Our society aims to give a clear and comprehensive understanding of the Buddha’s teaching. In looking at the essence of the teachings and the expedient means, or form, we hope to encourage practice that is useful and easily integrated into everyday life.

We are very fortunate to have Buddhist lay teacher, Sifu Tim Roberts, as the teacher affiliated with our university’s Buddhist Society. Having been a close personal student of an accomplished Chinese Buddhist and Taoist teacher ( Ci Wen Shifu) for many years, Sifu Tim has had the rare privilege to learn from someone with direct wisdom of the Buddha Dharma. Influenced by deep wisdom teaching and a rich academic background, Sifu Tim has been teaching the profundity of the Buddha’s teaching for over a decade, demonstrating how the Buddha’s words are true in all aspects of life and society through examples in history, economics, politics, in individuals and in everyday interactions between people.

We run regular introductory and intermediate talks, meditation retreats, cushion making days and in 2012 we will be holding weekly Wing Chun (self-defence) classes. Our society emphasizes gaining wisdom through interaction with the world and allowing selfless ungrasped motivation to drive one’s actions to relieve suffering.