Join us as we take you 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 […]
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 […]
Join us as we take you 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 […]
The Wisdom of Compassion presents 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 […]
Sydney Book Group We warmly invite you to our monthly book group. We will be meeting on the third Tuesday of each month, 10.30am - 12.30pm, starting 15 August. Please join us upstairs at 158 Australia St, Newtown. This book group will be exploring end-of-life themes, as presented in Tibetan Buddhism. Our first book will be Facing Death […]
Spend 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. This series […]
We invite you to spend five days immersing yourself in the Tibetan Buddhist wisdom tradition. Join us in our temple by the park for a city, non-residential retreat, to: establish or deepen your daily meditation practice learn how to work with distractions and obstacles that may arise during your practice contemplate and meditate on the […]
Individuals create societies. Our society shapes us as individuals. There is a defining relationship between how we are and the world we live in. At this free community event, you will cultivate inner peace through the practice of meditation and reflect on how to engage peacefully with family, colleagues, community and society. This event is […]
10 Tuesday evenings 7 - 9pm, starting 25 April. In person at Rigpa Sydney, 158 Australia St Newtown and Online The Four Immeasurables are love, compassion, empathetic joy, and equanimity As well as developing an understanding of the Buddhist logic behind the cultivation of these immeasurable qualities, students will experience a rich set of meditation […]
Precious Guru is a feature length documentary movie that gives vivid insight into the life, times and legacy of Padmasambhava – the 8th century Indian yogi who carried Buddhism over the Himalayas into Tibet. Beneath the tales of his fabulous exploits lies a radically relevant truth – the darker the times, the greater the potential […]
You can join this event online or in person in Sydney or Newcastle.In today’s uncertain world where fear and anxiety are so prevalent, there are profound meditation teachings which offer everyone a way to take difficulties of life onto their path of spiritual development. One such teaching, by the third Dodrupchen Rinpoche, Jikmé Tenpé Nyima, […]
Practical Wisdom: Wisdom & Compassion in Action Making the everyday your spiritual path How can we apply the wisdom and compassion of the Buddha’s teachings to our daily lives? How can we translate the presence and awareness which we cultivate on the meditation cushion into action? How can we use our everyday activities to strengthen […]
