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Insight Meditation Retreat

Clear Sky Meditation & Study Centre 3567 Cockell Rd, Bull River, British Columbia, Canada

Why do we lose bliss? How do we regain it? By popular demand, Planet Dharma is offering this ten-day insight retreat at the beautiful and innovative Clear Sky Retreat Center. Insight Meditation Retreat Most think of meditation as a sense of calm and concentration that leads to bliss. But, bliss is impermanent and subject to loss. How do we lose bliss? How to we regain it? Through studying insight we realize that the self that searches for bliss and that this search is itself the root, source and continuance of the struggle. The path of insight leads us to the realization that there’s no inherent, independent, self identity to be found. This is called liberation, awakening, freedom. And it's just a good idea.    Why Study Insight? The Benefits of an Insight Retreat March 15-24, 2019 Insight is the practice of watching the arisings and falling away of phenomena in the mind. “Insight” comes from the Pali “Vipassana” which means “to see again and again;” we use the 16 Stages of Insight to become sleuths of patterns of the mind. Most people live in the first three stages of insight; when you experience the fourth, it’s considered that you’ve entered “the path to the path” of awakening. Experiencing stages from four to thirteen can be a bit like a yo-yo: we go up and down repeatedly in our meditation. Then we have a breakthrough experience of sotāpanna at the 14th stage, when we experience that there is no inherent self. […]

Office Hours: Online Q&A

Office Hours is a virtual question and answer session with Dharma Teachers Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat. This communal exchange benefits your practice through support from community and exposure to questions you may not think to ask.

Office Hours: Online Q&A

Attention all fearless warriors of transcendence. Wondering how to arm yourselves as you plunge to the depths of consciousness?

Office Hours: Online Q&A

Looking to anchor your practice during your busy day-to-day life? Consistent communication with the teachers both grounds and strengthens your practice.

Golden & Dark Shadows: A Shadow Work Retreat

Mountain Waters Retreat 2109 Svaboda Road, Nelson, BC, Canada

Integrating our shadow may be the fastest way to unfold spiritually, and reduce our suffering. By its very nature, shadow work is not fun or pretty. It takes courage and fortitude. Join us for this incredible retreat. Golden and Dark Shadows A Shadow Work Retreat Join Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat at the Mountain Waters Retreat in Nelson BC for this powerful May long weekend shadow retreat. Most people are drawn to meditation and mindfulness for the bliss experiences. These bliss experiences spur on beginning meditators to stay with the practice. But as the practice of meditation deepens, darker arisings can start to manifest. Rather than being discouraged by these experiences, it is helpful to see this as an opportunity to integrate these dark shadows into conscious awareness so that we may be free of their control. Why Integrate the Shadow? The Benefits of this retreat in Nelson, BC May 17-20, 2019 Why work with the shadow? If you’ve had these challenging arisings during your practice, you may have been tempted to quit meditating, or try a different method or a different teacher. This is understandable, as facing these dark shadows can be scary and unpleasant. However, if you can lean into these dark manifestations and hold the space openly around them, there can be great release and transformation. Recognizing the contribution of the golden shadow – our ‘better angels’ – also helps ensure the practice stays joyful and doesn’t descend into nihilism. Please note that this retreat  welcomes people […]

Black Tara Empowerment

Mountain Waters Retreat 2109 Svaboda Road, Nelson, BC, Canada

Black Tara Empowerment on May 20, 2019. Tara supports us as we transcend unwholesome states and integrate psychological shadow material. Join the Lamas for this special initiation ceremony in Nelson BC.

Riding the Dragon: Spiritual Awakening in Modern Life

How do we integrate our spiritual practice with the demands of modern life? As more of us embrace contemporary spiritual paths, we are co-creating ways to make it viable, attractive and powerful.Riding the Dragon: Spiritual Awakening in Modern Life As more and more of us embrace modern spiritual paths, we are co-creating ways to make it viable, attractive and powerful. How do we integrate our spiritual practice with the demands of modern life? To help ease the learning curve for others, we share our wisdom from founding both a virtual and a working monastery. We address the common challenges we see many contemporary spiritual practitioners face. More to the point, we share successful strategies for upcycling these challenges as fuel for the awakening fire.Course Schedule Starts June 3, 2019. MON, JUNE 3 Awakening Through Creativity The awakening mind rests in spaciousness or sunyata, where all thoughts, feelings, actions, and states of being from past, present and future exist simultaneously. All of creation is birthed from this state of spaciousness. To “find” a solution, to receive inspiration to craft something beautiful, to introduce an invention that makes our lives better, or to develop a better future for the planet, we simply need to connect with sunyata to create the space and connection for these to emerge through us. Expand your view of what “creativity” is, and develop your ability to connect with this awakening practice. MON, JUNE 10 Secrets From Ourselves: When we think of “secrets” we usually think of something […]

Office Hours: Online Q&A

Office Hours is a virtual question and answer session with Dharma Teachers Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat. This communal exchange benefits your practice through support from community and exposure to questions you may not think to ask.