Study & Practice Program
Rigpa Adelaide runs a variety of courses that connect people with authentic Buddhist teachings in a supportive and interactive environment. In the courses, students:
- Receive Buddhist teachings from Sogyal Rinpoche through audio and video recordings.
- Explore how to integrate these teachings into daily life through the practices of meditation and contemplation.
- Share their understanding and questions through group discussion
What Meditation Really is
This vibrant course will introduce you to meditation, help you to experience the sense of ease and clear awareness that meditation brings, and show how this can flow into your everyday life.
The course will combine specially selected video teachings from Tibetan master Sogyal Rinpoche with meditation practice guided by his students who have spent many years applying his teachings to their own lives.
You will be surprised to experience how such a simple practice brings a greater sense of presence throughout your day.
Module 1
This five week module introduces meditation with the support of breath and image and some essential Buddhist teachings.
Module 2
This five week module deepens our understanding of the mind and how it functions and introduces us to meditation with the support of senses, thoughts and emotions.
Module 3
This five week module builds on the two previous modules and focuses on the topic of shamata without support and integration of meditation into every day life.
CITY COURSE
Rigpa Adelaide
3/6 Montrose Avenue
NORWOOD SA
Thursdays
7pm - 9pm (includes tea break)
Module 1: 2nd Feb to 1st Mar
Module 2: 8th Mar to 5th Apr
Module 3: 26th Apr to 24th May
ADELAIDE HILLS COURSE
The Essence Cafe
7/49 Mt Barker Road
STIRLING SA
Mondays
7pm - 9pm (includes tea break)
Module 1: 6th Feb to 5th Mar
Module 2: 19th Mar to 23rd Apr
Module 3: 14th May to 11th Jun
NORWOOD COURSE
Spirit of Yoga
138b The Parade, NORWOOD
(Rear of Cafe Bravo)
Wednesdays
10.00am to 11.30am
Module 1: 8th Feb to 7th Mar
Module 2: 21st Mar to 18th Apr
Module 3: 9th May to 6th Jun
Fees are: $75 individual or $50 student / concession (Pay on first session).
For information and registration email adelaide@rigpa.org.au or phone Stephen: 0427 123 040
These courses are presented by Rigpa Adelaide Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Centre.
No More Soap Operas
The biggest dramas are often the ones we create in our own head. Sogyal Rinpoche explains that we can choose what we do with our mind.
For more go to
http://whatmeditationreallyis.com/index.php/lang-en/sound-and-vision/item/28-no-more-soap-operas.html
For more information please feel free to email us at adelaide@rigpa.org.au or phone us on 8411 6113.