'For as long as space exists, and sentient beings endure, may I too remain to ease the misery of the world.'
Shantideva
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We've assembled key resources below to support your spiritual journey. Watch a teaching, ask an expert for advice, catch up on news articles you may have missed or request a prayer. Or search our FAQ's for answers.
Sign-up for one of our courses and events in the list below. Our courses are free for members and you get an automatic discount of 20% off our public talks, seminar and workshop fees. Just log in to the members portal when you want to register, and click on the link next to the event listed below.
Contact us if there is anything you are looking for that you can’t find.
What We Offer
We offer you a place to find inspiration for your spiritual journey by contemplating what the Buddha taught. We support you with high quality courses and study materials presented by qualified and compassionate spiritual teachers, but ultimately your spiritual journey is in your hands. We will help you to find the space to discover how you can transform frustration and suffering into inner strength and freedom. And as a community, we will support your journey along the way.
We will help you to
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open your heart,
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awaken your wisdom, and
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explore the authentic path of study and practice of Tibetan Buddhism,
By following the Dzogchen Longchen Nyingtik tradition, from meditation all the way to Enlightenment.
Latest News
On Sunday 31 May, we celebrate Saga Dawa Düchen, one of the four great festival days in Buddhism which marks both Buddha Shakyamuni's enlightenment and his parinirvana. Together we can participate in a programme of practice, streamed live from Lerab Ling.
Our Popular Services
Prajna is a media library that includes teachings from as far back as the 70's. They are always updating and add new teachings as well as teachings from the past to the library.
Your membership of Rigpa Australia gives you free access to some of these teachings. Log in using your Admin + Care user name and password.
For a small monthly premium, you can gain access to the full library. Membership gives you 30% off the monthly access fee of the premium account. Simply sign up for a monthly or yearly subscription on the Prajnaonline website and enter the code Prajnaau108 to receive the discount.
Speaking to a qualified teacher or instructor about your study and practice is an important part of your learning and development. It provides the opportunity to check your understanding and clarify any points you are unsure about.
We can help you book an appointment with one of our friendly instructors.
Read our comprehensive guide to preparing for a peaceful death, according to the Buddhist tradition. It contains teachings and advice for preparing for the moment of death, dying and grieving after death.
Download our guide to the spiritual wishes of a Buddhist practitioner for the moment of death and after death to share with you carers and loved ones.
Log in with your Admin + Care username and password.
Manage My Account
Want to update your password or your name, address and contact details?
View your account history, including payments for courses and events, membership and donations.
See a history of all the courses and events presented by Rigpa Australia that you have attended.
Update your payment information or change your subscription option.
Update Now
Rigpa Admin + Care (RAC) holds information about your study and practice history with Rigpa and it is maintained by Congregation Lerab Ling. Your account on Admin + Care gives you access to online services offered by Rigpa, including Prajna Online, Dharmakosha, ZAM store, the Rigpa Practice Accumulations website and the Lerab Ling event booking system.
You can reset your password at the Admin + Care site if you have forgotten it.
Have a question about your study and practice or how to do something? Checkout our FAQ's page
Study and Practice
Dharmakosha is an online library catelogue of Rigpa's best teachings on a wide range of topics up to 2018. Videos on this site are catelogued by mandala type and certain teachings are restricted to the Dzogchen Mandala. However, even if you are not in the Dzogchen Mandala there are still many other inspiring teachings available to view.
You can log in with your Admin + Care user id and password. Use the search boxes to find teachings.
Keen to dive deeper into the dharma? We can recommend some great websites to help you find lots of juicy teachings and commentaries.
The Rigpawiki is a collection of online articles on Tibetan and Sanscrit words and terms maintained by Rigpa.
84,000 is a website maintained by Siddhartha's intent. It is slowly translating and publishing all the Buddha's teachings and commentaries by Buddhist Masters into English and they are available online for free.
Lotsawa House is a translation group who translate Tibetan Buddhist teachings and practices into English. Many texts are available for download by donation.
All OTR publishes articles on topics about Vajrayana Buddhism from the teaching of Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche. They are an excellent compliment to the practice of Vajrayana Buddhism and particularly those done by the Rigpa Sangha. Many of these teachings were given to the Rigpa Sangha and translated by Rigpa's best translators, including Sogyal Rinpoche.
You can track your practice recitations and accumulations on Rigpa's very own Accumulations website. Information from this site is gathered together and offered to the lamas who advise and support the Rigpa Vision Board each year. You log in to this site using your Admin + Care user id and password.
This is a weekly online study program run over seven-years It provides a comprehensive, authentic program of study and practice embedded in the Longchen Nyingtik lineage and Sogyal Rinpoche’s Dzogchen teachings. Due to popular demand, this exciting and dynamic seven year program is being offered to all Rigpa Mandala students, with the program starting in May 2025.
Garab Ling - Blueys was Sogyal Rinpoche's home in Australia for over 12 years and he studied and practiced the Dzogchen teachings in his personal shrine room. You can also stay at Blueys, by yourself or with a group, and spend some time in retreat. The cost of accommodation is subsidised by holiday letting during the summer season. You can also apply for a grant for part of the accommodation fee if you need further financial support to do retreat.
The Rigpa Shedra, based in Nepal, provides a thorough and comprehensive Dharma education of the very highest standard. Shedra teachers take a traditional approach to teaching based on the proven methods of the unbroken lineage of learning and realization that dates back to ancient India. Teachers encourage not just formal study, but also deeper integration of the teachings through contemplation and meditation. Courses are taught online and in person.
The Terton Sogyal Foundation funds grants from its Light of Dharma Foundation to Rigpa students for study and practice from donations it receives. These grants are paid to Rigpa's retreat centres: Dzogchen Beara; Lerab Ling; and Garab Ling - Blueys, on behalf of the student, and fund up to 50% of the accommodation cost of a retreat.
Shop Online
You can purchase books and other items from our centre shops.
Sydney Centre Shop, contact Mary-Jane Elliot: sydney@rigpa.org.au
Brisbane Centre Shop, contact Cheng Kwok: brisbane@rigpa.org.au
Melbourne Centre Shop, contact Garry Rothman: gazroth@hotmail.com
Adelaide Centre Shop, contact Jane Hewitt: jane.hewitt@rigpa.org.au
Jalu Gems manages the Rigpa Australia shop online and at our annual retreat. You can order statues, practice implements, incense, malas, prayer flags and more and we will ship them to your home.
You can order practice texts and audio tracks, thangkas, books and more from our international online shop. Prices are in euros.
Join a Course or Event
As a sangha member, you can join any of our courses for free. And you get a 20% discount off the registration fee for many of our events. Just click on the Register Now button next to the course or event you wish to register for below and sign up. Please note, a few events have specific additional costs, such as venue hire, catering or fees for teachers, and are not eligible for the 20% discount.
Calming the Mind and Overcoming Anxiety| Meditation and Wisdom to Transform Everyday Life | Melbourne |
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Self Forgiveness in the Light of Compassion | Online |
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Where Can We Find Lasting Happiness? | Meditation and Wisdom for Every Day | Online and Sydney | July |
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Gompa Rangdrol Online Practice Weekend | 6.00pm 10 July to 5.30pm 12 July | Online |
The retreat is a delayed streaming of the event led by Valerie Baker and held in Lerab Ling in May. Registration closes 3 July 2026. |
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Inspiring a Revolution in Your Heart and Mind: Bringing the Mind Home| Newcastle | Day Class |
Inspiring a Revolution in Your Heart and Mind: Bringing the Mind Home | Newcastle | Day Class. In Person at Rigpa Newcastle, 2/2 Smith St, Charlestown. Module 4, 5 Sessions, ? July to ? August, 10:00am to 12:00pm. |
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Inspiring a Revolution in Your Heart and Mind | Rebirth, Karma and This Life - Sydney and Online |
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Inspiring a Revolution in Your Heart and Mind: Bringing the Mind Home| Newcastle | Evening Class |
Inspiring a Revolution in Your Heart and Mind: Bringing the Mind Home| Newcastle | Evening Class. In Person at Rigpa Newcastle, 2/2 Smith St, Charlestown. Module 4, 5 Sessions, ? July to August, 6:30pm to 8:15pm. |
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Enlightened Courage: the secret to training and transforming your mind with wisdom and compassion | Term 7, 2026 |
Enlightened Courage: the secret to training and transforming your mind with wisdom and compassion. Term 7, 8 Sessions, 24 July – 25 September, including a 2 week break from 14 August - 21 August. Online via Zoom and In Person, 2/2 Smith Street, Charlestown, 2290 Fridays, 9.30am – 11.30am. |
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Everything Is Workable | Meditation and Wisdom for Every Day | Online and Sydney | August |
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Dzogchen Mandala Retreat | Blueys + Online | Aug 2026 |
Dzogchen Mandala retreat for eligible students - in person and online from Blueys. 8th - 11th August: Pre Retreat - The Preliminary: Analytical Investigation 12h - 21th August: The Main Retreat |
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Ask for Prayers
Let us pray for you or your loved ones. You can make a prayer request using the Signal Messaging App. We will include you in our prayers each day and on special practice days.
The Signal Messaging App is available from Google Play for Android or the Apple Store.
Click on the link below to join our prayer request group on Signal and add a prayer request.
Ask our practicing community in Lerab Ling to pray for you. You can request prayers be said in particular practices or on Special Practice days.
Please add a donation to your request to support the community and to help pay for offerings used in the practices.
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Get Inspired!
View a selection of short inspirational teachings on meditation, compassion and wisdom to help spark your practice.
Grow Your Wisdom
Why not read a traditional text to deepen your understanding of Buddhist Wisdom? Lotsawa House has many texts you can read online. One of our favourites is The Thirty-Seven Practices of all the Bodhisattvas.
Practice Together!
We hold practice almost everyday. You can join a practice in-person and some practices online.
Find a practice to join on our public calendar.
Find a Varjayana practice opportunity.
Check out the international practice opportunities here. These practices are
hosted on prajnaonline.org and as a Rigpa Sangha member you can join them for free with your Admin + Care email and password.