BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:Australia/Sydney METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20260405T020000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_1332_069944039e5b50df4377c1517756ec89@registration.rigpa.org.au SUMMARY:Inspiring a Revolution in Your Heart and Mind | Fr iday Mornings | February 2026 - Sydney X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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Join us on an experiential journey throu gh The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. Di scover a deep and universal wisdom explored in the major themes of the book\, and learn about their practical implications for living well. Suitable f or people of any religion or of none\, this course encourages you to reflect on the Buddhist teachin gs\, to see what makes sense to you and to experim ent with applying these teachings in your daily li fe.

The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying is widely regarded as one of the most complete and authoritative presentatio ns of Tibetan Buddhism. A manual for life and deat h and a source of sacred inspiration from the hear t of the Tibetan tradition\, The Tibetan Book of L iving and Dying provides a lucid and inspiring int roduction to the practice of meditation\, to the n ature of mind\, to karma and rebirth\, and to the trials and rewards of the spiritual path. The teac hings\, meditation and contemplations from this au thentic tradition reveal how each of us can live a more meaningful\, connected and fulfilling life.< /span>

Participants in this course will lea rn:

Led by Western medita tion instructors with many years of experience\, e ach session consists of:

A year-long course that studen ts can join at any stage.
Details

This first module will give partic ipants a taste of the main themes of The Tibeta n Book of Living and Dying\, including meditat ion\, finding inner peace and co ntentment and the true nature of our own mind.

"In this book I endeavoured to share some of the wisdo m of the tradition I gre up in. I sought to show t he practical nature of its ancient teachings and h ow they can help us at every stage of living and d ying. Many people\, over the years\, had urged me to write this book. They said it would help reliev e some of the intense sufferings that so many of u s go through in the modern world."

- Sogyal Rinpoch e 

    

Where: In person at Rigpa Sydney\, 158 Australia St\, Newtown.< /p>

When: Friday mornings\, for 10 weeks starting 13th February 2026. (NOTE: n o class on Easter Friday 3 April)

Time: 10:00am - 11:30am (A EDT) Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time.

Cost: 

Individual sessions: Full $20\, Concession $10

10-week mod ule: Full $100\, Concession $50

FREE for Rigpa members/subscribers who may em ail sydney@rigpa.org.au to request the discount co de.

If you are experiencing financial hardship please email us at sydney@rigpa.org.au t o request a further concession.


Certificates of Attendance are available on request and may be su itable for Ongoing Professional Development.




DESCRIPTION:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us on an experiential j ourney through The Tibetan Book of Living and Dyin g. Discover a deep and universal wisdom explored i n the major themes of the book\, and learn about t heir practical implications for living well. Suita ble for people of any religion or of none\, this c ourse encourages you to reflect on the Buddhist te achings\, to see what makes sense to you and to ex periment with applying these teachings in your dai ly life.\n \n \n \n \n The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying is widely regarded as one of the most co mplete and authoritative presentations of Tibetan Buddhism. A manual for life and death and a source of sacred inspiration from the heart of the Tibet an tradition\, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dyin g provides a lucid and inspiring introduction to t he practice of meditation\, to the nature of mind\ , to karma and rebirth\, and to the trials and rew ards of the spiritual path. The teachings\, medita tion and contemplations from this authentic tradit ion reveal how each of us can live a more meaningf ul\, connected and fulfilling life.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Participants in this course will learn:\n \n \n How to meditateHow an acceptance of impermanen ce can help us understand death and change our att itude towards lifeHow meditation can transform our perception\, increase our confidence and fully co nnect us to the world around usThat mind is much m ore than just thoughts and emotionsHow understandi ng the interdependency of all things and the princ iple of karma (that every action has an effect) gi ves us a logical basis for ethics and personal res ponsibilityLed by Western meditation instructors w ith many years of experience\, each session consis ts of:\n \n Video teachings from Tibetan and Weste rn Buddhist masters including Sogyal Rinpoche\, Je tsün Khandro Rinpoche\, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche\, Min gyur Rinpoche\, Pema Chödrön and Sharon Salzberg.M editation practiceTime for contemplationGroup disc ussions and Q&A\, offering you the opportunity to explore the teachings and practices in an open sup portive environment.A year-long course that studen ts can join at any stage.\n Details\n This first m odule will give participants a taste of the main t hemes of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying\, in cluding meditation\, finding inner peace and conte ntment and the true nature of our own mind.\n \n " In this book I endeavoured to share some of the wi sdom of the tradition I gre up in. I sought to sho w the practical nature of its ancient teachings an d how they can help us at every stage of living an d dying. Many people\, over the years\, had urged me to write this book. They said it would help rel ieve some of the intense sufferings that so many o f us go through in the modern world."\n \n - Sogya l Rinpoche \n \n     \n \n Where: In person at Rig pa Sydney\, 158 Australia St\, Newtown.\n \n When: Friday mornings\, for 10 weeks starting 13th Febr uary 2026. (NOTE: no class on Easter Friday 3 Apri l)\n \n \n Time: 10:00am - 11:30am (AEDT) Australi an Eastern Daylight Savings Time.\n \n \n \n Cost:  \n \n Individual sessions: Full $20\, Concession $10\n \n 10-week module: Full $100\, Concession $5 0\n \n FREE for Rigpa members/subscribers who may email sydney@rigpa.org.au to request the discount code.\n \n \n If you are experiencing financial ha rdship please email us at sydney@rigpa.org.au to r equest a further concession.\n \n \n \n \n Certifi cates of Attendance are available on request and m ay be suitable for Ongoing Professional Developmen t.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CATEGORIES:Course - Foundation CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260213T100000 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260213T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260424T233000 LOCATION:158 Australia Street\n Newtown\, NSW 2042\n Austra lia\n URL:https://registration.rigpa.org.au/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1332 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR