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.
What is the Purpose of Spiritual Practice?
Why bother with spiritual practice? What is the point of it? In this video, Dharma Teachers Doug & Catherine Sensei explain why the purpose of spiritual practice is not about ‘fixing’ yourself or the world – its about asking a better question – what is human consciousness capable of?
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Video: The Power of Western Meditations & Star Group
Meditations from the Western spiritual traditions are creative and imaginative. In this video Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat share about the Western Mysteries and why Star Group and Western meditations are so powerful.
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Video: How to Conquer Your Money Worries…Be Generous!
Do you suffer from money worries? Learn how you can use basic Buddhist principles to conquer your money woes once and for all. It’s a solution you would never expect.
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Video: Feeding Positivity in a World of Negativity
Feeding Positivity in a World of Negativity With all the negativity in our ‘crisis news network’ style culture, it can be hard to stay positive. If we’re eating a lot of negativity in the news, on social media, in entertainment, then that’s what we become. Luckily it’s in our human nature to magnetize to positivity, and […]
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Video: How to Live Your Most Beautiful Life
Want to live your most beautiful life? Dharma Teachers Doug & Catherine Sensei often talk about ‘becoming a work of art’. In this video, they explain what that means and the role of the six ‘paramis’ or perfections.
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Video: Being Okay with Being Alone in Your Relationship
To come to terms with the relationships in our lives we need to come to terms with ‘aloneness’. How can we grow more content alone and together?
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Embracing Community for Spiritual Growth – Why It’s Important
If you want to really live well, and grow spiritually, embracing community is key. Find out why its so important in this blog post, based on an excerpt from Dharma If You Dare.
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The Desire for Awakening: Why am I here on this Planet, in this Body?
Why are you here on planet Earth, here in this body? Is there a desire for awakening? Are you seeking a place where the consciousness is clear, radiant and quiet? Are you desiring a mind that is blissful and spacious at all times? We call that the desire to awaken, your bodhicitta. The Desire to […]
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Diving into the Spaciousness of Phenomena (aka Meditation)
The Mind is Empty Yet Manifests Phenomena The mind in essence is empty. But that doesn’t stop phenomena from happening. The mind is going to manifest phenomena. Surely. Without ceasing. Always. By learning to dive beneath the waves of the phenomena we can find the spaciousness of the ocean. Meditation is the tool we use […]
