Transforming Loneliness
Often, we go looking for happiness, comfort and company outside of ourselves.
Ultimately, however, deeper lasting contentment lies within ourselves. Through working with our own mind and heart, emotions like loneliness can be transformed and transcended so that we can feel comfortable in our own skin whether we are in a crowd or completely alone.
Where: Online and in-person Sydney: 158 Australia St, Newtown, Sydney
When: Saturday 6 September, 2025
Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm Australian Eastern Time (5:00am CET, 12:00 midnight US East, 9:00pm US West)
Cost: Full $20 Concession (seniors/under 35's/concession) $10
If you are experiencing financial hardship please email us at sydney@rigpa.org.au to request a further concession. Free for Rigpa members/subscribers. Please email sydney@rigpa.org.au to request the discount code.
Certificates of Attendance are available on request and may be suitable for Ongoing Professional Development.
A session in the Finding Peace and Joy Every Day series.
Spend time with your best self on a journey from sadness and anger to peace and joy. The timeless wisdom and meditative insights of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition offer many practical methods to help us heal and thrive as we face the everyday challenges of anxiety, depression, anger, physical pain, loneliness, and burnout.
This series of Saturday afternoon sessions offer an introduction to meditation and practical advice from some of the foremost Tibetan Buddhist teachers of our age. Applying these teachings can help us meet the challenges of these difficult times, to heal ourselves, and to bring us to the core of our own peace, compassion and wisdom.
Led by Western meditation instructors with many years of experience, each session consists of:
- Video teachings from Tibetan and Western Buddhist masters including Sogyal Rinpoche, Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche, Mingyur Rinpoche, Pema Chödrön and Sharon Salzberg.
- Meditation practice
- Time for contemplation
- Group discussions and Q&A, offering each student the opportunity to explore the teachings and practices in an open supportive environment and to connect with a community of practitioners.
Schedule for 2025
6 September: Transforming Loneliness
4 October: Healing Low Self Esteem
1 November: Basic Sanity
6 December: Break Free from Self Obsession
Newtown, NSW 2042
Australia
| Online Standard | A$20.00 |
| Online Concession | A$10.00 |
| In-person Standard | A$20.00 |
| In-person Concession | A$10.00 |