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SUMMARY:Reclaim Your Mind
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In this seven-day retreat\, we w
ill explore the Buddha’s Mahayana teachings on wis
dom and compassion. Drawing on a variety of source
s—from The Tibetan Book of
Living and Dying to the <
i style="">Zindri* and the S
even Points of Mind Training—we will engage with t
he teachings on bodhicitta as the very heart of ou
r spiritual path.
In a world that f
eels increasingly fragmented and fraught with chal
lenges\, we may feel there is no space left for th
e simplicity\, peace\, and meaningful connection w
e so deeply long for.
Yet\, as the teachings on bodhicitta show\, we al
l carry within ourselves a limitless source of pea
ce\, space and clarity\, pervaded by the warmth of
love and compassion. This innate wakefulness lies
at the heart of what it means to be human. When w
e connect with this ground of our essential nature
—recognizing the potential of our human life to fu
lly experience it and give expression to it in all
our relationships—our lives become meaningful and
precious\, regardless of external circumstances.
Alongside our devotio
n to Sogyal Rinpoche and our precious lineage\, th
ese teachings on bodhicitta lie at the heart of wh
o we are as a sangha\; a connection forged over de
cades of gathering each January to receive teachin
gs and practice together. This retreat offers a be
autiful opportunity to reconnect: with the preciou
s legacy Rinpoche left for us\, with one another\,
and with the joyful spirit of our National Sangha
retreats.
* Khenpo N
gawang Pelzang’s A Guide to the Words of My Perfec
t Teacher .
We strongly enco
urage you to join us in person to get the most out
of your retreat time\, but an online option is av
ailable if you cannot get to Sydney.
This retreat wi
ll be led by Senior Teacher\, Jan van der Breggen\
, along with a team of Rigpa Australia teachers an
d instructors.
About
Jan van der Breggen
Jan is a teacher
in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition and a scholar o
f Buddhist philosophy. He began the path of medita
tion at 17 years old\, touched by the tenderness o
f the human experience and filled with questions a
bout what reality was all about. He soon encounter
ed the writings of great masters from various trad
itions such as J Krishnamurti\, Suzuki Roshi\, Thi
ch Nhat Hang and Sogyal Rinpoche. Thirty years lat
er\, Jan continues to be moved by the vast profund
ity of the Buddhist path and its vision of the inh
erent wisdom\, loving kindness and strength that l
ies in the minds of each and everyone of us.
Jan was honoured to be entrusted by Kh
enchen Namdrol Rinpoche and Mindroling Jetsun Khan
dro Rinpoche as one of the twenty-five worldwide R
igpa Senior teachers. In 2017\, he was selected to
be a participant in the Milinda program\, a 10-ye
ar\, international Buddhist teacher training progr
am under the guidance of Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoch
e.
Jan grew up in the Netherlands
where he earned a Masters Degree in Historical An
thropology. He is fluent in English and Dutch. He
lives in Brisbane where he works as a data analyti
cs professional. Jan was instrumental in founding
Rigpa Brisbane in 1999\, where he has served as a
Dharma instructor for over 20 years.
\n \n
Details
\n \
n
Date: Full retreat 20 Jan - 26 Jan
\n \n Time: 8:00am -
7:15pm - exact schedule to be confirmed
Thursday start: 10:00am
Monday e
nd: 3:30pm
\n \n Where:
📍Rigpa
Melbourne\, 803 Nicholson St\, Carlton North
(If yo
u'd like to join the retreat at our Melbourne cent
re\, please select the online option in the pricin
g options below. Based on your postcode\, our Melb
ourne team will be in touch with you directly abou
t further arrangements.)
📍Ri
gpa Sydney\, 158 Australia St\, Newtown\, NSW
📍and Online via Zoom
Please note that thi
s urban retreat is non-residential. If you are travelling from outside
of Sydney we recommend that you book your accommod
ation early.
To make the most of your
precious retreat time\, we strongly recommend that
you attend this retreat in person in Sydney.
If you are in Adelaide or Brisbane and
are not able to travel to Sydney\, we are working
with our centre teams to have the retreat broadcas
t to our centres in those cities and warmly invite
you to follow the retreat there. You'll be emaile
d before the retreat begins to confirm arrangement
s.
DESCRIPTION:\n \n \n \n \n \n In this seven-day retreat\, we w
ill explore the Buddha’s Mahayana teachings on wis
dom and compassion. Drawing on a variety of source
s—from The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying to the
Zindri* and the Seven Points of Mind Training—we
will engage with the teachings on bodhicitta as th
e very heart of our spiritual path.\n \n \n \n In
a world that feels increasingly fragmented and fr
aught with challenges\, we may feel there is no sp
ace left for the simplicity\, peace\, and meaningf
ul connection we so deeply long for. \n \n Yet\,
as the teachings on bodhicitta show\, we all carry
within ourselves a limitless source of peace\, sp
ace and clarity\, pervaded by the warmth of love a
nd compassion. This innate wakefulness lies at the
heart of what it means to be human. When we conne
ct with this ground of our essential nature—recogn
izing the potential of our human life to fully exp
erience it and give expression to it in all our re
lationships—our lives become meaningful and precio
us\, regardless of external circumstances. \n \n
Alongside our devotion to Sogyal Rinpoche and our
precious lineage\, these teachings on bodhicitta l
ie at the heart of who we are as a sangha\; a conn
ection forged over decades of gathering each Janua
ry to receive teachings and practice together. Thi
s retreat offers a beautiful opportunity to reconn
ect: with the precious legacy Rinpoche left for us
\, with one another\, and with the joyful spirit o
f our National Sangha retreats. \n \n * Khenpo Ng
awang Pelzang’s A Guide to the Words of My Perfect
Teacher . \n \n \n We strongly encourage you to j
oin us in person to get the most out of your retre
at time\, but an online option is available if you
cannot get to Sydney.\n \n \n \n This retreat wi
ll be led by Senior Teacher\, Jan van der Breggen\
, along with a team of Rigpa Australia teachers an
d instructors. \n \n \n About Jan van der Breggen\
n \n \n \n \n Jan is a teacher in the Tibetan Budd
hist tradition and a scholar of Buddhist philosoph
y. He began the path of meditation at 17 years old
\, touched by the tenderness of the human experien
ce and filled with questions about what reality wa
s all about. He soon encountered the writings of g
reat masters from various traditions such as J Kri
shnamurti\, Suzuki Roshi\, Thich Nhat Hang and Sog
yal Rinpoche. Thirty years later\, Jan continues t
o be moved by the vast profundity of the Buddhist
path and its vision of the inherent wisdom\, lovin
g kindness and strength that lies in the minds of
each and everyone of us.\n \n Jan was honoured to
be entrusted by Khenchen Namdrol Rinpoche and Mind
roling Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche as one of the twent
y-five worldwide Rigpa Senior teachers. In 2017\,
he was selected to be a participant in the Milinda
program\, a 10-year\, international Buddhist teac
her training program under the guidance of Dzongsa
r Khyentse Rinpoche.\n \n Jan grew up in the Nethe
rlands where he earned a Masters Degree in Histori
cal Anthropology. He is fluent in English and Dutc
h. He lives in Brisbane where he works as a data a
nalytics professional. Jan was instrumental in fou
nding Rigpa Brisbane in 1999\, where he has served
as a Dharma instructor for over 20 years.\n \n \n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n \n \n \n Date: F
ull retreat 20 Jan - 26 Jan\n \n \n \n \n \n Time
: 8:00am - 7:15pm - exact schedule to be confirmed
\n Thursday start: 10:00am\n Monday end: 3:30pm\n
\n \n \n Where:\n \n 📍Rigpa Melbourne\, 803 Nichol
son St\, Carlton North\n \n (If you'd like to join
the retreat at our Melbourne centre\, please sele
ct the online option in the pricing options below.
Based on your postcode\, our Melbourne team will
be in touch with you directly about further arrang
ements.)\n \n 📍Rigpa Sydney\, 158 Australia St\, N
ewtown\, NSW\n \n 📍and Online via Zoom\n \n Please
note that this urban retreat is non-residential.
If you are travelling from outside of Sydney we re
commend that you book your accommodation early.\n
\n To make the most of your precious retreat time\
, we strongly recommend that you attend this retre
at in person in Sydney.\n If you are in Adelaide o
r Brisbane and are not able to travel to Sydney\,
we are working with our centre teams to have the
retreat broadcast to our centres in those cities a
nd warmly invite you to follow the retreat there.
You'll be emailed before the retreat begins to con
firm arrangements.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
CATEGORIES:Retreat - Meditation
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DTSTAMP;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20270120T080000
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20270120T080000
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LOCATION:158 Australia Street\n Newtown\, NSW 2042\n Austra
lia\n
URL:https://registration.rigpa.org.au/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1421
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