Gion Festival: Exploring Its Mysteries
By Catherine Pawasarat on July 30th, 2020Exploring 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...
Conscious Living through Awareness of Death
By Catherine Pawasarat on June 5th, 2020Some 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...
Change Yourself to Change the World: Practicing Insight Meditation
By Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat on May 10th, 2020How 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...