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SUMMARY:Turning Suffering and Happiness into Enlightenment/Term 3/Online
DESCRIPTION:The Buddhist teachings show us a way to find a deep sense of fulfillment that does not depend on outer circumstances and is naturally ours. Through a process of reflection and meditation\, we find inner strength\, which allows us to fully and fearlessly engage with everything we experience in our lives. Then\, all our experiences – happy or sad\, good or bad – will become a source of personal growth and spiritual awakening: they have the potential to open our eyes and our heart\, and make us grow wiser and more compassionate. \nTurning Suffering and Happiness into Enlightenment will present teachings that offer commentary of the classic\, short and pithy text\, Taking Happiness and Suffering on our Path\, by the great Dzogchen master Dodrupchen Jigme Tenpe Nyima. This text presents the Buddha’s teachings on how to transform suffering and happiness in a manner that is easy to understand and put into practice. \nDetails for Term 3 \nWhere: Online \nWhen: Friday mornings\, eight sessions\, 26 July to 27 September with a break from  16th August to Friday 23rd August \nTime: 9.30am – 11:30 am\, Australian Eastern Time \n(Thursday 11.30pm Central European Time; Thursday 5.30pm US East Coast Time) \nThis is the third term of a year-long course. If you wish to join after the first two weeks of a term then please register and pay a pro rata amount by sending  an email enquiry to newcastle@rigpa.org.au. If you are a newer student and would like to study this text please email Rigpa Newcastle   newcastle@rigpa.org.au. \nCost for Term 3: \nEight sessions: Full $160\, Concession $80 \nIf you are experiencing financial hardship please email us at newcastle@rigpa.org.au to request a further concession. \nFREE for Rigpa members/subscribers. Please email newcastle@rigpa.org.au to request the discount code.
URL:https://rigpa.org.au/event/turning-suffering-and-happiness-into-enlightenment-term-3-online/2024-08-02/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Established Students,Newcastle,Newcastle - Established Students,Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rigpa Newcastle":MAILTO:newcastle@rigpa.org.au
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240802T113000
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SUMMARY:Turning Suffering and Happiness into Enlightenment/Term 3/Online
DESCRIPTION:The Buddhist teachings show us a way to find a deep sense of fulfillment that does not depend on outer circumstances and is naturally ours. Through a process of reflection and meditation\, we find inner strength\, which allows us to fully and fearlessly engage with everything we experience in our lives. Then\, all our experiences – happy or sad\, good or bad – will become a source of personal growth and spiritual awakening: they have the potential to open our eyes and our heart\, and make us grow wiser and more compassionate. \nTurning Suffering and Happiness into Enlightenment will present teachings that offer commentary of the classic\, short and pithy text\, Taking Happiness and Suffering on our Path\, by the great Dzogchen master Dodrupchen Jigme Tenpe Nyima. This text presents the Buddha’s teachings on how to transform suffering and happiness in a manner that is easy to understand and put into practice. \nDetails for Term 3 \nWhere: Online \nWhen: Friday mornings\, eight sessions\, 26 July to 27 September with a break from  16th August to Friday 23rd August \nTime: 9.30am – 11:30 am\, Australian Eastern Time \n(Thursday 11.30pm Central European Time; Thursday 5.30pm US East Coast Time) \nThis is the third term of a year-long course. If you wish to join after the first two weeks of a term then please register and pay a pro rata amount by sending  an email enquiry to newcastle@rigpa.org.au. If you are a newer student and would like to study this text please email Rigpa Newcastle   newcastle@rigpa.org.au. \nCost for Term 3: \nEight sessions: Full $160\, Concession $80 \nIf you are experiencing financial hardship please email us at newcastle@rigpa.org.au to request a further concession. \nFREE for Rigpa members/subscribers. Please email newcastle@rigpa.org.au to request the discount code.
URL:https://rigpa.org.au/event/turning-suffering-and-happiness-into-enlightenment-term-3-online-3/2024-08-02/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Established Students,Newcastle,Newcastle - Established Students,Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rigpa Newcastle":MAILTO:newcastle@rigpa.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240806T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240806T210000
DTSTAMP:20260426T142059
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SUMMARY:Experiencing the Awakened Mind and Unconditional Love
DESCRIPTION:We all have a limitless resource of love\, compassion and wisdom within us. \nThis five-week course presents : \n\npenetrating Buddhist analysis of the impermanence and interdependence of our lives\, to give us a clear-eyed view of ourselves and the world around us\na deep understanding that to act compassionately is to act in accord with the truth of how the world is\, and\nhow Buddhist practices\, that remind us of these truths\, open the path to our own long-lasting happiness and the benefit of all beings\n\nHeld over five Tuesday evenings from 7 – 9pm\, from 23 July to 20 August\, 2024. \nMelbourne: 803 Nicholson St\, Carlton North\nSydney: 158 Australia St\, Newtown\nOnline via Zoom \nNote – this course is also known as Module 3A of the Wisdom of Compassion full year course. New students are welcome to join this module. \nLed by western meditation instructors with many years of experience\, each session consists of: \n\nVideo teachings from Tibetan and Western Buddhist masters including Sogyal Rinpoche\, Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche\, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche\, Mingyur Rinpoche\, Pema Chödrön and Sharon Salzberg ;\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\nFree for Rigpa members/subscribers using a discount code. Please email sydney@rigpa.org.au for the code.
URL:https://rigpa.org.au/event/experiencing-the-awakened-mind-and-unconditional-love-2/2024-08-06/
LOCATION:Rigpa Sydney\, 158 Australia St\, Newtown\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2042\, Australia
CATEGORIES:For Everyone,Melbourne - Everyone,Online,Sydney - Everyone
ORGANIZER;CN="Rigpa Sydney":MAILTO:sydney@rigpa.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240807T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240807T204500
DTSTAMP:20260426T142059
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SUMMARY:Warm Heart\, Wise Mind: A deep dive into our own compassionate nature
DESCRIPTION:A new course offered by Rigpa Brisbane | Wednesday evenings | 7:00pm – 8:45pm \nFor 10 sessions at Rigpa Brisbane \nStarting 5 June 2024 \nWith Jan van der Breggen \n\nThis course explores the transformative power of compassion\, and how to respond to the challenges of our lives in an open hearted\, compassionate way. In the Buddhist tradition compassion is treasured as a powerful source of healing and inner strength\, and the key to building meaningful relationships. \nWe will take our life experiences as the starting point of our 10-week journey. They are the ‘raw materials’ for developing compassion. We will explore how opening our mind and heart to our own and others’ experiences of happiness and suffering helps us connect with our innate capacity for empathy.  Compassion\, then\, arises when we take this natural capacity for empathy—that love and affection we all feel for one another— and combine it with wisdom. The basis of this wisdom is a deep understanding of suffering and its causes\, and a realisation that our own happiness and the happiness of others are deeply connected and dependent on each other. \nThe course will draw on a variety of sources\, ranging from insights of contemporary science and philosophy to the direct teachings of Buddha recorded in ancient texts called sutra and abhidharma\, to contemporary masters who hold the living and unbroken transmission of the Buddha’s wisdom mind and are able to guide us from the depth of their insight and compassion. \n  \n \nAbout Jan van der Breggen \nJan has studied and practised the Dharma since the mid-1990s\, learning from many great masters\, but principally from Sogyal Rinpoche and Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche. From 2006 to 2009\, he participated in a three-year meditation retreat in France. \nIn 2022\, Jan was entrusted by Khenchen Namdrol Rinpoche and Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche as one of the twenty-five\, worldwide Rigpa Senior Teachers. In 2017 he was selected to be a participant of the Milinda program\, a 10-year\, international Buddhist teacher training program under the guidance of Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche. \nJan grew up in the Netherlands where he earnt his masters degree in Historical Anthropology. He is fluent in English and Dutch\, and lives in Brisbane where he works as a data analytics professional whilst being involved in the Rigpa Brisbane and National Centre as a dharma teacher. \n  \nThis course is suitable for:  Beginners and experienced students alike \nWhen: 10 weekly classes\, Wednesday 5 June to 7 August 2024\, 7 to 8.45pm AEST \nWhere: In person at Rigpa Brisbane\, 19 Enoggera Tce\, Red Hill (online attendance only available if you do not live in Brisbane) \nCost: $200 full fee or $110 concession \nFor Rigpa subscribers: The course is included in your subscription fees (registration is still required\, just close the payment page that comes up after registration.)
URL:https://rigpa.org.au/event/warm-heart-wise-mind-a-deep-dive-into-our-own-compassionate-nature/2024-08-07/
LOCATION:Rigpa Brisbane\, Unit 2/19 Enoggera Terrace\, Brisbane\, Queensland\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Brisbane Everyone,For Everyone,Newcastle,Newcastle - All welcome,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240809T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240809T113000
DTSTAMP:20260426T142059
CREATED:20240808T091450Z
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SUMMARY:Turning Suffering and Happiness into Enlightenment/Term 3/Online
DESCRIPTION:The Buddhist teachings show us a way to find a deep sense of fulfillment that does not depend on outer circumstances and is naturally ours. Through a process of reflection and meditation\, we find inner strength\, which allows us to fully and fearlessly engage with everything we experience in our lives. Then\, all our experiences – happy or sad\, good or bad – will become a source of personal growth and spiritual awakening: they have the potential to open our eyes and our heart\, and make us grow wiser and more compassionate. \nTurning Suffering and Happiness into Enlightenment will present teachings that offer commentary of the classic\, short and pithy text\, Taking Happiness and Suffering on our Path\, by the great Dzogchen master Dodrupchen Jigme Tenpe Nyima. This text presents the Buddha’s teachings on how to transform suffering and happiness in a manner that is easy to understand and put into practice. \nDetails for Term 3 \nWhere: Online \nWhen: Friday mornings\, eight sessions\, 26 July to 27 September with a break from  16th August to Friday 23rd August \nTime: 9.30am – 11:30 am\, Australian Eastern Time \n(Thursday 11.30pm Central European Time; Thursday 5.30pm US East Coast Time) \nThis is the third term of a year-long course. If you wish to join after the first two weeks of a term then please register and pay a pro rata amount by sending  an email enquiry to newcastle@rigpa.org.au. If you are a newer student and would like to study this text please email Rigpa Newcastle   newcastle@rigpa.org.au. \nCost for Term 3: \nEight sessions: Full $160\, Concession $80 \nIf you are experiencing financial hardship please email us at newcastle@rigpa.org.au to request a further concession. \nFREE for Rigpa members/subscribers. Please email newcastle@rigpa.org.au to request the discount code.
URL:https://rigpa.org.au/event/turning-suffering-and-happiness-into-enlightenment-term-3-online-3/2024-08-09/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Established Students,Newcastle,Newcastle - Established Students,Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rigpa Newcastle":MAILTO:newcastle@rigpa.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240813T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240813T210000
DTSTAMP:20260426T142059
CREATED:20240805T011401Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240805T011420Z
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SUMMARY:Experiencing the Awakened Mind and Unconditional Love
DESCRIPTION:We all have a limitless resource of love\, compassion and wisdom within us. \nThis five-week course presents : \n\npenetrating Buddhist analysis of the impermanence and interdependence of our lives\, to give us a clear-eyed view of ourselves and the world around us\na deep understanding that to act compassionately is to act in accord with the truth of how the world is\, and\nhow Buddhist practices\, that remind us of these truths\, open the path to our own long-lasting happiness and the benefit of all beings\n\nHeld over five Tuesday evenings from 7 – 9pm\, from 23 July to 20 August\, 2024. \nMelbourne: 803 Nicholson St\, Carlton North\nSydney: 158 Australia St\, Newtown\nOnline via Zoom \nNote – this course is also known as Module 3A of the Wisdom of Compassion full year course. New students are welcome to join this module. \nLed by western meditation instructors with many years of experience\, each session consists of: \n\nVideo teachings from Tibetan and Western Buddhist masters including Sogyal Rinpoche\, Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche\, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche\, Mingyur Rinpoche\, Pema Chödrön and Sharon Salzberg ;\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\nFree for Rigpa members/subscribers using a discount code. Please email sydney@rigpa.org.au for the code.
URL:https://rigpa.org.au/event/experiencing-the-awakened-mind-and-unconditional-love-2/2024-08-13/
LOCATION:Rigpa Sydney\, 158 Australia St\, Newtown\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2042\, Australia
CATEGORIES:For Everyone,Melbourne - Everyone,Online,Sydney - Everyone
ORGANIZER;CN="Rigpa Sydney":MAILTO:sydney@rigpa.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240816T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240816T113000
DTSTAMP:20260426T142059
CREATED:20240808T091450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240808T091450Z
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SUMMARY:Turning Suffering and Happiness into Enlightenment/Term 3/Online
DESCRIPTION:The Buddhist teachings show us a way to find a deep sense of fulfillment that does not depend on outer circumstances and is naturally ours. Through a process of reflection and meditation\, we find inner strength\, which allows us to fully and fearlessly engage with everything we experience in our lives. Then\, all our experiences – happy or sad\, good or bad – will become a source of personal growth and spiritual awakening: they have the potential to open our eyes and our heart\, and make us grow wiser and more compassionate. \nTurning Suffering and Happiness into Enlightenment will present teachings that offer commentary of the classic\, short and pithy text\, Taking Happiness and Suffering on our Path\, by the great Dzogchen master Dodrupchen Jigme Tenpe Nyima. This text presents the Buddha’s teachings on how to transform suffering and happiness in a manner that is easy to understand and put into practice. \nDetails for Term 3 \nWhere: Online \nWhen: Friday mornings\, eight sessions\, 26 July to 27 September with a break from  16th August to Friday 23rd August \nTime: 9.30am – 11:30 am\, Australian Eastern Time \n(Thursday 11.30pm Central European Time; Thursday 5.30pm US East Coast Time) \nThis is the third term of a year-long course. If you wish to join after the first two weeks of a term then please register and pay a pro rata amount by sending  an email enquiry to newcastle@rigpa.org.au. If you are a newer student and would like to study this text please email Rigpa Newcastle   newcastle@rigpa.org.au. \nCost for Term 3: \nEight sessions: Full $160\, Concession $80 \nIf you are experiencing financial hardship please email us at newcastle@rigpa.org.au to request a further concession. \nFREE for Rigpa members/subscribers. Please email newcastle@rigpa.org.au to request the discount code.
URL:https://rigpa.org.au/event/turning-suffering-and-happiness-into-enlightenment-term-3-online-3/2024-08-16/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Established Students,Newcastle,Newcastle - Established Students,Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rigpa Newcastle":MAILTO:newcastle@rigpa.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240817T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240817T123000
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SUMMARY:Cultivating Compassion: A Practical Guide to Being Kind | Online
DESCRIPTION:In a world full of turmoil\, stress\, anxiety and disconnect\, we are all looking for simple\, practical ways in which we can nurture our own inner goodness and find the peace and courage to live well. \nGeshe Chekawa’s summation of the Tibetan Buddhist guidelines for living a compassionate life\, known as the Seven Points of Mind Training\, have guided practitioners for more than a thousand years. His pithy slogans open the way for each of us to nurture our own compassionate nature and put compassion into action in everyday life. These slogans offer a vital practical antidote to despair and despondency. \nCultivating Compassion presents teachings on the Seven Points given by Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche accompanied by reflections from Traleg Rinpoche. \nJetsün Khandro Rinpoche is one of the outstanding meditation teachers of our time. She is known for her penetrating wisdom and humour\, conveying the Buddhist teachings in a concise and lively manner\, enriched with personal anecdotes\, which are of particular relevance to the everyday life of the modern\, fast-paced world. \nFrom the early 1980s onwards\, Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche was a pioneer in bringing Tibetan Buddhism to Australia and was a strong advocate of non-sectarianism. He taught extensively on many aspects of Buddhist psychology and philosophy\, comparative religion\, and Buddhist and Western thought. \nThis program is open to all\, but does assume some familiarity with meditation and the Buddhist understanding of interdependence.
URL:https://rigpa.org.au/event/cultivating-compassion-a-practical-guide-to-being-kind-online/2024-08-17/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Established Students,For Everyone,Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rigpa Sydney":MAILTO:sydney@rigpa.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240820T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240820T210000
DTSTAMP:20260426T142059
CREATED:20240805T011401Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240805T011420Z
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SUMMARY:Experiencing the Awakened Mind and Unconditional Love
DESCRIPTION:We all have a limitless resource of love\, compassion and wisdom within us. \nThis five-week course presents : \n\npenetrating Buddhist analysis of the impermanence and interdependence of our lives\, to give us a clear-eyed view of ourselves and the world around us\na deep understanding that to act compassionately is to act in accord with the truth of how the world is\, and\nhow Buddhist practices\, that remind us of these truths\, open the path to our own long-lasting happiness and the benefit of all beings\n\nHeld over five Tuesday evenings from 7 – 9pm\, from 23 July to 20 August\, 2024. \nMelbourne: 803 Nicholson St\, Carlton North\nSydney: 158 Australia St\, Newtown\nOnline via Zoom \nNote – this course is also known as Module 3A of the Wisdom of Compassion full year course. New students are welcome to join this module. \nLed by western meditation instructors with many years of experience\, each session consists of: \n\nVideo teachings from Tibetan and Western Buddhist masters including Sogyal Rinpoche\, Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche\, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche\, Mingyur Rinpoche\, Pema Chödrön and Sharon Salzberg ;\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\nFree for Rigpa members/subscribers using a discount code. Please email sydney@rigpa.org.au for the code.
URL:https://rigpa.org.au/event/experiencing-the-awakened-mind-and-unconditional-love-2/2024-08-20/
LOCATION:Rigpa Sydney\, 158 Australia St\, Newtown\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2042\, Australia
CATEGORIES:For Everyone,Melbourne - Everyone,Online,Sydney - Everyone
ORGANIZER;CN="Rigpa Sydney":MAILTO:sydney@rigpa.org.au
END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240823T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240823T113000
DTSTAMP:20260426T142059
CREATED:20240808T091450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240808T091450Z
UID:10003432-1724405400-1724412600@rigpa.org.au
SUMMARY:Turning Suffering and Happiness into Enlightenment/Term 3/Online
DESCRIPTION:The Buddhist teachings show us a way to find a deep sense of fulfillment that does not depend on outer circumstances and is naturally ours. Through a process of reflection and meditation\, we find inner strength\, which allows us to fully and fearlessly engage with everything we experience in our lives. Then\, all our experiences – happy or sad\, good or bad – will become a source of personal growth and spiritual awakening: they have the potential to open our eyes and our heart\, and make us grow wiser and more compassionate. \nTurning Suffering and Happiness into Enlightenment will present teachings that offer commentary of the classic\, short and pithy text\, Taking Happiness and Suffering on our Path\, by the great Dzogchen master Dodrupchen Jigme Tenpe Nyima. This text presents the Buddha’s teachings on how to transform suffering and happiness in a manner that is easy to understand and put into practice. \nDetails for Term 3 \nWhere: Online \nWhen: Friday mornings\, eight sessions\, 26 July to 27 September with a break from  16th August to Friday 23rd August \nTime: 9.30am – 11:30 am\, Australian Eastern Time \n(Thursday 11.30pm Central European Time; Thursday 5.30pm US East Coast Time) \nThis is the third term of a year-long course. If you wish to join after the first two weeks of a term then please register and pay a pro rata amount by sending  an email enquiry to newcastle@rigpa.org.au. If you are a newer student and would like to study this text please email Rigpa Newcastle   newcastle@rigpa.org.au. \nCost for Term 3: \nEight sessions: Full $160\, Concession $80 \nIf you are experiencing financial hardship please email us at newcastle@rigpa.org.au to request a further concession. \nFREE for Rigpa members/subscribers. Please email newcastle@rigpa.org.au to request the discount code.
URL:https://rigpa.org.au/event/turning-suffering-and-happiness-into-enlightenment-term-3-online-3/2024-08-23/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Established Students,Newcastle,Newcastle - Established Students,Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rigpa Newcastle":MAILTO:newcastle@rigpa.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240827T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240827T210000
DTSTAMP:20260426T142059
CREATED:20240629T223408Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240629T223408Z
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SUMMARY:Free Your Mind with Love
DESCRIPTION:The Buddhist practice of ‘equalizing self and others’ as expressed in giving with great love and taking with great compassion\, known as tonglen\, is one of the most useful and powerful of all Buddhist practices. Tonglen is a simple and straightforward practice\, which is extremely effective at getting to the heart of our predicament: our excessively self-centred attitude. Tonglen opens you to the truth of the suffering of others; it helps you to reveal the loving\, expansive radiance of your own nature. And it offers extraordinary power in destroying the self-cherishing and self-absorption which is the root of all our hard-heartedness and all our suffering. \nHeld over five Tuesday evenings from 7 – 9pm\, from 27 August to 24 September\, 2024.\nMelbourne: 803 Nicholson St\, Carlton North\nSydney: 158 Australia St\, Newtown\nOnline via Zoom \nNote – this course is also known as Module 3B of the Wisdom of Compassion full year course. New students are welcome to join this module \nLed by western meditation instructors with many years of experience\, each session consists of: \n\nVideo teachings from Tibetan and Western Buddhist masters including Sogyal Rinpoche\, Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche\, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche\, Mingyur Rinpoche\, Pema Chödrön and Sharon Salzberg;\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\nFREE for Rigpa members/subscribers using a discount code. Email sydney@rigpa.org.au for the code.
URL:https://rigpa.org.au/event/free-your-mind-with-love/2024-08-27/
LOCATION:Rigpa Sydney\, 158 Australia St\, Newtown\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2042\, Australia
CATEGORIES:For Everyone,Melbourne - Everyone,Online,Sydney - Everyone
ORGANIZER;CN="Rigpa Sydney":MAILTO:sydney@rigpa.org.au
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SUMMARY:Turning Suffering and Happiness into Enlightenment/Term 3/Online
DESCRIPTION:The Buddhist teachings show us a way to find a deep sense of fulfillment that does not depend on outer circumstances and is naturally ours. Through a process of reflection and meditation\, we find inner strength\, which allows us to fully and fearlessly engage with everything we experience in our lives. Then\, all our experiences – happy or sad\, good or bad – will become a source of personal growth and spiritual awakening: they have the potential to open our eyes and our heart\, and make us grow wiser and more compassionate. \nTurning Suffering and Happiness into Enlightenment will present teachings that offer commentary of the classic\, short and pithy text\, Taking Happiness and Suffering on our Path\, by the great Dzogchen master Dodrupchen Jigme Tenpe Nyima. This text presents the Buddha’s teachings on how to transform suffering and happiness in a manner that is easy to understand and put into practice. \nDetails for Term 3 \nWhere: Online \nWhen: Friday mornings\, eight sessions\, 26 July to 27 September with a break from  16th August to Friday 23rd August \nTime: 9.30am – 11:30 am\, Australian Eastern Time \n(Thursday 11.30pm Central European Time; Thursday 5.30pm US East Coast Time) \nThis is the third term of a year-long course. If you wish to join after the first two weeks of a term then please register and pay a pro rata amount by sending  an email enquiry to newcastle@rigpa.org.au. If you are a newer student and would like to study this text please email Rigpa Newcastle   newcastle@rigpa.org.au. \nCost for Term 3: \nEight sessions: Full $160\, Concession $80 \nIf you are experiencing financial hardship please email us at newcastle@rigpa.org.au to request a further concession. \nFREE for Rigpa members/subscribers. Please email newcastle@rigpa.org.au to request the discount code.
URL:https://rigpa.org.au/event/turning-suffering-and-happiness-into-enlightenment-term-3-online-3/2024-08-30/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Established Students,Newcastle,Newcastle - Established Students,Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rigpa Newcastle":MAILTO:newcastle@rigpa.org.au
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