“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, founded in 1986 by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, is member of the international collective under the Siddhartha’s Intent umbrella. 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. SIA offers a number of opportunities for study and practice including weekend workshops, online studies, and vipashyana retreats. See the menu above for details of our programs.
Letter from Rinpoche about Instructors
Read about Rinpoche's appointment of some new SI instructors together with his encouragement to senior instructors to continue their work to propagate the dharma.
Online Wednesday Vajrayana Study 9-10 am AEDT
Online Study with Jakob Leschly. An online study course of Mindfulness in Action - Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s instructions on meditation. As we work with the path, it is essential that we have an actual experience of open space and non-thought.
Online Sunday Buddhist Studies 5.30-6.30 pm AEDT
In 2020, we will continue Longchempa’s Finding Rest in the Nature of Mind. “Who but Longchenpa can and will make absolutely sure that we finally understand what rest is." Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche.
Online Monday Abhidharma and Meditation
The regualar Monday Study and Practice sessions for SI Australia members recommences on 2 March, 2020
19 June 2020
Siddhartha's Intent, 84000 and Khyentse Foundation invite you to join the global sangha reciting Samantabhadra's aspiration prayer during the solar eclipse of 21 June. We are supplicating a very special guest to also join us.
20 May 2020
Click to see the updated list of dates for all SIA up-coming online practice events to August 2020
4 June - 23 July 2020 at Online
10 September - 15 October 2020 at Online
11 - 13 September 2020 at Sydney
14 September 2020 at Canberra
16 - 18 October 2020 at Melbourne
23 - 25 October 2020 at Sydney
6 - 8 November 2020 at Northern Rivers
13 - 15 November 2020 at Bellingen
5 - 12 December 2020 at Melbourne
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