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SUMMARY:The Wisdom of Compassion| Sydney and Online | Feb
to April (or May?) 2027
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<
span style="font-family:Arial\;">The Wisdom of
Compassion presents key Buddhist teachings on the powerful
logic of compassion and practical methods for developi
ng a more kind relationship with ourselves\, those
around us and ultimately all beings.
Our innate capacity for empathy
is the source of the very best of human qualities<
/span>: love
\, kindness\, generosity\, warm-heartedness\, cour
age … compassion. Although we are born with a vast
capacity to love\, we may not know how to do so u
nconditionally\, or how to express that love in pr
actice.
When our heart and mind are f
illed with love\, we find the greatest inner healing\,
tranquillity and well-being. Modern research shows
that with empathy and compassion we can be more f
ully ourselves\, connect more easily with others\,
improve self worth and reduce self-criticism\, an
d lead healthier lives.
Partic
ipants in this course will learn how to:
- develop loving kindness for themselves
- extend that loving kindness to all be
ings
- move along the path from compa
ssion to fully enlightened courage
The course includes
considertation of The Four Immeasurable Powers
of the Heart —the cultivation of lovin
g-kindness\, compassion\, empathetic joy\, and equ
animity — which offer a rich suite of practices th
at open the heart\, counter the distortions in our
relationships to ourselves\, and deepen our relat
ionships to others.
Led by Wester
n meditation instructors with many years of experi
ence\
, each se
ssion consists of:
- 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.
- Med
itation practice
- Time for contempla
tion
- Group discussions and Q&A\, of
fering each student the opportunity to explore the
teachings and practices in an open supportive env
ironment and to connect with a community of practi
tioners.
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Details
Where:
- ??
?May be ONLINE ONLY if not many students attend in
person the first couple of weeks
- ???May be online OR attend in
person at Rigpa Sydney\, 158 Australia St\, Newto
wn\, once building renovations are complete.
When: Wednesday evenings\, for
twelve (or 14 weeks ???) w
eeks\, 10 February to 12 May 2027
(or 26th May ???)
<
span style="font-family:'Lucida Grande'\;font-size
:18px\;">Time
: 6.3
0pm - 8.30pm AEDT (or 7 to 8.30pm
if Online ONLY)
(6.3
0pm AEDT = ???am Central E
uropean Time\; ???am US East Coast Time)
More information is availa
ble by emailing sydney@rigpa.org.au
<
span style="font-family:'Open Sans'\;font-size:18p
x\;">Cost:
Pay by the w
eek Full $20 Concession $10
12-
week module: Full $220\, Concession $110 (??? or IF 14 weeks $260\, Concession $130)
If you are experiencin
g financial hardship please email us at sydney@rig
pa.org.au to request a further concession.<
/span>
FREE for Rigpa m
embers/subscribers. Please email sydney@rigpa.org.
au to request the discount code.
Certificates of Atte
ndance are available on request and may be suitabl
e for Ongoing Professional Development.
DESCRIPTION:\n \n The Wisdom of Compassion presents key Buddh
ist teachings on the powerful logic of compassion
and practical methods for developing a more kind r
elationship with ourselves\, those around us and u
ltimately all beings.\n \n Our innate capacity for
empathy is the source of the very best of human q
ualities: love\, kindness\, generosity\, warm-hear
tedness\, courage … compassion. Although we are bo
rn with a vast capacity to love\, we may not know
how to do so unconditionally\, or how to express t
hat love in practice.\n \n When our heart and mind
are filled with love\, we find the greatest inner
healing\, tranquillity and well-being. Modern res
earch shows that with empathy and compassion we ca
n be more fully ourselves\, connect more easily wi
th others\, improve self worth and reduce self-cri
ticism\, and lead healthier lives.\n \n Participan
ts in this course will learn how to:\n \n develop
loving kindness for themselvesextend that loving k
indness to all beingsmove along the path from comp
assion to fully enlightened courage The course inc
ludes considertation of The Four Immeasurable Powe
rs of the Heart —the cultivation of loving-kindnes
s\, compassion\, empathetic joy\, and equanimity —
which offer a rich suite of practices that open t
he heart\, counter the distortions in our relation
ships to ourselves\, and deepen our relationships
to others.\n \n \n Led by Western meditation instr
uctors with many years of experience\, each sessio
n consists of:\n \n Video teachings from Tibetan a
nd Western Buddhist masters including Sogyal Rinpo
che\, Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche\, Ringu Tulku Rinpoc
he\, Mingyur Rinpoche\, Pema Chödrön and Sharon Sa
lzberg.Meditation practiceTime for contemplationGr
oup discussions and Q&A\, offering each student th
e opportunity to explore the teachings and practic
es in an open supportive environment and to connec
t with a community of practitioners.\n \n \n \n \n
Details\n \n \n Where: \n \n ???May be ONLINE ONL
Y if not many students attend in person the first
couple of weeks???May be online OR attend in perso
n at Rigpa Sydney\, 158 Australia St\, Newtown\, o
nce building renovations are complete.When: Wednes
day evenings\, for twelve (or 14 weeks ???) weeks\
, 10 February to 12 May 2027 (or 26th May ???)\n \
n \n Time: 6.30pm - 8.30pm AEDT (or 7 to 8.30pm if
Online ONLY)\n (6.30pm AEDT = ???am Central Europ
ean Time\; ???am US East Coast Time)\n \n More inf
ormation is available by emailing sydney@rigpa.org
.au\n \n Cost: \n \n Pay by the week Full $20 Conc
ession $10\n \n 12-week module: Full $220\, Conces
sion $110 (??? or IF 14 weeks $260\, Concession $1
30) \n \n If you are experiencing financial hardsh
ip please email us at sydney@rigpa.org.au to reque
st a further concession.\n \n \n \n FREE for Rigpa
members/subscribers. Please email sydney@rigpa.or
g.au to request the discount code.\n \n \n \n \n C
ertificates of Attendance are available on request
and may be suitable for Ongoing Professional Deve
lopment.\n \n \n \n \n
CATEGORIES:Course - Foundation
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
DTSTAMP;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20270210T183000
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20270210T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20270512T203000
LOCATION:158 Australia Street\n Newtown\, NSW 2042\n Austra
lia\n
URL:https://registration.rigpa.org.au/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1431
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