The Transcendental State: The most beautiful state available to us How does one live a complete, full and beautiful life? Dharma Teachers Qapel Doug Duncan & Catherine Sensei share about ‘Complete Livelihood’ and the wisdom and vision it offers for...
We live in an amazing world of mystery. A life lived in the awareness and wonder of this is the Mystical Life. In a sense it is occult, since “occult” means “hidden.” Right view is the perspective and understanding that we live in a divine mystery. It is learning to...
Spiritual Awakening Today: Bridging Old and New How might one attain to spiritual awakening in the modern world, in these complex times? In this article we look back at the two main historical models for spiritual training, and propose a contemporary approach for...
Donald Trump is a temporary phenomena of the death throws of capitalism. His views are regressive and therefore won’t work. Humanity and planetary consciousness is always moving forward (whether it appears that way or not) toward greater degrees of wisdom and...
In the normal course of events, we rely on what we already know and have done. However, living based on security can get stale and repetitive. When we choose the risk of spiritual adventure and growth, vitality comes with new learning. From this emerges awe and...
With the growing popularity of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Shamanism, we can forget that Western culture has always had its own traditions of transcendence, the Western Mysteries. Sometimes called the Divine Mysteries, the Western Mysteries are the study of the occult;...
Someone once said “I write because I have to, I have no choice, I can’t not write”. We should all have an area or two where we can say “I do this because I have to, because my life force pushes me in that direction and I just can’t say no to...
A Dharma talk at Watkin’s Books in London This video was filmed live on April 11, 2016, at Watkins Books, London’s oldest esoteric book store. With an eclectic approach and eccentric sense of humour, Doug Duncan Sensei shares some teachings based loosely...
The ego is defenceless in the face of the forces of the universe. And because inherently it knows that it is born and dies and is therefore inherently unreliable – its mandate is to try to make things fixed and permanent and then to shore up the walls, add...
Jesus said: “seek ye first the kingdom of heaven and all else will be added unto you” (Matthew 6:33) The vedas say: “Those who have Unity in their awareness, those who have Unity lively in their awareness, Natural Law works for them.” The Buddha implied: Ignorance is...
