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Rigpa Australia is proud to present its 2009 Annual Retreat.
To be held from the 16th-26th January, 2009, the retreat offers ten inspiring days of personal meditation practice and teachings from Sogyal Rinpoche, world renowned Buddhist teacher from Tibet and the author of the highly acclaimed The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying.
Sogyal Rinpoche presents the teachings of Tibetan Buddhism in a way that makes them relevant to modern men and women of all faiths, by drawing out their universal message while losing none of their authenticity, purity and power.
In the setting of Tiona Park, participants also benefit from the peaceful and natural environment of Myall Lakes, Seven Mile Beach and the park itself.
The retreat is open to everyone. You do not have to be a Buddhist practitioner to attend this event.
Latest News
29-12-08 Buses to Tiona
Please note that all buses to Tiona are now fully booked. If you are unable to find any alternative transport options independently, please email retreatenquiry@rigpa.com.au
27-11-08 A Greener Retreat
Would you like to contribute to offsetting the carbon emissions
generated from your travel to and from retreat?
Rigpa is collecting contributions to donate to Carbon Neutral – an
Australian not-for-profit organisation that is committed to securing a
better future for our children by making it easy to offset emissions
through native tree planting.
It is estimated that as a group total we travel some 750,000
kilometres getting to and from the Australian Retreat. That travel
could generate in the order of 170 tonnes of CO2. By contributing just
$10 you will be helping to support the planting of up to 1,000 trees
in an effort to offset as much of our emissions as we can.
For more information on how planting trees helps to combat carbon
emissions or about the organisation Carbon Neutral, go to http://www.carbonneutral.com.au
16-11-08 Title for Australian Retreat
'Rigpa is a Tibetan work, which in general means "intelligence" or 'awareness'. In Dzogchen, however, the highest teachings in the Buddhist tradition of Tibet, Rigpa has a deeper connotation, 'the innermost nature of the mind'. The whole of the teaching of the Buddha is directed towards realising this, our ultimate nature, the state of omniscience or enlightenment - a truth so universal, so primordial that it goes beyond all limits and beyond even religion itself.'
With this in mind we are very fortunate to announce that Rigpa Australia's Annual Retreat will focus around 'The Profound Method for Bringing Forth the Nature of Mind' with Rinpoche extending his teachings on some aspects of healing and transformation.
08-11-08: Rigpe Yeshe Full
Parents please note: the Rigpe Yeshe Dharma and Adventure Care program for 2009 is now full. Click here for more information.
Meditation
Sogyal Rinpoche explains how the 'calm abiding' of shamatha and the 'clear seeing' of vipashyana can lead to the realization of the nature of mind
