Nyima Tashi Centre for Contemplation and Well being

22/08/2026

“Equality does not connote that everything will remain on an even keel at all times. It simply means that the ups and downs of life will no longer be interpreted as major of upheavals. We will always be subject to the fluctuating experiences because life circumstances are always changing. Sometimes things work out and sometimes they do not. I’m sure that even enlightened beings have bad days due to the situations they are placed in. Host Holiness the Dalai Lama for example had to escape Tibet because it was very uncomfortable for him to stay in Lhasa being reduced to the status of a refugee could have really made him lose touch with reality if he were just an ordinary person. For many years the Dalai Lama was not as well known and popular as he is today. Apart from the Tibetans nobody knew of him. When he first escaped from Tibet he underwent an amazing array of difficulties and faced quite formidable and daunting obstacles as the leader of a refuge community. It was his practice and his level of attainment that enabled him to work with such difficulties. Not only did he not hold any malice or ill will towards the Chinese but he consistently instructed us to generate love and compassion towards them. This is not something an ordinary person would’ve been able to achieve under similar circumstances.” Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche

16/08/2026

SHAMATHA TRAINING
IN PERSON AND ONLINE
Registration open

Although there are different levels in Shamatha meditation in regards to settling the mind, what we are actually doing is discovering a mind that has a profound sense of tranquillity, rather than simply remaining dormant.

Shamatha can be seen as an antidote to an unsettled mind. Rather than forcing this fragile mind into stillness, we cultivate an awareness that is deeply relaxed, steady, and clear bringing together the attributes of a magnificent mind.

This course is very much about learning how to relax, defining clarity and resting in minds stillness, everyone can benefit from this course even if one is a seasoned practitioner, for those more unfamiliar with what it all means, we are introducing Shamatha training from its grass routes, which means that everyone can benefit and use these tools to deal with ones lack of awareness, lack of wisdom, lack of presence of mind.

If finance is preventing you from joining us please make contact with the Center at least 3 days before the course so that we can be of assistance

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13/08/2026

🌿 Retreat Rooms Now Available at Nyima Tashi Buddhist Centre

In the busyness of everyday life, our practice can easily become something we fit around everything else.

Retreat offers something different: a space where practice becomes the central focus.

Stepping away from our usual routines gives us the opportunity to deepen meditation, cultivate greater clarity, and experience how spiritual practice can genuinely enrich our lives. Retreat is not an escape from life, but an opportunity to meet our mind and our practice with greater attention and commitment.

Nyima Tashi Buddhist Centre now has two comfortable retreat rooms available, offering both independent and supported retreat options.

🙏 Private Retreat — $70 NZD/day
For those wishing to undertake an independent, self-guided retreat in quiet solitude.

🙏 Guided Retreat — $95 NZD/day
For those who would benefit from greater structure, support and guidance during their stay.

The Centre provides a peaceful environment, shrine and practice spaces, and a fully equipped kitchen. Breakfast provisions and a range of ingredients for preparing other meals are available.

📍 Nyima Tashi Buddhist Centre
1066 Great North Road, Point Chevalier, Auckland

📧 [email protected]
📞 +64 9 815 0850

May these retreat rooms provide a supportive space for practitioners to step away from distraction, deepen their practice, and help keep the living tradition of retreat alive. 🙏

Meditation Dharma Vajrayana Kagyu SpiritualPractice

04/08/2026

Meditation - Tuesday evenings at 7PM

In Shamatha meditation , Awareness becomes the witness that recognizes obstacles in practice.

Practically speaking, shamatha is the disciplined training of attention. It may be an ideal remedy for the attention difficulties so common today. Rather than forcing the mind into submission, it cultivates awareness that is deeply relaxed, steady, and vividly clear all at once. Quite often when the mind relaxes, attention often becomes dull; when attention sharpens, the body and mind tend to tense.

Shamatha develops something different: relaxed alertness, sustained through a balance of effort and ease.

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We look forward to seeing you on the cushion

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02/08/2026

Our everyday experience of scattered, ruminative attention is where shamatha meditation begins.

Shamatha trains attention; from the Sanskrit śamatha, it means “calm abiding.” Its Tibetan equivalent, shi-né, refers to meditative stillness—a mind resting in deep tranquillity, not simply silence.

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31/07/2026

Registration is Now open for those interested in taking part in this Auspicious workshop

September 18th – 20th 2026
9am – 5pm

The retreat fee includes all teachings, ritual practices, yoga, meditation and Study sessions, morning and afternoon tea.

***Online (zoom) and In person***

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Registration is Now open for those interested in taking part in this Auspicious workshopSeptember 18th – 20th 20269am – 5pm The retreat fee includes all teachings, ritual practices, yoga, meditation and Study sessions, morning and afternoon tea.***Online (zoom) and In person***Buddhist teachings...

30/07/2026

AN INTRODUCTION TO MAHAMUDRA WORKSHOP

Buddhist teachings encourage us to examine every aspect of our experience and question our assumptions and ingrained beliefs. Through this reflection, we recognize the shared wish of all beings to find happiness and be free from suffering. This brings clarity to our purpose: to realise the Buddha nature that is our natural human inheritance. In this light, the path to liberation becomes a central priority, for our own benefit and for the benefit of others.

This Three -day Study and practice Workshop offers an immersive and experiential opportunity to learn and practice under the guidance of IX Traleg Kyabon Rinpoche.

The retreat explores two connected themes.

The first aspect introduces Shamatha, a preliminary Mahamudra practice that grounds meditation. In Sanskrit, śamatha means calm abiding; the Tibetan shi-né suggests deeper meditative stillness and profound tranquillity.
It is among the oldest, most refined, and most practical contemplative practices.
Shamatha trains attention without suppressing the mind, cultivating relaxed, steady, clear awareness. Unlike ordinary concentration, which can create tension, it balances effort with ease.

The second aspect introduces Vipaysana, the second preliminary Mahamudra practice.
Science shapes much of our understanding of reality, yet it can limit thought to what the senses and reason can grasp. Buddhism views mind within a broader reality, where perception and intellect are valuable but incomplete.
Even without undertaking these practices, a basic understanding of Vipaysana can deepen experience on both relative and ultimate levels.
Mahamudra reveals our capacity for awakening by showing that the seeds of enlightenment already exist within delusion and can be realised through its skillful means.

24/07/2026

Today we honour the Parinirvana of the 9th Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche with gratitude and deep appreciation.

Guru Yoga is often misunderstood as devotion to a person. In reality, it is a practice of recognising the awakened qualities that our teacher reveals within us. The guru is like a mirror, reflecting our own Buddha nature and guiding us towards the direct experience of wisdom and compassion.

Today is also a reminder of the profound importance of lineage. The Dharma is not merely preserved in books—it is transmitted through an unbroken stream of realised teachers, from master to student, across generations. Each teacher embodies and verifies the teachings through their own practice before passing them on, ensuring that the flame of awakening continues to shine.

While we remember the passing of the 9th Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche, we also rejoice in the recognition of the 10th Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche. In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, parinirvana is not an ending but a continuation of enlightened activity. Great bodhisattvas return again and again, motivated by boundless compassion, to guide beings on the path to awakening.

The continuity of the lineage reminds us that although the form of the teacher changes, the wisdom, compassion, and blessings of the Dharma remain ever-present.

The greatest offering we can make to our teachers is not remembrance alone, but sincere practice—cultivating wisdom, compassion, and benefiting others.

May we honour the precious lineage by keeping the teachings alive in our own hearts.

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11/07/2026

Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche IX Parinirvana Commemorations

Saturday the 25th of July
9.30 - 11.30 am

A Profound Loss

At 12:10 am on 24 July 2012, Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche IX entered Parinirvana. His passing echoed a profound loss to the spiritual world, and to Buddhism in particular. He was an extraordinary, wide-ranging presence, deeply rooted in Eastern culture and practice while thoughtfully engaged with Western ideas.

He was a radiant light in a troubled world.

Rinpoche devoted himself to preserving the integrity of Buddhism while helping it speak meaningfully to the West’s diverse intellectual and cultural landscape. In doing so, he became a vital bridge between cultures.

Those who knew him, and those who regarded him as their teacher, remembered his gentle presence, and unwavering devotion to transmitting the truth of Dharma in its purity. His brilliance transcends time and place. He lives on in the hearts and minds of those fortunate enough to have met him, and his passing remains deeply felt as the loss of a radiant presence in a troubled world.

He is remembered as a teacher of profound wisdom and a living example of what dedicated practice can become. His influence endures through his teachings, writings, and students, continuing to inspire practitioners seeking both scholarly insight and meditative realization.

Even in his brief life, he showed that a genuine meeting of Eastern and Western minds is not only possible, but extraordinary.

06/07/2026

As meditation becomes more refined and easeful, we begin to recognize when we are truly practicing and when we are not. Sometimes we may experience bliss or deep pleasure and then want to hold on to it.

Sometimes meditation is challenging, when what we crave for is not forthcoming, so meditation is simply discarded

The ego is skilled at grasping at experiences and mistaking them for the practice itself. Over time, we see that postures and methods can support practice, but the practice itself depends more on how we relate to our experience as we continue. If we choose to practice sincerely rather than cling to outcomes, we must understand what keeps practice alive.

IN PERSON and on line EVENT
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