Gatherings

Talks and events — 2026

Retreats, satsangs, and gatherings with non-dual teachers around the world in 2026. Time spent in the presence of those who have recognized their true nature can be profoundly clarifying.

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August 2026

Aug

Retreat Sold out August 21–23, 2026

Spiritual Retreat in Sydney

with Swami Sarvapriyananda

A weekend retreat in a forest setting with Swami Sarvapriyananda, one of the most widely followed teachers of non-dual Vedanta today. A monk of the Ramakrishna Order, he has led the Vedanta Society of New York since 2017 and is known for lucid, direct teaching on consciousness and the nature of the self — through talks that have reached audiences at TEDx, Google, and Harvard as well as the traditional lecture hall. The retreat runs from Friday afternoon to Sunday morning and includes lectures and contemplative activities in a natural, wooded setting. It is part of a wider Australian visit in August 2026 that also takes in Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Melbourne, and Brisbane. The residential retreat is sold out. A free public lecture — "Belonging in a Divided World: Discovering Oneness" — is open to all on Sunday, August 23 (5:00–6:30 PM) at Sir Ian Turbott Hall, Western Sydney University, Parramatta.

Baden-Powell Activity Centre, Pennant Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Visit website →

Aug

Workshop August 29–30, 2026

Stillness Within: Weekend Workshop

with Mingyur Rinpoche

An in-person weekend workshop with Mingyur Rinpoche — "Stillness Within: Transforming Emotions through Clear Seeing" — exploring how clear awareness meets and transforms difficult emotions. Held at Melbourne's Capitol Theatre, the workshop is accessible to newcomers and experienced practitioners alike, in Rinpoche's characteristically approachable style. A free public talk, "Learning to Be OK with Not Being OK," precedes it on August 28. Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche is one of the most widely known meditation masters of his generation — a Tibetan Buddhist teacher in the Kagyu and Nyingma lineages, known for uniting rigorous contemplative training with warmth, humor, and an unusual fluency in modern science. He guides the worldwide Tergar Meditation Community.

The Capitol Theatre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Visit website →

Aug

Retreat Prerequisites August 31 – September 4, 2026

Path of Liberation Levels 1 and 2

with Mingyur Rinpoche

The core of Mingyur Rinpoche's Vajrayana teaching — the Path of Liberation — taught over five days inside the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion near Bendigo, the largest stupa in the Western world. Levels 1 and 2 ("Mind Creates Reality" and "Mind and Emptiness") introduce the first and second pointing-out instructions on the nature of mind, given only in person. This is an advanced retreat with genuine prerequisites: completion of the three Joy of Living levels, or the full Ngöndro preliminaries, or at least five years of daily practice with substantial retreat experience. Attending this year also fulfills the prerequisite for Rinpoche's restricted 2026–27 Dzogchen transmission. The retreat includes a White Tara Empowerment and Refuge ceremony (a free associated event, open to all). English only; not recorded. Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche is one of the most widely known meditation masters of his generation — a Tibetan Buddhist teacher in the Kagyu and Nyingma lineages, known for uniting rigorous contemplative training with warmth, humor, and an unusual fluency in modern science. He guides the worldwide Tergar Meditation Community.

The Great Stupa, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Visit website →

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