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 […]
Meditation & Beyond - An Urban Weekend Meditation Retreat with Dr Ian Gawler Join Rigpa Teacher, Ian Gawler for two days of highly experiential teachings. Together, we will explore two wonderful approaches… The Unifying Practice and Open Awareness meditation. Whether you are new to meditation, or an old hand, this weekend will guide you […]
A weekend teaching on buddha nature With Jan van der Breggen Out of all of Buddha’s teachings, those on buddha nature communicate most directly what lies at their heart: that we are fundamentally good, and our essential nature, our identity, is the same profound, peaceful, stainless, lucid, and unconditioned essence that Buddha himself discovered as […]
A weekend teaching on buddha nature With Jan van der Breggen Out of all of Buddha’s teachings, those on buddha nature communicate most directly what lies at their heart: that we are fundamentally good, and our essential nature, our identity, is the same profound, peaceful, stainless, lucid, and unconditioned essence that Buddha himself discovered as […]
Explore what awakening looks like in today’s world. At BEING BODHI, our highly experienced meditation teachers will guide us through an exploration of mindfulness and awareness through a series of talks and interactive workshops on... 🌺 Love & Compassion 🌺 Mind & Awareness 🌺 Death & Impermanence 🌺 Connection & Interdependence 🌺 Meditation & Inner […]
Join us as we take you an experiential journey through The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. Discover a deep and universal wisdom explored in the major themes of the book, and learn about their practical implications for living well. Suitable for people of any religion or of none, this course encourages you to reflect […]
Module 5: Rebirth, Karma and This Life Join us as we take you an experiential journey through The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. Discover a deep and universal wisdom explored in the major themes of the book, and learn about their practical implications for living well. Suitable for people of any religion or of […]
Do religions cause wars? Can faith bring peace to individuals and the world? If faith can lead to inner peace, why are faith and religion often linked in our minds to war and conflict? Leaders from local faith communities will speak, and Patricia Garcia AO from the Institute for Economics and Peace will present the […]
Young or old, rich or poor, we’re all looking to find lasting happiness, to live a life with purpose and meaning, and to unlock the secrets of a fulfilled life. Taking the example of the Buddha’s life as inspiration, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche will share practical advice on how to find your own inner peace and […]
Karma is often associated with fate or predestination, some sort of cosmic system of reward and punishment, or to quote Taylor Swift, ‘Karma is the breeze in my hair on the weekend.’ From the Buddhist point of view, karma means action. It is simply the natural law of cause and effect. As the Buddha said: […]
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 […]
