Finding Peace and Joy in a Troubled World

Finding Peace and Joy in a Troubled World

Saturday 4 May, 2024 topic: Why Do We Suffer?


Spend time with your best self on a journey from sadness and anger to peace and joy. The timeless wisdom and meditative insights of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition offer many practical methods to help us heal and thrive as we face the everyday challenges of anxiety, depression, anger, physical pain, loneliness, and burnout.

This series of Saturday afternoon sessions offer an introduction to meditation and practical advice from some of the foremost Tibetan Buddhist teachers of our age. Applying these teachings can  help us meet the challenges of these difficult times, to heal ourselves, and to bring us to the core of our own peace, compassion and wisdom. 

  • Video teachings from Tibetan and Western Buddhist masters including Sogyal Rinpoche, Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche, Mingyur Rinpoche, Pema Chödrön and Sharon Salzberg.
  • Meditation practice
  • Time for contemplation
  • Group discussions and Q&A, offering each student the opportunity to explore the teachings and practices in an open supportive environment and to connect with a community of practitioners.

Where: 

  • 158 Australia Street, Newtown, Sydney or
  • Online using Zoom (connect from home with your phone, tablet, laptop or computer)

Date and times:

Saturday 4 May, 2024, 3:00pm - 5:00pm. Topic: Why Do We Suffer?

Cost: 

$20 per session, $10 per session (concession, students, under 35's)