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Office Hours: Online Q&A with the Teachers
Have a question for the Doug & Catherine Sensei? Take advantage of these online 'office hours; twice a month to get your question answered. Join in and benefit from learning from the questions of others as well, together in community.
Calgary Teaching: No Hope, No Fear, Free.
Human Potential 360, Calgary 1231 9 Ave SE, Inglewood, Calgary, AB, CanadaJoin Doug Duncan Sensei in Calgary for a special talk on Thursday night at the Dharma Hub. Inspired by the philosopher/writer Nikos Kazantzakis, "No Hope, No Fear, Free" is a phrase Doug will share about in this lively and inspiring Dharma teaching. Doug Sensei will be sharing practical tools on this night and teaching us how to transcend hope and fear so that we can dwell in the eternal freedom of “Now”. About the Teacher Achariya Doug Duncan has been teaching the Buddhist path to awakening for over three decades. In 2005, Duncan founded Clear Sky Meditation Center in Cranbrook, BC. He continues to travel around the world leading retreats and classes with his partner and co-teacher Catherine Pawasarat. Known for his direct and compassionate engagement with students, Doug embraces the full spectrum of the various traditions he employs in order to mentor beings to a more awakened state. His great sense of humour, caring attitude and sometimes very direct involvement makes him an effective catalyst for opening the shadow, for very practical application of the teachings, for humorous and gentle relief when tensions mount and through a diverse range of explorations expands the teachings to include all aspects of life. Fees: Dāna This teaching is offered by Sensei as a form of Dāna (traditional generosity giving) and likewise, attendees are asked to reciprocate generously to the teacher. There will be a Dāna bowl available at the foyer of the Dharma Hub for you to give your offering. More information: Dāna […]
The Cha Cha Cha of Awakening: Stepping Back, Stepping Forward
Human Potential 360, Calgary 1231 9 Ave SE, Inglewood, Calgary, AB, CanadaHow would you define your current spiritual dance? How are you moving forward and when do you step back from the edge of growth and awareness? Join Dharma Teachers Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat for The Cha Cha Cha of Awakening: Stepping back, Stepping forward. Doug and Catherine will be teaching at the Dharma Hub in Calgary. While they recently taught in Calgary separately, on this night there will be the opportunity to hear them speak together, to experience their wisdom, insight and humor in the co-teaching form. About the Teachers Achariya Doug Duncan has been teaching the Buddhist path to awakening for over three decades. Known for his direct and compassionate engagement with students, Doug embraces the full spectrum of the various traditions he employs in order to mentor beings to a more awakened state. His great sense of humour, caring attitude and sometimes very direct involvement makes him an effective catalyst for opening the shadow, for very practical application of the teachings, for humorous and gentle relief when tensions mount and through a diverse range of explorations expands the teachings to include all aspects of life. Catherine Pawasarat began her spiritual practices in earnest in her early 20s, when she struggled to make sense of personal suffering and international environmental and social justice challenges. She has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. Since the early 2000s Catherine has provided dharma training and taught 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.
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.
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.
Calm and Clear, UK Retreat with Doug Duncan Sensei
Maitreya House Lower Maes-coed, Hereford, England, United KingdomCalm and Clear Retreat at Maitreya House in the UK Inviting Insight, Bliss & Wisdom into our lives Fri. April 1 – Fri. April 8 Would you like to feel more calm and clear? How do you imagine it would affect your quality of life? Calm and Clear is a kind of meditation method, and it applies to the day-to-day. Although it’s a text and practice rooted in Vajrayana Buddhism, the applications can apply just as well in the office, at home, in recreation and even in our personal and professional relationships. Imagine bringing a sense of calmness and clarity to all of those places! This has been called “analytical meditation” because it focuses on insight, our mind’s incredible ability to understand. Its partner, sammatha, is also known as bliss meditation; it’s considered the great healer, because when bliss is present, it supersedes all mental and physical anguish. These are not empty promises: as we all know, bliss can be interrupted and difficult to regain. Therefore, we need to understand the nature of what interrupts the bliss, which means developing more insight. We also learn the supporting conditions of mind that can re-establish the bliss, and reveal a kind of bliss we didn’t recognize before. What kind of bliss is that? You may be asking. This is the bliss of a calm, clear, awake luminosity of consciousness, which generates both bliss and insight. Combined, we call them wisdom: Wisdom is generated when bliss conjoins with clarity and focuses on a […]
London Public Teaching by Achariya Doug Duncan
If You Want the Present, You Have to Open the Box. London Public Teaching by Achariya Doug Duncan: April 11 2016, Watkins Books, 6pm – 7pm Doug Duncan – a Canadian-born teacher with an eclectic approach and eccentric sense of humour – will share some teachings based loosely on the Buddha’s fire sermon. In this discourse, the Buddha compares the process of spiritual ‘Awakening’ to liberating people struggling uncomfortably in a burning house while preoccupied with their toys (we’re not making this up!). In an attempt to lure these endangered souls out of the fire and into safety, he first offered them freedom from fire. Apparently the toys were more engrossing, so the Buddha used ‘skillful methods’ to save them: he offered them even more wonderful toys outside with him, free from the fire and associated danger. The present – the here-and-now – is a wonderful toy. But we have to get out of the burning house to untie the ribbon, tear off the pretty paper, and open the box! Doug will share how we can do this, and enjoy doing it, during our busy modern lives. Nothing less that spiritual awakening is the inevitable result. Doug’s talk will be at 6pm at Watkins Books, 19-21 Cecil Court, London WC2N 4EZ … Getting there by tube: Leicester Square (Northern and Piccadilly lines): take a Charing Cross Road exit and turn in the direction of Trafalgar Square. After a short walk you will find Cecil Court on your left and the […]
Calgary Teaching: If You Want the Present, You Have to Open the Box
Human Potential 360, Calgary 1231 9 Ave SE, Inglewood, Calgary, AB, CanadaJoin Doug Duncan Sensei in Calgary for some teachings based loosely on the Buddha’s fire sermon. In this discourse, the Buddha compares the process of spiritual ‘Awakening’ to liberating people struggling uncomfortably in a burning house while preoccupied with their toys (we’re not making this up!).
