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Finding Peace in a F’d Up World
Would you like to find peace in a F’d up World?
Thankfully, there are time tested spiritual tools you can practice for transformation and wisdom. Watch this video to hear Doug and Catherine Sensei share their thoughts on why we struggle and what we can do to find true peace:
Common Foundations: Four Thoughts that Turn the Mind from Samsara to Nirvana
How do we want to wake up? We do this by meditating on the Common Foundations – Four Thoughts that Turn the Mind from Samsara to Nirvana.
Want to get more motivated on your spiritual path? Watch this video to hear Doug and Catherine Sensei describe four undeniable reasons to wake up:
The Diamond Sutra
How do we realize our true nature? By seeing through the illusion of a separate self. In this video, Doug Duncan shares the essence of the Diamond Sutra, (which he and Catherine Sensei will also be teaching on in January 2020).
Watch the video to discover how to find ‘naked’ awareness behind the ‘clothing’ of self identity:
The Shadow and Spiritual Awakening
Carl Jung stated the shadow to be the unknown dark side of the personality.
What does the Shadow have to do with spiritual awakening? A lot.
Find out what Dharma Teachers Doug and Catherine Sensei say about the Shadow from a meditation and Dharma perspective. Watch their re-published Enlighten-Up livestream video below:
Buddha Nature: Mirror-Like Consciousness
The quality of no qualities
Buddha Nature, or the tathagatagarbha in itself has no distinguishing qualities. You can’t define it or describe it through the sense bases. You can’t describe it or define it through mental properties.
What is Crazy Wisdom?
Chögyam Trungpa described “crazy wisdom” as an innocent state of mind that has the quality of early morning—fresh, sparkling, and completely awake.
What do Dharma Teachers Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat call Crazy Wisdom? What is its role in liberating the shadow and catapulting students into states of epiphany? Find out, by watching the newly published video below:
Becoming a Work of Art with the Pāramīs
Discover how to go beyond simple mindfulness and truly become a work of art. This month’s Enlighten-Up is a recording of a special live class that was broadcasted from Calgary.
Join Doug and Catherine Sensei to explore six aspects of consciousness that have been refined by Buddhist practitioners for more than two thousand years. These six aspects are called the Paramis (perfections) in Sanskrit, and they are the blueprint to becoming your own inner and outer work of art.
Seed, Stalk and Flower: Be Master of Your Fate
The seeds you nurture will grow. Which do you choose?
One of the oldest meditations is on seed, stalk and flower.
The seed we are talking about is basically karma. Where your attention goes, what your mind is on about, what your aspiration is will determine what kind of flower (karma) you have.
What is Awakening? The Billion Dollar Question That Defies Words.
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‘What is Awakening?’ – That is the billion dollar question, one that defies words.
Hear about awakening from Dharma Teachers Doug Duncan & Catherine Pawasarat Sensei in this installment from their monthly Enlighten-Up video series.