The All-Encompassing Path to Enlightenment (AEPE) is the main study programme in Rigpa, for students of all levels: new, more advanced or in-between. This year, the AEPE will explore the main principles of the preliminary practices, called Ngöndro in Tibetan. Our most experienced Rigpa teachers will guide us through the key principles of the Ngöndro, […]
This weekly course presents the Mahayana Seven Points of Mind Training. These points lay out a path of formal meditation practice, along with guidelines for extending that practice into everyday life.
The Search for a Sense of Personal Identity: A Buddhist View Moving through the highs and lows of life can challenge our sense of self, and even create an identity crisis, leading us asking ‘who are we in the face of loss and failure?’ Conversely, experiences of success can feel self-affirming, but may leave us […]
Understand Your Mind When we seek to find who we truly are, we may find ourselves identifying with our mind. Our thoughts, feelings, emotions and opinions colour so much of how we see and interact with the world around us. In this teaching, Dominique Side will show how Buddhist psychology unpacks different facets of our […]
The practices of mindfulness and meditation are powerful, effective and practical tools for transforming our state of mind from one of agitation, despair and confusion to one of peace and clarity. In this teaching, Dominique Side will present meditation practices that relate directly to our habits and emotions to show how such a transformation is […]
