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...
At some point every serious spiritual seeker asks the profound question: how does true transformative change come about? In this video, Doug Duncan Sensei shares how we need to begin with structural change at the core of our being. This is an excerpt from teachings...
This video of Doug & Catherine Sensei describes how to use mantra to overcome negative thoughts. It was filmed live during a public talk on April 20, 2017, at Watkins Books in London. When we catch ourselves thinking negative thoughts, how can we move through...
Doug Duncan (Qapel) and Catherine Pawasarat Sensei giving a talk about Tantra at Watkins Books in London on May 3, 2017 What is tantra? How does it work? In this video, Doug & Catherine share their perspectives on tantra as a meditation practice. If you dip a...
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...
Expectations of Dharma students and teachers Dharma Teachers Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat are asked in this video what expectations they have of committed students, what expectations a student should have of a Dharma teacher, and what they recommend if someone...