Event Region: Online

Have you ever considered the practical implications of caring more about others than about yourself?

A bodhisattva is someone who says, from the depth of their heart, ‘I long to attain a state of everlasting peace and happiness, in which all suffering has ceased, and I want to do so for myself and for all sentient beings.’ The classic Buddhist text, the Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva, offers a practical guide on just how to do this. It shows us how to work with our own hearts and minds, starting with how we are now, to unravel our small-minded preoccupations and discover our own vast potential for compassion, love, and wisdom.

For those of you looking to do a little reading in preparation for these teachings please consider:

• Daring Steps: Traversing the Path of the Buddha, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche, 2010, Snow Lion Publications
• The Heart of Compassion, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, 2007, Padmakara Translation Group, Shambhala.
• Rigpa Wiki

Rinpoche has agreed to give a Guru Rinpoche empowerment during the retreat. If you aspire to practise the Vajrayana practices of Rigpa’s lineage, this is a vital step in forming your connection with that lineage and is a precious and rare opportunity. This will only be available to those attending the retreat in person.

Attend Online

Attend in person at Tuncurry

Teacher: Bhante Sanāthāvihārī (In person, Visiting from Los Angeles, USA)
Mondays 25 Nov, 9 & 16 Dec, 20 & 27 Jan  | 7.00-8.30pm
Location: Hybrid – WSU Bankstown City Campus, Room 1.4.34, level 4 or Online via Zoom (link below)
Cost: Free

Please note the 27 Jan session is ONLINE ONLY due to public holiday!

The Monday night series explores the Buddha’s profound teachings on cultivating joy in everyday life and beyond. Learn how to meditate, transform your mindset, and embrace the powerful impact of living in the present, letting go of suffering and negativity. Delve into the two types of happiness: mundane and supramundane, and uncover the keys to achieving everlasting release from imprisonment. Join us on this enlightening journey to unlock the doors to a life worth living.

Register Now!

Zoom Link

Every Tuesday

All are welcome.

Mahāsi Sayādaw developed a way of insight meditation designed to lead the practitioner from here to awakening. Mahāsi Sayādaw was an orthodox Theravāda monk and his understanding of awakening is taken directly from the Theravāda tradition as elaborated over centuries into a system of vipassanā ñāṇas, or “insight understandings.” In 1960 he gave a long talk to practitioners who had attained stream entry, the first stage of awakening as understood by the Theravāda, with the overarching theme of the “mirror of dhamma” – how practitioners can assess their understanding for themselves. Patrick will explore this system over four Wednesday nights, with a particular focus on how it might apply to us in contemporary Australia.

Please register to receive the Zoom link to the live talks and access to the recordings

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, helping us to explore these principles in a fresh, up-to-date, real life way, while preserving their authenticity.

These practices are a complete path in themselves and also the foundation for Vajrayana and Dzogchen practice, encompassing all the elements needed to prepare us to fully receive the Great Perfection teachings of Dzogchen, the highest and most direct stream of wisdom within the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. So no matter where we are on our path, the AEPE will support us in taking it to completion.

Online  

️ Thursday evenings, all year
⏰ 6:00-7:30pm AEDT (8:00am CET, 2:00am Mon US East)
Online via Zoom
free for Rigpa subscribers

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, helping us to explore these principles in a fresh, up-to-date, real life way, while preserving their authenticity.

These practices are a complete path in themselves and also the foundation for Vajrayana and Dzogchen practice, encompassing all the elements needed to prepare us to fully receive the Great Perfection teachings of Dzogchen, the highest and most direct stream of wisdom within the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. So no matter where we are on our path, the AEPE will support us in taking it to completion.

️ Thursday evenings, all year
⏰ 6:00-7:30pm AEDT (8:00am CET, 2:00am Mon US East)
Online via Zoom
free for Rigpa subscribers

Register Now

In this 6 week course we will explore the theory and practice of various methods of meditation, giving you the freedom to find what works best. You will learn about different positions for and types of meditation and how mediation may benefit your life.

Dates: Thursdays 30th January to 6th March

Times: 6.00-7.30pm

Location: Kunsang Yeshe Retreat Centre, 116 Bathurst Road, Katoomba.

Open to everyone. For best results it is advised that participants attend all sessions.

Book here

Vajrayana TV is an online platform offering you a range of extraordinary Buddhist teachings and practices on-demand, accessible wherever you are, on all your devices. Dive into short meditations or learn from Buddhist teachings with some of the world’s most respected Dharma teachers.

Link to TV Here

Vajrayana TV contains 100s of hours of video content on such subjects as Buddhist Psychology, Mind Training, Meditation, and more.

Watch it on your desktop or watch it on the go with your iPad or mobile device.

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 of standalone 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, heal ourselves, and bring us to the core of our own peace, compassion and wisdom.

Each session includes:

• 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 and to connect with a community of practitioners.

Sydney and Online  

️ Saturday afternoons, first Saturday of the month
⏰ 3:00-5:00pm AEDT (5:00am CET,8:00pm Fri US East)
Online via Zoom, Rigpa Sydney 158 Australia St, Newtown
$20, concession $10, free for Rigpa subscribers

1 Feb, 1 Mar, 5 Apr, 3 May, 7 Jun, 5 Jul, 2 Aug, 6 Sep, 1 Nov, 6 Dec
(we take a break in Oct)

Bookings opening soon

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 the sky-like clarity of your mind.

This session of Peace and Joy Everyday will
– introduce key meditation techniques
– explore meditation practice in an open supportive environment
– show how these techniques can be applied in our everyday life
– offer you the space to ask questions, and
– connect you with a community of practitioners

Registration

Teacher: Bhante Joe Atulo (Online from Sri Lanka)
First Monday of the month 3 Feb, 3 Mar, 7 Apr, 5 May, 2 June | 7-8.30pm AET
Location: In person at Western Sydney University (74 Rickard Rd, Bankstown City Campus), Room 1.4.34 on level 4 or Online (Zoom link below)
Cost: Free

Note: Beginning 7 April, the end of Daylight Savings Time change may impact when you join. Please adjust accordingly. 

Bhante Joe will be teaching meditation on the first Monday of each month.  The focus of teaching will be the theory and practice of meditation in the Theravada Buddhist tradition.

Participants will learn …

*To develop a daily meditation practice

*To explore and choose an appropriate meditation topic

*To understand the basic theory behind the development of the mind

The sessions are open to anyone who would like to meditate. There’s also the option to continue the discussion in between sessions on the Dhamma-Vinaya Patipada Discord server.

Registration Coming Soon

Zoom Link

Every Tuesday

All are welcome.

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 a vast capacity to love, we may not know how to do so unconditionally, or how to express that love in practice.

When our heart and mind are filled with love, we find the greatest inner healing, tranquillity and well-being. Modern research shows that with empathy and compassion we can be more fully ourselves, connect more easily with others, improve self worth and reduce self-criticism, and lead healthier lives.

Sydney and Online  

️ Tuesday evenings, all year, starting 4 February
⏰ 7:00-9:00pm AEDT (9:00am CET, 3:00am Mon US East)
Online via Zoom, Rigpa Sydney 158 Australia St, Newtown
5 week block: full $100, concession $50, free for Rigpa subscribers

Register

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 a vast capacity to love, we may not know how to do so unconditionally, or how to express that love in practice.

When our heart and mind are filled with love, we find the greatest inner healing, tranquillity and well-being. Modern research shows that with empathy and compassion we can be more fully ourselves, connect more easily with others, improve self worth and reduce self-criticism, and lead healthier lives.

Sydney and Online  

️ Tuesday evenings, all year, starting 4 February
⏰ 7:00-9:00pm AEDT (9:00am CET, 3:00am Mon US East)
 Online via Zoom, Rigpa Sydney 158 Australia St, Newtown
5 week block: full $100, concession $50, free for Rigpa subscribers

Sydney & Online Bookings

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.

Sydney and Online  

️ Wednesday evenings, all year, starting 5 February
⏰ 6:30-8:30pm AEDT (8:30am CET, 2:30am Thurs US East)
Online via Zoom, Rigpa Sydney 158 Australia St, Newtown
5 week block: full $100, concession $50, free for Rigpa subscribers

Register

Mahāsi Sayādaw developed a way of insight meditation designed to lead the practitioner from here to awakening. Mahāsi Sayādaw was an orthodox Theravāda monk and his understanding of awakening is taken directly from the Theravāda tradition as elaborated over centuries into a system of vipassanā ñāṇas, or “insight understandings.” In 1960 he gave a long talk to practitioners who had attained stream entry, the first stage of awakening as understood by the Theravāda, with the overarching theme of the “mirror of dhamma” – how practitioners can assess their understanding for themselves. Patrick will explore this system over four Wednesday nights, with a particular focus on how it might apply to us in contemporary Australia.

Please register to receive the Zoom link to the live talks and access to the recordings

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, helping us to explore these principles in a fresh, up-to-date, real life way, while preserving their authenticity.

These practices are a complete path in themselves and also the foundation for Vajrayana and Dzogchen practice, encompassing all the elements needed to prepare us to fully receive the Great Perfection teachings of Dzogchen, the highest and most direct stream of wisdom within the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. So no matter where we are on our path, the AEPE will support us in taking it to completion.

Online  

️ Thursday evenings, all year
⏰ 6:00-7:30pm AEDT (8:00am CET, 2:00am Mon US East)
Online via Zoom
free for Rigpa subscribers

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, helping us to explore these principles in a fresh, up-to-date, real life way, while preserving their authenticity.

These practices are a complete path in themselves and also the foundation for Vajrayana and Dzogchen practice, encompassing all the elements needed to prepare us to fully receive the Great Perfection teachings of Dzogchen, the highest and most direct stream of wisdom within the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. So no matter where we are on our path, the AEPE will support us in taking it to completion.

️ Thursday evenings, all year
⏰ 6:00-7:30pm AEDT (8:00am CET, 2:00am Mon US East)
Online via Zoom
free for Rigpa subscribers

Register Now

Featuring 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.

Online  

️ Friday mornings, 10 weeks starting 7 Feb
⏰ 9.30am – 11.30am AEDT (11:30pm CET, 5.30pm Thu US East)
 Online via Zoom
$200, concession $100, free for Rigpa subscribers

Register Now

Featuring 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.

Online  

️ Friday mornings, 10 weeks starting 7 Feb
⏰ 9.30am – 11.30am AEDT (11:30pm CET, 5.30pm Thu US East)
 Online via Zoom
$200, concession $100, free for Rigpa subscribers

Register Now

Featuring 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.

Online  

️ Friday mornings, 10 weeks starting 7 Feb
⏰ 9.30am – 11.30am AEDT (11:30pm CET, 5.30pm Thu US East)
 Online via Zoom
$200, concession $100, free for Rigpa subscribers

Register Now

Featuring 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.

Online  

️ Friday mornings, 10 weeks starting 7 Feb
⏰ 9.30am – 11.30am AEDT (11:30pm CET, 5.30pm Thu US East)
 Online via Zoom
$200, concession $100, free for Rigpa subscribers

Register Now

Featuring 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.

Online  

️ Friday mornings, 10 weeks starting 7 Feb
⏰ 9.30am – 11.30am AEDT (11:30pm CET, 5.30pm Thu US East)
 Online via Zoom
$200, concession $100, free for Rigpa subscribers

Register Now

Featuring 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.

Online  

️ Friday mornings, 10 weeks starting 7 Feb
⏰ 9.30am – 11.30am AEDT (11:30pm CET, 5.30pm Thu US East)
 Online via Zoom
$200, concession $100, free for Rigpa subscribers

Register Now

Featuring 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.

Online  

️ Friday mornings, 10 weeks starting 7 Feb
⏰ 9.30am – 11.30am AEDT (11:30pm CET, 5.30pm Thu US East)
 Online via Zoom
$200, concession $100, free for Rigpa subscribers

Register Now

Featuring 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.

Online  

️ Friday mornings, 10 weeks starting 7 Feb
⏰ 9.30am – 11.30am AEDT (11:30pm CET, 5.30pm Thu US East)
 Online via Zoom
$200, concession $100, free for Rigpa subscribers

Register Now

Featuring 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.

Online  

️ Friday mornings, 10 weeks starting 7 Feb
⏰ 9.30am – 11.30am AEDT (11:30pm CET, 5.30pm Thu US East)
 Online via Zoom
$200, concession $100, free for Rigpa subscribers

Register Now

The secret to training and transforming your mind with wisdom and compassion

Featuring 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.

Online  

️ Friday mornings, 10 weeks starting 7 Feb
⏰ 9.30am – 11.30am AEDT (11:30pm CET, 5.30pm Thu US East)
Online via Zoom
$200, concession $100, free for Rigpa subscribers

Featuring 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.

Online  

️ Friday mornings, 10 weeks starting 7 Feb
⏰ 9.30am – 11.30am AEDT (11:30pm CET, 5.30pm Thu US East)
 Online via Zoom
$200, concession $100, free for Rigpa subscribers

Register Now

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 a vast capacity to love, we may not know how to do so unconditionally, or how to express that love in practice.

When our heart and mind are filled with love, we find the greatest inner healing, tranquillity and well-being. Modern research shows that with empathy and compassion we can be more fully ourselves, connect more easily with others, improve self worth and reduce self-criticism, and lead healthier lives.

Sydney and Online  

️ Tuesday evenings, all year, starting 4 February
⏰ 7:00-9:00pm AEDT (9:00am CET, 3:00am Mon US East)
 Online via Zoom, Rigpa Sydney 158 Australia St, Newtown
5 week block: full $100, concession $50, free for Rigpa subscribers

Sydney & Online Bookings

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 a vast capacity to love, we may not know how to do so unconditionally, or how to express that love in practice.

When our heart and mind are filled with love, we find the greatest inner healing, tranquillity and well-being. Modern research shows that with empathy and compassion we can be more fully ourselves, connect more easily with others, improve self worth and reduce self-criticism, and lead healthier lives.

Sydney and Online  

️ Tuesday evenings, all year, starting 4 February
⏰ 7:00-9:00pm AEDT (9:00am CET, 3:00am Mon US East)
Online via Zoom, Rigpa Sydney 158 Australia St, Newtown
5 week block: full $100, concession $50, free for Rigpa subscribers

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Every Tuesday

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