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Office Hours: Online Q&A with the Teachers
Have a question for the teachers? Take advantage of these office hours twice a month to get your question answered. Join in and benefit from the learning of others. Please bring your question to the session or submit it beforehand. Recording available for one week: Can't make the live session? No problem, a recording of the Office Hours will be available for one week after the event. Please note that you will still need to follow the usual registration procedure by the Friday prior to the live event in order to receive the link to access the recording. You can also submit your question(s) when you register. Details on how to submit your question will be sent to you along with the connection or recording details when you register. Please note, pre-registration by Friday, April 22nd 9pm (Mountain Time) is required to attend. Dāna The teachings and guidance are given freely according to the practice of dāna. By practicing with a healthy spirit of generosity, we deepen our own practice and support teachers to make these healing teachings and tools available to all. There will be an opportunity to practice Dāna when you register below. Please Read: Offering Dāna: Some Guidelines and Practices Powered by Eventbrite
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 […]
Office Hours: Online Q&A with the Teachers
Have a question for Doug and Catherine Sensei? Take advantage of these online office hours to ask questions and to participate in learning together as a sangha.
Office Hours: Online Q&A with the Teachers
Have a question for Doug and Catherine Sensei? Take advantage of these online office hours to ask questions and to participate in learning together as a sangha.
Weekend Retreat: Assets Beyond Measure
Clear Sky Meditation & Study Centre 3567 Cockell Rd, Bull River, British Columbia, CanadaImmerse yourself in this long weekend course of Awakening in Action at beautiful Clear Sky Centre this June. Dharma Teachers Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat will present a thorough, engaged and joyful path for applying the paramis in everything you do. In community we will embrace 'learning together' and the strength of diversity so we can all reach our fullest potentials.
Office Hours: Online Q&A with the Teachers
Have a question for Doug and Catherine Sensei? Take advantage of these online office hours to ask questions and to participate in learning together as a sangha.
Office Hours: Online Q&A with the Teachers
Have a question for Doug and Catherine Sensei? Take advantage of these online office hours to ask questions and to participate in learning together as a sangha.
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.
Office Hours: Online Q&A with the Teachers
Have a question for Doug and Catherine Sensei? Take advantage of these online office hours to ask questions and to participate in learning together as a sangha.
Office Hours: Online Q&A with the Teachers
Have a question for Doug and Catherine Sensei? Take advantage of these online office hours to ask questions and to participate in learning together as a sangha.
