Monthly Sangha Gathering: The Way of the Great Perfection

On 7 July we will present: Sorting out what karma really is – a teaching by Philippe Cornu

We often have misleading ideas about what karma is. We confuse it with a destiny to which we are bound and cannot change. In fact, when we really understand what karma is, it gives us greater freedom and hope on our spiritual path.

This session is part of our Monthly Sangha Gathering series presenting highlights from: The Way of the Great Perfection , a new cycle of the All-Encompassing Path to Enlightenment

The ground is our buddha nature,

The support is this precious human life,

The wonderful circumstance is meeting a spiritual teacher, and

The method is the pith instructions through which we can realise our true nature, the buddha.

Gampopa, The Jewel Ornament of Liberation

The All-Encompassing Path to Enlightenment is the main study programme in Rigpa, for students of all levels: new, more advanced or in-between. In this cycle, The Way of the Great Perfection, we will explore the main principles of the preliminary practices in a fresh way. These practices are a complete path in themselves and also the foundation for Vajrayana and Dzogchen practice.

The preliminary practices, called Ngöndro in Tibetan, encompasses all the elements needed to prepare us to fully receive the Great Perfection teachings of Dzogchen, the highest and most direct stream of wisdom within the Buddhist tradition of Tibet.

So no matter where we are on our path, this new cycle will support us in taking it to completion. Our senior and most experienced Rigpa teachers will guide us through the key principles of the Ngöndro, helping us to discover or revisit these principles in a fresh, up-to-date, real life way, while preserving their authenticity.

Each session will offer guided contemplations, group meditations, exercises and discussions.

The goal of this multi-year programme of The Way of the Great Perfection is for us to arrive at a thorough and complete understanding of what the teachings tell us about the different methods of Buddhist practice, to reach a complete certainty on how we apply them in daily life, and ultimately realise the innermost nature of our own minds.

We warmly invite you to attend in person at our National Center in Newtown. If this is really not possible for you, you may join online by Zoom.

Held on one Sunday each Month, 9.30am – 1.00pm

Next session on 7 July, 4 August, 1 September, 27 October, 3 November, 1 December

Cost: Adult: $20, Concession $10, Rigpa Subscribers (members): free

(Subscribers, if you have not received a discount code, please email sydney@rigpa.org.au.)