The Wisdom of Compassion: The Four Immeasurables

Rigpa Melbourne 803 Nicholson St, Carlton North, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia +1 more

The Four Immeasurables—the cultivation of loving-kindness, compassion, empathetic joy, and equanimity—offer a rich suite of practices that open the heart, counter the distortions in our relationships to ourselves, and deepen our relationships to others.   To spell it out more fully: Equanimity is the wish that beings may be free from the attitude of attachment […]

What’s actually Going on?

Rigpa Adelaide 310 South Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

  What’s actually Going on? Saturday 6 July  |  9.30am – 12.00 noon   How to Survive Your Mind - mindfulness, awareness and compassion practices for yourself in everyday life. A monthly program on the first Saturday of the month that introduces you to meditation and discusses a topic of general interest. This month’s topic […]

Loneliness: The Solution Within

Rigpa Sydney 158 Australia St, Newtown, Sydney, NSW, Australia +1 more

All of us, at some stage of our life, experience loneliness one way or another. Loneliness does not discriminate, people across all genders and ages experience it — both wealthy and poor. So often in seeking for an answer to this we look for comfort outside of ourselves - we endlessly distract ourselves away from […]

Sorting out what karma really is – a teaching by Philippe Cornu

Rigpa Sydney 158 Australia St, Newtown, Sydney, NSW, Australia +1 more

We often have misleading ideas about what karma is. We confuse it with a destiny to which we are bound and cannot change. In fact, when we really understand what karma is, it gives us greater freedom and hope on our spiritual path.

Event Series Tuesday Book Group/Brisbane

Tuesday Book Group

Rigpa Brisbane Unit 2/19 Enoggera Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

We will discuss Thomas K. Shor's book A Step Away from Paradise in the Book Group. This book tells the true story from a far-off corner of the Himalayas, long fabled in Tibetan tradition to be hiding among its peaks and glaciers a valley of immortality - a real-life Shangri-La. They had been waiting generations […]

Cultivating Compassion: A Practical Guide to Being Kind | Online

Online via Zoom , Australia

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 […]

Turning Suffering and Happiness into Enlightenment/Term 3/Online

Online via Zoom , Australia

The Buddhist teachings show us how to find a deep sense of fulfilment that does not depend on outer circumstances.
Through reflection and meditation, we find the inner strength to fearlessly engage with our lives. Then, all our experiences – happy or sad, good or bad – will become a source of spiritual awakening.
A year-long course, join any time.
Online, Friday mornings

Inspiring a Revolution in your Heart and Mind / Term 3 / Newcastle

Rigpa Newcastle at Infuse Health 4/10 William Street, Adamstown, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Inspiring a Revolution in Your Heart and Mind presents an experiential journey through The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, its major themes and their practical implications. Suitable for people of any religion or none, the course encourages you to experiment with applying Buddhist teachings in your daily life. In Person at Infuse Health in Adamstown. Join any time.