Practical Wisdom

Practical Wisdom: Wisdom & Compassion in Action
Making the everyday your spiritual path

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 of our day to progress on the spiritual path; and how to accomplish our everyday tasks more effortlessly and efficiently by applying the principles of the Buddhist teachings to our actions. These teachings are practical, relevant, and even life changing.

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

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

• Video teachings from Sogyal Rinpoche.
• Meditation practice
• Time for contemplation
• Group discussions and Q&A, offering each student the opportunity to explore the teachings and practices in an open supportive environment and to connect with a community of practitioners.

Where: In person at Rigpa Sydney, 158 Australia St Newtown and online
When:  Twelve Monday nights starting 6 February and ending on 24 April
Time: 7.00 – 9.00pm