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SUMMARY:Accentuate the Positive : How to Work with Negativ
 e Emotions | Meditation and Wisdom for Every Day |
  Online and Sydney | October
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 x\;">Accentuate the Positive : How to Work with Ne
 gative Emotions </span></h2><p><span style="font-f
 amily:Arial\;font-size:18px\;">Negative emotions s
 uch as anger cause us and others so much unnecessa
 ry suffering. In this session\, supported by teach
 ings by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche and Sharon Salzbe
 rg\, we’ll investigate how\, through meditation an
 d reflection on some simple open questions\, we ca
 n ground ourselves in the face of negative emotion
 s.</span> </p><p><span style="font-size:18px\;font
 -family:Arial\;">    </span></p><p><span style="fo
 nt-size:18px\;font-family:Arial\;"> A session in <
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 font-family:Arial\;font-size:18px\;">the </span><b
  style="font-style:italic\;"><span style="font-fam
 ily:Arial\;font-size:18px\;">Meditation and Wisdom
  to Transform Every Day Life</span></b><span style
 ="font-family:Arial\;font-size:18px\;"> </span></s
 pan><span style="font-size:18px\;font-family:Arial
 \;">series. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:1
 8px\;font-family:Arial\;"> </span></p><p><span sty
 le="font-size:18px\;font-family:Arial\;"> Spend ti
 me with your best self on a journey from sadness a
 nd anger to peace and joy. The timeless wisdom and
  meditative insights of the Tibetan Buddhist tradi
 tion offer many practical methods to help us heal 
 and thrive as we face the everyday challenges of a
 nxiety\, depression\, anger\, physical pain\, lone
 liness\, and burnout. </span></p><p><span style="f
 ont-size:18px\;font-family:Arial\;"> </span></p><p
 ><span style="font-size:18px\;font-family:Arial\;"
 > This series of Saturday afternoon sessions offer
  an introduction to meditation and practical advic
 e from some of the foremost Tibetan Buddhist teach
 ers of our age. Applying these teachings can help 
 us meet the challenges of these difficult times\, 
 to heal ourselves\, and to bring us to the core of
  our own peace\, compassion and wisdom.</span></p>
 <p><span style="font-size:18px\;font-family:Arial\
 ;"> Led by Western meditation instructors with man
 y years of experience\, each session consists of:<
 /span></p><ul type="disc"><li class="x_MsoNormal">
 <span style="font-size:18px\;font-family:Arial\;">
 Video teachings from Tibetan Buddhist masters incl
 uding Sogyal Rinpoche\, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche\, Dun
 gse Jampal Norbu and Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche.</sp
 an></li><li class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-
 size:18px\;font-family:Arial\;">Meditation practic
 e</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="
 font-size:18px\;font-family:Arial\;">Time for cont
 emplation</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal"><span
  style="font-size:18px\;font-family:Arial\;">Group
  discussions and Q&A\, offering you the opportunit
 y to explore the teachings and practices in an ope
 n supportive environment and to connect with a com
 munity of practitioners</span></li></ul><p><strong
  style="background-color:initial\;"><span style="f
 ont-size:18px\;"><br></span></strong></p><p><stron
 g style="background-color:initial\;"><span style="
 font-size:18px\;font-family:Arial\;">Future dates 
 and Topics for 2026</span></strong></p><p><span st
 yle="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:Ar
 ial\;font-size:18px\;">3 October        Accentuate
  the Positive: How to Work with Negative Emotions<
 /span><br><span style="font-family:Arial\;font-siz
 e:18px\;">7 November    Beating Burnout and Stress
 </span><br><span style="font-family:Arial\;font-si
 ze:18px\;">5 December    How to Remain Unshaken By
  Life's Ups and Downs</span></span></p><p><strong 
 style="background-color:initial\;"><span style="fo
 nt-size:18px\;"><br></span></strong></p><p><strong
  style="background-color:initial\;"><span style="f
 ont-size:18px\;font-family:Arial\;">Details</span>
 </strong></p><p><span style="font-family:'Lucida G
 rande'\;font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family
 :Arial\;font-size:18px\;"><b>Topic: </b>Accentuate
  the Positive : How to Work with Negative Emotions
  </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Ari
 al\;font-size:18px\;"><b>Where: </b></span><span s
 tyle="font-family:Arial\;font-size:18px\;">Online 
 and in-person at </span><span style="font-family:A
 rial\;font-size:18px\;">158 Australia St\, Newtown
 \, Sydney</span></p><p><span style="font-family:'L
 ucida Grande'\;font-size:18px\;"><b><span style="f
 ont-family:Arial\;font-size:18px\;">When: </span><
 /b><span style="font-family:Arial\;font-size:18px\
 ;">Saturday 3 October 2026</span></span><span styl
 e="font-family:'Lucida Grande'\;font-size:18px\;">
 <br></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial\;
 font-size:18px\;"><b>Time: </b></span><span style=
 "font-family:Arial\;font-size:18px\;">3:00pm - 5:3
 0pm Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time</span
 ></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial\;font-size:
 18px\;"><i>(7:00am CEST\, Friday midnight US East\
 , Friday 10:00pm US West)</i></span></p><p><b styl
 e="font-family:'Lucida Grande'\;font-size:18px\;">
 <span style="font-family:Arial\;font-size:18px\;">
 Cost: </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial\;f
 ont-size:18px\;">Full $20 </span><span style="font
 -family:Arial\;font-size:18px\;">Concession (senio
 rs/under 35's/concession) $10</span></p><p><span s
 tyle="font-family:Arial\;font-size:18px\;"><br></s
 pan></p><p><i style="font-family:'Lucida Grande'\;
 font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:Arial\;
 font-size:18px\;">If you are experiencing financia
 l hardship please email us at sydney@rigpa.org.au 
 to request a further concession.</span></i></p><p>
 <span style="font-family:Arial\;font-size:18px\;">
 <i>Free for Rigpa members/subscribers. Please emai
 l sydney@rigpa.org.au to request the discount code
 .</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial\
 ;font-size:18px\;">Certificates of Attendance are 
 available on request and may be suitable for Ongoi
 ng Professional Development.</span></p></body></ht
 ml>
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n \n \n \n  \n \n \n \n \n Accentuate the Po
 sitive : How to Work with Negative Emotions \n Neg
 ative emotions such as anger cause us and others s
 o much unnecessary suffering. In this session\, su
 pported by teachings by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche a
 nd Sharon Salzberg\, we’ll investigate how\, throu
 gh meditation and reflection on some simple open q
 uestions\, we can ground ourselves in the face of 
 negative emotions. \n \n     \n \n  A session in t
 he Meditation and Wisdom to Transform Every Day Li
 fe series. \n \n  \n \n  Spend time with your best
  self on a journey from sadness and anger to peace
  and joy. The timeless wisdom and meditative insig
 hts of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition offer many p
 ractical methods to help us heal and thrive as we 
 face the everyday challenges of anxiety\, depressi
 on\, anger\, physical pain\, loneliness\, and burn
 out. \n \n  \n \n  This series of Saturday afterno
 on sessions offer an introduction to meditation an
 d practical advice from some of the foremost Tibet
 an Buddhist teachers of our age. Applying these te
 achings can help us meet the challenges of these d
 ifficult times\, to heal ourselves\, and to bring 
 us to the core of our own peace\, compassion and w
 isdom.\n \n  Led by Western meditation instructors
  with many years of experience\, each session cons
 ists of:\n \n Video teachings from Tibetan Buddhis
 t masters including Sogyal Rinpoche\, Ringu Tulku 
 Rinpoche\, Dungse Jampal Norbu and Dzogchen Ponlop
  Rinpoche.Meditation practiceTime for contemplatio
 nGroup discussions and Q&A\, offering you the oppo
 rtunity to explore the teachings and practices in 
 an open supportive environment and to connect with
  a community of practitioners\n \n \n Future dates
  and Topics for 2026\n \n 3 October        Accentu
 ate the Positive: How to Work with Negative Emotio
 ns\n 7 November    Beating Burnout and Stress\n 5 
 December    How to Remain Unshaken By Life's Ups a
 nd Downs\n \n \n \n \n Details\n \n Topic: Accentu
 ate the Positive : How to Work with Negative Emoti
 ons \n \n Where: Online and in-person at 158 Austr
 alia St\, Newtown\, Sydney\n \n When: Saturday 3 O
 ctober 2026\n \n \n Time: 3:00pm - 5:30pm Australi
 an Eastern Daylight Savings Time\n \n (7:00am CEST
 \, Friday midnight US East\, Friday 10:00pm US Wes
 t)\n \n Cost: Full $20 Concession (seniors/under 3
 5's/concession) $10\n \n \n \n \n If you are exper
 iencing financial hardship please email us at sydn
 ey@rigpa.org.au to request a further concession.\n
  \n Free for Rigpa members/subscribers. Please ema
 il sydney@rigpa.org.au to request the discount cod
 e.\n \n Certificates of Attendance are available o
 n request and may be suitable for Ongoing Professi
 onal Development.\n \n 
CATEGORIES:Seminar - Foundation
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
DTSTAMP;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261003T150000
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261003T150000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261003T173000
LOCATION:158 Australia Street\n Newtown\, NSW 2042\n Austra
 lia\n 
URL:https://registration.rigpa.org.au/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1366
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