Understand Your Mind
2026-10-04 14:30 - 17:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Rigpa Sydney, 158 Australia St, Newtown, Sydney, NSW, 2042, Australia
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 mind to give us a clearer understanding of what mind is and how it functions. This gives us insights into how we can work with our mind to find a way out of our suffering and reveal our own capacity for inner peace.
Details
Date: Sunday, 4 October 2026
Time: 2:30 – 5:00pm
Where: Temple on the Park, 158 Australia St, Newtown & Online
Fee (incl GST): Benefactor $75; Standard $55; Concession $18
Dominique Side’s Australian Tour
This talk is part of a series of five talks that Dominique will be presenting in Australia. Each talk covers a stand-alone topic, but follows a progressive sequence. We strongly encourage you to attend the session in your city in person, and join the others online. Register for all five talks and receive a 20% discount: register here.
This talk is one of two talks that Dominique will give on Sunday 4 October. Attend both the morning and afternoon talks and receive a 15% discount by registering here.

A Clear View: Seeing Our World As It Really Is
2026-10-08 18:30 - 21:00 | Rigpa Newcastle, 2/2 Smith Street, Charlestown, nsw, 2290, Australia
From a Buddhist perspective, the root of all our troubles comes down to two types of mental affliction: destructive emotions such as anger, pride, jealousy, desire and ignorance; and the distorted way we see things.
In this teaching, Dominique Side will explore how our misperception of reality leads to pain and how we can turn this whole edifice around through mindfulness.

Details
Date: Thursday 8 October 2026
Time: 6:30 – 9:00pm
Where: Rigpa Newcastle, 2/2 Smith St, Charlestown & Online
Fee (incl GST): Benefactor $75; Standard $55; Concession $18

Dominique Side’s Australian Tour
This talk is part of a series of five talks that Dominique will be presenting in Australia. Each talk covers a stand-alone topic, but follows a progressive sequence. We strongly encourage you to attend the session in your city in person, and join the others online. Register for all five talks and receive a 20% discount: register here.

Finding Peace and Clarity in Meditation
2026-10-11 10:00 - 12:30 | Ballam Ballam Place, 15 Phoenix St, Brunswick, Victoria, 3056, Australia
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 possible.

Details
Date: Sunday, 11 October 2026
Time: 10:00am – 12:30pm
Where: Ballam Ballam Place, 15 Phoenix St, Brunswick & Online
Fee (incl GST): Benefactor $75; Standard $55; Concession $18

Dominique Side’s Australian Tour
This talk is part of a series of five talks that Dominique will be presenting in Australia. Each talk covers a stand-alone topic, but follows a progressive sequence. We strongly encourage you to attend the session in your city in person, and join the others online. Register for all five talks and receive a 20% discount: register here.
This talk is one of two talks that Dominique will give on Sunday 11 October. Attend both the morning and afternoon talks and receive a 15% discount by registering here.

What's This Thing We Call Happiness
2026-10-11 14:30 - 17:00 | Ballam Ballam Place, 15 Phoenix St, Brunswick, Victoria, 3056, Australia
The Buddhist path is not about superficial or short-term happiness and wellbeing. It is not therapy or a quick fix of any kind. And yet the benefits of bringing the Buddhist view into our lives are immense. In a nutshell, it can free us from the hopes and fears that entangle us and bog us down.
In this teaching, Dominique Side will explore what happiness is. Is it wellbeing? Is it contentment? Where do we find happiness in a world full of suffering? And together we’ll investigate how can we set ourselves a goal of true, sustainable, long-lasting happiness.
With Dominique’s fresh approach to this topic, this afternoon will be dynamic and interactive, with opportunities for personal reflection, group dialogue and questions & answers.

Details
Date: Sunday, 11 October 2026
Time: 2:30 – 5:00pm
Where: Ballam Ballam Place, 15 Phoenix St, Brunswick & Online
Fee (incl GST): Benefactor $75; Standard $55; Concession $18

Dominique Side’s Australian Tour
This talk is part of a series of five talks that Dominique will be presenting in Australia. Each talk covers a stand-alone topic, but follows a progressive sequence. We strongly encourage you to attend the session in your city in person, and join the others online. Register for all five talks and receive a 20% discount: register here .
This talk is one of two talks that Dominique will give on Sunday 11 October. Attend both the morning and afternoon talks and receive a 15% discount by registering here .
