Or getting paid to undertake spiritual training Spiritual training Historically, spiritual training took place almost exclusively within the monastery or convent. Nowadays few of us spiritual practitioners enter that kind of orthodox context. What then? We suggest...
This class was recorded at Exhale Yoga Studio in Cranbrook, BC, close to Clear Sky Center. Doug Duncan speaks about trust, doubt, and awakening. He describes the importance of bringing the same level of skepticism to the act of doubting as to the doubts themselves....
Awakening, the great healing. The ongoing, mapped process of awakening is the ultimate spiritual healing. With awakening, the self is transcended, and thus the troubles of the self, of “me,” “my troubles,” are healed. Though any organism is inherently subject to decay...
“As human beings, we are immersed and enmeshed in our experience.” In this video, Doug Duncan speaks about the value of having a relationship with someone who can give us perspective on our lives. A teacher can help by pointing out the ways that we defend...
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...
Doug Duncan speaks about how mindfully working with others can bring consciousness to areas that are not accessible through sitting meditation. Click for More Videos featuring Doug Duncan and Catherine...
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...
