
Accentuate the Positive : How to Work with Negative Emotions
Negative emotions such as anger cause us and others so much unnecessary suffering. In this session, supported by teachings by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche and Sharon Salzberg, we’ll investigate how, through meditation and reflection on some simple open questions, we can ground ourselves in the face of negative emotions.
A session in the Meditation and Wisdom to Transform Every Day Life 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 Buddhist masters including Sogyal Rinpoche, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche, Dungse Jampal Norbu and Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche.
- Meditation practice
- Time for contemplation
- Group discussions and Q&A, offering you the opportunity to explore the teachings and practices in an open supportive environment and to connect with a community of practitioners
Future dates and Topics for 2026
3 October Accentuate the Positive: How to Work with Negative Emotions
7 November Beating Burnout and Stress
5 December How to Remain Unshaken By Life's Ups and Downs
Details
Topic: Accentuate the Positive : How to Work with Negative Emotions
Where: Online and in-person at 158 Australia St, Newtown, Sydney
When: Saturday 3 October 2026
Time: 3:00pm - 5:30pm Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time
(7:00am CEST, Friday midnight US East, Friday 10:00pm 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.
Newtown, NSW 2042
Australia
| Full - in person | A$20.00 |
| Concession - in person | A$10.00 |
| Full - online | A$20.00 |
| Concession - online | A$10.00 |