Inspiring a Revolution in Your Heart and Mind: Awakening Love and Compassion I Newcastle I Day Class

Awakening Love and Compassion

This module explores the Buddhist approach to practicing compassion and how to apply it in all situations. The first step to compassion is to realise that other people are just like you. They too wish to be happy and free from suffering. Then, through the practice of Tonglen ( giving and receiving ), we begin to mentally take on the suffering of others with compassion, and give our happiness and wellbeing with love. So that ultimately our every action can be an act of compassion.

Where: 2/2 Smith Street, Charlestown, 2290.

When: Tuesday mornings, 24 November to 8 December.

Time: 10.00am – 12.00pm

Who: All welcome

Cost: 3 session module: Full $60, Concession $30

FREE for Rigpa members/subscribers who may email newcastle@rigpa.org.au to request the discount code.

If you are experiencing financial hardship please email us at newcastle@rigpa.org.au to request a further concession.

This is module eight of a year-long course based on the “Tibetan book of Living and Dying” that students can join at any stage. Each module focuses on a different topic operating as a stand alone class while being a part of the course as a whole. All welcome.

The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying is widely regarded as one of the most complete and authoritative presentations of Tibetan Buddhism. A manual for life and death and a source of sacred inspiration from the heart of the Tibetan tradition, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying provides a lucid and inspiring introduction to the practice of meditation, to the nature of mind, to karma and rebirth, and to the trials and rewards of the spiritual path. The teachings, meditation and contemplations from this authentic tradition reveal how each of us can live a more meaningful, connected and fulfilling life.

Participants in this course will learn:

• How to meditate
• How an acceptance of impermanence can help us understand death and change our attitude towards life
• How meditation can transform our perception, increase our confidence and fully connect us to the world around us
• That mind is much more than just thoughts and emotions
• How understanding the interdependency of all things and the principle of karma (that every action has an effect) gives us a logical basis for ethics and personal responsibility

Led by Western meditation instructors with many years of experience, each session consists of:

• Video teachings from Tibetan and Western Buddhist masters including Sogyal Rinpoche, Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche, Mingyur Rinpoche, Pema Chödrön and Sharon Salzberg.
• Meditation practice
• Time for contemplation
• Group discussions and Q&A, offering you the opportunity to explore the teachings and practices in an open supportive environment.