“For the Benefit of All Beings” sessions present teachings on the classic text the Bodhicharyavatara, which is a guide to cultivating the mind of enlightenment through generating the qualities of love, compassion, generosity and patience.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama said: “If I have any understanding of compassion and the bodhisattva path, it all comes from studying this text.”
The main aim of this module is to help us discover the relevance of this classic text for our daily lives, to better understand ourselves and others, and identify and change some of our unhelpful patterns. The module will take a more experiential approach, rather than cover the entire text word for word in a traditional Tibetan shedra style.
We will receive teachings from Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, Khandro Rinpoche, Ringu Tulku, Sogyal Rinpoche, Tsoknyi Rinpoche, and other masters who have given teachings at Rigpa centres over the past years, as well as senior Rigpa presenters.
These teachings are suitable for anyone who has some familiarity with meditation practice.
Sessions will be once a month on a Sunday morning or weekly on a Thursday evening.
Sundays 9.30am-1.00pm, the last two sessions for 2020 will be:
- 8 November 2020
- 6 December 2020
Thursday evenings 7.00pm-9.00pm until 17 December 2020
Sessions will consist of study on the classic text Bodhicharyavatara
- video teachings
- meditation practice
- discussion and interactive groups
Sessions are open to anyone.
Cost:
Sunday sessions Public: $20, Friends: $18, Rigpa Subscribers (members): free
Weekly Thursday sessions Public: $15, Friends: $10, Rigpa Subscribers (members): free
If you are not a current subscriber or your subscription has lapsed, please email Rigpa Adelaide at adelaide@rigpa.org.au to find out more.
All proceeds from our courses and workshops, go directly to running our centre.
Rigpa’s policy is that financial difficulties should not be an obstacle to attending our courses. If this is an issue for you, please email us at adelaide@rigpa.org.au.
Please do not come to the centre if you are feeling unwell, if you are waiting on results from a COVID-19 test, or if you have been in close contact in the past 14 days with someone with flu-like symptoms or a positive COVID-19 test.