Anxiety is an excessive worry about everyday issues such as health, finances, or work. It can be a mild underlying feeling of agitation or excessive anxiety which interferes with sleep, with concentration or our ability to easily carry out everyday tasks.
Much of our suffering is based on fear. The perspectives, techniques and practices within Buddhism offer excellent support for working with anxiety. During this talk we will explore some of these perspectives and practices.

This talk will be held in person at the Library only. Please register so we know the numbers attending the Library.

Teacher profile

Rod Lee is a director of the Tibetan Buddhist Society in Sydney and has been teaching meditation and Buddhist philosophy for over 30 years. His teacher since 1978 was Venerable Geshe Acharya Thubten Loden who passed way in 2011.

Rod has been involved in health care management and education for the past 40 years. He was an executive administrator for a medical rehabilitation centre and has designed and delivered, meditation, stress management, and mindfulness programs for corporate and private clients.

Rod has been a meditation instructor for Nature Care College of Natural Therapies, and he wrote and narrated the Qantas Airways’ and Malaysian Airlines’ in-flight meditation audio programs.

He is also a Shiatsu practitioner and has also been an instructor of Tai Chi for the past 37 years.

All Sessions are by Donation (Dana) to the Buddhist Library. All donations to the Buddhist Library of $2 and over are tax deductible.

Dana is the traditional practice of generosity, the extending of one’s goodwill, which is fundamental to Buddhism and other spiritual traditions. The dana you give is shared equally with the teacher and the Buddhist Library. This helps to maintain the Library and supports the teacher so that they may offer more teachings on the Dhamma in the future. It is up to each person to determine the amount of dana they’d like to offer. We understand that this is a difficult time financially for many, and people will give what they can. An appropriate dana can’t be prescribed but requires sensitivity to its intent and to the individual’s own situation, as well as awareness of the cost of organising events and supporting teachers who spread the Dhamma