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A Queer Presence: Rainbodhi Gallery Tour and Meditation

19 February 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Join Rainbodhi LGBTQIA+ Buddhist Community for a special viewing of the exhibition Presence of Mind exhibition.

Discover a wonderful world of queer Buddhist art practice!

Join Rainbodhi LGBTQIA+ Buddhist Community for a special viewing of the exhibition Presence of Mind exhibition.

Hear about the ways spirituality and queer identites have informed the lives and practice of featured artists as we take a private tour with the curators, followed by a guided meditation in the gallery with friends.

10:00am – 10:30am Gallery Talk with Curators

10:30am – 11:15am Meditation led by Bhante Akaliko

Facilitator Bio:

Akāliko Bhikkhu is the founder of Rainbodhi and an out and proud queer Buddhist monk in the Theravada forest tradition. Bhante Akāliko first encountered Buddhism as a teenager and spent over twenty years practising in different traditions both in Australia and overseas, before taking full ordination with Ajahn Brahm as his preceptor. He is on the Board of Directors for the Buddhist Council of NSW and a chaplain with the University of Western Sydney. He currently resides with his long-term teacher, Bhante Sujato, at Lokanta Vihara, (the Monastery at the End of the World) in Sydney, Australia.

Before he was ordained Bhante Akāliko studied visual arts and worked at the Museum of Contemporary Art.

About Rainbodhi:

Rainbodhi is a spiritual friendship group for LGBTQIA+ Buddhists and an advocate for more inclusion and diversity in the broader Buddhist community. We offer meditation, dhamma discussion and social events in a safe, supportive environment. We welcome everyone regardless of race, gender, sexuality or ability. Rainbodhi is a non-sectarian group, open to people from all Buddhist traditions, other faiths or with no faith. All our events are free.

Our name combines two words: rainbow, representing our diverse community, and bodhi, the Buddhist concept of enlightenment. We believe in inclusion, compassion and wisdom.

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Artwork credit: Lachlan Warner, Suffering sentient being I & II, 2021

Venue

Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios
164 Longueville Rd
Lane Cove, NSW 2066 Australia
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