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SUMMARY:Discovering Inner Freedom: A Three-Part Course Series
DESCRIPTION:Are you searching for answers to life’s deeper questions wondering why you suffer\, whether there’s another way to live\, or how to find more peace\, purpose\, and resilience? If so\, you’re not alone. These are the questions that have always drawn people to the Buddhist path and they’re the questions at the heart of this three-part series. What if turning inward\, honestly examining our restlessness and the mental patterns that keep us stuck could be the first step toward something genuinely different? \nEach course can be entered into on its own\, in any order\, yet together the three courses form a single\, unfolding journey. The courses are open and presented in an inclusive way that prior knowledge or background is not required\, just an open mind and a genuine curiosity about your own experience. Each course unfolds through open conversation\, discussion\, and shared meditation practice so you’ll be learning not just from the teachings\, but from each other. \nCourse 1: Turning Inward\nSeptember 15 – November 10\, 2026 \nCourse 2: Opening the Path\nWinter (USA) 2027 \nCourse 3: Seeing Clearly\nSpring (USA) 2027
URL:https://rigpa.org/event/discovering-inner-freedom-course/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261014T183000
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SUMMARY:Inspiring a Revolution in Your Heart and Mind | Open Heart
DESCRIPTION:Module 7 of a year-long course that students can join at any stage. \nJoin 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. \nOpen Heart (Module 7 of the full-year course) \nIntroducing the Tibetan Buddhist compassion practices centring on loving kindness. Loving kindness meditation restores our confidence and heals unresolved emotional wounds. It also puts us in touch with the fundamental goodness of our core being\, unlocking a vast source of love and care for ourselves and others.Where: Online and in person at Rigpa Sydney\, 158 Australia St\, Newtown. \nWhen: Wednesday evenings\, for 5 weeks starting 14 October 2026. \nTime: 6.30pm – 8.30pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time. \nParticipants in this course will learn: \n\nHow to meditate\nHow an acceptance of impermanence can help us understand death and change our attitude towards life\nHow meditation can transform our perception\, increase our confidence and fully connect us to the world around us\nThat mind is much more than just thoughts and emotions\nHow 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\n\nLed by Western meditation instructors with many years of experience.
URL:https://rigpa.org/event/inspiring-a-revolution-in-your-heart-and-mind/
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SUMMARY:'The Wheel of Sharp Weapons': Teachings on Lojong with Khenchen Pema Sherab Rinpoche
DESCRIPTION:| A weekend teaching about how Lojong transforms life’s challenges into wisdom\, compassion and the awakened heart of Bodhichitta. \nKhenchen Pema Sherab Rinpoche will offer teachings on The Wheel of Sharp Weapons\, a profound Mahayana text from the Buddhist mind-training tradition of lojong.These teachings reveal how the difficulties and challenges we encounter can be brought onto the spiritual path. They help us understand the workings of karma\, overcome self-cherishing\, and cultivate compassion and bodhichitta—the awakened heart and mind. \nThis is a rare and precious opportunity to receive traditional teachings in person from one of the Nyingma tradition’s most senior and respected scholars\, teachers and lineage holders.
URL:https://rigpa.org/event/the-wheel-of-sharp-weapons-teachings-on-lojong-with-khenchen-pema-sherab-rinpoche/
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SUMMARY:Buddhist Parenting with Awareness\, Peace and Joy
DESCRIPTION:Over the years\, many Buddhist teachers have given inspiring\, clear and practical teachings to parents and children that supported and nourished their families. The very best of these teachings and advice have been gathered to form this online course which is now running for the third year in a row. \nThis Buddhist Parenting Course will help you to: \n\nlearn to parent with more ease and presence\ncare for yourself and your family;\nview parenting as part of the spiritual path;\nexplore teachings and practices that support your parenting\, and\nfind creative ways to share Buddhist values\, and practices with children\n\nThe course will be held by a team of Rigpa teachers\, instructors and parents experienced in teaching children\, teenagers and parents.\nFor any questions about the course please send an email to rigpe.yeshe@rigpa.org \nRegistrations close 13 October. \nA note: while this course was designed for parents\, it is also open to anyone living or working closely with children: grandparents\, aunts\, uncles\, educators\, carers\, etc
URL:https://rigpa.org/event/buddhist-parenting-course-2026/
CATEGORIES:Course
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261022T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261022T210000
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SUMMARY:The Relevance of Buddhism to the Modern World
DESCRIPTION:Free Public talk \n| A conversation between Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche and Matthieu Ricard \n| What does a contemplative tradition of more than two thousand years have to offer a world of accelerating change\, distraction and uncertainty? Join us for an evening in the company of two remarkable teachers. \nSHECHEN RABJAM RINPOCHE \nShechen Rabjam Rinpoche is one of the most highly revered masters in the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism and an important holder of its major lineages. Grandson and spiritual heir of the great Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910–1991)\, he spent almost 25 years with his teacher and grandfather\, receiving extensive teachings\, empowerments and transmissions\, and continues that lineage today through his activities. \nRinpoche has not taught in Australia since 1996. He is greatly loved wherever he goes for his generosity\, his modern approach\, and his warm and endearing presence. \nMATTHIEU RICARD \nBorn in France in 1946 as the son of French philosopher Jean-François Revel and artist Yahne Le Toumelin\, Matthieu Ricard is a Buddhist monk\, author\, translator\, and photographer. He first visited India in 1967 where he met great spiritual masters from Tibet. After completing his Ph.D. degree in cell genetics in 1972\, he moved to the Himalayan region to study and practice the Buddhist path. He served as Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche’s translator for more than twenty years. \nMatthieu is an international best-selling author and a prominent speaker on the world stage\, celebrated at the World Economic Forum at Davos\, forums at the United Nations\, and ad TED where his talks on happiness and altruism have been viewed by over seven million people. He will translate for Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche throughout this visit. \nDETAILS \nThursday 22 October 2026 · 7.00–9.00pm \nLower Town Hall\, 483 George Street\, Sydney \nFree · In person \nThe talk is open to everyone. No prior study or Buddhist background is needed. Please register so that we can plan seating. \n 
URL:https://rigpa.org/event/the-relevance-of-buddhism-to-the-modern-world/
CATEGORIES:Public Talk
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261023
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SUMMARY:Finding Unshakeable Certainty
DESCRIPTION:DZOGCHEN BEARA: Weekend Teachings with Khenpo Tashi \n| Highlights from the Beacon of Certainty by Mipham Rinpoche \nWhat is our practice actually built on? \nMany of us have spent years on the path: meditating\, deepening compassion\, engaging in Vajrayana practice\, receiving profound teachings that have inspired and transformed us. Yet at a certain point\, questions like this begin to arise. What are we truly recognizing in meditation? How do we distinguish genuine understanding from concepts\, experiences\, or passing states? \nThe great masters of the Nyingma tradition understood that these questions cannot be answered through faith alone. They require investigation\, reflection\, and a View that becomes clear through our own experience. \nFor these teachings\, Khenpo Tashi draws on selected highlights from The Beacon of Certainty by Mipham Rinpoche\, a profound text of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Structured around essential questions of view and meditation\, the text guides practitioners with remarkable precision through the relationship between appearance and emptiness\, analysis and direct experience\, understanding and realization. \nDeeply grounded in the lineage of Longchenpa and Mipham Rinpoche\, Khenpo Tashi has a rare ability to make these teachings feel immediate and alive\, revealing how they relate directly to our own path and experience. \nThese teachings are open to all practitioners with a grounding in meditation and Lojong. \nThe retreat\, held in the new Dzogchen Beara temple\, will include periods of silence including during tea breaks and some meal times. \nThese teachings will be offered in Tibetan with live English translation by Rigpa Senior Teacher Damien van Effenterre.
URL:https://rigpa.org/event/finding-unshakeable-certainty/
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261028T190000
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SUMMARY:What is Dharma for?
DESCRIPTION:In this evening online talk\, Khenpo Tashi\, invites us to reflect on the ultimate purpose of the Buddha’s teaching; exploring what it offers us today and how it relates to our ordinary lives. \nFor many\, Buddhism is associated with meditation\, mindfulness\, or compassion. Yet these are only part of a much broader path of understanding and transformation. What is it that the Dharma ultimately points towards? And how does it relate to the way we live our ordinary lives? \nIn this online public talk\, Khenpo Tashi explores these timeless questions with the clarity\, warmth\, and depth for which he is widely appreciated. Whether you are simply curious about Buddhism or have been practising for many years\, this evening offers an opportunity to reflect on what the Dharma is\, why it matters\, and how it can illuminate our lives. \nAbout Khenpo Tashi\nKhenpo Tashi trained at Namdroling Monastery under the guidance of his root teacher His Holiness Penor Rinpoche. For the past fourteen years\, at the request of Khenchen Namdrol Rinpoche\, he has served as the principal teacher of the Rigpa Shedra in Pharping\, Nepal\, where he teaches the classical curriculum of Sutra and Tantra to hundreds of students\, from beginners to advanced practitioners. Over the past four years\, his online teachings have reached an ever-wider audience within the Rigpa community and beyond. \nWidely appreciated for the depth of his learning\, the precision and clarity of his explanations\, and his ability to make profound teachings genuinely accessible while remaining deeply rooted in the tradition\, Khenpo Tashi teaches with a rare combination of scholarship\, warmth\, and practical insight.
URL:https://rigpa.org/event/khenpo-tashi-ll-2-2/
CATEGORIES:Public Talk
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