Movement of the Mandala Retreat final Celebration. Photo: Tony Asimakopoulos March, 2025 by Catherine Pawasarat Sensei You can’t put a pin in spiritual awakening. The fact of the matter is, there’s a difference between enlightenment in the 4th or 19th...
Floor detail from the 13th century floor in San Miniato Basilica, Florence, Italy, showing the 12 signs of the zodiac. Sagittarius the archer is at front and center, with Capricorn the fish-tailed goat to its left and Scorpio to its right. Image by Cata Sensei. March,...
Advancing While Retreating What is it like to meditate for a month? 10 May, 2021 by Catherine Pawasarat Sensei Advancing In Meditation Retreat What is it like to meditate for a month? I embark on annual month-long meditation retreats. It took me nearly twenty years of...
Rebirth vs Reincarnation – What’s the Difference? From a Buddhist perspective, death is a temporary end to a temporary process. Energy is neither created nor destroyed – it is always in flux, changing forms. When it comes to rebirth vs reincarnation...
Exploring the Mysteries of the Gion Festival Catherine Pawasarat Sensei is the author of a new book – The Gion Festival: Exploring Its Mysteries. We interviewed her about the festival’s ancient spiritual roots, her love for the community that surrounds it...
Some spiritual traditions––including the one I’ve practiced for over 20 years––include practices that regularly remind us of death, and how to prepare for death. Such reminders help us keep in mind how precious this life is. They help us to stay in the present...
How do we find contentment in the external world where everything is subject to impermanence and are ultimately out of our control? In this inspirational talk, Dharma Teachers Doug and Catherine Sensei share how Insight meditation (a.k.a. Vipassana) can help you...
Enlightening the Shadow and Chakras APRIL 19, 2020 Enlightening the Shadow and Chakras by Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat Sensei What does the path of spiritual awakening consist of? Fundamentally, spiritual practice gives birth to an ever-growing...
