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Happiness and suffering come from your own mind, not from outside. Your own mind is the cause of happiness; your own mind is the cause of suffering. To obtain happiness and pacify suffering, you have to work within your own mind.
- Lama Zopa Rinpoche
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Atisha Centre History
Atisha Centre has been established for over 30 years. Here we are capturing stories and memories about the early days from Atisha centre members.
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The BeginningIan Green remembers...
The Atisha Centre story began in 1980. Tara House, then located in Miller Grove, Kew, was looking for a country retreat centre.
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Finding a SiteThubten Gyatso remembers ...
In 1980, when I was spiritual director at Tara House in Kew, after Lama Yeshe’s visit we were looking for a place to build a retreat centre for Tara House.
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The First YearsJudy Green remembers ...
When we three pioneers, plus three children, had settled into our railway carriage homes, the all-consuming priority was to prepare for Lama Yeshe's visit in early August.
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Reflections on the Early Years Ven. Pende (Ken) Hawter remembers ...
In 1979 I met a young fellow named Ian Green at Kopan Monastery in Nepal. When I moved to Melbourne at the beginning of 1981, Ian kindly invited me to stay at his house.
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