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SUMMARY:Inspiring a Revolution in Your Heart and Mind | Th
 e Spiritual Path - Sydney and Online
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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>Detai
 ls</b></span></h6><p>  <span style="font-family:'L
 ucida Grande'\;font-size:18px\;"><b>The Spiritual 
 Path </b>(Module 6 of the full-year course)</span>
 </p><p><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"\;
  font-size: 18px\;"> The first declaration that th
 e Buddha made following his enlightenment was: “Pr
 ofound peace\, free of complexity\, natural simpli
 city\, uncompounded luminosity.” </span></p><p><sp
 an style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"\; font-size
 : 18px\;">This module examines what enlightenment 
 is and explores the practical training of the Tibe
 tan Buddhist Dzogchen Path in terms of View\, Medi
 tation\, and Action.</span></p><p><span style="fon
 t-family: "Lucida Grande"\; font-size: 18px\;"> To
  see directly the true ground of our being\, is th
 e View\;<br></span><span style="font-family: "Luci
 da Grande"\; font-size: 18px\;">stabilizing that V
 iew and making it an unbroken experience is Medita
 tion\; and<br></span><span style="font-family: "Lu
 cida Grande"\; font-size: 18px\;">integrating the 
 View into our everything we do\, is what is meant 
 by Action.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:'
 Lucida Grande'\;font-size:18px\;"><br></span></p><
 p><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"\; font
 -size: 18px\;">  </span><span style="font-family:'
 Lucida Grande'\;font-size:18px\;"></span></p><p><s
 pan style="font-family:'Lucida Grande'\;font-size:
 18px\;"><b>Where:</b> Online and in person at Rigp
 a Sydney\, 158 Australia St\, Newtown.</span></p><
 p><span style="font-family:'Lucida Grande'\;font-s
 ize:18px\;"><b>When:</b> Wednesday evenings\, for 
 5 weeks starting 2 September 2026.</span><br></p><
 p><span style="font-family:'Lucida Grande'\;font-s
 ize:18px\;"><b>Time: </b>6.30pm - 8.30pm (AEST) Au
 stralian Eastern Standard Time.</span><br><br></p>
 <p><span style="font-family:'Lucida Grande'\;font-
 size:18px\;"><b>Cost: </b></span></p><p><span styl
 e="font-family:'Lucida Grande'\;font-size:18px\;">
 Individual sessions: Full $20\, Concession $10</sp
 an></p><p><span style="font-family:'Lucida Grande'
 \;font-size:18px\;">5-week module: Full $100\, Con
 cession $50</span></p><p><span style="font-family:
 'Lucida Grande'\;font-size:18px\;">FREE for Rigpa 
 members/subscribers who may email sydney@rigpa.org
 .au to request the discount code.</span><span styl
 e="font-family:'Lucida Grande'\;font-size:18px\;">
 <br></span></p><p><span style="font-family:'Lucida
  Grande'\;font-size:18px\;">If you are experiencin
 g financial hardship please email us at sydney@rig
 pa.org.au</span><span style="font-family:'Lucida G
 rande'\;font-size:18px\;"> to request a further co
 ncession.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:'L
 ucida Grande'\;font-size:18px\;"><br></span></p><p
 ><span style="font-family:'Lucida Grande'\;font-si
 ze:18px\;">Certificates of Attendance are availabl
 e on request and may be suitable for Ongoing Profe
 ssional Development.</span></p><p><span style="fon
 t-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 Spirit
 ual Path (Module 6 of the full-year course)\n \n  
 The first declaration that the Buddha made followi
 ng his enlightenment was: “Profound peace\, free o
 f complexity\, natural simplicity\, uncompounded l
 uminosity.” \n \n This module examines what enligh
 tenment is and explores the practical training of 
 the Tibetan Buddhist Dzogchen Path in terms of Vie
 w\, Meditation\, and Action.\n \n  To see directly
  the true ground of our being\, is the View\;\n st
 abilizing that View and making it an unbroken expe
 rience is Meditation\; and\n integrating the View 
 into our everything we do\, is what is meant by Ac
 tion.\n \n \n \n \n   \n \n Where: Online and in p
 erson at Rigpa Sydney\, 158 Australia St\, Newtown
 .\n \n When: Wednesday evenings\, for 5 weeks star
 ting 2 September 2026.\n \n \n Time: 6.30pm - 8.30
 pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time.\n \n \
 n \n Cost: \n \n Individual sessions: Full $20\, C
 oncession $10\n \n 5-week module: Full $100\, Conc
 ession $50\n \n FREE for Rigpa members/subscribers
  who may email sydney@rigpa.org.au to request the 
 discount code.\n \n \n If you are experiencing fin
 ancial hardship please email us at sydney@rigpa.or
 g.au to request a further concession.\n \n \n \n \
 n Certificates of Attendance are available on requ
 est and may be suitable for Ongoing Professional D
 evelopment.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 
CATEGORIES:Course - Foundation
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