The Tibetan Buddhist guidelines for living a compassionate life, summarized in the Seven Points of Mind Training, open the way for each of us to nuture our own good heart and offer a vital practical antidote to despair and despondency.
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Third Saturday of each month
The gift of learning to meditate is the greatest gift you can give yourself in this life. Take the time to meet the voice in your head, relax, and experience […]
Presenting key Buddhist teachings on the powerful logic of compassion and practical methods for developing a more kind relationship with ourselves, those around us and ultimately all beings. Our innate capacity for empathy is the source of the very best of human qualities: love, kindness, generosity, warm-heartedness, courage … compassion. Although we are born with […]
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 […]
The All-Encompassing Path to Enlightenment (AEPE) is the main study programme in Rigpa, for students of all levels: new, more advanced or in-between. This year, the AEPE will explore the main principles of the preliminary practices, called Ngöndro in Tibetan. Our most experienced Rigpa teachers will guide us through the key principles of the Ngöndro, […]
Enlightened Courage: the Secret to Training and Transforming your Mind with Wisdom and Compassion. Online.
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 […]
What happens when you combine the peace, clarity and spaciousness of meditation practice with a profound and insightful exploration of Buddhist philosophy? Join Andy Karr and Lynne Friedman on this eight-day urban retreat, for a meditative journey combining Western inquiries into the nature of consciousness with classical Buddhist investigations into the nature of mind. Through […]
Investigating how we can we translate the presence and awareness we cultivate in the meditation into action. And, how we can use our everyday activities to deepen our understanding of reality.
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Monday evenings
