How happiness rose in Yuroke

Roses were honoured in ancient Greece as the queen of flowers.

For the founder of Yuroke’s Tibetan Buddhist Society, Venerable Geshe Acharya Thubten Loden, it was more simple: roses make people happy.

The society’s resident gardening expert, Venerable Tim McKibben, said Geshe Loden designed and then built the four-hectare Peaceful Land of Joy gardens.

“One reason Geshe Loden designed and built such a peaceful, meditative environment was to help visitors experience some calm in their busy lives,” Venerable McKibben said.

With thousands of multi-coloured salvias also ready to bloom, the society is opening the gates from 10am-4pm this Saturday and Sunday.

The Tibetan Buddhist Society is at 1425 Mickleham Road (access via Cookes Road), Yuroke.

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