The Diamond Sutra is a powerful text that explains how we can realize our true nature – by seeing through the illusion of a separate self. This ‘self’ can be compared to the clothes we put on top of our naked awareness. In preparation for the...
In this video, we discuss ‘The Shadow’. Carl Jung stated the shadow to be the unknown dark side of the personality. “Everyone carries a shadow,” Jung wrote, “and the less it is embodied in the individual’s conscious life, the...
Buddha Nature Mirror-Like Consciousness October 26, 2019 by Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat Mirror-like consciousness When we talk about Tathagatagarbha, or Tathagata-garbha, we are referring to a Mahayana Buddhist teaching that Buddha Nature is within all beings....
In this video, we discuss Crazy Wisdom. Chögyam Trungpa described “Crazy Wisdom” as an innocent state of mind that has the quality of early morning—fresh, sparkling, and completely awake. What do Dharma Teachers Doug and Catherine Sensei call Crazy Wisdom?...
This month’s Enlighten-Up is a special live class that was broadcasted from Dharma Hub Calgary on how to go beyond simple mindfulness and truly become a work of art. Join Dharma Teachers Doug and Catherine Sensei to explore six aspects of consciousness that have...
Seed, Stalk, Flower: Be the Master of Your Fate 27 June, 2019 Seed, Stalk, Flower The seeds you nurture will grow. Which do you choose? One of the oldest meditations is on seed, stalk and flower. The seed we are talking about is basically karma. Where your attention...
What is awakening and why is it? This is the billion-dollar question, one that defies words. In this video, Doug and Catherine Sensei discuss awakening and what difference it can make in your life. They have committed a lifetime of study, teaching and being a living...
Embracing Your Buddha Body: Movement Meditation 18 May, 2019 Embracing Your Buddha Body: Movement Meditation You will experience in your spiritual life some degree of physical discomfort in the process of realizing your Buddha-body. Emotional and psychological pain...
Freud called it the subconscious and Jung called it the shadow. What exactly are these ‘Monsters in the Closet’ and how can we shine light on them? Why is ‘shadow work’ so important for those on a path of spiritual awakening? Hear from Dharma...
Are You Running on Empty? 25 April, 2019 Are You Running on Empty? Emptiness is the Secret to Wisdom Do you want more wisdom? Well, there’s ‘no-thing’ to it. In fact, the first thing to understand about wisdom is that it involves emptiness. Emptiness...
