 You can find the Zoom links in the Online Sangha Events section of our website and the respective SI social media accounts.

🎨🖌️ Samantabhadra image courtesy of our dear

11/08/2026

Gold Coast, QLD, Sunday 30th of August

🌿 **Gold Coast Compassion Day is coming!** 🌿

On **Sunday 30 August 2026**, we invite you to join us at the **Mudgeeraba Showgrounds** for a free community celebration of compassion, kindness and our shared humanity.

Compassion Day is a chance to pause, reconnect and explore how compassion can enrich our lives, our relationships and our community. Whether you come for an hour or stay for the whole day, you’ll be warmly welcomed.

The day will include:

🧡 Talks and reflections
🧡 Meditation, yoga and qigong
🧡 An interfaith Q&A
🧡 Tibetan chanting and the Gyurme Monks
🧡 Poetry and kindness activities
🧡 Children’s activities
🧡 Pet blessings
🧡 A vegetarian lunch

At **5.30pm**, we’ll come together for an outdoor screening of *Wisdom of Happiness*, a deeply moving film featuring the Dalai Lama and his message of hope for our world.

📅 **Sunday 30 August 2026**
🕤 **9.30am–7pm**
📍 **Mudgeeraba Showgrounds**
🎟️ **Free community event**

Everyone is welcome—bring your family, friends and an open heart.

Please share this post and help us spread the word. We look forward to spending this special day with you.

Presented by the **Gold Coast Buddhist Council**.