“Everything we encounter and perceive in our daily life is a product of our imagination, but because we believe in the illusions we create, they become such deeply rooted mental habits that we completely forget they are little more than fantasy”
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
Siddhartha’s Intent Australia originally named Siddhartha’s Intent Southern Door was founded in 1986 by its Spiritual Director Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche. SIA was the first centre established in the international collective of centres known as Siddhartha’s Intent. SIA shares the collective vision of SI to create an environment which facilitates connection with the wisdom of the Buddha through the Khyentse lineage and the Rime (non-sectarian) tradition.
Siddhartha’s Intent Australia offers numerous opportunities for study and practice. There are weekend workshops, online studies, meditation and discussion groups as well as Vipashyana retreats and regular Tsok practices. SIA also aspires to foster and support an engaged and cohesive sangha community.
Details of our programs can be found in the menu above.
Photo by Pawo Choyning Dorji
Snapshots from the 2018 Adelaide retreat
Here are some great pics from the vipashyana retreat at Adelaide this Easter.
Monday Weekly Online Study and Practice
SIA offers a weekly sangha gathering via webinar each Monday evening.
Highlights of Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche’s Teachings in Australia
A collection of photos from Rinpoche's teachings in Marrickville and at UNSW
7 July 2018
Rinpoche recently asked SI India to create a site with the soundtracks of the devotional songs composed and performed by the musicians in Pune, most of who are part of the sangha.
26 May 2018
Join us in resounding of the Samadhiraj Sutra in its recent 84000 translation followed by the practice of the Buddha Sadhana The Treasury of Blessings.
16 April 2018
10 March 2018
Challenges and Opportunities in Modern Society, London
2 - 16 August 2018 at Online
17 - 19 August 2018 at Northern Rivers
31 August - 2 September 2018 at SIA Sydney Practice Room.
27 September - 7 October 2018 at Northern Rivers
26 - 28 October 2018 at Bellingen
2 - 4 November 2018 at Melbourne
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