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SUMMARY:Inspiring a Revolution in Your Heart and Mind | Th
 e Deathless Unending Nature of Mind - Friday morni
 ngs in July to September  - Sydney
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 an style="font-family:'Lucida Grande'\;font-size:1
 8px\;">Join us on an experiential journey through 
 <i>The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying</i>. 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.
 </span><br></p><p><b></b></p><p dir="ltr"><b><span
  style="font-weight:normal\;font-family:'Lucida Gr
 ande'\;font-size:18px\;"><i>The Tibetan Book of Li
 ving and Dying </i>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.</span
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 an style="font-family:'Lucida Grande'\;font-size:1
 8px\;">Participants in this course will learn:</sp
 an><br></p><ul><li><span style="font-family:'Lucid
 a Grande'\;font-size:18px\;">How to meditate</span
 ></li><li><span style="font-family:'Lucida Grande'
 \;font-size:18px\;">How an acceptance of impermane
 nce can help us understand death and change our at
 titude towards life</span></li><li><span style="fo
 nt-family:'Lucida Grande'\;font-size:18px\;">How m
 editation can transform our perception\, increase 
 our confidence and fully connect us to the world a
 round us</span></li><li><span style="font-family:'
 Lucida Grande'\;font-size:18px\;">That mind is muc
 h more than just thoughts and emotions</span></li>
 <li><span style="font-family:'Lucida Grande'\;font
 -size:18px\;">How understanding the interdependenc
 y of all things and the principle of karma (that e
 very action has an effect) gives us a logical basi
 s for ethics and personal responsibility</span></l
 i></ul><p><span style="font-family:'Lucida Grande'
 \;font-size:18px\;">Led by Western meditation inst
 ructors with many years of experience\, each sessi
 on consists of:</span></p><ul><li><span style="fon
 t-family:'Lucida Grande'\;font-size:18px\;">Video 
 teachings from Tibetan and Western Buddhist master
 s including Sogyal Rinpoche\, Jetsün Khandro Rinpo
 che\, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche\, Mingyur Rinpoche\, Pe
 ma Chödrön and Sharon Salzberg.</span></li><li><sp
 an style="font-family:'Lucida Grande'\;font-size:1
 8px\;">Meditation practice</span></li><li><span st
 yle="font-family:'Lucida Grande'\;font-size:18px\;
 ">Time for contemplation</span></li><li><span styl
 e="font-family:'Lucida Grande'\;font-size:18px\;">
 Group discussions and Q&A\, offering you the oppor
 tunity to explore the teachings and practices in a
 n open supportive environment.</span></li></ul><h6
 ><span style="font-family:'Lucida Grande'\;font-si
 ze:18px\;">A year-long course that students can jo
 in at any stage.</span></h6><h6><span style="font-
 family:'Lucida Grande'\;font-size:18px\;"><b><font
  color="#9c0000">Details</font></b></span></h6><p>
 <span style="font-family:'Lucida Grande'\;font-siz
 e:18px\;"><b><font color="#9c0000">The Deathless a
 nd Unending Nature of Mind</font> </b>(Module 3 of
  the full-year course)</span></p><p></p><p><span s
 tyle="font-family:'Lucida Grande'\;font-size:18px\
 ;">In this module we explore the power of our mind
  as the universal ordering principle\; it is the c
 reator of suffering and the creator of happiness. 
 We investigate two aspects of the mind: the appear
 ance of the mind - our thoughts\, emotions\, all t
 he stories\, the ordinary mind\; and the essence o
 f mind – which is clear\, cognizant and has unconf
 ined capacity. And we look at how to make our medi
 tation practice truly meaningful.</span></p><p><sp
 an style="font-family:'Lucida Grande'\;font-size:1
 8px\;"><b>Where:</b> In person at Rigpa Sydney\, 1
 58 Australia St\, Newtown.</span></p><p><span styl
 e="font-family:'Lucida Grande'\;font-size:18px\;">
 <b>When:</b> Friday mornings\, for 10 weeks starti
 ng 24th July 2026.</span><br></p><p><span style="f
 ont-family:'Lucida Grande'\;font-size:18px\;"><b>T
 ime: </b>10.00am - 11.30am (AEST) Australian Easte
 rn Standard Time.</span><br><br></p><p><span style
 ="font-family:'Lucida Grande'\;font-size:18px\;"><
 b>Cost: </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family
 :'Lucida Grande'\;font-size:18px\;">Individual ses
 sions: Full $20\, Concession $10</span></p><p><spa
 n style="font-family:'Lucida Grande'\;font-size:18
 px\;">10-week module: Full $100\, Concession $50</
 span></p><p><span style="font-family:'Lucida Grand
 e'\;font-size:18px\;">FREE for Rigpa members/subsc
 ribers who may email sydney@rigpa.org.au to reques
 t the discount code.</span><span style="font-famil
 y:'Lucida Grande'\;font-size:18px\;"><br></span></
 p><p><span style="font-family:'Lucida Grande'\;fon
 t-size:18px\;">If you are experiencing financial h
 ardship please email us at sydney@rigpa.org.au</sp
 an><span style="font-family:'Lucida Grande'\;font-
 size:18px\;"> to request a further concession.</sp
 an></p><p><span style="font-family:'Lucida Grande'
 \;font-size:18px\;"><br></span></p><p><span style=
 "font-family:'Lucida Grande'\;font-size:18px\;">Ce
 rtificates of Attendance are available on request 
 and may be suitable for Ongoing Professional Devel
 opment.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:18px\;
 font-family:'Lucida Grande'\;"><br></span></p><p><
 br></p><p><span style="font-size:18px\;font-family
 :'Lucida Grande'\;"><br></span></p></body></html>
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 The Deathles
 s and Unending Nature of Mind (Module 3 of the ful
 l-year course)\n \n \n \n In this module we explor
 e the power of our mind as the universal ordering 
 principle\; it is the creator of suffering and the
  creator of happiness. We investigate two aspects 
 of the mind: the appearance of the mind - our thou
 ghts\, emotions\, all the stories\, the ordinary m
 ind\; and the essence of mind – which is clear\, c
 ognizant and has unconfined capacity. And we look 
 at how to make our meditation practice truly meani
 ngful.\n \n Where: In person at Rigpa Sydney\, 158
  Australia St\, Newtown.\n \n When: Friday morning
 s\, for 10 weeks starting 24th July 2026.\n \n \n 
 Time: 10.00am - 11.30am (AEST) Australian Eastern 
 Standard Time.\n \n \n \n Cost: \n \n Individual s
 essions: Full $20\, Concession $10\n \n 10-week mo
 dule: Full $100\, Concession $50\n \n FREE for Rig
 pa members/subscribers who may email sydney@rigpa.
 org.au to request the discount code.\n \n \n If yo
 u are experiencing financial hardship please email
  us at sydney@rigpa.org.au to request a further co
 ncession.\n \n \n \n \n Certificates of Attendance
  are available on request and may be suitable for 
 Ongoing Professional Development.\n \n \n \n \n \n
  \n \n \n \n \n 
CATEGORIES:Course - Foundation
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260724T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260925T113000
LOCATION:158 Australia Street\n Newtown\, NSW 2042\n Austra
 lia\n 
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