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:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20260610T183000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_1352_069944039e5b50df4377c1517756ec89@registration.rigpa.org.au SUMMARY:Inspiring a Revolution in Your Heart and Mind | Br inging the Mind Home - Sydney and Online X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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Join us on an experiential journey through The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. Disco ver a deep and universal wisdom explored in the ma jor themes of the book\, and learn about their pra ctical implications for living well. Suitable for people of any religion or of none\, this course en courages 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 Li ving and Dying is widely regarded as one of th e 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 introduc tion to the practice of meditation\, to the nature of mind\, to karma and rebirth\, and to the trial s and rewards of the spiritual path. The teachings \, meditation and contemplations from this authent ic tradition reveal how each of us can live a more meaningful\, connected and fulfilling life.

Participants in this course will learn:

Led by Western meditation inst ructors with many years of experience\, each sessi on consists of:

A year-long course that students can jo in at any stage.
Detai ls

Bringing the Min d Home (Module 4 of the full-year course)

This module takes a deep dive i nto a range of meditation techniques to enable us to access a rich variety of methods to transform o ur moods and emotions. This shows us how the whole purpose of meditation is to transcend our ordinar y mind\, to discover our fundamental nature\, whic h we have lost touch with. The highest goal of med itation is to awake in us the sky-like nature of m ind and introduce to us who we really are: our unc hanging pure awareness.

Where: Online and in person at Rigpa Sydney\, 158 Australia St\, Newtown.

When: Wednesday evenings\, for 5 weeks sta rting 10th June 2026.

< b>Time: 6.30pm - 8.30pm (AEST) Australian East ern Standard Time.

Cost: 

Individual se ssions: Full $20\, Concession $10

5-week module: Full $100\, Concession $50

FREE for Rigpa members/subsc ribers who may email sydney@rigpa.org.au to reques t the discount code.

If you are experiencing financial h ardship please email us at sydney@rigpa.org.au to request a further concession.


Ce rtificates of Attendance are available on request and may be suitable for Ongoing Professional Devel opment.


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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 Bringing the Mind Home (Module 4 of the full-year course)\n \n This module takes a deep dive into a range of med itation techniques to enable us to access a rich v ariety of methods to transform our moods and emoti ons. This shows us how the whole purpose of medita tion is to transcend our ordinary mind\, to discov er our fundamental nature\, which we have lost tou ch with. The highest goal of meditation is to awak e in us the sky-like nature of mind and introduce to us who we really are: our unchanging pure aware ness.\n \n Where: Online and in person at Rigpa Sy dney\, 158 Australia St\, Newtown.\n \n When: Wedn esday evenings\, for 5 weeks starting 10th June 20 26.\n \n \n Time: 6.30pm - 8.30pm (AEST) Australia n Eastern Standard Time.\n \n \n \n Cost: \n \n In dividual sessions: Full $20\, Concession $10\n \n 5-week module: Full $100\, Concession $50\n \n FRE E for Rigpa members/subscribers who may email sydn ey@rigpa.org.au to request the discount code.\n \n \n If you are experiencing financial hardship ple ase email us at sydney@rigpa.org.au to request a f urther concession.\n \n \n \n \n Certificates of A ttendance are available on request and may be suit able for Ongoing Professional Development.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CATEGORIES:Course - Foundation CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260610T183000 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260610T183000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260708T203000 LOCATION:158 Australia Street\n Newtown\, NSW 2042\n Austra lia\n URL:https://registration.rigpa.org.au/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1352 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR