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SUMMARY:The Heart of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying - Breaking Free From Your Habitual Patterns
DESCRIPTION:Do you feel like you’re living the same patterns over and over? Many of us experience a sense of being stuck—repeating the same relationships\, reactions\, and life circumstances despite our best efforts to change. What if there was a way to understand the deeper currents that shape our experience? Rather than seeing life as random events happening to you\, you’ll discover a framework for understanding the deeper patterns at work—what many traditions call the law of cause and effect\, or karma. This isn’t about fate or being trapped by past actions\, but about recognizing your incredible power to shape your experience through mindfulness\, awareness\, and the courage to face your habitual reactions.
URL:https://test.rigpa.org/event/the-heart-of-the-tibetan-book-of-living-and-dying-breaking-free-from-your-habitual-patterns/
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SUMMARY:Drop in Meditation Online
DESCRIPTION:Drop in anytime to one of our free online guided meditation sessions. \nThe sessions are suitable for absolute beginners through to established meditators and are an opportunity to connect with others\, finding a moment of peace in your day day. \nAll sessions are led by experienced meditation teachers. \nCheck the host websites for precise times and languages. We look forward to seeing you! \nJoin meditations led from Australia | France | Germany | USA | Ireland
URL:https://test.rigpa.org/event/drop-in-meditation-online/
CATEGORIES:Practice
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SUMMARY:Meditation Breaks in southern France
DESCRIPTION:Taking time out to recharge your batteries at your own pace.\nMeditation breaks are moments for yourself\, to take a break and find your inner peace. \nMeditation is at the heart of meditation breaks. Open to all\, they give you the chance to learn or deepen your understanding of this practice in the tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. We offer two group sessions a day\, guided by experienced instructors\, and have a temple room\, including a library and media centre\, at your disposal. \nOn a 140-hectare site in the heart of the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park\, Lerab Ling’s environment offers us the opportunity to immerse ourselves in unspoilt nature and to enjoy a spiritual place of calm and serenity. \nThe site inspires rest\, discovery and renewal\, and is conducive to outdoor meditation and nature walks\, with many hiking trails. \nThese retreats are primarily held in French but all our teachers speak fluent English.
URL:https://test.rigpa.org/event/meditation-breaks-in-southern-france/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lerab Ling":MAILTO:lerab.ling@rigpa.org
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SUMMARY:A New Way of Seeing the World\, Part 2: From Knowledge to Insight
DESCRIPTION:This interactive course will lead us to better understand who we are\, how our mind works and where the Buddhist path takes us. We will shed new light on personal struggles with identity\, strong emotions and lack of meaning. Bringing together teachings\, guided contemplations and discussion\, the course is designed to reduce the gap between the Buddhist view and our ordinary thinking. You can be sure it will be engaging and enjoyable! \nYou’re welcome to join this course even if you didn’t follow Part 1 earlier in 2026.
URL:https://test.rigpa.org/event/a-new-way-of-seeing-the-world-part-2-from-knowledge-to-insight/
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SUMMARY:Self Forgiveness in the Light of Compassion
DESCRIPTION:Discover how to live with a lighter\, kinder heart. Many of us carry beliefs that we’re unworthy of love or beyond forgiveness\, leaving us trapped in guilt and self-blame. But punishing ourselves only deepens our suffering and prevents us from realizing our natural state. Through insight\, compassion\, and guided meditations\, you’ll learn to soften your “inner critic\,” release false beliefs\, and understand why you can let yourself off the hook—all of which frees your heart. As you cultivate forgiveness and compassion for yourself\, you’ll naturally feel a genuine compassion and understanding for others—and the world. \nAbout Christine \nChristine Longaker is a pioneer of the hospice movement and author of Facing Death and Finding Hope \, translated into 9 languages. She’s  co-author of Are You Ready and of published research on the benefits of Spiritual Care Training. She founded Rigpa in the USA in 1981\, the Spiritual Care Education Program in 1993\, and co-produced an in-depth accredited Contemplative Palliative Care training at Naropa University.
URL:https://test.rigpa.org/event/self-forgiveness-in-the-light-of-compassion/
CATEGORIES:Public Talk
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sydney":MAILTO:sydney@rigpa.org.au
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SUMMARY:Summer Meditation Retreat: Embrace Life with Love\, Presence and Confidence
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a 9-day retreat\, where we’ll explore the transformative power of meditation to discover who we really are\, our true nature\, which is peaceful and naturally loving.\nShort option: 25-29 July \nThrough teachings\, guided meditations\, contemplations and physical exercises\, you will discover how to: \n\nCultivate love and compassion\nDevelop clarity and inner strength\nConnect with others and yourself\nFind peace and calm in your daily life\n\nLed by experienced meditation teachers from Rigpa\, the retreat offers: \n\nGuided group practices in order to get a deep experience of meditation practice\nMoments of exchange and sharing of experiences\nTime for questions and one-to-one guidance\nPeriods of silence\nConscious movement practices\nFree time for personal integration
URL:https://test.rigpa.org/event/summer-meditation-retreat/
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lerab Ling":MAILTO:lerab.ling@rigpa.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260731T100000
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SUMMARY:Youth Summer Retreat: Love\, Presence & Generosity
DESCRIPTION:Main retreat: 25 July – 4 August 2026 Arrival on 24 July\nShort option – Shyönnu Retreat: 31 July – 4 August 2026 Arrival on 30 July \nIn a world that often encourages us to hold on\, compare and protect ourselves\, another movement is possible: to open\, to share and to trust. In the Buddhist tradition\, this is known as dāna\, generosity; the first of the pāramitās\, or transcendent qualities. It is the gateway to a life of greater connection\, warmth and ease. \nThis retreat invites young adults to explore generosity as a living practice through meditation\, reflection\, dialogue and shared experience. Together\, we will discover how the simple gesture of opening the hand can also open the heart.
URL:https://test.rigpa.org/event/youth-summer-retreat/
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lerab Ling":MAILTO:lerab.ling@rigpa.org
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SUMMARY:Teachings with Kyabjé Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche
DESCRIPTION:Main event: 9-13 September\nWith the 3-day practice extension: 9-16 September \nWe are honoured that Shechen Rabam Rinpoche will teach give teachings and transmissions again this year. Everyone is warmly welcome to join. Full details of the programme will be shared here soon.
URL:https://test.rigpa.org/event/teachings-with-kyabje-shechen-rabjam-rinpoche/
CATEGORIES:Empowerments and Transmissions,Teaching
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lerab Ling":MAILTO:lerab.ling@rigpa.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261023T100000
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SUMMARY:Finding Unshakeable Certainty
DESCRIPTION:Weekend Teachings with Khenpo Tashi \nHighlights from the Beacon of Certainty by Mipham Rinpoche \nWhat is our practice actually built on? \nMany of us have spent years on the path: meditating\, deepening compassion\, engaging in Vajrayana practice\, receiving profound teachings that have inspired and transformed us. Yet at a certain point\, questions like this begin to arise. What are we truly recognizing in meditation? How do we distinguish genuine understanding from concepts\, experiences\, or passing states? \nThe great masters of the Nyingma tradition understood that these questions cannot be answered through faith alone. They require investigation\, reflection\, and a View that becomes clear through our own experience. \nFor these teachings\, Khenpo Tashi draws on selected highlights from The Beacon of Certainty by Mipham Rinpoche\, a profound text of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Structured around essential questions of view and meditation\, the text guides practitioners with remarkable precision through the relationship between appearance and emptiness\, analysis and direct experience\, understanding and realization. \nDeeply grounded in the lineage of Longchenpa and Mipham Rinpoche\, Khenpo Tashi has a rare ability to make these teachings feel immediate and alive\, revealing how they relate directly to our own path and experience. \nThese teachings are open to all practitioners with a grounding in meditation and Lojong. \nThe retreat\, held in the new Dzogchen Beara temple\, will include periods of silence including during tea breaks and some meal times.
URL:https://test.rigpa.org/event/finding-unshakeable-certainty/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dzogchen Beara":MAILTO:info@dzogchenbeara.org
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