My Space - Geshe Doga

Inside the sprawling East Brighton property that is home to the Tara Institute, Buddhist monks conduct weekly meditation sessions for a growing number of Melburnians. In the gompa, or meditation hall, a wall of stained-glass windows is a reminder of when Catholic nuns taught and cared for disabled children here. On the other side of the room, a richly decorated altar is dominated by a large golden statue of Buddha Sakyamuni. Geshe Doga, who entered the monastery in his Tibetan village at the age ...