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SUMMARY:Know your mind\, transform your life
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In
this 8-week course — the second of three Know
your Mind\, Transform your Life course modules
— we will explore Buddha’s Mahayana teachings on
love and compassion.
\n \n These teachings offer an approach to life that is
grounded in sanity\, kindness\, and compassion. Y
et they also offer a vision that completely transc
ends our ordinary way of viewing ourselves and oth
ers\, with an all-encompassing vision of enlighten
ment.
\n \n At
the heart of this vision of enlightenment is the v
iew that our innate\, fundamental identity is vast
\, luminous and utterly awake. The Mahayana teachi
ngs refer to this as our enlightened heart\, or bo
dhicitta. Enlightenment is nothing other than who
we really are. But for most of us\, our true natur
e is like a hidden treasure\, concealed behind lay
ers of mental activity and preoccupation.\n \n
We will explore h
ow to give expression to our enlightened heart in
everything we think\, say and do\, and especially
focus on our relationships\, which are like a mirr
or that shows us exactly where we are at. Our rela
tionships also provide us with a way to dissolve t
he limitations that prevent the vastness of our tr
ue nature from fully manifesting.
\n \n
Founded on a practice lin
eage that has been actively and continually practi
sed for hundreds of years\, these teachings are co
mpletely relevant to the challenges posed by our m
odern\, globalised life. Topics covered in the ret
reat will include:
\n \n - finding meaning in our lives\, and
connectedness with our world
- o
vercoming loneliness and isolation
-
how to thrive in the face of
difficulties
- how to contribute to creating a more sustainable\
, kind\, and compassionate world
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\n \n Course detai
ls
When: 8 classes on Wednesd
ay evenings 6:30pm - 8:15pm AEST\, from 5 August t
o 7 October 2026 (with course breaks on 12 August
and 2 September).
Plus two extended classes 9:30am - 3:00pm AEST
on Sunday 23 August and Sunday 20 September 2026<
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For Rigpa subscribers: The cours
e is included in your subscription fees. Please em
ail brisbane@rigpa
.org.au for the discount code (same code as m
odule 1).
\n \n The Three Turnings of the Wheel
of Dharma
This course is the second of three modules th
at together explore the essence of the Buddha's te
achings. Buddha presented his teachings on three o
ccasions\, called the 'Three Turnings of the Wheel
of Dharma':
Module 3: Presents t
he Third Turning with its key message that our min
d's nature\, and that of all other beings\, is\, a
nd always has been\, the Buddha: open\, spacious\,
awake\, and full of wisdom and compassion. From t
his perspective\, our path is one of coming to rec
ognise our enlightened essence\, and bring it into
direct experience.
About Jan van der Breggen
Jan grew up in the Netherlands where he earned a
Masters Degree in Historical Anthropology. He is f
luent in English and Dutch. He lives in Brisbane w
here he works as a data analytics professional. Ja
n was instrumental in founding Rigpa Brisbane in 1
999\, where he has served as a Dharma instructor f
or over 20 years.
Jan was honoured to be entrusted by Khenchen Na
mdrol Rinpoche and Mindroling Jetsün Khandro Rinpo
che as one of the twenty-five worldwide Rigpa Seni
or teachers. In 2017\, he was selected to be a par
ticipant in the Milinda program\, a 10-year\, inte
rnational Buddhist teacher training program under
the guidance of Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche.
Jan is a teacher in t
he Tibetan Buddhist tradition and a scholar of Bud
dhist philosophy. He began the path of meditation
at 17 years old\, touched by the tenderness of the
human experience and filled with questions about
what reality was all about. He soon encountered th
e writings of great masters from various tradition
s such as J. Krishnamurti\, Suzuki Roshi\, Thich N
hat Hanh and Sogyal Rinpoche. Thirty years later\,
Jan continues to be moved by the vast profundity
of the Buddhist path and its vision of the inheren
t wisdom\, loving kindness and strength that lies
in the minds of each and everyone of us.
\n \n
DESCRIPTION:\n \n \n In this 8-week course — the second of thr
ee Know your Mind\, Transform your Life course mod
ules — we will explore Buddha’s Mahayana teachings
on love and compassion. \n \n \n \n \n \n These
teachings offer an approach to life that is groun
ded in sanity\, kindness\, and compassion. Yet the
y also offer a vision that completely transcends o
ur ordinary way of viewing ourselves and others\,
with an all-encompassing vision of enlightenment.\
n \n \n \n At the heart of this vision of enlighte
nment is the view that our innate\, fundamental id
entity is vast\, luminous and utterly awake. The M
ahayana teachings refer to this as our enlightened
heart\, or bodhicitta. Enlightenment is nothing o
ther than who we really are. But for most of us\,
our true nature is like a hidden treasure\, concea
led behind layers of mental activity and preoccupa
tion.\n \n \n \n We will explore how to give expre
ssion to our enlightened heart in everything we th
ink\, say and do\, and especially focus on our rel
ationships\, which are like a mirror that shows us
exactly where we are at. Our relationships also p
rovide us with a way to dissolve the limitations t
hat prevent the vastness of our true nature from f
ully manifesting.\n \n \n \n Founded on a practice
lineage that has been actively and continually pr
actised for hundreds of years\, these teachings ar
e completely relevant to the challenges posed by o
ur modern\, globalised life. Topics covered in the
retreat will include:\n \n \n \n finding meaning
in our lives\, and connectedness with our world\n
overcoming loneliness and isolationhow to thrive i
n the face of difficultieshow to contribute to cre
ating a more sustainable\, kind\, and compassionat
e world\n \n \n \n \n Course details\n \n When:
8 classes on Wednesday evenings 6:30pm - 8:15pm AE
ST\, from 5 August to 7 October 2026 (with course
breaks on 12 August and 2 September). \n \n Plus t
wo extended classes 9:30am - 3:00pm AEST on Sunday
23 August and Sunday 20 September 2026\n \n Where
: In person at Rigpa Brisbane\, 2/19 Enoggera Terr
ace\, Red Hill QLD and online (online attendance o
ption is intended for participants residing outsid
e Brisbane or if you're unwell)\n \n Cost: $200 fu
ll fee or $110 concession\n \n For Rigpa subscrib
ers: The course is included in your subscription
fees. Please email brisbane@rigpa.org.au (mailto
:brisbane@rigpa.org.au) for the discount code (sam
e code as module 1).\n \n \n \n The Three Turnings
of the Wheel of Dharma\n \n This course is the se
cond of three modules that together explore the es
sence of the Buddha's teachings. Buddha presented
his teachings on three occasions\, called the 'Thr
ee Turnings of the Wheel of Dharma':\n \n Module 1
: Presents the First Turning\, showing how develo
ping wisdom can transform our lives and help us fi
nd our path that leads to inner peace and well-bei
ng.\n \n Module 2: Explores the Second Turning\,
broadening our path to include our relationship wi
th others through the Middle Way view of emptiness
and interdependence and the practices of love and
compassion.\n \n Module 3: Presents the Third Tu
rning with its key message that our mind's nature\
, and that of all other beings\, is\, and always h
as been\, the Buddha: open\, spacious\, awake\, an
d full of wisdom and compassion. From this perspec
tive\, our path is one of coming to recognise our
enlightened essence\, and bring it into direct exp
erience.\n \n \n About Jan van der Breggen\n \n \n
\n Jan grew up in the Netherlands where he earned
a Masters Degree in Historical Anthropology. He i
s fluent in English and Dutch. He lives in Brisban
e where he works as a data analytics professional.
Jan was instrumental in founding Rigpa Brisbane i
n 1999\, where he has served as a Dharma instructo
r for over 20 years.\n \n Jan was honoured to be e
ntrusted by Khenchen Namdrol Rinpoche and Mindroli
ng Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche as one of the twenty-fi
ve worldwide Rigpa Senior teachers. In 2017\, he w
as selected to be a participant in the Milinda pro
gram\, a 10-year\, international Buddhist teacher
training program under the guidance of Dzongsar Kh
yentse Rinpoche.\n \n Jan is a teacher in the Tibe
tan Buddhist tradition and a scholar of Buddhist p
hilosophy. He began the path of meditation at 17 y
ears old\, touched by the tenderness of the human
experience and filled with questions about what re
ality was all about. He soon encountered the writi
ngs of great masters from various traditions such
as J. Krishnamurti\, Suzuki Roshi\, Thich Nhat Han
h and Sogyal Rinpoche. Thirty years later\, Jan co
ntinues to be moved by the vast profundity of the
Buddhist path and its vision of the inherent wisdo
m\, loving kindness and strength that lies in the
minds of each and everyone of us.\n \n \n \n \n \n
\n
CATEGORIES:Course - Foundation
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DTSTAMP;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260805T183000
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260805T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261007T201500
LOCATION:Rigpa Brisbane\n 2/19 Enoggera Terrace\n Red Hill\
n Brisbane\, QLD 4059\n Australia\n
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