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Enlighten-Up!

February 21, 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm MST

Enlighten-Up!

February's Topic: The Antidote to Anxiety

How the ancient Buddhist practice of merit generation is applicable to your life more than ever.

Uncompromising, unflinching and kick-ass dharma classes.  Vajrayana Teachers Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat present a new topic each month.  Join online from anywhere in the world.  

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This month’s topic:

The Antidote to Anxiety

How the ancient Buddhist practice of merit generation is applicable to your life more than ever.

Why Enlighten-Up!?

Dharma Talks for 21st Century Life

The word ‘Dharma’ has many meanings, one being the ultimate truths of reality, and the universal laws of awakening.  That’s lovely, but how do you bring these ancient perspectives into 21st century life?  

These monthly(ish) classes are a way to bring kick-ass, applicable dharma into your life.  Tune in to higher truths, with real-life Dharma teachers from wherever you might be in the world.

The topic of the classes will change each month.  They will be thought provoking, inspiring and designed to ‘enlighten-up’ your world.  In a world that has a tendency to ‘dumb down’ the complexities of wisdom, we promise not to. 

There will also be an opportunity to ask questions at the end of the class.

Video recordings are available for those who cannot attend live.

These Enlighten-Up classes are open to all experience levels.

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Enlighten-up online dharma class

Meet the Teachers

Catherine Pawasarat
Catherine Pawasarat
Doug Duncan
Doug Duncan

Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat are Dharma and meditation teachers who founded Clear Sky Meditation Centre, BC, Canada.

Achariya Doug Duncan received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 1978, and is a lineage holder in that teaching. Known for his direct, humourous and compassionate engagement with students, Doug embraces various traditions, contemporary psychology, and science, to mentor all beings to a more awakened state.

Catherine Pawasarat has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life, Catherine also draws on generative living and the arts. With Doug she is co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center in the BC Rockies.

Course Details

Fees and Dāna

These sessions are offered based on the ancient principle of generosity, or Dāna.

Registration

To attend, you must register via the button below. These dharma classes are typically held once a month, with the exception of when the Teachers are travelling or teaching another course.  

We recommend you attend live, but if you cannot, the video recording will be available for one week after the live session.

There is also a monthly Digital Dojo session (previously Office Hours) to bring your questions to Doug and Catherine Sensei.  

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David L.

My teenage son actually read it. First spiritual book he’s ever touched. That alone is a miracle.

David L.
Parent & Dharma Practitioner
Rachel T.

Finally, a spiritual teaching that doesn’t require me to pretend I’m not fascinated by aliens and cosmic consciousness.

Rachel T.
Sci-Fi Author
James K.

The Victory Protocols aren’t just in the book—they start working on you as you read. I found myself spontaneously applying them to my life before I even finished.

James K.
Former Buddhist Monk
Sarah M.

I thought I was reading a fun adventure story. Turns out I was getting the spiritual education I’d been seeking for decades. Sneaky brilliant.

Sarah M.
Meditation Teacher
Karen Mcallister

Catherine Sensei’s intuitive wisdom on how you can use your astrology chart to grow the wholesome and let go of the unwholesome is skillful, compassionate and loving. She is the real deal. She has worked and trained closely as an apprentice to Qapel Doug Duncan. As a result, she has learned to help beings to let go of what is not working and embrace more sustainable behaviours using the combination of astrology and dharma.

Karen Mcallister

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