Why have a spiritual practice? It is to discover what human consciousness is capable of. The Purpose of Spiritual Practice: Why bother, why meditate, train and devote your life to spiritual growth? In this video, Dharma Teachers Doug Duncan & Catherine Pawasarat...
Rekindling the Western Mysteries Tradition The West has a powerful tradition of spiritual awakening that doesn’t get as much press as Eastern meditative paths. Western meditations are creative and imaginative. Through practices such as Star Group we can direct...
Money Worries? Be Generous. Have you ever felt like you just don’t have enough money? Do you suffer from money worries? You’ve sold your belongings online, took on some extra work and cut back on your spending. And yet, you still feel like you don’t...
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...
Becoming a work of art through the Paramis Want to live your most beautiful life? Dharma Teachers Doug & Catherine Sensei often talk about ‘becoming a work of art’. We asked them to explain what that means. They share their insights on the process, and...
Part one from the three part series Conscious Relationship – Tools for Growing Together and Separately. Being Okay with Being Alone in Your Relationship We are born alone and we will die alone. This feeling of loneliness drives us to relationships. There is no...
Embracing Community Grows You Embracing community is vitally important for spiritual growth. If you want to really live well, it is important to participate in a community. If you don’t belong to a group, you can hide out and pretend to have things integrated...
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,...
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...
The Daemon vs. the Demon Are you listening to your inner demon, or your inner daemon? Your “calling,” or your “daemon,” is the part of your being that you cannot deny. It is a guiding light that demands to be followed. By contrast, the “demon” is that...
