BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Rigpa Australia - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Rigpa Australia X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://rigpa.org.au X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Rigpa Australia REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Brisbane BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20240101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20240406T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20241005T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20250405T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20251004T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20260404T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20261003T160000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250903T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250903T204500 DTSTAMP:20260516T035141 CREATED:20250726T085855Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250730T050443Z UID:10006528-1756926000-1756932300@rigpa.org.au SUMMARY:Bringing the Mind Home DESCRIPTION:Bringing the Mind Home \nRigpa Brisbane is pleased to announce we are offering this new and exciting 8 week course starting Wednesday 20 August 2025. \nThe course is open for in-person attendance for all. \nFor more information and to register please click here. \nEnquiries: brisbane@rigpa.org.au URL:https://rigpa.org.au/event/wednesday-course-bringing-the-mind-home-2/2025-09-03/ LOCATION:Rigpa Brisbane\, Unit 2/19 Enoggera Terrace\, Brisbane\, Queensland\, Australia CATEGORIES:Brisbane Everyone,For Everyone ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://rigpa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/BMH-sq3-08-2025.png ORGANIZER;CN="Rigpa Brisbane":MAILTO:brisbane@rigpa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250904T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250904T200000 DTSTAMP:20260516T035141 CREATED:20250317T053936Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250317T055813Z UID:10005272-1757012400-1757016000@rigpa.org.au SUMMARY:Thursday Drop-in meditation DESCRIPTION:These drop-in meditation sessions are a good opportunity to practice meditation in a supportive environment. \nAll are welcome and basic guidance is given. \nPre-booking is not required. \nEnquiries: brisbane@rigpa.org.au URL:https://rigpa.org.au/event/thursday-drop-in-meditation-3/2025-09-04/ LOCATION:Rigpa Brisbane\, Unit 2/19 Enoggera Terrace\, Brisbane\, Queensland\, Australia CATEGORIES:Brisbane Everyone,For Everyone ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://rigpa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Event-RB-Thurs-Drop-In-4-1080px-x-1080px.png ORGANIZER;CN="Rigpa Brisbane":MAILTO:brisbane@rigpa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250907T090000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250907T094500 DTSTAMP:20260516T035141 CREATED:20250317T054041Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250317T055729Z UID:10005284-1757235600-1757238300@rigpa.org.au SUMMARY:Sunday Drop-in Loving Kindness practice/Brisbane DESCRIPTION:All are welcome. The practice of Loving Kindness is a guided contemplation based on the teaching of the Buddha. It is a method for awakening Love and Compassion within ourselves to enable us to be genuinely loving and compassionate to others. \nAll are welcome and basic guidance is given. \nPre-booking is not required. \nEnquiries: brisbane@rigpa.org.au URL:https://rigpa.org.au/event/sunday-drop-in-loving-kindness-practice-brisbane/2025-09-07/ LOCATION:Rigpa Brisbane\, Unit 2/19 Enoggera Terrace\, Brisbane\, Queensland\, Australia CATEGORIES:Brisbane Everyone,For Everyone ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://rigpa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Event-RB-Sun-Drop-In-4-1080px-x-1080px.png ORGANIZER;CN="Rigpa Brisbane":MAILTO:brisbane@rigpa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250907T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250907T160000 DTSTAMP:20260516T035141 CREATED:20250726T085855Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250730T050443Z UID:10006529-1757239200-1757260800@rigpa.org.au SUMMARY:Bringing the Mind Home DESCRIPTION:Bringing the Mind Home \nRigpa Brisbane is pleased to announce we are offering this new and exciting 8 week course starting Wednesday 20 August 2025. \nThe course is open for in-person attendance for all. \nFor more information and to register please click here. \nEnquiries: brisbane@rigpa.org.au URL:https://rigpa.org.au/event/wednesday-course-bringing-the-mind-home-2/2025-09-07/ LOCATION:Rigpa Brisbane\, Unit 2/19 Enoggera Terrace\, Brisbane\, Queensland\, Australia CATEGORIES:Brisbane Everyone,For Everyone ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://rigpa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/BMH-sq3-08-2025.png ORGANIZER;CN="Rigpa Brisbane":MAILTO:brisbane@rigpa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250910T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250910T204500 DTSTAMP:20260516T035141 CREATED:20250726T085855Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250730T050443Z UID:10006530-1757530800-1757537100@rigpa.org.au SUMMARY:Bringing the Mind Home DESCRIPTION:Bringing the Mind Home \nRigpa Brisbane is pleased to announce we are offering this new and exciting 8 week course starting Wednesday 20 August 2025. \nThe course is open for in-person attendance for all. \nFor more information and to register please click here. \nEnquiries: brisbane@rigpa.org.au URL:https://rigpa.org.au/event/wednesday-course-bringing-the-mind-home-2/2025-09-10/ LOCATION:Rigpa Brisbane\, Unit 2/19 Enoggera Terrace\, Brisbane\, Queensland\, Australia CATEGORIES:Brisbane Everyone,For Everyone ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://rigpa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/BMH-sq3-08-2025.png ORGANIZER;CN="Rigpa Brisbane":MAILTO:brisbane@rigpa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250915T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250915T210000 DTSTAMP:20260516T035141 CREATED:20250720T031828Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250721T051742Z UID:10006473-1757962800-1757970000@rigpa.org.au SUMMARY:Practical Wisdom: Wisdom & Compassion in Action DESCRIPTION: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? \nIn 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. \nThe 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. \nParticipants 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 student who have completed a course or retreat with Rigpa. \nLed by Western meditation instructors with many years of experience\, each session consists of: \n\nVideo teachings from Sogyal Rinpoche.\nMeditation practice\nTime for contemplation\nGroup 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.\n\nThis is a FREE event\, however a donation would be gratefully received. URL:https://rigpa.org.au/event/practical-wisdom-wisdom-compassion-in-action/2025-09-15/ LOCATION:Online via Zoom\, Australia CATEGORIES:Adelaide Everyone,Brisbane Everyone,For Everyone,Melbourne - Everyone,Newcastle - All welcome,Online,Sydney - Everyone ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://rigpa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Practical-Wisdom.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250917T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250917T204500 DTSTAMP:20260516T035141 CREATED:20250726T085855Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250730T050443Z UID:10006531-1758135600-1758141900@rigpa.org.au SUMMARY:Bringing the Mind Home DESCRIPTION:Bringing the Mind Home \nRigpa Brisbane is pleased to announce we are offering this new and exciting 8 week course starting Wednesday 20 August 2025. \nThe course is open for in-person attendance for all. \nFor more information and to register please click here. \nEnquiries: brisbane@rigpa.org.au URL:https://rigpa.org.au/event/wednesday-course-bringing-the-mind-home-2/2025-09-17/ LOCATION:Rigpa Brisbane\, Unit 2/19 Enoggera Terrace\, Brisbane\, Queensland\, Australia CATEGORIES:Brisbane Everyone,For Everyone ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://rigpa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/BMH-sq3-08-2025.png ORGANIZER;CN="Rigpa Brisbane":MAILTO:brisbane@rigpa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250918T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250918T200000 DTSTAMP:20260516T035141 CREATED:20250317T054211Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250317T055636Z UID:10005296-1758222000-1758225600@rigpa.org.au SUMMARY:Thursday Drop-in meditation DESCRIPTION:These drop-in meditation sessions are a good opportunity to practice meditation in a supportive environment. \nAll are welcome and basic guidance is given. \nPre-booking is not required. \nEnquiries: brisbane@rigpa.org.au URL:https://rigpa.org.au/event/thursday-drop-in-meditation-4/2025-09-18/ LOCATION:Rigpa Brisbane\, Unit 2/19 Enoggera Terrace\, Brisbane\, Queensland\, Australia CATEGORIES:Brisbane Everyone,For Everyone ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://rigpa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Event-RB-Thurs-Drop-In-4-1080px-x-1080px.png ORGANIZER;CN="Rigpa Brisbane":MAILTO:brisbane@rigpa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250922T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250922T210000 DTSTAMP:20260516T035141 CREATED:20250720T031828Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250721T051742Z UID:10006474-1758567600-1758574800@rigpa.org.au SUMMARY:Practical Wisdom: Wisdom & Compassion in Action DESCRIPTION: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? \nIn 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. \nThe 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. \nParticipants 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 student who have completed a course or retreat with Rigpa. \nLed by Western meditation instructors with many years of experience\, each session consists of: \n\nVideo teachings from Sogyal Rinpoche.\nMeditation practice\nTime for contemplation\nGroup 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.\n\nThis is a FREE event\, however a donation would be gratefully received. URL:https://rigpa.org.au/event/practical-wisdom-wisdom-compassion-in-action/2025-09-22/ LOCATION:Online via Zoom\, Australia CATEGORIES:Adelaide Everyone,Brisbane Everyone,For Everyone,Melbourne - Everyone,Newcastle - All welcome,Online,Sydney - Everyone ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://rigpa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Practical-Wisdom.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250924T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250924T204500 DTSTAMP:20260516T035141 CREATED:20250726T085855Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250730T050443Z UID:10006532-1758740400-1758746700@rigpa.org.au SUMMARY:Bringing the Mind Home DESCRIPTION:Bringing the Mind Home \nRigpa Brisbane is pleased to announce we are offering this new and exciting 8 week course starting Wednesday 20 August 2025. \nThe course is open for in-person attendance for all. \nFor more information and to register please click here. \nEnquiries: brisbane@rigpa.org.au URL:https://rigpa.org.au/event/wednesday-course-bringing-the-mind-home-2/2025-09-24/ LOCATION:Rigpa Brisbane\, Unit 2/19 Enoggera Terrace\, Brisbane\, Queensland\, Australia CATEGORIES:Brisbane Everyone,For Everyone ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://rigpa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/BMH-sq3-08-2025.png ORGANIZER;CN="Rigpa Brisbane":MAILTO:brisbane@rigpa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250927T090000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20250927T100000 DTSTAMP:20260516T035141 CREATED:20250124T220058Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250317T055528Z UID:10005261-1758963600-1758967200@rigpa.org.au SUMMARY:Saturday Drop-in meditation DESCRIPTION:These drop-in meditation sessions are a good opportunity to practice meditation in a supportive environment. \nAll are welcome and basic guidance is given. \nPre-booking is not required. \nEnquiries: brisbane@rigpa.org.au URL:https://rigpa.org.au/event/saturday-drop-in-meditation-3/2025-09-27/ LOCATION:Rigpa Brisbane\, Unit 2/19 Enoggera Terrace\, Brisbane\, Queensland\, Australia CATEGORIES:Brisbane Everyone,For Everyone ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://rigpa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Event-RB-Sat-Drop-In-4-1080px-x-1080px.png ORGANIZER;CN="Rigpa Brisbane":MAILTO:brisbane@rigpa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250929T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250929T210000 DTSTAMP:20260516T035141 CREATED:20250720T031828Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250721T051742Z UID:10006475-1759172400-1759179600@rigpa.org.au SUMMARY:Practical Wisdom: Wisdom & Compassion in Action DESCRIPTION: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? \nIn 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. \nThe 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. \nParticipants 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 student who have completed a course or retreat with Rigpa. \nLed by Western meditation instructors with many years of experience\, each session consists of: \n\nVideo teachings from Sogyal Rinpoche.\nMeditation practice\nTime for contemplation\nGroup 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.\n\nThis is a FREE event\, however a donation would be gratefully received. URL:https://rigpa.org.au/event/practical-wisdom-wisdom-compassion-in-action/2025-09-29/ LOCATION:Online via Zoom\, Australia CATEGORIES:Adelaide Everyone,Brisbane Everyone,For Everyone,Melbourne - Everyone,Newcastle - All welcome,Online,Sydney - Everyone ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://rigpa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Practical-Wisdom.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR