Welcome to Metta Centre
Metta Centre is a welcoming community that fosters kindness, connection, and spiritual growth through innovative events, global Buddhist teachings, and partnerships—both in Sydney and online.
Metta Centre is turning 10 this year, and we invite you to join us for a week-long celebration to honour all those who supported us in our journey from our humble beginnings to the community that has grown to what it is today. We have monastics flying in from all around the world to attend our anniversary event, and will be honouring all our teachers and volunteers from the Fourfold Sangha from all major Buddhist traditions.
Special events
🪷 8-9 Nov: Two-day Metta Conference with local and international speakers
🪷 10-14 Nov: Special program with visiting monastics
🪷 15 Nov: Metta Festival starting with a Mahadana offering of alms to monastics from various Buddhis traditions, followed by blessings and reflections to celebrate 10 years of Metta
...AND MUCH MORE! All events are free and open to the public. Watch this space for more details!
Get Involved
🎉 Be a part of this special event by joining our volunteer teams on WhatsApp
🎉 Upload a 10-30sec video about what Metta Centre means to you (we love stories!) in landscape and high res so we can compile to create our anniversary video. Please see these guidelines and then upload to here
🎉 Write a message for our anniversary booklet (100 words or less) and email to [email protected] with your full name and city (bonus if you can send a photo of you at our events)
🎉 Make a donation to help with the costs of the event
🎉 Tell your friends and let's make this a joyous event together!
President’s Invitation
from Founder and President of the Metta Centre, Tina Ng
Metta Centre is a thriving community of people just like you, coming together in friendship and kindness, as we support each other in our journey to more peace, happiness, and wellness. We host renowned speakers from all over the world, representing all major Buddhist traditions, to enrich our community with diverse teachings and perspectives. We are innovative in the kind of events and projects that we organise, to inspire spiritual practice, foster a sense of community, and promote a more compassionate world. We often partner with other Buddhist and non-Buddhist organisations, building invaluable connections and supports for Buddhism to grow. We are based in Sydney, but you can also join us online, or at our interstate and international events. We run purely on the generosity of our volunteers and donors, with the support of many monastics, and with the blessings of the Triple Gems. We invite you to be a part of the growing Metta Centre family!
Special Events & Projects
We want to make the learning and practice of Buddhism relevant, accessible and interesting. So, we are creative in the types of events we organise, which may take the form of larger-scale events, conferences, retreats, nature walks, pilgrimages, festivals, charitable projects, and social dinners.
Regular Events
Routine is key to staying on track with our Buddhist practice. Be supported by the guidance of teachers and the friendship of fellow practitioners every week. On Mondays, come to listen to talks from teachers from all over the world; on Tuesdays, relax your body and mind with some mindful yoga; and on Wednesdays, learn and develop your meditation practice.
Videos
Our YouTube channel features recordings of many of our talks, guided meditations, special events, and Temple Spotlight Series.
Books
If you like the touch and feel of paper, we have a wide selection of free Buddhist books that you can collect at our events for free. If you prefer the convenience of eBooks that you can access immediately, check out our sister organisation, Lotus Library, which houses more than 1,400 titles from all the Buddhist traditions.
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Suttas
You can read the words of the Buddha as recorded in the early Buddhist Texts with modern translations at SuttaCentral.
Metta Hearts
The social welfare arm of Metta Centre supports the underprivileged, such as the homeless and children in foster care.
Metta Connections
Metta Connections is an online professional network platform to help connect lay people with Buddhist organisations - to practise right livelihood and give back to the community.
Temple Spotlight
Metta Centre acts like a bridge to introduce people to Buddhist monasteries. We organise Temple Tours, retreats and pilgrimages, and also videos in our Temple Spotlight Series, showcasing Buddhist temples and monasteries from around the world. We hope to inspire more people to visit and support monasteries and monastics, who are our beacon of hope and wisdom in this world.
Dhamma Lighthouses
Metta Centre connects visiting monastics with lay people who wish to offer all or part of their homes or business premises to support monastics and Buddhist practitioners to stay temporarily, and offer opportunities for their local community to offer Dana and listen to the Dhamma.
Ask a Buddhist
Our “Ask a Buddhist” program features a panel of Buddhist monastics and lay practitioners who responds to questions from the community. If you have a question about Buddhism, your practice, or just have someone to talk to, we can connect you to a fellow Buddhist who may be able to help you through it.
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