Mindfulness Activities

We have curated a wide range of mindfulness and meditation activities at our retreat centre in Montrose and meditation space in the city to help you cultivate inner peace, reduce stress and enhance overall well-being in your daily life.

Journey into The Heart Sutra (Montrose)

Join us for a Sunday that surpasses your ordinary Sundays by experiencing timeless wisdom.

Date: 8th June (Sunday), 2025

Time: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Location: Hai Hui Shan Pure Land Centre, 45 Moore Avenue, Montrose VIC 3765

You can look forward to these profound events:

• Dharma Talk by Jiawen: The Profound Wisdom of the Heart Sutra - Dive into the timeless profundity of the Heart Sutra as spoken by Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva. This is a six-part discourse.

• Wood-Fire Vegetarian Lunch - Relish a hearty meal prepared with mindfulness and love in communion with others.

• Heart Sutra Copying Meditation - Slowly and steadily cultivate the perfection of patience and wisdom by participating in the calligraphy of this inconceivable dharma jewel .

All activities are free (donations appreciated to help us cover the costs for running the events). Spaces are limited, so to register and RSVP is important.

To participate, please register in the form at the end of this page.

Father’s Day Amitabha Music Concert (Montrose)

This Father’s Day, come expand your consciousness and leave with gratitude, joy and reverence!

Date: 15th June (Sunday), 2025

Time: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Location: Hai Hui Shan Pure Land Centre, 45 Moore Avenue, Montrose VIC 3765

You can look forward to these engaging events:

• Mantra Chanting Concert - Involve yourself and be carried away by the ethereal timeless chants which resonate with your true self, unlocking your innate wisdom.

• Wood-Fire Vegetarian Lunch - Relish a hearty meal prepared with mindfulness and love in communion with others.

• Nianfo Walking Meditation - Move with purpose and mindfulness and be one with the sages of past, present and future

This special event honors the legacy of all our Fathers and inculcates in us a sense of gratitude and respect for them, by becoming mindful of the sacrifices made by them for our health, happiness - pointing to our common Father Amitabha Buddha.

All activities are free (donations appreciated to help us cover the costs for running the events). Spaces are limited, so to register and RSVP is important.

To participate, please register in the form at the end of this page.

June Weekend Nianfo Meditation Retreat

Find Stillness in the Mountains

Join us for a transformative weekend of self-discovery at our upcoming Nianfo Meditation Retreat, guided by Jiawen.

Throughout the weekend, we will delve into the heart of Pure Land practice: Nianfo Meditation (Amitabha recitation)— a simple yet profound method to cultivate mindfulness, joy, and spiritual clarity.

📍 Location: 45 Moore Ave, Montrose 3765 VIC 3223

🕰 Date & Time: 7 PM Friday, 20th June – 2 PM Sunday, 22nd June, 2025

🌿 What to Expect:

• Daily Nianfo and silent meditation sessions to restore inner calm

• Walking meditation in nature, embracing stillness with each step

• Eight Brocades Qigong, a gentle movement practice to nurture body and mind

• Dharma talks with Jiawen, offering guidance, insight, and inspiration

💖 Open to All: Whether you are new to Nianfo practice or an experienced practitioner, this retreat offers a serene space to reconnect with the Dharma.

Come and immerse yourself in a weekend of purification, tranquility, and spiritual renewal.

✨ For registration and more details, please visit here.

Monthly Dharma Talk & Mindfulness Activities (Teamoo)

Our monthly Dharma talk & mindfulness activities include a wide range of interesting programs such as Baduanjin Qigong to help you start the day with positive energy, Dharma talk & FAQs: Fundamentals into Buddhism - we will look at how to apply the wisdom from the Buddha’s teachings to help solve our daily problems (it’s not religious, anybody can practice Buddhism, as the Buddha simply teaches us the methods to lead us to live a stress-free and happier life.)

At lunch time, we will also gather together to have a vegetarian meal (you can BYO or do potluck, we will also provide some vegetarian food but very limited options,  so we recommend you BYO or do potluck). We will also gather together to practise Nianfo (Amitabha Chanting) meditation and sitting meditation. 

Time: 10:30 AM - 13:45 PM, 29th June (Sunday), 2025 - The time varies for each month, please follow us on social media to look out for future announcements. 

Address: Lv2/141 Toorak Rd, South Yarra VIC (Hai Hui Shan Meditation Space/Teamoo)

All activities are free (donations appreciated to help us cover the costs for running the events). Spaces are limited, so to register and RSVP is important.

Please register in the form at the end of this page.

7-Day Nianfo Meditation Retreat (Montrose)

Go Deeper into your true nature

Join Us for a 7-Day Nianfo Meditation Retreat (also known as “Foqi” in Chinese) at the Hai Hui Shan Pure Land Centre in Melbourne (Montrose) - a rare opportunity to dedicate yourself wholeheartedly to the practice of Nianfo (Amitabha recitation).

📍 Location: 45 Moore Ave, Montrose 3765 VIC 3223

🕰 Date & Time: 7pm Friday, 4th July 2025 – 2pm Sunday, 11th July 2025

🌿 **What is a Foqi?**A Foqi is a time-honoured Pure Land Buddhist retreat centred on continuous recitation of Amitabha Buddha’s name (Nianfo), guiding the mind toward stillness, clarity, and unwavering mindfulness of Amitabha Buddha. It is a powerful way to accumulate merit, purify negative karma, and strengthen one’s aspiration for rebirth in Amitabha Buddha’s Western Pure Land (Sukhavati). Foqi has the tradition for over 1600 years in China.

🌿 What to Expect:

· Daily Nianfo meditation and chanting sessions

· Dharma (and sutra) talks and reflections on Pure Land practice

· Walking meditation in the natural surrounds

· Gentle movement practices (e.g., Qigong)

· Periods of noble silence and mindful contemplation

· Wholesome vegetarian meals and heartfelt community

💖 Open to All: Whether you are new to Nianfo practice or an experienced practitioner, this retreat offers a serene space to go deeper and solidify dharma practice.

✨ For registration and more details, please visit here.

Guanyin’s Enlightenment Day Ceremony (Montrose)

Guanyin is an important figure in the Buddhist pantheon, symbolizing the Bodhisattva ideal of selfless compassion and the aspiration to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all beings.

Join us on this day to revere and embody her qualities.

Date: 13th July (Sunday), 2025

Time: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Location: Hai Hui Shan Pure Land Centre, 45 Moore Avenue, Montrose VIC 3765

You can look forward to these abosrbing events:

• Recitation of the “Universal Gate” Chapter from the Lotus Sutra - Understand deeply and experience the compassion and wisdom of Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva by listening to this holy chapter. This is a six-part discourse.

• Wood-Fire Vegetarian Lunch - Relish a hearty meal prepared with mindfulness and love in, communion with others.

• Dharma Talk by Jiawen: The Profound Wisdom of the Heart Sutra - Dive into the timeless profundity of the Heart Sutra as spoken by Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva. This is a six-part discourse.

This day serves as on opportunity to become like Guanyin and transform our lives and those of others - do not miss it!

All activities are free (donations appreciated to help us cover the costs for running the events). Spaces are limited, so to register and RSVP is important.

To participate, please register in the form at the end of this page.

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*Due to space constraint, our events are subject to limited space (max. 16 ppl), so RSVP is essential.