Online and in person in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Newcastle We invite you to spend this Easter bringing your mind home in the supportive company of a community of meditators, to go deeply into the practice of shamatha (calm abiding or peacefully remaining) meditation. Spend four days letting your mind settle naturally and simply […]
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 […]
When we believe that we don’t have enough love in us, there is a method for discovering and invoking it. Loving kindness is the first step we take away from selfishness and towards altruism, limitless compassion and our ultimate enlightenment. Through this practice, we learn to love ourselves, and create the basis for loving others. […]
The first declaration that the Buddha made at the time of his enlightenment was: "Profound peace, free of complexity, natural simplicity, uncompounded luminosity." This module of Inspiring a Revolution in Your Heart and Mind examines what enlightenment is and explores the practical training of the Tibetan Buddhist Dzogchen Path in terms of View, Meditation and […]
Daring Steps: the bold and gentle heart of compassion A retreat with Ringu Tulku Have you ever considered the practical implications of caring more about others than about yourself? A bodhisattva is someone who says, from the depth of their heart, ‘I long to attain a state of everlasting peace and happiness, in which all […]
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. Geshe Chekawa’s summation of the Tibetan Buddhist guidelines for living a compassionate life, known as the Seven Points of […]
