Practical Wisdom

Making the everyday your spiritual path

Investigating how we can we translate the presence and awareness we cultivate in the meditation into action. And, how we can use our everyday activities to deepen our understanding of reality.
Online
Monday evenings

How can we apply the wisdom and compassion of the Buddha’s teachings to our daily lives? How can we translate the presence and awareness which we cultivate on the meditation cushion into action? How can we use our everyday activities to strengthen and deepen our view and understanding of reality?

 In this day and age, many of us find ourselves feeling busier and more stressed and it seems more difficult to find time for meditation practice. If we really wish to progress on the spiritual path, we need to bridge the separation between our study and practice and our everyday life. Based on the wisdom of the Buddhadharma, Sogyal Rinpoche’s Practical Wisdom teachings provide us with a rich array of advice and skilful tools to help us in our task of integrating the dharma into our lives in order to bring benefit to others.

 The Practical Wisdom teachings show us how to dissolve the separation between our practice and our everyday life; how to use every opportunity in our day to progress on the spiritual path; and how to accomplish our everyday tasks more effortlessly. These teachings are practical, relevant, and even life changing.

 Course participants will need basic understanding of the principles of Mahayana Buddhism, and some familiarity with meditation and compassion practices. The course is recommended for students who have completed a course or retreat with Rigpa.

Online  

When: Monday evenings, 12 weeks
7:00-9:00pm AEDT (9:00am CET, 3:00am Mon US East)

Where: Online via Zoom
$240, concession $120, free for Rigpa subscribers

We are yet to finalise dates for when this course will be offered in 2025. If you are interested in attending this course, please register your interest by emailing rigpa.australia@rigpa.org.au.