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Online Courses
Online Course: The Paramis
The Perfections of Virtue Gather online with teachers of awakening Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat for these 60-minute webinars, one day a week for six weeks. We’ll strengthen our practice of the paramis, often translated as “The Perfections of Virtue.” Earnest and ongoing cultivation of the qualities of the six paramis leads to our speedy awakening for the benefit of all beings. Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat will be teaching this course online, on Saturday afternoons (3-4 pm Mountain Time, August 29th, September 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th, October 3rd). Sessions will be 60 minutes long. * NOTE: webinars must be attended live; no recordings will be available. Registration numbers are limited to 25 people; please confirm that you’re able to attend live before you register for this course.* Determine your local time here. Cost: This course is being offered on the basis of the progressive and precious practice of dāna (generosity), the first parami. Traditional teachings hold that, while we practice all the paramis simultaneously, they are perfected in order. Course description The Paramis are one of the most fundamental teachings on the path to awakening. These teachings are found in the Prajñapāramitā Sūtra, the Lotus Sutra, and other classic texts. They are consummately relevant to every practitioner, for they are accessible to people of all spiritual backgrounds and may be practiced under a wide variety of conditions: in relationship, while meditating, while working, etc. Deceptively simple, with ongoing application, our understanding and practice of the Paramis matures and deepens to unimaginable profundity and richness. Your […]
2016: A Year of Awakening
A year of consistent effort and application of dharma teachings and practice is sure to yield profound transformation: deeper realization, greater bliss, and fuller integration with our daily lives. Increased and ongoing focus on dharma is what inevitably leads us to fuller awakening. That’s something to be excited about. Applications for this program closed Dec 10th 2015. If you missed the application date, it is still possible to participate in individual webinars throughout the year.
The Theravadin Suttas: Webinar Series
Join Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat for four enlightening webinar series on fundamental teachings of buddhadharma and awakening throughout 2016. This series features Theravada (a.k.a. Hinayana) teachings, considered the teachings of the elders. Our purpose is to familiarize ourselves with a sampling of these fundamental discourses, to learn about the unique offerings of the Theravadin tradition.
Mahayana Sutras: Webinar Series
Join Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat for this second of four enlightening webinar series on fundamental teachings of buddhadharma and awakening throughout 2016. This series is on the Mahayana Sutras and is streamed in four classes over four weeks. These webinars are open to all. For participants of the 2016 Year of Awakening program, these webinars are also part of of the program’s curriculum. © Catherine Pawasarat In the second quarter of 2016 (25 Apr – 22 May) we will examine some Mahayana sutras, teachings that, it's said, were received as termas centuries after the Buddha's death. Mahayana teachings build on the Theravadin "teachings of the elders," from a foundation of an individual's awakening experience towards using that awakening to benefit all beings. Generally speaking Mahayana sutras are considerably longer and more complex than Hinyana suttas. Over these four webinars we'll study two major, classic sutras, in order to get a feeling for this later development of Buddhist philosophy and its salient features. Please see the details on specific sutras in the schedule below. © Catherine Pawasarat Some sources say that Mahayana sutras are teachings by the Buddha that were too advanced to be understood contemporaneously. Consequently they were hidden during his lifetime and revealed centuries later as termas. Mahayana Buddhism exists primarily in China, Korea and Japan. Since Doug Duncan lived in Japan for more than 10 years, and Catherine for more than 20, our teachings have been deeply influenced by Japanese culture, and by extension, Japan's Mahayana Buddhism. Later in the […]
The Four Levels of Tantra: Webinar Series
This series is on the Four Levels of Tantra and will be streamed in four classes over four weeks. These webinars are open to all.
Western Mysteries: Webinar Series
The Divine Mysteries are about self-knowledge. To know yourself is wisdom. Join Doug Duncan & Catherine Pawasarat for this illuminating online course on the Western or Divine Mysteries, this October 2016.
Year of Victory Program for Spiritual Awakening in 2017
Focus on your spiritual awakening with Dharma Teachers Doug Duncan & Catherine Pawasarat, via the 2017 Year of Victory Program. Through residential retreats, online webinars and direct interaction with the teachers and sangha, let your study and practice take you forward.
The Mystical Life: Right View (Webinar Series One)
How do you bring attentiveness, clarity, joy and compassion into your daily life? Karma Yoga is an incredible practice for just this. Join Doug & Catherine Sensei for this enlightening four part webinar series.
Awakening Through Career & Creativity: Right Livelihood (Webinar Series Two)
Do you want to combine spiritual awakening with a fulfilling career and a life filled with creativity? Join us for the second four part webinar series of 2017.
Healing the Splits Within: Right Effort (Webinar Series 3)
What is the key to truly healing ourselves? It is combining our aspiration to do so with actual sustained effort. Join Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat for the third four part webinar series of 2017.