Southern View: August 28, 2018

14 Tuesday August 28 2018
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Phen Day Dhargyey Ling (Tibetan)
- ‘A Centre for the Source of Benefit and
Happiness’ is the meaning of the name given
by the esteemed lama Lhagon Rinpoche.
The Christchurch people have the wonderful opportunity to engage in Tibetan Buddhist
philosophy and tradition with the local resident spiritual ‘friend’, as he likes to be referred
as, Venerable Geshe Nyima Dorje (Geshe-la).
The Christchurch Centre was started due
to requests made to have a highly qualified
authentic Tibetan Buddhist teacher
residing in the city and carrying out weekly
teachings, meditation classes and retreats.
Fulfilling this request Geshe-la now teaches
every Tuesday night and Sunday morning.
• Geshe-la graduated from the largest
Tibetan Buddhist monastery in the
world, Sera Monastic University
in South India. His main teachers
included His Holiness the Dalai Lama,
the late Venerable Khensur Urgyen
Tseten, Venerable Khensur Kangurwa
Lobsang Thupten and Venerable
Khenpo Lobsang Palden.
• Geshe-la arrived in New Zealand in
2008 teaching originally in Dunedin
then through requests moved to
Christchurch 2011, ever since proving
to be lively and entertaining, fresh
and eloquent. Certainly he is very
experienced, having taught younger
monks in the monastery, in his home
region of Tibet and for 3 years in
the traditionally Tibetan-Buddhist
country of Mongolia. Having Geshela
to teach in Christchurch therefore,
is quite a wonderful opportunity for
people to make a deep connection
with age-old teachings.
• At the Centre Geshe-la’s classes focus
on understanding the mind, mind
training and meditation practices.
Tuesday Night 7pm
Buddhist philosophy and study classes
Sundays 10am
Meditation and Mind Training classes
Introduction to Buddhism
Starting August, register now
www.tibetanbuddhistcentre.org.nz
christchurch.dhargyey@gmail.com
Ph. 021 062 1092
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Meditation & Mind Training;
• How to generate love, compassion,
generosity and patience. The purpose
is to create a peaceful mind. When
our mind is disturbed it lacks love,
compassion and patience. If we know
how to generate these qualities we
can create a more peaceful mind. We
have accustomed our minds more to
disturbances. We know that as we can
see how easy it is to become angry and
how much effort is needed to remain
patient. Familiarisation is the key.
Also if we apply our understanding
to our own situation; we need to
be loved and if we need this then it
is fair to say others also want to be
loved. If we generate this to others
then we gain the benefits, as we then
receive love and compassion. ‘Others’
mean all beings, if we have this
mental expansion there are enormous
benefits.
• As long as we have strong compassion
we have more patience, from this we
don’t get angry as quickly or as easily
then we have peace of mind.
• The Mind Training constitutes these
kinds of practices, learning and
practicing how to become acquainted
with these qualities of mind, so that
arises spontaneously, or at least are
generated more easily.
• By Jacob Page
WOOLSTON Boxing
Club came back with
seven titles from the
central North Island
novice championships in
Rotorua.
The nine-strong team
used the event as preparation
for the New Zealand
Golden Gloves in Hornby
in October. The Canterbury
team will be named
on September 9 for that
event, which means each
boxer was eager to push
their claim against fighters
from Hastings, Hamilton
and Auckland.
In the elite class bouts,
Trevor Swainson won the
under-91kg title, Oliver
Bristowe the under-81kg
title, Chrissy Reid the
80kg-plus women’s title,
and Beulah Paris the
under-69kg women’s title.
Byron Antal and
Sterling Robb won
the junior 80kg-plus
and under-59kg titles
International debut for fencer
• By Jacob Page
ADDINGTON Fencing
Institute’s Liam James
has had his first taste of
international competition
at the sport’s Junior
Commonwealth Games in
England.
The 20-year-old, who
lives in Bishopdale,
finished 34th overall at
the games.
“I think the result was
a fair reflection of where
I’ve been in the lead-up to
the event,” James said.
“I’ve had injuries to
both my knees and the
competition was very
strong.”
The top-10 ranked Kiwi
fencer has a lifetime best
ranking of No 3 in New
Zealand.
SPORTS
Titles for Woolston boxers
SUCCESS: Trevor
Swainson won the
under-91kg elite title at
the central North Island
novice championships
in Rotorua. PHOTO:
WOOLSTON BOXING
CLUB
respectively and Hamuera
Tainui won the under-
66kg cadet title.
Te Atetangi Paris was
the under-66kg junior
runner-up as was Azury
Ormsby in the under-
46kg.
Coach Holly Sullivan
was delighted with the
He said he spends eight
hours a week training in
his sport.
He said he has
been busy juggling a
welding and
manufacturing
course at Ara
as well.
“I’m not
putting in as
much time as
I would like
given the level
that I am, but
I’m very busy
and I’m hopeful
I’ll get more
time when things quieten
down.”
The former social
footballer and sailor said
he took up the sport in
year 9 because it looked
interesting.
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effort, even though some
of them had to fight in
higher weight categories
to get a bout.
“We are now seven
weeks out from nationals
and my guys are really
working hard on their
training and fitness to try
to make the Canterbury
team,” she said.
“I couldn’t be happier
with how the tournament
went,” she said.
“We had a number of
really good wins and it
was a chance for some of
our newer boxers to test
themselves against new
opposition for the first
time. It will be a great
learning experience for
them as they progress.”
The team will now compete
at the Rangiora and
Waikuku boxing championships
on September
8 in a last ditch attempt
to impress the Canterbury
selectors before the
Golden Gloves squad is
announced the next day.
“I thought it could be
fun and from there it’s
gone on and swallowed up
my life,” he said.
“It’s a sport of sharp
reflexes and
reactions. It’s a
very physically
demanding
sport. It can ruin
knees, backs,
hips and ankles,
just through
the range of
movement
and how much
Liam James time we spend
in a crouched
position.”
James said his longterm
goal was to become
the New Zealand No 1.
“It’s a great sport and in
spite of all of us being selffunded,
it is growing.”
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