Cultivating Compassion, Melbourne

Rigpa Melbourne 803 Nicholson St, Carlton North, Victoria, Australia

A thousand years ago, a Tibetan monk, Geshe Chekhawa, summarised the Tibetan Buddhist guidelines for living a compassionate life into seven key points, known as the Seven Points of Mind training. For generations, his pithy slogans have laid the way for students to nurture their own compassionate nature and put it into action in everyday life. In a world where acts of unkindness, large and small, can leave us in despair and feeling powerless these teachings offer a vital practical antidote.

Tulku Pema Rigtsal Rinpoche Teachings | Melbourne | 13 & 14 January 2024

Richmond Theatrette 415 Church St, Richmond, Melbourne, Vic, Australia

Rigpa Melbourne is delighted again to host Tulku Pema Rigtsal Rinpoche to teach at the Richmond Theatrette 415 Church Street Richmond on Saturday 13 January and Sunday 14 January. This follows his previous visit in 2019, when he taught on Bodhicitta at our centre in Brunswick.   Calling the Lama from Afar The Four Thoughts […]

Our Inner Freedom: Looking Within | Melbourne, Sydney and Online

Rigpa Melbourne 803 Nicholson St, Carlton North, Victoria, Australia

The Buddha’s life and teachings show that we all encounter change and loss. Our lives are changing all the time, often in  small ways, but sometimes impermanence turns our whole world upside down. Sometimes, the experience of such a powerful reminder of impermanence can be frightening;  and we feel an urgent need to question and […]