In a physical monastery everyone knows where you are with your body, speech and mind. But in our modern lives we can’t always be in the same place to practice with our community. Catherine Pawasarat talks about the concept of a virtual monastery. Watch the...
Dharma training is a process of how to use mundane tasks as a vehicle to become more disciplined, open hearted, clear and compassionate. In this video, Catherine Pawasarat explains why training is so important and how it is central to overcoming suffering. Hear how...
Our work sharing the teachings of universal unfoldment often takes us to foreign countries, some of which may be described by the industrialised world as ‘developing’. We used to call them ‘primitive’ but as our cultures evolved we’ve had the sense to realize that was...
In this video, Catherine Pawasarat discusses the continually-evolving nature of awakening. She introduces the idea of the ‘Virtual Monastery’ as a model for facilitating the process of deepening our awakening at times when we are unable to be present with...
A Personal Constitution The term “constitution” refers to a document or statement of what is important to a town or country, and could equally be applied to a person, as a “personal constitution”. It’s a very illuminating exercise to write one’s personal...
This is the billion-dollar question, one that defies words. What we can say is this: central to the experience of awakening is a way of experiencing life that completely transcends the usual. Most people believe that Christ realization, Buddhist awakening, and the...
Quantum physics as well as tradition Buddhist philosophy teach us that nothing in the universe remains the same for even a second. Thus we know that everything we hold and cherish will also pass on and out of our lives, if only at death. This may feel frightening...
We once asked Namgyal Rinpoche if trust was awakening. His response was: ‘Complete trust is complete awakening’. So the question may be, what (or whom) are you trusting? We need to remember of course that the ego only trusts itself, which is a very poor choice, as the...
