Welcome to this Dharma If You Dare Bonus Episode. We hope you enjoy this soundbite from Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat on the third of the 6 Paramis: Ksanti, usually translated as ‘patience’. If the paramis are new to you, you can hear an introduction and...
Free Yourself from a Life of B-Movie Reruns In this talk from their 2019 online course Riding the Dragon, Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat discuss how to free ourselves from “the B Movie of our lives”, the flat storylines caused by our attachment to the...
We hope you enjoy this soundbite from Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat on the second of the 6 paramis, sila, usually translated as ‘ethics’ or ‘morality’. If the paramis are new to you, you can hear an introduction and overview to the topic by finding Season...
We hope you enjoy this soundbite from Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat on the first of the 6 paramis, dana, usually translated as ‘generosity’. If the paramis are new to you, you can hear an introduction and overview to the topic by finding Season 3 Episode 4...
Basic elements of an astrological chart. In this talk on AstroDharma Catherine and Doug discuss some basic elements of our natal astrological charts and how they can be leveraged for our spiritual unfoldment. This excerpt from the talk is focused on the 3 most...
The distinction between submission and surrender We hope you enjoy this soundbite from Catherine Pawasarat and Doug Duncan on the distinction between submission and surrender and how they play out in the spiritual path. Don’t miss out on Doug and Catherine’s...
Karma Yoga: Awakening in Action In this talk, Doug and Catherine discuss Awakening Through Action, traditionally known as the practice of karma yoga. Karma yoga is a practice that transforms even mundane activities into paths of spiritual growth and awakening. In this...
Diamond clarity is our natural state of being. The Diamond Sutra explains how a clear and strong consciousness cuts through foggy or disillusioned mind states to reveal wisdom and ultimate truth. In this talk, Doug Sensei uses the metaphor of clothing to explain...
Crazy Wisdom In this talk Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat explore the topic of ‘Crazy Wisdom’. Also known as ‘Divine Madness’, these are energetic and unpredictable teachings that help shake students’ fixed views about their reality. The stuck...
In this talk Doug and Catherine discuss the Buddha’s First Ennobling Truth: that life is always in some degree of struggle. They explore how preferences and anti-preferences contribute to our self image and how the degree to which we suffer is tied to the degree to...
