Rigpa Australia

Inspiring a Revolution in your Heart and Mind: Rebirth, Karma and this Life | Newcastle | Day Class
2026-09-01 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-09-08 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-09-15 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-09-22 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-09-29 10:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Rigpa Newcastle, 2/2 Smith Street, Charlestown, nsw, 2290, Australia
A module of Inspiring a Revolution in Your Heart and Mind.
This is module five of a year-long course that students can join at any stage. Each module focuses on a different topic and also functions as a stand alone class. You can join at any time and all are welcome.
Explore the Buddhist reasoning for the acceptance of rebirth and reincarnation. We’ll use the Buddha’s Four Noble Truths as a framework to help us take stock of our lives, inspire a shift in the way we see ourselves and the way we relate to the world around us. And we’ll examine karma, which is often misunderstood as fate or pre-destination. If investigated more deeply, karma inspires us with an appreciation of the power and agency of our own actions.

Join us on 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 on the Buddhist teachings, to see what makes sense to you and to experiment with applying these teachings in your daily life.
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying is widely regarded as one of the most complete and authoritative presentations of Tibetan Buddhism. A manual for life and death and a source of sacred inspiration from the heart of the Tibetan tradition, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying provides a lucid and inspiring introduction to the practice of meditation, to the nature of mind, to karma and rebirth, and to the trials and rewards of the spiritual path. The teachings, meditation and contemplations from this authentic tradition reveal how each of us can live a more meaningful, connected and fulfilling life.
Participants in this course will learn:

How to meditate
How an acceptance of impermanence can help us understand death and change our attitude towards life
How meditation can transform our perception, increase our confidence and fully connect us to the world around us
That mind is much more than just thoughts and emotions
How understanding the interdependency of all things and the principle of karma (that every action has an effect) gives us a logical basis for ethics and personal responsibility

Led by Western meditation instructors with many years of experience, each session consists of:

Video teachings from Tibetan and Western Buddhist masters including Sogyal Rinpoche, Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche, Mingyur Rinpoche, Pema Chödrön and Sharon Salzberg.
Meditation practice
Time for contemplation
Group discussions and Q&A, offering you the opportunity to explore the teachings and practices in an open supportive environment.

Details
What: Module 5, Rebirth, Karma and this Life.
When: Tuesday mornings, 1 September to 29 September.
Time: 10.00am – 12.00pm
Who: All welcome
Cost: 5 session module: Full $100, Concession $50
FREE for Rigpa members/subscribers who may email newcastle@rigpa.org.au to request the discount code.
If you are experiencing financial hardship please email us at newcastle@rigpa.org.au to request a further concession.

Inspiring a Revolution in your Heart and Mind: Rebirth, Karma and this Life | Newcastle | Evening Class
2026-09-03 18:30 - 20:15, 2026-09-10 18:30 - 20:15, 2026-09-17 18:30 - 20:15, 2026-09-24 18:30 - 20:15 | Rigpa Newcastle, 2/2 Smith Street, Charlestown, nsw, 2290, Australia
A module of Inspiring a Revolution in Your Heart and Mind.
This is module five of a year-long course that students can join at any stage. Each module focuses on a different topic and also functions as a stand alone class. You can join at any time and all are welcome.
Explore the Buddhist reasoning for the acceptance of rebirth and reincarnation. We’ll use the Buddha’s Four Noble Truths as a framework to help us take stock of our lives, inspire a shift in the way we see ourselves and the way we relate to the world around us. And we’ll examine karma, which is often misunderstood as fate or pre-destination. If investigated more deeply, karma inspires us with an appreciation of the power and agency of our own actions.

Join us on 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 on the Buddhist teachings, to see what makes sense to you and to experiment with applying these teachings in your daily life.
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying is widely regarded as one of the most complete and authoritative presentations of Tibetan Buddhism. A manual for life and death and a source of sacred inspiration from the heart of the Tibetan tradition, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying provides a lucid and inspiring introduction to the practice of meditation, to the nature of mind, to karma and rebirth, and to the trials and rewards of the spiritual path. The teachings, meditation and contemplations from this authentic tradition reveal how each of us can live a more meaningful, connected and fulfilling life.
Participants in this course will learn:

How to meditate
How an acceptance of impermanence can help us understand death and change our attitude towards life
How meditation can transform our perception, increase our confidence and fully connect us to the world around us
That mind is much more than just thoughts and emotions
How understanding the interdependency of all things and the principle of karma (that every action has an effect) gives us a logical basis for ethics and personal responsibility

Led by Western meditation instructors with many years of experience, each session consists of:

Video teachings from Tibetan and Western Buddhist masters including Sogyal Rinpoche, Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche, Mingyur Rinpoche, Pema Chödrön and Sharon Salzberg.
Meditation practice
Time for contemplation
Group discussions and Q&A, offering you the opportunity to explore the teachings and practices in an open supportive environment.

Details
What: Module 5, Rebirth, Karma and this Life.
When: Thursday evenings, 3 September to 1 October.
Time: 6:30pm – 8:15pm
Who: All welcome
Cost: 5 session module: Full $100, Concession $50
FREE for Rigpa members/subscribers who may email newcastle@rigpa.org.au to request the discount code.
If you are experiencing financial hardship please email us at newcastle@rigpa.org.au to request a further concession.

Enlightened Courage: the Secret to Training and Transforming your Mind with Wisdom and Compassion. Term Seven, 2026.
2026-09-04 09:30 - 11:30, 2026-09-11 09:30 - 11:30, 2026-09-18 09:30 - 11:30, 2026-09-25 09:30 - 11:30 | Online via Zoom, Australia
Enlightened Courage: the secret to training and transforming your mind with wisdom and compassion.
Term 7, 8 Sessions, 24 July – 25 September, including a 2 week break from 14 August – 21 August.
Online via Zoom and In Person, 2/2 Smith Street, Charlestown, 2290
Fridays, 9.30am – 11.30am.
/MAHAYANA/
This class is a continuing course made up of terms. The class features teachings from Sogyal Rinpoche, Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche and Patrick Gaffney, this weekly course presents the Mahayana Seven Points of Mind Training. These points lay out a path of formal meditation practice, along with guidelines for extending that practice into everyday life.
These teachings are precious and unique in presenting the entire depth and breadth of the Buddha’s Mahayana teachings succinctly and practically. Mahayana mind training offers an approach to life that is straightforward, grounded in sanity, kindness, and compassion. Yet it also offers a vision that completely transcends our ordinary way of viewing ourselves and others, with an all-encompassing vision of enlightenment.
At the heart of this vision of enlightenment is the view that our innate, fundamental identity is vast, luminous and utterly awake. The Mahayana teachings refer to this as our enlightened heart, or bodhicitta. Enlightenment is nothing other than who we really are. But for most of us, our true nature is like a hidden treasure, concealed behind layers of mental activity and preoccupation. Mahayana mind training helps us give expression to our enlightened heart in everything we think, say and do.
Founded on a practice lineage that has been actively practised for hundreds of years, these teachings are completely relevant to the challenges posed by our modern, globalised life.
8 weekly classes: Term 7, Friday Mornings, Term 7, 8 Sessions, 24 July – 24 September, including a 2 week break from 14 August – 21 August.
9.30am – 11.30am Australian Eastern Standard Time
Online via Zoom and In Person at 2/2 Smith Street, Charlestown. 2290
full $160, concession $80
Free for Rigpa subscribers/ members ( please email newcastle@rigpa.org.au to request the subscriber discount code ).
This is the seventh term of a continuing course. If you wish to join after the first two weeks of a term then please register and pay a pro rata amount by sending an email enquiry to newcastle@rigpa.org.au. If you are a newer student and would like to study this text please email Rigpa Newcastle at newcastle@rigpa.org.au.
