TARA INSTITUTE
Centre for Buddhist Study and Meditation
HIS HOLINESS DALAI LAMA
WELCOME TO TARA INSTITUTE
Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Centre in Brighton, Melbourne Australia
Welcome to everyone who aspires to gain happiness and inner peace, through the study,
meditation and practice of Mahayana Buddhism.
Our programmes suit beginners and more advanced students in the quest for a more meaningful life.
BUDDHIST TEACHINGS & PROGRAMMES
School Program
Introduction to Meditation for Students
This session is available for students to experience an Introduction to Buddhism meditation class at Tara Institute, or at your school if that is your preference. The session can follow a secular presentation of mindfulness and meditation if that is more suitable.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Sunday July 13th 2025 | 2:30pm - 4:00pm | Brighton East
Birthday Tea Party
RSVP for Geshe Doga 90th Birthday Tea Party
On this auspicious occasion of Geshe Doga’s 90th birthday, we extend our heartfelt gratitude and profound respect for his unwavering dedication and compassionate service to Tara Institute.
Geshe Doga’s teachings and guidance have illuminated the path of wisdom and compassion for countless individuals, fostering a community grounded in the principles of Dharma for over 40 years.
Geshe la has requested no gifts please.
Your presence is what is important. Donations or sponsorship of food and flowers for this event is much appreciated.
Sun, 20th July, 2025 | 10am - 12pm | Brighton East
White Tara Jenang with Venerable Geshe Doga
We rejoice that TI has successfully completed the Golden Light Sutra of 3000 as advised by Lama Zopa Rinpoche back in 2018 for Venerable Geshe Doga’s long and healthy life.
Going forward, on behalf of TI community an approach was made to His Holiness the Dalai Lama on what would be the best practice to do for Geshela’s long healthy life. His Holiness the Dalai Lama recommended White Tara practice
TI is indeed very fortunate as Geshe Doga will be conferring a White Tara Jenang for those who want to take on this practice.
By relying on White Tara and reciting her mantra, we can achieve a deep level of inner well-being so that we can truly be of help to ourselves and others. Even those without problems can avert future sickness and obstacles to a long and healthy life.
Please email spc@tarainstitute.org.au for further information
12th August, 2025 | Brighton East
Advice to Students: 10.30am - 11.30am
Green Tara Jenang: 3 pm - 5pm
His Eminence Ling Rinpoche @ Tara Institute
Advice to Students teaching and Green Tara Jenang
It is with great joy and devotion that we announce an incredibly auspicious event: His Eminence Ling Rinpoche will kindly offer Advice to Students at 10:30 AM and Green Tara Jenang at 3:00PM at Tara Institute.
This rare opportunity to receive direct guidance from a highly realized teacher in the lineage of His Holiness the Dalai Lama is a precious condition for deepening one’s Dharma practice and cultivating wisdom and compassion on the path. Students are warmly encouraged to attend with a sincere mind and an open heart, ready to absorb the blessings of the teachings.
May this precious encounter plant the seeds of liberation and enlightenment in all who attend.
Sunday 31st August 2025 ~ 9am - 5pm | Brighton East
How to use Vajrasattva Practice to Purify Negativities
2025 August One Day Course
Purifying negative karma makes it much easier to attain liberation and actualize the path to enlightenment. It also decreases our suffering and any obstacles that might arise. Purifying negative karma with the four powers means that we won’t have to experience the many eons of suffering in the lower realms that result from not purifying even one negative karma, and we won’t have to experience again and again without end the four suffering results that arise from each unpurified negative karma.
CENTRE UPDATES
Tibetan Community Prayers
for the Tibet Earthquake
Organised by Geshe Lobsang on behalf of the Tibetan Community of Victoria and Tara Institute, a prayer session was held at Tara Institute on Sunday 12 January for over 200 Tibetans from our local community. This was for the recent earthquake that struck Eastern Tibet, particularly in the Tringri region, which has claimed the lives of at least 126 Tibetans, with 337 more injured so far. This devastating event brought immense sorrow to the Tibetan community.
The prayer session honored the memory of our Tibetan brothers and sisters who lost their lives and to send collective prayers for the speedy recovery of those who are injured.
Retreat Room Available
Tara Institute now have a dedicated room available for personal retreats.
If you would like to explore this fabulous opportunity, please contact the office on 03 9596 8900 or admin@tarainstitute.org.au
Shopping at the
TI Bookshop
The TI Bookshop stocks a range books on Buddhism, from introductory to advanced, including children’s books and books by the Dalai Lama, Lama Yeshe, Lama Zopa, Geshe Doga, and our Monday night teachers. It also stocks gift items like incense, malas, singing bowls, cushions, Tibetan rugs and more. TI members enjoy a 10% discount on all purchases. End-of-year specials include Meditation for Modern Minds, Vol 3, an introduction to meditation and Buddhism by our Monday night teachers.
NOTE: Thank-you to all our wonderful hardworking bookshop volunteers!
Café Bliss: Great Coffee, Delicious Food on TI’s Doorstep
Next door to TI, Café Bliss is a great spot for a coffee, chai latte, or vegetarian meal or snack with friends. It’s open for eat-in (or take-away) breakfast, brunch, lunch and snacks. The Bliss menu is available for delivery through Uber Eats or online take-away. Bliss also offers a dinner service prior to teachings on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 5:30pm to 8:00pm, served in the TI dining room – available to all, no booking required.
For more information, visit.
Tara Institute is now a donation partner in the Victorian Container Deposit Scheme!
You can now exchange eligible drink containers for 10 cents.
Together we can make a positive difference to our community and our environment.
All eligible drink containers are worth a 10 cent refund that you can either keep, or donate to a community donation partner. If you would like to donate the refund to Tara Institute, you can use this barcode or Donation Partner ID at the refund point when you deposit your containers.
To find your nearest donation point, go to https://www.returnit.com.au/vic/recycling-locations-return-it-vic/
MEMBERSHIP & SUPPORT
This enables the Tara Institute community to support the dharma and allow us all to receive precious teachings from Venerable Geshe Doga and Geshe Lobsang
Lama Zopa said: My point here is for you to understand what we are doing and what you are helping with. This is so that you can rejoice. It really is unbelievable, incredible, what you are helping with, and this creates so much benefit for the world and for sentient beings. This actually creates the cause to liberate so many beings. This is an incredible opportunity for you to rejoice, and if you rejoice and then dedicate the merits, it is amazing.
Tara Institute is a Buddhist centre located in Melbourne, Australia. Tara Institute is a non-profit incorporated association that is affiliated with the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), a group of over 150 meditation centres worldwide.