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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.

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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.

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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.

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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:

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Course detai ls

For Rigpa subscribers: The course is included in your subscription fees. Please email brisbane@rigpa.org.au for the discount code (same code as module 1).

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The Three Turnin gs of the Wheel of Dharma

This course is the second of t hree modules that together explore the essence of the Buddha's teachings. Buddha presented his teach ings on three occasions\, called the 'Three Turnin gs of the Wheel of Dharma':

About Jan van der Breggen

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Jan grew up in the Netherlands whe re he earned a Masters Degree in Historical Anthro pology. He is fluent in English and Dutch. He live s in Brisbane where he works as a data analytics p rofessional. Jan was instrumental in founding Rigp a Brisbane in 1999\, where he has served as a Dhar ma instructor for over 20 years.

Jan was honoured to be entrusted by Khenchen Namdrol Rinpoche and Mindroling Jetsü n Khandro Rinpoche as one of the twenty-five world wide Rigpa Senior teachers. In 2017\, he was selec ted to be a participant in the Milinda program\, a 10-year\, international Buddhist teacher training program under the guidance of Dzongsar Khyentse R inpoche.

Jan is a teacher in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition and a scholar of Buddhist philosophy. He began the path of meditation at 17 years old\, touched by the te nderness of the human experience and filled with q uestions about what reality was all about. He soon encountered the writings of great masters from va rious traditions such as J. Krishnamurti\, Suzuki Roshi\, Thich Nhat Hanh and Sogyal Rinpoche. Thirt y years later\, Jan continues to be moved by the v ast profundity of the Buddhist path and its vision of the inherent wisdom\, loving kindness and stre ngth that lies in the minds of each and everyone o f us.

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< /html> 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 14 October 2026 (with course breaks on 12 August\, 2 September\, and 7 October ). \n \n Plus two extended classes 9:30am - 3:00pm AEST on Sunday 23 August and Sunday 20 September 2026\n \n Where: In person at Rigpa Brisbane\, 2/1 9 Enoggera Terrace\, Red Hill QLD and online (onli ne attendance option is intended for participants residing outside Brisbane or if you're unwell)\n \ n Cost: $200 full fee or $110 concession\n \n For Rigpa subscribers: The course is included in you r subscription fees. Please email brisbane@rigpa. org.au (mailto:brisbane@rigpa.org.au) for the dis count code (same code as module 1).\n \n \n \n The Three Turnings of the Wheel of Dharma\n \n This c ourse is the second of three modules that together explore the essence of the Buddha's teachings. Bu ddha presented his teachings on three occasions\, called the 'Three Turnings of the Wheel of Dharma' :\n \n Module 1:  Presents the First Turning\, sho wing how developing wisdom can transform our lives and help us find our path that leads to inner pea ce and well-being.\n \n Module 2:  Explores the Se cond Turning\, broadening our path to include our relationship with others through the Middle Way vi ew of emptiness and interdependence and the practi ces of love and compassion.\n \n Module 3:  Presen ts the Third Turning with its key message that our mind's nature\, and that of all other beings\, is \, and always has been\, the Buddha: open\, spacio us\, awake\, and full of wisdom and compassion. Fr om this perspective\, our path is one of coming to recognise our enlightened essence\, and bring it into direct experience.\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 Ant hropology. He is fluent in English and Dutch. He l ives in Brisbane where he works as a data analytic s professional. Jan was instrumental in founding R igpa Brisbane in 1999\, where he has served as a D harma instructor for over 20 years.\n \n Jan was h onoured to be entrusted by Khenchen Namdrol Rinpoc he and Mindroling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche as one o f the twenty-five worldwide Rigpa Senior teachers. In 2017\, he was selected to be a participant in the Milinda program\, a 10-year\, international Bu ddhist teacher training program under the guidance of Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche.\n \n Jan is a teac her in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition and a schola r of Buddhist philosophy. He began the path of med itation at 17 years old\, touched by the tendernes s of the human experience and filled with question s about what reality was all about. He soon encoun tered the writings of great masters from various t raditions such as J. Krishnamurti\, Suzuki Roshi\, Thich Nhat Hanh and Sogyal Rinpoche. Thirty years later\, Jan continues to be moved by the vast pro fundity of the Buddhist path and its vision of the inherent wisdom\, loving kindness and strength th at lies in the minds of each and everyone of us.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n CATEGORIES:Course - Foundation CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260805T183000 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260805T183000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261014T201500 LOCATION:Rigpa Brisbane\n 2/19 Enoggera Terrace\n Red Hill\ n Brisbane\, QLD 4059\n Australia\n URL:https://registration.rigpa.org.au/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1400 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR