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SUMMARY:Accentuate the Positive : How to Work with Negative Emotions | Meditation and Wisdom for Every Day
DESCRIPTION:Negative emotions such as anger cause us and others so much unnecessary suffering. In this session\, supported by teachings by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche and Sharon Salzberg\, we’ll investigate how\, through meditation and reflection on some simple open questions\, we can ground ourselves in the face of negative emotions. \n  \nA session in the Meditation and Wisdom to Transform Every Day Life series. \n  \nSpend time with your best self on a journey from sadness and anger to peace and joy. The timeless wisdom and meditative insights of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition offer many practical methods to help us heal and thrive as we face the everyday challenges of anxiety\, depression\, anger\, physical pain\, loneliness\, and burnout. \nThis series of Saturday afternoon sessions offer an introduction to meditation and practical advice from some of the foremost Tibetan Buddhist teachers of our age. Applying these teachings can help us meet the challenges of these difficult times\, to heal ourselves\, and to bring us to the core of our own peace\, compassion and wisdom. \nLed by Western meditation instructors with many years of experience\, each session consists of: \n\nVideo teachings from Tibetan Buddhist masters including Sogyal Rinpoche\, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche\, Dungse Jampal Norbu and Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche.\nMeditation practice\nTime for contemplation\nGroup discussions and Q&A\, offering you the opportunity to explore the teachings and practices in an open supportive environment and to connect with a community of practitioners\n\nDates and Topics for 2026 \n3 October        Accentuate the Positive: How to Work with Negative Emotions\n7 November    Beating Burnout and Stress\n5 December    How to Remain Unshaken By Life’s Ups and Downs \n📍 Online and Rigpa Sydney\, 158 Australia St\, Newtown.
URL:https://rigpa.org.au/event/accentuate-the-positive-how-to-work-with-negative-emotions-meditation-and-wisdom-for-every-day/
LOCATION:Rigpa Sydney\, 158 Australia St\, Newtown\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2042\, Australia
CATEGORIES:For Everyone,Online,Sydney - Everyone
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SUMMARY:The Search for a Sense of Personal Identity: a Buddhist View
DESCRIPTION:The Search for a Sense of Personal Identity: A Buddhist View  \nMoving 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 fearing that they will not last or simply leave us wanting more. The Buddha found that the underlying cause of so much of our suffering is the immense pain of having lost touch with who we really are. \nIn this morning teaching\, Dominique Side will present some Buddhist insights into our true identity\, and show how\, by nurturing a deeper understanding of who we really are\, we can begin to find the confidence and inner strength to weather life’s ups and downs. \nWith Dominique’s fresh approach to this topic\, this evening will be dynamic and interactive\, with opportunities for personal reflection\, group dialogue and questions & answers. \nDetails \nDate: Sunday\, 4 October 2026\nTime: 10:00am – 12:30pm\nWhere: Temple on the Park\, 158 Australia St\, Newtown & Online\nFee (incl GST): Benefactor $75; Standard $55; Concession $18 \n  \nDominique Side’s Australian Tour \nThis 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. \nThis 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.
URL:https://rigpa.org.au/event/the-search-for-a-sense-of-personal-identity-a-buddhist-view/
LOCATION:Rigpa Sydney\, 158 Australia St\, Newtown\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2042\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Established Students,Featured Homepage,Featured Sydney,For Everyone,Sydney - Everyone
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SUMMARY:Understand Your Mind
DESCRIPTION:Understand Your Mind \nWhen 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. \nIn 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. \nDetails \nDate: Sunday\, 4 October 2026\nTime: 2:30 – 5:00pm\nWhere: Temple on the Park\, 158 Australia St\, Newtown & Online\nFee (incl GST): Benefactor $75; Standard $55; Concession $18 \nDominique Side’s Australian Tour \nThis 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. \nThis 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.
URL:https://rigpa.org.au/event/understand-your-mind/
LOCATION:Rigpa Sydney\, 158 Australia St\, Newtown\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2042\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Established Students,Featured Homepage,Featured Sydney,For Everyone,Sydney - Established,Sydney - Everyone
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261008T183000
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SUMMARY:A Clear View: Seeing Our World As It Really Is
DESCRIPTION: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. \nIn 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. \n  \nDetails \nDate: Thursday 8 October 2026\nTime: 6:30 – 9:00pm\nWhere: Rigpa Newcastle\,  2/2 Smith St\, Charlestown & Online\nFee (incl GST): Benefactor $75; Standard $55; Concession $18 \n  \nDominique Side’s Australian Tour \nThis 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.
URL:https://rigpa.org.au/event/a-clear-view-seeing-our-world-as-it-really-is/
LOCATION:Rigpa Newcastle\, 2/2 Smith Street\, Charlestown\, nsw\, 2290\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured Newcastle,For Everyone,Newcastle,Newcastle - All welcome,Online
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SUMMARY:Finding Peace and Clarity in Meditation
DESCRIPTION: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. \n  \nDetails \nDate: Sunday\, 11 October 2026\nTime: 10:00am – 12:30pm\nWhere: Ballam Ballam Place\, 15 Phoenix St\, Brunswick & Online\nFee (incl GST): Benefactor $75; Standard $55; Concession $18 \n  \nDominique Side’s Australian Tour \nThis 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. \nThis 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.
URL:https://rigpa.org.au/event/finding-peace-and-clarity-in-meditation/
LOCATION:Ballam Ballam Place\, 15 Phoenix St\, Brunswick\, Victoria\, 3056\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Established Students,Featured Homepage,Featured Melbourne,Melbourne - Everyone,Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rigpa Melbourne":MAILTO:melbourne@rigpa.org.au
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SUMMARY:What's This Thing We Call Happiness
DESCRIPTION: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. \nIn 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. \nWith Dominique’s fresh approach to this topic\, this afternoon will be dynamic and interactive\, with opportunities for personal reflection\, group dialogue and questions & answers. \n  \nDetails \nDate: Sunday\, 11 October 2026\nTime: 2:30 – 5:00pm\nWhere: Ballam Ballam Place\, 15 Phoenix St\, Brunswick & Online\nFee (incl GST): Benefactor $75; Standard $55; Concession $18 \n  \nDominique Side’s Australian Tour \nThis 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 . \nThis 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 .
URL:https://rigpa.org.au/event/whats-this-thing-we-call-happiness/
LOCATION:Ballam Ballam Place\, 15 Phoenix St\, Brunswick\, Victoria\, 3056\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured Melbourne,For Everyone,Melbourne - Everyone,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261107T150000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261107T173000
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SUMMARY:Beating Burnout and Stress | Meditation and Wisdom for Every Day
DESCRIPTION:These days many of us feel overstretched and stressed. This session presents some short teachings by Sogyal Rinpoche offering simple ways that we can bring meditation and the compassionate Buddhist view into our daily life to help ease and cut through our stress and worry. \n  \nA session in the Meditation and Wisdom to Transform Every Day Life series. \n  \nSpend time with your best self on a journey from sadness and anger to peace and joy. The timeless wisdom and meditative insights of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition offer many practical methods to help us heal and thrive as we face the everyday challenges of anxiety\, depression\, anger\, physical pain\, loneliness\, and burnout. \nThis series of Saturday afternoon sessions offer an introduction to meditation and practical advice from some of the foremost Tibetan Buddhist teachers of our age. Applying these teachings can help us meet the challenges of these difficult times\, to heal ourselves\, and to bring us to the core of our own peace\, compassion and wisdom. \nLed by Western meditation instructors with many years of experience\, each session consists of: \n\nVideo teachings from Tibetan Buddhist masters including Sogyal Rinpoche\, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche\, Dungse Jampal Norbu and Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche.\nMeditation practice\nTime for contemplation\nGroup discussions and Q&A\, offering you the opportunity to explore the teachings and practices in an open supportive environment and to connect with a community of practitioners\n\nDates and Topics for 2026 \n7 November    Beating Burnout and Stress\n5 December    How to Remain Unshaken By Life’s Ups and Downs \n📍 Online and Rigpa Sydney\, 158 Australia St\, Newtown.
URL:https://rigpa.org.au/event/beating-burnout-and-stress-meditation-and-wisdom-for-every-day/
LOCATION:Rigpa Sydney\, 158 Australia St\, Newtown\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2042\, Australia
CATEGORIES:For Everyone,Online,Sydney - Everyone
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261205T150000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261205T173000
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CREATED:20260327T051436Z
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SUMMARY:How to Remain Unshakeable | Meditation and Wisdom for Every Day
DESCRIPTION:This session presents a teaching by Ringu Tulku Rinpoche. Drawing on his experience as a refugee\, he offers advice on how to live a meaningful life\, the power of kindness and compassion\, and how by setting aside worry we all can find strength to face the ups and downs of modern living. \n  \nA session in the Meditation and Wisdom to Transform Every Day Life series. \n  \nSpend time with your best self on a journey from sadness and anger to peace and joy. The timeless wisdom and meditative insights of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition offer many practical methods to help us heal and thrive as we face the everyday challenges of anxiety\, depression\, anger\, physical pain\, loneliness\, and burnout. \nThis series of Saturday afternoon sessions offer an introduction to meditation and practical advice from some of the foremost Tibetan Buddhist teachers of our age. Applying these teachings can help us meet the challenges of these difficult times\, to heal ourselves\, and to bring us to the core of our own peace\, compassion and wisdom. \nLed by Western meditation instructors with many years of experience\, each session consists of: \n\nVideo teachings from Tibetan Buddhist masters including Sogyal Rinpoche\, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche\, Dungse Jampal Norbu and Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche.\nMeditation practice\nTime for contemplation\nGroup discussions and Q&A\, offering you the opportunity to explore the teachings and practices in an open supportive environment and to connect with a community of practitioners\n\nDates and Topics for 2026 \n5 December    How to Remain Unshaken By Life’s Ups and Downs \n📍 Online and Rigpa Sydney\, 158 Australia St\, Newtown.
URL:https://rigpa.org.au/event/how-to-remain-unshakeable-meditation-and-wisdom-for-every-day/
LOCATION:Rigpa Sydney\, 158 Australia St\, Newtown\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2042\, Australia
CATEGORIES:For Everyone,Online,Sydney - Everyone
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