Brisbane Theosophical Society Meetup

🌟 PUBLIC LECTURE 🌟 Living Buddhism: A Zen Perspective

🧘‍♀️ Presenter | Arno Hess
📅 7:00 PM | Wednesday 27 May 2026
📍 Brisbane Theosophical Society | 355 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill

🌟 LECTURE CONTENT 🌟
Buddhism encompasses many schools and practices, which can seem overwhelming or even contradictory to newcomers and experienced practitioners alike. Through a Zen lens, this talk returns to the foundations of Buddhist practice, exploring meditation and direct insight as a simple, practical path relevant to everyday modern life.

🌟 WHO IS ARNO? 🌟
Arno Hess is a Brisbane-based Zen teacher, founder of Pathway Zen, and leader of the Inside Mindfulness program, a rehabilitation initiative now taught in six Queensland prisons. With a master’s degree in Buddhist Studies and a background co-founding a technology-based manufacturing company, he is passionate about integrating Zen into everyday life and supporting others in their practice.

Tea, Coffee and Conversation to follow!

🌟 RETREAT 🌟 A Day of Silent Meditation

🧘‍♀️ Facilitator | Phillipa Rooke
📅 9:45 am - 3:30pm | Sunday 31 May 2026
📍 Brisbane Theosophical Society | 355 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill

You are warmly invited to spend a day of quietude, away from the pressures of daily life, at our Silent Meditation Day at the Brisbane Theosophical Society where the body and mind can relax and refresh.

Facilitator | Phillipa Rooke | phillipa.h.rooke@gmail.com | 0449 887 609

Cost: Members: $10 | Non-Members: $15

Registrations close: 5pm, Friday 29 May 2026

Entry: Access stairs on the left side of the building

Tea, Coffee and Conversation to follow!

🌟 PUBLIC LECTURE 🌟 Forgiveness - A Key to Your Spiritual Transformation

🧘‍♀️ Presenter | Tony Petcopoulos
📅 7:00 PM | Wednesday 3 June 2026
📍 Brisbane Theosophical Society | 355 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill

🌟 LECTURE CONTENT 🌟
Forgiveness is one of the most transformative soul qualities on the spiritual path, offering a way to release resentment, heal the heart, and reconnect with deeper states of inner peace and illumination. This lecture explores the spiritual importance of forgiveness, the effects of unresolved negativity on consciousness, and practical techniques for integrating forgiveness into daily life and spiritual practice.

🌟 WHO IS TONY? 🌟
Tony is a National Lecturer for the Brisbane Theosophical Society who has spent almost fifty years exploring spiritual wisdom through global travel, Vipassana meditation studies in India, and time living in the Himalayas with Buddhist Lamas. A retired social worker specialising in stress and burnout, he combines practical experience with deep spiritual insight in his presentations on transformation and self-discovery.

Tea, Coffee and Conversation to follow!

🌟 PUBLIC LECTURE 🌟 The Nature of the Self, Suffering and the Path to Happiness

🧘‍♀️ Presenter | Luke Ney
📅 7:00 PM | Wednesday 10 June 2026
📍 Brisbane Theosophical Society | 355 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill

🌟 LECTURE CONTENT 🌟
Explore a fascinating psychological “field theory of the self,” revealing how the mind and psyche are shaped by organising principles found throughout nature, with insights into everyday life and mental wellbeing. This thought-provoking lecture also connects these ideas to self-inquiry and the spiritual path, highlighting the transformative role of letting go in deeper self-realisation.

🌟 WHO IS LUKE? 🌟
A Senior Research Fellow with a PhD in Psychology, Luke’s research is supported by Australia’s National Health and Medical Research Council and explores mental disorders, identity, self-concept, and neurobiology. With nearly 20 years of dedicated spiritual meditation practice, he is deeply interested in self-realisation and drawing closer to the Source as the truest expression of happiness.

Tea, Coffee and Conversation to follow!