Buddha Nature: Mirror-Like Consciousness
Buddha Nature, the transcendent experience, in itself has no distinguishing qualities. “With words it cannot be described, but without words it can’t be expressed” is how Daoists shared this concept.
To experience Buddha Nature, how must you focus your energy? How can you discover something that has the quality of having no qualities?
Read about mirror like consciousness, in this new excerpt from live teachings by Doug and Catherine Sensei:
Seed, Stalk and Flower: Be Master of Your Fate
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‘Seed, Stalk, Flower: Be the Master of Your Fate’ – One of the oldest meditations is on seed, stalk and flower. Where your attention goes, what your mind is on about, what your aspiration is, will determine what kind of flower (karma) you have.
Read about how to be master of your fate in this new blog article from Dharma Teachers Doug Duncan & Catherine Pawasarat Sensei.
Embracing Your Buddha Body: Movement Meditation
You will experience in your spiritual life some degree of physical discomfort in the process of realizing your Buddha-body. The practice of movement meditation is to become aware of, and then relax or release the tension and pain. Enjoy this month’s read!
Are You Running on Empty?
In order for you to have wisdom, one of the first things required is some space between you and your objects. We call that emptiness.
Be a Stubborn Toddler and Other Tips for Meditation
Do you struggle in meditation? Does your mind wander? Here are some tips for improving your meditation practice, including becoming like a stubborn toddler.
Human Consciousness is a Palace
You are ‘conscious’ and your human consciousness has vast potential. The spiritual journey and meditation is the key to leaving the ‘basement’ to explore the great ‘palace’ above.
Book Launch: Wasteland to Pureland – Teachings of Dharma
Teachings on Society’s Struggles and What We Can Do The book launch for Wasteland to Pureland, a collection of teachings and reflections from Dharma Teachers Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat, is fast approaching on September 21, 2018. Here is what they had...
Overcoming Hurt
We all have experienced hurt from life experiences: rejection, failure, shame. This may cause us to hide and protect ourselves, but this prevents us from truly showing up in the world. How do we overcome hurt? Dharma teachers Doug and Catherine Sensei share some of...
How to Awaken Faster in One Easy Step: Moving From Self to Service
When we aren’t meditating or working, what are we doing? Too often we are focused on ego preferences – the food we like, the people we like, the movies we like or dislike. But moving one’s focus from ‘self’, to ‘service’ is fundamental to the deepening of enlightenment.