BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Planet Dharma - ECPv6.18.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Planet Dharma X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.planetdharma.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Planet Dharma REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Edmonton BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20160313T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20161106T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20170312T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20171105T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20180311T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20181104T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20190310T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20191103T080000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180417T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180417T200000 DTSTAMP:20260905T052635Z CREATED:20180330T172900Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260905T052635Z UID:10000397-1523989800-1523995200@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Talk at Banyen Books: Transform Your Shadow with Astrology & Dharma DESCRIPTION:Transform Your Shadow into Strength: A Talk at Banyen Books\, Vancouver\nwith Catherine Pawasarat\n \n\nJoin us for an evening talk at Banyen Books on how you can transform your shadow aspects into strengths.  This will be a fascinating introduction to how Buddhist philosophy or Dharma can be combined with Western astrology.\n\nWhat is the shadow?\nWhat is the shadow and why is it viewed negatively? \nOften seen as our dark side\, the shadow is the unconscious part of our ego. It often contains unpleasant aspects of ourselves – aspects that we don’t see or avoid looking at altogether. We each possess a shadow that’s unique\, though there are common themes. \nWhat we can do about our shadow\nSo what can we do about our shadow? AstroDharma\, the combination of Buddhist philosophy and Western astrology\, helps us to identify\, understand and transform these shadow aspects into strengths. Transpersonal astrology helps us identify the pros and cons of different Jungian archetypes as identified by astrological signs and planets. Buddhadharma gives us tools to work with these energies to cultivate compassion\, loving kindness and wisdom for a more peaceful and joyful life that benefits all beings. \nAstroDharma can make the shadow less intimidating\, less personal\, less upsetting\, while empowering us to work with it constructively. This lens allows us to break away from the idea that it is about “me and my dark side”\, and open up to a wider view. \nCome and discover the potential that awaits when we have the courage to explore and transform the hidden parts of ourselves. When used skillfully\, this lets us get more familiar with our shadow aspects in a real but objective way. By accepting our dark side\, we can transcend it. \nAt this talk at Banyen Books you will learn:\n• Which astrological signs\, planets and houses may hold shadow aspects of ourselves\n• How the downside of the shadow aspects can be transformed into skills and beneficial qualities\n• What this means for you and your natal astrology chart. \nAbout the Teacher\nCatherine Pawasarat began her spiritual practices in her early 20s as a student of metaphysics\, the ayahuasca sacraments\, astrology and other Western spiritual traditions. After graduating from Columbia University\, she commenced a twenty-year residency in Japan. \nIn 1998\, Catherine began an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. Studying under Acariya Doug Duncan\, she underwent rigorous daily training in Buddhist meditation and philosophy. Catherine has studied and taught Dharma in remote areas of Antarctica\, Brazil\, Bhutan\, and Guatemala. In 2005\, Catherine and Doug co-founded Clear Sky Retreat Center in the BC Rockies. \nFor almost 20 years\, Catherine has provided Dharma training and taught the path of awakening to hundreds of students. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living (a.k.a. sustainability) and the arts. \nShe sees Dharmic Astrology as a beautiful pairing that grounds the ancient tool of astrology in the transformational path of Dharma. Catherine will teach on spiritual Awakening Through AstroDharma at Hollyhock July 4-8\, 2018. \nStudying with Catherine has been incredibly beautiful\, challenging and transformative. Her compassionate and generous teachings show me a new expansive way of being. She is an inspiration in all ways.  — Ava Maclean\, BC \n\n\n\nTalk at Banyen Books Details:\n\n\n\nDate: Tuesday\, April 17\, 2018\nTime: 6:30pm to 8:00pm\n\n\n\nLocation: Banyen Books & Sound\, 3608 West 4th Ave.\, Vancouver\n\n\nCost: Free\n\n\n\n\n\nBanyen Books website: Talk at Banyen Books URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/banyen-books-shadow-astrology-dharma/ LOCATION:Banyen Books & Sound\, 3608 West 4th Ave\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada CATEGORIES:Public Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Banyen-Transform-Shadow-web.jpg GEO:49.2684734;-123.1839515 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Banyen Books & Sound 3608 West 4th Ave Vancouver BC Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3608 West 4th Ave:geo:-123.1839515,49.2684734 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180330 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180403 DTSTAMP:20260806T062532Z CREATED:20170927T154052Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260806T062532Z UID:10000546-1522368000-1522713599@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Meditation Retreat: Becoming a Work of Art DESCRIPTION:A Meditation Retreat to Build your Foundations: Easter Long Weekend 2018\n\n“Better to be a work of art than make a work of art.” – Namgyal Rinpoche \nIs the Buddhist body of practice or philosophical canon somewhat new to you? If so\, this course will provide you with fundamental resources around which to develop a practice for the rest of your life. \nEvery meditative practice in our tradition\, at some point\, comes back to the Paramis\, also known as the six perfections. These form a flawless path that carries us straight to spiritual enlightenment. It’s simple\, beautiful\, and powerful. Join us for this three-day weekend to get you squarely and joyfully on this path. \nWhy Becoming a Work of Art?\nWould you rather create one work of art or become a work of art? In a culture that values external achievements\, we often forget the hidden gem inside us. This gem creates bliss\, wisdom\, and radiance\, and it is fiercely worth growing. \nLet your internal works of art flourish during our three-day retreat this Easter Long Weekend. Led by Dharma Teachers Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat\, it is a perfect time to embrace springtime and nurture your inner potential. \nDuring this retreat\, we will study six aspects of consciousness that we may cultivate to become our own inner and outer works of art. These six aspects are called the paramis in Sanskrit\, and have been taught in the buddhadharma for more than two thousand years. \nThis retreat has a powerful experiential meditation component – participants will receive an initiation to the Chenrezi practice.  Chenrezi is a form of ‘arising yoga’ from Vajrayana Buddhism. It is a principle practice of compassion that will give you full mind body experience of the Paramis. \nThe paramis are qualities that we grow to feel internally grounded and to act from a positive\, wholesome place in our relationships with others. They help us reside in a clear\, calm\, and loving place\, while becoming more curious and absorbed with our inner and outer worlds. With these qualities\, happiness and beautiful works of art shine. \n  \nWho is this course for? \nBecause we are active people with busy lives\, it is common to feel like we can’t take the time to get grounded. This affects how we work\, play\, and relate to each other. As the saying goes\, “when you’re up to your neck in alligators\, it’s hard to remember that your original intention was to drain the swamp.” \nThis short course is designed for those of us who feel challenged around making the time. \nWe’ll explore how to cultivate mindfulness as we go about our daily lives. As our relationships and professional lives blossom\, we’re of greater service to ourselves\, our communities\, and the planet. \nThis retreat is intended to create a work of art that is founded in an abundant and durable happiness … even when there are ‘gators nipping at our heels.\n \nNote: These are universal teachings open to people of any faith\, or with no particular faith. \nCourse Outcomes:\n\nLearn to be more generous with ourselves and others\, materially\, emotionally and mentally.\nDevelop a greater sense of ease around thorny emotional issues.\nCultivate greater patience in the face of life’s ongoing challenges.\nOpen more energy through less resistance rooted in fear and mistrust.\nFind greater calm and focus based on a clearer sense of one’s place in the world.\nDiscover a closer connection to the wisdom inside us that arises from the development of the above outcomes.\n\nRegister Now\n \n\nAbout the Teachers:\n \nWe encourage everyone to find the “teacher within” that we can be. But\, for almost everyone\, we need to apprentice before we can master. Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat apprenticed in the teachings of awakening for decades with their teachers. Between them they have been teaching for more than 30 years. \nTheir explorations and teachings are guided by four principles: spiritual growth\, social connectivity\, economic sustainability and environmental integrity. \nDoug & Catherine teach from various wisdom traditions – including buddhadharma\, Western Mysteries\, modern science\, art and nature – based on broad interests and a non-judgemental approach. We’ve lived and worked overseas for many years\, and a planetary outlook is important to us. So is humour! Read more: Full Bios. \n[tmls category=”20″ layout=”tmls_slider” style=”style2″ image_size=”large_image” image_radius=”large_radius” text_font_family=”” text_font_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” name_font_family=”” name_font_color=”#000000″ neme_font_size=”14px” neme_font_weight=”normal” position_font_family=”” position_font_color=”#777777″ position_font_size=”12px” order_by=”rand” order=”DESC” auto_play=”true” transitioneffect=”crossfade” pause_on_hover=”false” next_prev_visibility=”tmls_visible” next_prev_radius=”large_radius” next_prev_position=”” next_prev_bgcolor=”#F5F5F5″ next_prev_arrowscolor=”tmls_lightgrayarrows” scroll_duration=”500″ pause_duration=”9000″ ratingstars=”enabled” ratingstarssize=”16px” ratingstarscolor=”#F47E00″ ] \n\nThis course is open to all experience levels\n\nWe work with beginners and advanced participants alike\, and mold our teaching to the readiness of each student.\nEach student sets the pace and scope of their own development. We do encourage you to stretch your comfort zone so that it becomes broader\, and so you enjoy maximum benefits of the course.\nThe schedule is very accessible (see below for details).\nOur teachers and staff are friendly and well trained\, and have supported many people in becoming ever-evolving works of art.\n\nWhat’s expected from me if I come to this course?\n\nCome with an open and engaged attitude.\n© C. Pawasarat \nParticipate in the program as fully as you’re able.\nFoster and maintain an atmosphere of trust and acceptance in the group-learning environment.\nRefrain from reading\, using the internet or listening to music during the course (except journaling and assigned reading).\nParticipate in Karma Yoga[1] service at Clear Sky (maximum of two hours daily).\nSupport the teachers and teachings through the practice of dāna.\n\nWhy come to Clear Sky: Experience the difference:\n\nKnow what it is to truly unwind\, surrounded by pristine\, tranquil nature.\nEnjoy fresh air and wholesome food\, with an emphasis on organic and locally sourced.\nExperience the support of a community that exists to help you reconnect.\nBe part of a working and awakening community that practices what it teaches.\nYou’ll both reinvigorate and integrate what you learn into your daily life.\nShare the learning and growth with other participants\, making new friends who are also on a path of spiritual unfoldment.\nConnect to the teachings that have enlivened humanity over centuries (regardless of religion).\n\n\nWhat else do you need to know?\n\nDāna (Generosity Based Teaching)\n\nDoug & Catherine are teaching this meditation retreat via the ancient tradition of Dāna (generosity)\, an offering from them to the attendees. It is considered of supreme value to your life and thus “beyond price” so it is expected that the student will be equally generous and support the teaching and the teachers by making an offering. \nWhile no offering is too small\, also no offering is too great. The giver benefits by offering as much as they can\, given the individual’s circumstances. Along with compassion\, generosity is considered the root of spiritual progress and\, according to the ancients\, therefore the root of our success in daily life as well. \nFind out more about how you can practice Dāna. We invite you to offer Dāna when you register and via the Dāna bowl available at Clear Sky. \n\nMeditation Retreat Centre Fees (Lodging & Meals)\n\n\nThis meditation retreat will be held at beautiful Clear Sky Meditation Centre. Fees which include lodging & meals range from $350-$550 CAD. Sign up before February 27th\, 2018 and take advantage of Early Bird savings on accommodation & meals. \n\nCourse Schedule\n\n\n-Friday\, March 30\, 7pm – 9pm \n-Saturday\, March 31\, 7am – 10pm \n-Sunday\, April 1\, 7am – 10pm \n-Monday April 2\, 7am – 1pm \n\nRegistration\n\nBook early for this long weekend meditation retreat. All registrations and inquiries can be made via the Clear Sky Registration page\, by clicking the Register Now button below: \n \n  \n\nNotes: \n[1] Karma Yoga is our practice of awakening in action. It may entail supporting the center and participants in the area of nourishment\, environmental services\, land management or infrastructure. \nSign up here to be notified about any updates regarding this retreat and other Planet Dharma news. \n  URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/becoming-work-art-easter-retreat-2018/ LOCATION:Clear Sky Meditation & Study Centre\, 3567 Cockell Rd\, Bull River\, British Columbia\, V0B1N0\, Canada CATEGORIES:Public Classes,Retreats ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/becoming-work-of-art2018.jpg GEO:49.615543;-115.6300709 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Clear Sky Meditation & Study Centre 3567 Cockell Rd Bull River British Columbia V0B1N0 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3567 Cockell Rd:geo:-115.6300709,49.615543 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180318T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180318T160000 DTSTAMP:20260904T062050Z CREATED:20171231T222714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T062050Z UID:10000388-1521385200-1521388800@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Office Hours: Online Q&A with the Teachers DESCRIPTION:Office Hours: Online Question & Answer Session with Dharma Teachers Doug & Catherine\nAttention all fearless warriors of transcendence. Wondering how to arm yourselves as you plunge to the depths of consciousness? \nJoin our teachers in the next Office Hours session to find out how. Office Hours is an opportunity to strengthen your practice by receiving guidance on the questions stirring deep within your being. \nThis Office Hours will be held via live broadcast at 3pm Mountain Time on Sunday March 18th\, 2018. \nParticipants are welcome to ask questions or just listen along to this virtual Q&A session. Please bring your question to the session or submit it beforehand. \nCan’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. \nDetails on how to submit your question will be sent to you along with the connection or recording details when you register. \nPlease note\, pre-registration by Friday\, March 16th\, 9pm (Mountain Time) is required to attend. \nDāna\nThe 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. \nPlease Read: Offering Dāna: Some Guidelines and Practices. \nRegister for Office Hours:\n\n\n \nPowered by Eventbrite\n\nSave the Dates:\nClick the link to download the full 2018 Office Hours schedule to your iCal. Or\, put these dates in your google calendar automatically – see below: \n \nGoogle Calendar Instructions: \n\nOpen your google calendar.\nRight click the button above and copy the address.\nGo to your “Other Calendars” in google calendar\, click the drop down\, click “copy URL” and paste the URL into the space provided.\nThese Office Hours events will now be added into your calendar. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/office-hours-march-18-2018/ CATEGORIES:Office Hours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Office-hours-2018-evntbrt-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180224 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180226 DTSTAMP:20180419T214425Z CREATED:20180101T233523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180419T214425Z UID:10000551-1519430400-1519603199@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Self & Other: Conscious Relationship Workshop\, Calgary\, AB DESCRIPTION:Self & Other\, The Agony and the Ecstasy: Conscious Relationship Workshop\nJoin Dharma Teachers Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat for a weekend workshop in Calgary on the art of relationships and spiritual awakening. \nHow do we enrich our personal and professional relationships? \nWe will explore who we are alone\, who we are with others\, and how we can love and interact with authenticity\, honesty and growth. \nWorkshop Details \nWe will explore relationships through the stages that shape them: \n\nThe start of relationships – why & how people meet and get together in the first place;\nBeing together – how habits can both help and hinder communication;\nThe endings or transformations – how we can channel the challenges of relationship to move forward into learning\, be it together or apart.\n\nCourse Outcomes: \n\nLearn how to develop and hold a strong awareness of yourself even while in relationship.\nGain tools to help you pay attention to the major patterns in our relationships.\nLearn how to replace unhelpful or destructive relationship habits with positive ones.\nLearn how to leverage the relationships in your life for the greatest growth for all involved\n\nFull Details & Registration:\nDharma Hub Calgary \n  URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/self-other-conscious-relationship-calgary-2018/ LOCATION:Human Potential 360\, Calgary\, 1231 9 Ave SE\, Inglewood\, Calgary\, AB\, T2G 0S9\, Canada CATEGORIES:Public Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Self-Other_Postcard-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dharma Hub Calgary":MAILTO:conscioustransformationcalgary@gmail.com GEO:51.0412899;-114.0348147 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Human Potential 360 Calgary 1231 9 Ave SE Inglewood Calgary AB T2G 0S9 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1231 9 Ave SE\, Inglewood:geo:-114.0348147,51.0412899 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180211T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180211T160000 DTSTAMP:20260928T052550Z CREATED:20171231T215818Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T052550Z UID:10000385-1518361200-1518364800@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Office Hours: Online Q&A with the Teachers DESCRIPTION:Office Hours: Online Question & Answer Session with Dharma Teachers Doug & Catherine\nLooking to anchor your practice during your busy day-to-day life? \nConsistent communication with the teachers both grounds and strengthens your practice. Join us for Office Hours\, where participants are welcome to ask questions or listen along to the teachings. \nThis Office Hours will be held via live broadcast at 3pm Mountain Time on Sunday February 11th\, 2018. \nParticipants are welcome to ask questions or just listen along to this virtual Q&A session. Please bring your question to the session or submit it beforehand. \nCan’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. \nDetails on how to submit your question will be sent to you along with the connection or recording details when you register. \nPlease note\, pre-registration by Friday\, February 9th\, 9pm (Mountain Time) is required to attend. \nDāna\nThe 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. \nPlease Read: Offering Dāna: Some Guidelines and Practices. \nRegister for Office Hours:\n  \n\n \nPowered by Eventbrite\n\n  \nSave the Dates:\nClick the link to download the full 2018 Office Hours schedule to your iCal. Or\, put these dates in your google calendar automatically – see below: \n \nGoogle Calendar Instructions: \n\nOpen your google calendar.\nRight click the button above and copy the address.\nGo to your “Other Calendars” in google calendar\, click the drop down\, click “copy URL” and paste the URL into the space provided.\nThese Office Hours events will now be added into your calendar. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/office-hours-feb-11-2018/ CATEGORIES:Office Hours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Office-hours-2018-evtbrt-3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180129 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180220 DTSTAMP:20180830T163301Z CREATED:20170914T031816Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180830T163301Z UID:10000541-1517184000-1519084799@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Dharma in Film: Webinar Series One DESCRIPTION:Dharma in Film Webinar Series: Jan 29 to Feb 19\, 2018\nKick off 2018\, the Year of Joy\, with Dharma in Film. This is first series of webinars offered by Doug Duncan & Catherine Pawasarat Sensei in 2018. Webinars will take place live on Monday evenings 7:30-9pm MST. Recordings will also be available if you can’t attend live. \n \nThe 4 films that will be discussed are: \nWebinar #1 on January 29th: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) of the genre\, “Out of the Bottle” (as in a genie bottle) \nWebinar #2 on February 5th: Legally Blonde (2001) of the genre\, “Fool Triumphant” \nWebinar #3 on February 12th: Alien (1979) of the genre\, “Monster” \nWebinar #4 on February 19th: The Matrix (1999) of the genre\, “Super Hero” \nYear of Joy participants also have access to a Master class with the teachers on Saturdays Feb. 3\, 10\, 17\, 24 at 3-4pm MT\, and a weekend Flash Retreat at home. \nWhy study Dharma in Film?\nWhether a comedy\, drama or thriller\, the medium of film brings us great joy. Astrologically speaking\, film is ruled by the same planet as meditation and the transcendental unitive experience: Neptune (which also rules things like delusion\, fantasy and substance abuse). \nHow can we use our pleasure from film to explore the experience of spiritual awakening? Join us in these webinars to learn how. We’ll examine these films together from a dharma perspective. \n \nSign up here to be notified about any retreat updates and Planet Dharma news. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/dharma-in-film-webinars1/ CATEGORIES:Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/DharmainFilm.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180128T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180128T160000 DTSTAMP:20260911T053543Z CREATED:20171231T215821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260911T053543Z UID:10000386-1517151600-1517155200@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Office Hours: Online Q&A with the Teachers DESCRIPTION:Office Hours: Online Question & Answer Session with Dharma Teachers Doug & Catherine\nHave a question on your mind? Our office is open! \nOffice Hours is a virtual question and answer period with the teachers. This communal exchange benefits your practice through exposure to the questions you may not think to ask. \nThis Office Hours will be held via live broadcast at 3pm Mountain Time on Sunday January 28th\, 2018. \nParticipants are welcome to ask questions or just listen along to this virtual Q&A session. Please bring your question to the session or submit it beforehand. \nCan’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. \nDetails on how to submit your question will be sent to you along with the connection or recording details when you register. \nPlease note\, pre-registration by Friday\, January 26th\, 9pm (Mountain Time) is required to attend. \nDāna\nThe 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. \nPlease Read: Offering Dāna: Some Guidelines and Practices. \nRegister for Office Hours:\n\n \nPowered by Eventbrite\n\n  \nSave the Dates:\nClick the link to download the full 2018 Office Hours schedule to your iCal. Or\, put these dates in your google calendar automatically – see below:: \n \nGoogle Calendar Instructions: \n\nOpen your google calendar.\nRight click the button above and copy the address.\nGo to your “Other Calendars” in google calendar\, click the drop down\, click “copy URL” and paste the URL into the space provided.\nThese Office Hours events will now be added into your calendar. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/office-hours-jan-28-2018/ CATEGORIES:Office Hours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Office-hours-2018-evtbrt-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180114T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180114T160000 DTSTAMP:20260912T043324Z CREATED:20171231T215830Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T043324Z UID:10000387-1515942000-1515945600@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Office Hours: Online Q&A with the Teachers DESCRIPTION:Office Hours: Online Question & Answer Session with Dharma Teachers Doug & Catherine\nAttention all fearless warriors of transcendence. Wondering how to arm yourselves as you plunge to the depths of consciousness? \nJoin our teachers in the next Office Hours session to find out how. Office Hours is an opportunity to strengthen your practice by receiving guidance on the questions stirring deep within your being. \nThis Office Hours will be held via live broadcast at 3pm Mountain Time on Sunday January 14th\, 2018. \nParticipants are welcome to ask questions or just listen along to this virtual Q&A session. Please bring your question to the session or submit it beforehand. \nCan’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. \nDetails on how to submit your question will be sent to you along with the connection or recording details when you register. \nPlease note\, pre-registration by Friday\, January 12th\, 9pm (Mountain Time) is required to attend. \nDāna\nThe 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. \nPlease Read: Offering Dāna: Some Guidelines and Practices. \nRegister for Office Hours:\n\n\n \nPowered by Eventbrite\n\n  \nSave the Dates:\nClick the link to download the full 2018 Office Hours schedule to your iCal. Or\, put these dates in your google calendar automatically – see below: \n \nGoogle Calendar Instructions: \n\nOpen your google calendar.\nRight click the button above and copy the address.\nGo to your “Other Calendars” in google calendar\, click the drop down\, click “copy URL” and paste the URL into the space provided.\nThese Office Hours events will now be added into your calendar. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/office-hours-jan-14-2018/ CATEGORIES:Office Hours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Office-hours-2018-evntbrt-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180113 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180211 DTSTAMP:20180802T042359Z CREATED:20180101T173827Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180802T042359Z UID:10000550-1515801600-1518307199@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Conscious Relationship: Public Classes in Fernie BC DESCRIPTION:Public Teachings in Fernie\, BC: Conscious Relationship: Tools for Growing Together and Separately\nwith Catherine Pawasarat and Doug Duncan \nSaturdays January 13\, 27 and February 10\, 2018 \nRelationships are essential to living a meaningful and rewarding life\, and yet also the source of some of our greatest difficulties. Why is it that we are often most emotionally triggered by those we are closest to? What can we do to increase growth and connection in our relationships? \nCourse Outcomes: \n-Discover how to practice mindfulness and compassion in the midst of interpersonal conflict and emotional challenges\n-Learn how to deepen awareness of yourself and tendencies through the relationships in your life\n-Gain tools for more honest and constructive communication\n-Learn how to leverage the relationships in your life for the greatest growth of all involved \nCourse Schedule\nIn the Beginning: Jan 13th\, 7:30-9pm \nWhen we’re single or have just arrived in a new community\, we spend a lot of time looking for relationships\, friendships\, romantic relationships\, mentors. When a relationship begins\, it’s both exciting and terrifying. How do we enjoy the gifts relationships offer without losing our sense of freedom? How do we know whether they will withstand the challenges of time and personalities and wills? We take a look at these questions from the perspective of personal transformation\, healthy relating\, and spiritual unfoldment. \nWatch the Live Stream from Jan 13th: \n \nBeing in Relationship: Jan 27th\, 7:30-9pm \nIt’s a natural human instinct to be in relationship. We are\, after all\, social animals! How can we enjoy healthy relationships without committing to a particular kind of relationship with a particular person? How can we honor longstanding relationships and still grow? How can we love another person or other people\, and continue to feel like our journey of discovery together is fresh and new? How can we be happy and support another person to be happy as well? \nTransforming through Relationship: Feb 10th\, 7:30-9pm \nSometimes relationships have served their purpose. How can we continue to grow together? Or if we can’t\, how can we move on healthfully\, both separately and as friends? \n  \nFees: Dāna + Registration Fee \nThese teachings are offered by Doug & Catherine Sensei as a form of Dāna (traditional generosity giving) and likewise\, attendees are asked to reciprocate generously to the teachers. There will be a Dāna bowl available at the foyer of Soar Studio for you to give your offering. More information: About Dāna Practice. \nThere is also a Registration Fee of $50/series or $20/class to cover administrative costs.   Click below to register for one or the whole series. \nRegistration URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/conscious-relationship-fernie-2018/ CATEGORIES:Public Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/25659919_10155875343247744_8342603609153728161_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180102 DTSTAMP:20260904T061322Z CREATED:20171028T015315Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T061322Z UID:10000548-1514764800-1514851199@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Year of Joy - 2018 Program for Spiritual Awakening DESCRIPTION:Year of Joy: 2018 Program for Spiritual Awakening\nHow would you like to spend the year cultivating joy? Alas\, one can’t awaken from a state of bliss. But it provides the juice to continue deepening our practice of insight. And it feels fantastic. \nMost of all\, joy is a natural and essential component of the awakening mind. \nBesides cultivating joy\, the aim of this year-long program is to support beings to awaken joyfully in this very lifetime. On y va! Vamos! 行きましょう！ Embora gente! \nTo us\, the teachers\, the benefits for participants in the past two year-long programs (the Year of Awakening and Year of Victory) have been very clear. They have been a game-changer in the practice and dedication to the path for people who’ve engaged in a committed way. The growth we’ve seen in participants has been remarkable. \nAbout the Program Teachers:\n\nCombined\, Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat have been teaching\, practicing and living spiritual awakening for more than 60 years. They’re well versed in Buddhist and Western philosophy and practices\, as well as contemporary psychology\, consciousness studies and art. \nSince Doug and Catherine have lived and traveled extensively overseas\, they also draw on inter- and transcultural experiences. This helps broaden the range and depth of their understandings of spiritual awakening and liberation to an experience that knows no country. \nTo implement these teachings and experiences in the world\, they founded the beautiful and innovative Clear Sky Meditation Centre in BC in 2005. \nTheir engaged compassion\, sense of humor\, adventurousness and combined wisdom will enrich your life with exploration and discovery. More to the point\, this year it will support you cultivating more joy in your life. Click for their full bios: Year of Joy Teachers. \nWhat others say about the Teachers:\n[tmls category=”20″ layout=”tmls_slider” style=”style2″ image_size=”large_image” image_radius=”large_radius” text_font_family=”” text_font_color=”#777777″ text_font_size=”14px” name_font_family=”” name_font_color=”#777777″ neme_font_size=”15px” neme_font_weight=”bold” position_font_family=”” position_font_color=”#777777″ position_font_size=”12px” order_by=”rand” order=”DESC” auto_play=”true” transitioneffect=”crossfade” pause_on_hover=”false” next_prev_visibility=”tmls_visible” next_prev_radius=”large_radius” next_prev_position=”” next_prev_bgcolor=”#F5F5F5″ next_prev_arrowscolor=”tmls_lightgrayarrows” scroll_duration=”500″ pause_duration=”9000″ ratingstars=”enabled” ratingstarssize=”16px” ratingstarscolor=”#F47E00″ ] \n  \nWebinars & Retreats Offered\n\nCommitment to the Year of Joy entails participating in all three webinars below\, plus retreat time\, varying according to the level of your commitment. You’ll benefit from one of these retreats taking place at Clear Sky Meditation Centre. Please see the program description below for details. \nCultivating Joy through Year of Joy Webinars:\n\nDharma in Film (January 29-February 19\, 2018)\nThe Path of Ecstasy: Following Your Bliss (June 4-25\, 2018)\nThe Joy of Sex and Relationship (October 1-22\, 2018)\n\nCultivating Joy through Year of Joy Retreats at Clear Sky Centre:\n\nBecoming a Work of Art Retreat (March 31-April 2\, 2018 and extend your stay to a week)\n\nBody of Truth and Star Group Retreat (May 4-18\, 2018)\n\nBuddhas in Action Retreat (July 28-August 11\, 2018)\nSix Yogas of Naropa\, Dream Yoga & Light Yoga (Dec 7-22\, 2018)\n\n\nTestimonials from Students in Last Year’s Program (Year of Victory)\nI’m so thankful I gave myself this gift of this transformational year long program. The program was captivating and very supportive. It was like a sling shot to the greater clarity\, freedom and understanding I’ve been seeking in life. I’d recommend this program to anyone who is wondering which direction to take in order to live a life with more passion and meaning. \n–Karen Scott\, BC\, Canada \nIt was a fantastic tool to not get completely lost in Samsara throughout the year. Especially because I don’t live in Canada and cannot be with the teachers so often. I felt very connected and supported by the Teachers and Sangha. As a result I became much more aware of my state of mind. I recommend this program to people that are truly interested in studying interconnectedness and the miracle of life. \n–Andrea Netscher\, Germany \nParticipating fully in the Year of Victory gave me an opportunity to stay close to the Teachers and practice throughout the year. As a result I benefited by being “tuned” to the Teachers and to my personal victory. I feel like the confidence I gained in victory over my own preference mind was a direct result of this commitment to the full year program. The harder it seems to find time and make a year long commitment\, the greater the results seem to be when one does. The program is flexible enough if you plan well\, yet structured enough to make sure you don’t get lost during the year. I started in the lower level commitment for the last two years\, but now this year I’m diving into the higher level commitment and can’t wait for it to start. \n–Linda Hochstetler\, ON\, Canada \n\nProgram Benefits & Commitment Levels \nThe Year of Joy program has three commitment levels for how you will approach cultivating joy – Vajra\, Diamond and Lotus levels. \n1. Cultivating Joy at the Vajra Level\nThe vajra level offers a thunderbolt to strike through the illusions of samsara\, clearing the air so that joy can emerge. \nWe appreciate that the basics of daily life can be very demanding for modern people. Add relationship\, career development\, education and so on\, and maintaining a regular spiritual practice can begin to feel very challenging. This is samsara talking! Apply the thunderbolt: we’ve designed the Vajra level to support you to cut through the illusion. \nThe Vajra level of Year of Joy will help include cultivating joy in your spiritual practice. Moreover\, the program will support you to stay connected to spiritual awakening as the foundation of the rest of your life. It will also leave time for the other exigencies of your life right now. This is designed as a bridge to a time–hopefully in the very near future–when you can make a deeper commitment to your spiritual practice. \nVajra Level Benefits and Commitments Include:\n \n\nA commitment to a regular\, engaged practice sustained over 2018. Structure and routine are your friends. When applied to your spiritual practice\, your current practices will stabilize and shift into a higher gear. Your power for cultivating joy will increase.\nOngoing engagement with a community of other committed practitioners\, with whom you connect virtually and in person. It’s easier with others. This will bring new insights into the power of sangha\, and allow you to enjoy its benefits in new ways. Enjoy and learn from cultivating joy together.\n\nMeditation Retreats\n\nA minimum of two one-week retreats during the year. We encourage you to come to Clear Sky. This allows you to take advantage of the blessed Buddha field that many beings’ practices have been cultivating in this extraordinary place. The centre embodies very modern manifestations of spiritual awakening. If this isn’t possible\, you may do a retreat elsewhere in the world\, led by Doug and Catherine Sensei (see the 2018 teaching schedule).\nA retreat interview with the teachers. This lineage emphasizes working with directly with teachers. This is so they can provide instructions that are completely customized to your particular needs and path of spiritual unfoldment. They’ll share the practices you can do to awaken most speedily and effectively. Take greatest advantage of this with interviews\, at least one during your retreat.\n\nWebinars\, Virtual Support and Home Flash Retreats\n\nParticipation in the three series of webinars (four webinars in each series) throughout the year. Stay connected with the awakening mind and grow your spiritual awakening and learning all year long. This offers you new opportunities to integrate spiritual awakening with your daily life and routine.\nWhile not required\, we encourage you to participate in the three Flash Retreats that seal each webinar series. Each occurs over the final weekend of every webinar series. These help us apply and integrate the webinar teachings\, so that we connect with the cultivation of joy in our beings\, and embody them in the world. These are done in the convenience of your own home: besides being easily accessible for you\, it also supports your practice of honoring your space and your cultivation of a stronger discipline. In short\, we’d like to support your learning about cultivating joy in the comfort of your own home.\nJoin our regular Office Hours throughout the year\, generally twice monthly. Again\, this supports you in keeping cultivating joy and your spiritual practice front and center throughout the year. No matter how distracting modern life and samsara may be\, this regular connection with awakening minds helps ensure that your spiritual awakening prevails.\n\n2. Cultivating Joy at the Diamond Level \nThe adamantine awakening mind possesses the indestructibility\, clarity and luminosity of this gem. The Diamond Level is for people who are prepared to put a stake in the ground and orient the mandala of life around spiritual awakening at the centre of it. Cultivating joy comprises an essential part of this mandala and one’s daily life. \nDiamond Level Benefits and Commitments Include:\nThe following elements\, which are the same as Vajra Level: \n \n\nA commitment to a regular\, engaged practice sustained over 2018. Structure and routine are your friends. When applied to your spiritual practice\, your current practices will stabilize and shift into a higher gear.\nOngoing engagement with a community of other committed practitioners\, with whom you connect virtually and in person. It’s easier with others. This will bring new insights into the power of sangha\, and allow you to enjoy its benefits in new ways. Enjoy and learn from cultivating joy together.\n\nAdditionally\, Diamond Level includes lengthened retreats and more specialized virtual guidance:\n \nMeditation Retreats\n\nA minimum of a two-week retreat at Clear Sky during the year. You may choose from the three retreats described above. Alternatively you may consult with Doug and Catherine to see whether doing a personal retreat at Clear Sky while they’re in residence would be highly supportive your cultivating joy practice.\nA minimum of one retreat interview with the teachers during each retreat. Take full advantage of suggestions designed to help you in cultivating joy\, speed up your spiritual awakening\, and make both these more beneficial to all beings.\n\nWebinars\, Virtual Support and Home Flash Retreats\n\nParticipation in three series of webinars (four webinars in each series) throughout the year. Stay connected with the awakening mind and grow your spiritual awakening and learning all year long. This offers you new opportunities to integrate spiritual awakening with your daily life and routine.\nParticipation in the three Flash Retreats that seal each webinar series. There is one weekend-long Flash Retreat per webinar series\, generally on the final weekend. The Flash retreats\, like their name\, are short and sweet and intense. They help us apply and integrate the webinar teachings\, so that we connect with the cultivating joy experience in our beings\, and can embody them in the world. These are intentionally done in the convenience of your own home: besides being easily accessible for you\, it also supports your practice of honoring your space and your cultivation of a stronger personal discipline.\nSpecialised Year of Joy Office Hours: These are Office Hours sessions for Diamond Level Year of Joy students only. These are live\, 60-minute internet conference calls weekly during each webinar series. They provide a small-group opportunity for learning and sharing how cultivating joy can be increased or be more integrated with your life right now.\nWhen YoV Office Hours are not offered\, regular Office Hours support you twice monthly. Keep your spiritual practice front and center throughout the year. No matter how distracting modern life and samsara may be\, this regular connection with awakening minds helps ensure that your spiritual awakening prevails.\n\n  \n3. Cultivating Joy at the Lotus Level\n \nDo you want to cultivate your knowledge and exposure to awakening wisdom in 2018? \nAt the lotus level we encourage you to audit and join in as many of the 2018 Planet Dharma events and retreats as possible. There is no application process for the lotus level. \nRegister for each event\, webinar\, retreat in 2018 on our Dharma teachings schedule page. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\nWhat else do you need to know?\nDāna (Generosity Based Teaching)\nDoug & Catherine are teaching this year long program via the ancient tradition of Dāna (generosity). This is an offering from them to participants. It is considered of supreme value to your life and thus ‘beyond price’. So it is expected that the student will be equally generous and support the teaching and the teachers by making an offering. This year’s program offers a unique opportunity to learn about how generosity supports cultivating joy. \nWhile no offering is too small\, also no offering is too great. The giver benefits by offering as much as they can\, given the individual’s circumstances. Along with compassion\, generosity is considered the root of spiritual progress and\, according to the ancients\, therefore the root of our success in daily life as well. \nDāna and the Year of Joy\nRecognize that in your commitment to the program\, you are also making a commitment to a healthy and conscious practice of dāna. Before applying\, we encourage you to review if you are in a financially sustainable situation. Are you able to support your exploration and dāna throughout the year? We believe that financial health is unique for each person and each situation. It is also very important for a healthy spiritual practice and life. \n\n\n\nWe also invite you to explore more about how you can practice Dāna. This is one of the pillars of Buddhist spiritual philosophy and the process of enlightenment. \nYou will have an opportunity to offer Dāna when you register. You can also give by clicking the Dāna bowl image to the left. Another avenue to practice generosity is via the Dāna bowl available at Clear Sky at the opening of each retreat. This is a powerful way to set your intention for the retreat. As well\, there are ongoing opportunities throughout the year to offer Dāna. We encourage you to reflect how to use Dāna as a core practice throughout the year. How can one cultivate a heart of generosity\, openness and joy? \nProgram Registration Fees (For Course Costs)\nThere is a one-time program fee to cover operating costs during the year. Vajra Level: US$250 / Diamond Level: US$350.\nAt Planet Dharma we believe that finances are one of many creative manifestations of energy exchange. Is your aspiration and other supports for the year-long program and practice of cultivating joy strong? By contrast does the course fee and other financial commitments feel like a challenge? Then please note this in your application and make an offer of alternative forms of exchange. \nRetreat Registration & Fees\nPlease also note that this program’s residential retreats are held at Clear Sky Meditation Centre in BC\, Canada. Registration and payment for lodging & meals for these retreats are made directly to Clear Sky via each retreat’s booking forms. \n\nInvitation for Year of Joy Applications\nFrom Sunday\, 12 November we invite your applications to participate in the Year of Joy\, 2018. We suggest you apply early\, as this highly personalized program has limited places available. Applications will be accepted until December 15\, 2017.\n \n  URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/year-joy-spiritual-awakening-2018/ CATEGORIES:Online Courses,Retreats ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/year-of-joy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20171224T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20171224T160000 DTSTAMP:20181005T055153Z CREATED:20171211T005145Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181005T055153Z UID:10000384-1514127600-1514131200@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Office Hours: Let Us Help You Thrive During the Holidays DESCRIPTION:Join Doug & Catherine Sensei for the final Office Hours of 2017! \nThis is an extra bonus session they are offering on Christmas Eve\, Dec 24 at 3pm Mountain Time. \nThis one hour Q&A is an opportunity to let them help you thrive during the holidays. Ask your questions\, get support from the community and align your spiritual aspirations for 2018. \nThis Office Hours will be held via live broadcast at 3pm Mountain Time on Sunday December 24th\, 2017. \nParticipants are welcome to ask questions or just listen along to this virtual Q&A session. Please bring your question to the session or submit it beforehand. \nRecording 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. \nDetails on how to submit your question will be sent to you along with the connection or recording details when you register. \nPlease note\, pre-registration by Friday\, December 22nd\, 9pm (Mountain Time) is required to attend. \nDāna\nThe 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. \n\n \nPowered by Eventbrite URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/office-hours-online-qa-teachers-dec24-2017/ CATEGORIES:Office Hours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Offivehours-VB4-2017-crop.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20171210T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20171210T160000 DTSTAMP:20260918T053253Z CREATED:20170131T172055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T053253Z UID:10000371-1512918000-1512921600@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Office Hours: Online Q&A with the Teachers DESCRIPTION:Attention all fearless warriors of transcendence. Wondering how to arm yourselves as you plunge to the depths of consciousness? \nJoin our teachers in the next Office Hours session to find out how. Office Hours is an opportunity to strengthen your practice by receiving guidance on the questions stirring deep within your being. \nThis Office Hours will be held via live broadcast at 3pm Mountain Time on Sunday December 10th\, 2017. \nParticipants are welcome to ask questions or just listen along to this virtual Q&A session. Please bring your question to the session or submit it beforehand. \nRecording 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. \nDetails on how to submit your question will be sent to you along with the connection or recording details when you register. \nPlease note\, pre-registration by Friday\, December 8th\, 9pm (Mountain Time) is required to attend. \nDāna\nThe 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. \nClick here to Register:\n\n\n \nPowered by Eventbrite\n\nSave the Office Hours Dates:\nPut all the 2017 Office Hours dates in your google calendar automatically – see below: \n \nInstructions: \n\nOpen your google calendar.\nRight click the button above and copy the address.\nGo to your “Other Calendars” in google calendar\, click the drop down\, click “copy URL” and paste the URL into the space provided.\nThese Office Hours events will now be added into your calendar. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/office-hours-online-qa-teachers-dec-10-2017/ CATEGORIES:Office Hours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Office-Hours_1-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171224 DTSTAMP:20180802T042427Z CREATED:20160904T185103Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180802T042427Z UID:10000360-1512691200-1514073599@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Retreat: The Six Yogas of Naropa DESCRIPTION:  \nThis meditation retreat on the Six Yogas of Naropa with Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat will be held at Clear Sky Center\, in BC. \nPrerequisite: All participants are required to have completed one million mantras of the Chenrezi foundation practice in order to attend this retreat. \nAbout the Six Yogas of Naropa\nThe Six Yogas of Naropa are one of the central practices of the Tibetan Kargyu lineage\, to which we belong. It is essentially a path to freedom through the development of deep understanding into the way things and formations arise and pass away. \nThese teachings are grounded in the deep understanding of the fundamental principles and practices of Tantra. To do this work\, you must leave behind all partial views and develop a complete “viewing.” \nBy studying the energy channels of the body\, the bindhus (hormones)\, and the overall functioning of the energy systems\, the Diamond Body emerges. The Diamond Body is a radiant energy body that is no longer subject to the blocks and malformations that are the natural result of conditioned patterns. \nThe radiant result is kundalini energy\, which burns up the amassed undergrowth of our unwholesome patterns\, resulting in the natural liberation of energy\, loving kindness and compassion. \nDuring these two weeks\, we will be focusing on the first two Yogas of Naropa: dumo heat yoga and illusory body yoga. The remaining yogas will be topics for retreats at the end of 2018 and 2019. \nThere will also be a Demchog empowerment during this retreat. \nSpaces on this retreat are limited and filling up quickly\, so please register early. \nRegistrations are now open:\n  \n \n  \nBasic arrival and departure details: \n\nArrivals: December 8\, 2017 **\nDepartures: December 23\, 2017\n\n**International students are strongly encouraged to arrive at least one day earlier to acclimatize. \n  \nSign up here to be notified about any retreat updates and Planet Dharma news. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/retreat-six-yogas-naropa/ LOCATION:Clear Sky Meditation & Study Centre\, 3567 Cockell Rd\, Bull River\, British Columbia\, V0B1N0\, Canada CATEGORIES:Retreats ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/6-Yogas-of-Naropa.jpg GEO:49.615543;-115.6300709 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Clear Sky Meditation & Study Centre 3567 Cockell Rd Bull River British Columbia V0B1N0 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3567 Cockell Rd:geo:-115.6300709,49.615543 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20171126T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20171126T160000 DTSTAMP:20260925T061228Z CREATED:20170131T171943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T061228Z UID:10000370-1511708400-1511712000@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Office Hours: Online Q&A with the Teachers DESCRIPTION:Looking to anchor your practice during your busy day-to-day life? \nConsistent communication with the teachers both grounds and strengthens your practice. Join us for Office Hours\, where participants are welcome to ask questions or listen along to the teachings.   \nThis Office Hours will be held via live broadcast at 3pm Mountain Time on Sunday November 26th\, 2017. \nPlease bring your question to the session or submit it beforehand. \nRecording 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. \nDetails on how to submit your question will be sent to you along with the connection or recording details when you register. \nPlease note\, pre-registration by Friday\, November 24th\, 9pm (Mountain Time) is required to attend. \nDāna\nThe 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. \nClick here to Register:\n\n\n \nPowered by Eventbrite\n\nSave the Office Hours Dates:\nPut all the 2017 Office Hours dates in your google calendar automatically – see below: \n \nInstructions: \n\nOpen your google calendar.\nRight click the button above and copy the address.\nGo to your “Other Calendars” in google calendar\, click the drop down\, click “copy URL” and paste the URL into the space provided.\nThese Office Hours events will now be added into your calendar. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/office-hours-online-qa-teachers-nov-26-2017/ CATEGORIES:Office Hours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/thumbnail.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171125 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171126 DTSTAMP:20180802T042443Z CREATED:20170910T224557Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180802T042443Z UID:10000539-1511568000-1511654399@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Authentic Leadership: The Alchemy of Awareness\, Wisdom & Compassion DESCRIPTION:Authentic Leadership\nThe Alchemy of Awareness\, Wisdom and Compassion \nJoin Catherine Pawasarat and Doug Duncan Sensei in Calgary for a workshop on Authentic Leadership: The Alchemy of Wisdom & Compassion. \nWhen you think of leadership\, what comes into you mind? Being in command? Driving projects and people forward? \nFrom Catherine & Doug Sensei’s perspectives\, the best leadership is possible only when we are authentic and in real touch with ourselves. \nTaking authentic leadership of your own life is an alchemy of awareness\, inquiry and practice.  From this place of alignment and inspiration you can also lead and support those around you with far greater ease\, wisdom and compassion. \nIn this workshop you will learn tools based in Buddhist and other mindfulness practices to positively influence your connection with yourself and the world around you.  We will discover how to cultivate self-awareness and powerful communication in order to lead and live authentically. \nThis workshop will be held on Saturday\, November 25\, 2017\, in Inglewood\, Calgary. 10am-3pm. (with a one hour lunch break) \nFull Details & Registration:\nVisit: Calgary Dharma Hub\, Authentic Leadership. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/authentic-leadership-alchemy-wisdom-compassion/ LOCATION:Human Potential 360\, Calgary\, 1231 9 Ave SE\, Inglewood\, Calgary\, AB\, T2G 0S9\, Canada CATEGORIES:Public Classes ORGANIZER;CN="Dharma Hub Calgary":MAILTO:conscioustransformationcalgary@gmail.com GEO:51.0412899;-114.0348147 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Human Potential 360 Calgary 1231 9 Ave SE Inglewood Calgary AB T2G 0S9 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1231 9 Ave SE\, Inglewood:geo:-114.0348147,51.0412899 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20171112T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20171112T160000 DTSTAMP:20260922T054143Z CREATED:20170131T171822Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T054143Z UID:10000369-1510498800-1510502400@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Office Hours: Online Q&A with the Teachers DESCRIPTION:Have a question on your mind? Our office is open! \nOffice Hours is a virtual question and answer period with the teachers. This communal exchange benefits your practice through exposure to the questions you may not think to ask. \nThis Office Hours will be held via live broadcast at 3pm Mountain Time on Sunday November 12th\, 2017. \nNo need to bring a question\, but if you do\, please prepare it beforehand. \nRecording 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. \nDetails on how to submit your question will be sent to you along with the connection or recording details when you register. \nPlease note\, pre-registration by Friday\, November 10th\, 9pm (Mountain Time) is required to attend. \nDāna\nThe 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. \nClick here to Register:\n\n\n \nPowered by Eventbrite\n\nSave the Office Hours Dates:\nPut all the 2017 Office Hours dates in your google calendar automatically – see below: \n \nInstructions: \n\nOpen your google calendar.\nRight click the button above and copy the address.\nGo to your “Other Calendars” in google calendar\, click the drop down\, click “copy URL” and paste the URL into the space provided.\nThese Office Hours events will now be added into your calendar. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/office-hours-online-qa-teachers-nov-12-2017/ CATEGORIES:Office Hours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/thumbnail-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20171029T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20171029T160000 DTSTAMP:20260922T054553Z CREATED:20170131T170832Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T054553Z UID:10000535-1509289200-1509292800@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Office Hours: Online Q&A with the Teachers DESCRIPTION:Attention all fearless warriors of transcendence. Wondering how to arm yourselves as you plunge to the depths of consciousness? \nJoin our teachers in the next Office Hours session to find out how. Office Hours is an opportunity to strengthen your practice by receiving guidance on the questions stirring deep within your being. \nThis Office Hours will be held via live broadcast at 3pm Mountain Time on Sunday October 29th\, 2017. \nParticipants are welcome to ask questions or just listen along to this virtual Q&A session. Please bring your question to the session or submit it beforehand. \nRecording 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. \nDetails on how to submit your question will be sent to you along with the connection or recording details when you register. \nPlease note\, pre-registration by Friday\, October 27th\, 9pm (Mountain Time) is required to attend. \nDāna\nThe 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. \nClick here to Register:\n\n\n \nPowered by Eventbrite\n\nSave the Office Hours Dates:\nPut all the 2017 Office Hours dates in your google calendar automatically – see below: \n\nInstructions: \n\nOpen your google calendar.\nRight click the button above and copy the address.\nGo to your “Other Calendars” in google calendar\, click the drop down\, click “copy URL” and paste the URL into the space provided.\nThese Office Hours events will now be added into your calendar. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/office-hours-online-qa-teachers-oct-29-2017/ CATEGORIES:Office Hours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Offivehours-VB4-2017-crop.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171021 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171023 DTSTAMP:20180802T042510Z CREATED:20170910T223701Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180802T042510Z UID:10000540-1508544000-1508716799@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Going to the Core: Transforming Distraction & Fear into Wisdom & Compassion DESCRIPTION:Going to the Core\nTransforming Distraction & Fear into Wisdom & Compassion \nJoin Doug Duncan Sensei in Calgary for weekend teachings on ‘going to the core’.  Learn how to inquire deeper\, see into the heart of things and transform your reality. \nDo fear\, anxiety or the distractions of daily life hold you back from being truly present?  Do you ever feel like life is passing you?\n \nMeditation and mindfulness tools provide the basis of transforming these counter-productive and challenging feelings into experiences of learning and joy. \nThrough the practice of going to the core\, we have a powerful tool to experience greater luminous\, calm\, joyful awareness. \nClasses will be held on Saturday & Sunday mornings\, Oct 21 and 22nd\, 2017\, in Inglewood\, Calgary. \nFull Details & Registration:\nVisit: Calgary Dharma Hub\, Going to the Core. \n  \n  URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/going-to-core-calgary-2017/ LOCATION:Human Potential 360\, Calgary\, 1231 9 Ave SE\, Inglewood\, Calgary\, AB\, T2G 0S9\, Canada CATEGORIES:Public Classes ORGANIZER;CN="Dharma Hub Calgary":MAILTO:conscioustransformationcalgary@gmail.com GEO:51.0412899;-114.0348147 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Human Potential 360 Calgary 1231 9 Ave SE Inglewood Calgary AB T2G 0S9 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1231 9 Ave SE\, Inglewood:geo:-114.0348147,51.0412899 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20171015T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20171015T160000 DTSTAMP:20260919T051012Z CREATED:20170131T170235Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260919T051012Z UID:10000537-1508079600-1508083200@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Office Hours: Online Q&A with the Teachers DESCRIPTION:Looking to anchor your practice during your busy day-to-day life? \nConsistent communication with the teachers both grounds and strengthens your practice. Join us for Office Hours\, where participants are welcome to ask questions or listen along to the teachings.   \nThis Office Hours will be held via live broadcast at 3pm Mountain Time on Sunday October 15th\, 2017. \nPlease bring your question to the session or submit it beforehand. \nRecording 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. \nDetails on how to submit your question will be sent to you along with the connection or recording details when you register. \nPlease note\, pre-registration by Friday\, October 13th\, 9pm (Mountain Time) is required to attend. \nDāna\nThe 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. \nClick here to Register:\n\n\n \nPowered by Eventbrite\n\nSave the Office Hours Dates:\nPut all the 2017 Office Hours dates in your google calendar automatically – see below: \n \nInstructions: \n\nOpen your google calendar.\nRight click the button above and copy the address.\nGo to your “Other Calendars” in google calendar\, click the drop down\, click “copy URL” and paste the URL into the space provided.\nThese Office Hours events will now be added into your calendar. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/office-hours-online-qa-teachers-oct-15-2017/ CATEGORIES:Office Hours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Office-Hours_1-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20171001T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20171001T160000 DTSTAMP:20260917T053018Z CREATED:20170131T170950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T053018Z UID:10000533-1506870000-1506873600@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Office Hours: Online Q&A with the Teachers DESCRIPTION:Struggling to maintain a meditation practice amongst work\, family\, and day-to-day demands? If you’re looking to ground or expand your practice\, then we invite you to step into our office. \nThis virtual office space is an opportunity to connect with the teachers and community by participating in a communal Q&A session. \nThis Office Hours will be held via live broadcast at 3pm Mountain Time on Sunday October 1st\, 2017. \nPlease bring your question to the session or submit it beforehand. \nRecording 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. \nDetails on how to submit your question will be sent to you along with the connection or recording details when you register. \nPlease note\, pre-registration by Friday\, September 29th\, 9pm (Mountain Time) is required to attend. \nDāna\nThe 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. \nClick here to Register:\n\n \nPowered by Eventbrite\n\nSave the Office Hours Dates:\nPut all the 2017 Office Hours dates in your google calendar automatically – see below: \n \nInstructions: \n\nOpen your google calendar.\nRight click the button above and copy the address.\nGo to your “Other Calendars” in google calendar\, click the drop down\, click “copy URL” and paste the URL into the space provided.\nThese Office Hours events will now be added into your calendar. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/office-hours-online-qa-teachers-oct-1-2017/ CATEGORIES:Office Hours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/thumbnail.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170917T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170917T160000 DTSTAMP:20260915T053004Z CREATED:20170131T164849Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T053004Z UID:10000536-1505660400-1505664000@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Office Hours: Online Q&A with the Teachers DESCRIPTION:Struggling to maintain a meditation practice amongst work\, family\, and day-to-day demands? If you’re looking to ground or expand your practice\, then we invite you to step into our office. \nThis virtual office space is an opportunity to connect with the teachers and community by participating in a communal Q&A session. \nThis Office Hours will be held via live broadcast at 3pm Mountain Time on Sunday September 17th\, 2017. \nPlease bring your question to the session or submit it beforehand. \nRecording 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. \nDetails on how to submit your question will be sent to you along with the connection or recording details when you register. \nPlease note\, pre-registration by Friday\, September 15th\, 9pm (Mountain Time) is required to attend. \nDāna\nThe 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. \nClick here to Register:\n\n\n \nPowered by Eventbrite\n\nSave the Office Hours Dates:\nPut all the 2017 Office Hours dates in your google calendar automatically – see below: \n \nInstructions: \n\nOpen your google calendar.\nRight click the button above and copy the address.\nGo to your “Other Calendars” in google calendar\, click the drop down\, click “copy URL” and paste the URL into the space provided.\nThese Office Hours events will now be added into your calendar. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/office-hours-online-qa-teachers-sept-17-2017/ CATEGORIES:Office Hours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/thumbnail-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170904 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170926 DTSTAMP:20240512T225519Z CREATED:20160904T184044Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240512T225519Z UID:10000359-1504483200-1506383999@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Healing the Splits Within: Right Effort (Webinar Series 3) DESCRIPTION:What is the key to truly healing ourselves? It is combining our aspiration to do so with actual sustained effort. Join us for the third four part webinar series of 2017.  Each of the three webinar series held throughout the year  draws on an aspect of the three parts of the Eightfold Ennobling Path. This methodology of spiritual awakening is divided into three sections: panna\, sila and samadhi\, corresponding to mind\, speech and body. \nThis first webinar series\, The Mystical Life: Right View in February\, 2017 focuses on mind & view (panna). This second series\, Career & Creativity: Right Livelihood\, relates action\, speech & sila. This third series of webinar teachings\, Healing the Splits Within: Right Effort\, focuses on effort\, part of body & samadhi. \nAnother orientation for the webinar topics would be like this: the nature of the mystical life (view)\, career as a path to awakening (speech) and healing the body of liberation (samadhi). Each of these sections will comprise of four consecutive Monday night teachings (12 in total)\, each ending with a weekend “at home” retreat to seal the teachings with actual practice and experience. \nHealing the Splits Within: Right Effort – \nWebinar Series Description:\n \nThere are easier and harder ways to get things done. Typically war and violence don’t resolve anything; similarly anger\, greed or confusion don’t yield happiness. \nHow can we heal the madness of society and people around us? First we must heal ourselves. The key to healing is applying effort efficiently and steadily to our attention. Attention and action that are wholesome – whole\, integrated\, holy – is in everyone’s best interest. What is “wholesome?” Whatever leads to our spiritual awakening\, our unfolding and development as an integrated\, whole\, holy human being. \nHow do we know whether we’re making a “complete effort?” Non-clinging is essential. In spite of what we might wish\, everything is impermanent. A large part of our struggle is trying to make the impermanent permanent. Through the effort of recognizing and behaving with the realization of non-clinging\, we eliminate the constipation of trying to cling to people or things or mindstates. Health is the natural result. \nWhat do we apply our effort to? It seems our efforts are mostly driven by our desires or personal preferences. If our desires are based on exploitation (what’s in it for me)\, we’re subject to the three conceits: I am better than\, worse than or equal to someone or something else. This comprises a search for safety and security in the material world\, where it can’t be found … and instead leads to anxiety and exploitation. Right effort is living by what you already have\, then extending the awareness and learning from that. \nRight effort means having the best vision. The “best vision” is that which brings greater degrees of freedom. We invite you to join us for this series of webinars\, to explore how you may find greater degrees of freedom in your life. \nCourse Dates: \nThe webinars are streamed live on Mondays\, Sept 4\, 11\, 18\, 25\, at 7:30pm Mountain Time. We encourage you to prioritize attending live\, in order to get the maximum benefit from the energy of the teachings\, and to be able to ask questions as they arise. \nIf this isn’t possible\, the classes may be watched as a recording for one week after the live class. The webinars are available online for one week after each session\, and directions will be given upon registration. \nFlash Retreat: On the weekend of Sept 30 and Oct 1\, 2017\, participants will meditate at home using a unique meditation (details to be announced) designed specifically for modern beings living in today’s world. We encourage you to book and plan for this time in your schedules in advance. \nHomework: Some homework will be given in each session that we can apply as we go through our day. \nOffice Hours: For Year of Victory program participants there are regular Saturday ‘Office Hours’ at 3pm MST to ask questions or ask for further clarification. For non year long participants there are our regularly scheduled ‘Office Hours’ that typically are every second Sunday at 3pm MST. \nOnline Forum for Connected Learning: We encourage attendees to participate in Juice\, our online forum designed to develop connections with other practitioners\, support one another\, and otherwise keep our practice juicy. On Juice we can share our experiences as we do the homework and reflect on the teachings\, and learn from one another’s experiences and perspectives. When we share what works for us\, our spiritual progress can really augment one another’s. \nNote that you must register before the start of the first webinar in order to watch all webinars in the series. \n \nDana and Fees\nDana\nIn accordance with the tradition of spiritual teachings everywhere\, the teachings are given by dāna so that finances will not be an impediment to receiving teachings. Dāna practice is a profound and very high teaching\, and we encourage you to educate yourself about it here (Dāna Guidelines & Practice)\, keep your dāna practice vibrant\, and do whatever you can to support the work we do. \nDāna is s non-transactional form of support\, and thus it’s most beneficial for the giver to give regularly and as generously as possible. With reflection\, we start to redefine what concepts like “support\,” “generosity\,” “giving\,” etc. truly mean. Traditionally dāna is given at the beginning of teachings\, in order to set our intention of participating with our utmost sincerity and diligence. \nFees\nThere is a basic course fee to defray the costs of providing these programs online that include the technology and infrastructure. If the course fee presents a challenge to you\, connect with us to explore alternative forms of energy exchange. \n  \nAbout Teachers Doug Duncan & Catherine Pawasarat:\nCombined\, Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat have been practicing the teachings of spiritual awakening for more than 60 years. They’re well versed in Buddhist and Western philosophy and practices\, as well as contemporary psychology\, consciousness studies and art. \nDoug and Catherine founded Clear Sky Meditation Centre in BC\, where they are based\, ten years ago. Having lived overseas for many years and traveled extensively\, they also draw on intercultural and trans-cultural experience to broaden the range and depth of their understandings of spiritual awakening & liberation that they share with others. \nTheir engaged compassion\, sense of humor and combined wisdom will enrich your life with exploration & discovery. Read their full bios: Dharma Teachers Doug Duncan & Catherine Pawasarat. \n \nSign up here to be notified about any updates regarding this retreat and other Planet Dharma news. \n  URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/right-effort-healing-webinar3/ CATEGORIES:Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Right-Effort-Banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170903T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170903T160000 DTSTAMP:20260926T070147Z CREATED:20170131T165109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260926T070147Z UID:10000538-1504450800-1504454400@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Office Hours: Online Q&A with the Teachers DESCRIPTION:Have a question on your mind? Our office is open! \nOffice Hours is a virtual question and answer period with the teachers. This communal exchange benefits your practice through exposure to the questions you may not think to ask. \nThis Office Hours will be held via live broadcast at 3pm Mountain Time on Sunday September 3rd\, 2017. \nNo need to bring a question\, but if you do\, please prepare it beforehand. \nRecording 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. \nDetails on how to submit your question will be sent to you along with the connection or recording details when you register. \nPlease note\, pre-registration by Friday\, September 3rd\, 9pm (Mountain Time) is required to attend. \nDāna\nThe 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. \nClick here to Register:\n\n\n \nPowered by Eventbrite\n\nSave the Office Hours Dates:\nPut all the 2017 Office Hours dates in your google calendar automatically – see below: \n \nInstructions: \n\nOpen your google calendar.\nRight click the button above and copy the address.\nGo to your “Other Calendars” in google calendar\, click the drop down\, click “copy URL” and paste the URL into the space provided.\nThese Office Hours events will now be added into your calendar. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/office-hours-online-qa-teachers-sept-3-2017/ CATEGORIES:Office Hours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Offivehours-VB4-2017-crop.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170820T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170820T160000 DTSTAMP:20260925T061330Z CREATED:20170121T004441Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T061330Z UID:10000531-1503241200-1503244800@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Office Hours: Online Q&A with the Teachers DESCRIPTION:Looking to anchor your practice during your busy day-to-day life? \nConsistent communication with the teachers both grounds and strengthens your practice. Join us for Office Hours\, where participants are welcome to ask questions or listen along to the teachings.   \nThis Office Hours will be held via live broadcast at 3pm Mountain Time on Sunday August 20th\, 2017. \nPlease bring your question to the session or submit it beforehand. \nRecording 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. \nDetails on how to submit your question will be sent to you along with the connection or recording details when you register. \nPlease note\, pre-registration by Friday\, August 18th\, 9pm (Mountain Time) is required to attend. \nDāna\nThe 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. \nClick here to Register:\n\n\n \nPowered by Eventbrite\n\nSave the Office Hours Dates:\nPut all the 2017 Office Hours dates in your google calendar automatically – see below: \n \nInstructions: \n\nOpen your google calendar.\nRight click the button above and copy the address.\nGo to your “Other Calendars” in google calendar\, click the drop down\, click “copy URL” and paste the URL into the space provided.\nThese Office Hours events will now be added into your calendar. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/office-hours-online-qa-teachers-aug-20-2017/ CATEGORIES:Office Hours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Office-Hours_1-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170806T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170806T160000 DTSTAMP:20260919T051647Z CREATED:20170121T004659Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260919T051647Z UID:10000532-1502031600-1502035200@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Office Hours: Online Q&A with the Teachers DESCRIPTION:Attention all fearless warriors of transcendence. Wondering how to arm yourselves as you plunge to the depths of consciousness? \nJoin our teachers in the next Office Hours session to find out how. Office Hours is an opportunity to strengthen your practice by receiving guidance on the questions stirring deep within your being. \nThis Office Hours will be held via live broadcast at 3pm Mountain Time on Sunday August 6th\, 2017. \nParticipants are welcome to ask questions or just listen along to this virtual Q&A session. Please bring your question to the session or submit it beforehand. \nRecording 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. \nDetails on how to submit your question will be sent to you along with the connection or recording details when you register. \nPlease note\, pre-registration by Friday\, August 4th\, 9pm (Mountain Time) is required to attend. \nDāna\nThe 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. \nClick here to Register:\n\n\n \nPowered by Eventbrite\n\nSave the Office Hours Dates:\nPut all the 2017 Office Hours dates in your google calendar automatically – see below: \n \nInstructions: \n\nOpen your google calendar.\nRight click the button above and copy the address.\nGo to your “Other Calendars” in google calendar\, click the drop down\, click “copy URL” and paste the URL into the space provided.\nThese Office Hours events will now be added into your calendar. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/office-hours-online-qa-teachers-aug-6-2017/ CATEGORIES:Office Hours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/thumbnail.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170806 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170821 DTSTAMP:20180802T042613Z CREATED:20160825T235948Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180802T042613Z UID:10000523-1501977600-1503273599@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Summer Retreat: Buddhas in Action DESCRIPTION:© D. Steinbock \nBuddhas in Action Retreat\nAwakening Through Work & Daily Life\nFor those of us with busy lives\, the spiritual life can feel out of reach. We want to relate meaningfully with those around us\, but we often feel unfulfilled. Work just leaves us feeling worn out and slightly empty. And sometimes the space between self and other feels like a gaping hole. \nWe all need to earn a living and deal with day-to-day pressures\, so why not use contemporary spiritual practices at work to feel fulfilled while doing so?  These two parts of our life can support one another in beautiful ways\, leading to great feelings of meaningfulness\, balance\, and connection. \nOur experience shows that blending study\, meditation\, and what we call “awakening through action” profoundly integrates spiritual practice with day-to-day demands. \nTraditionally\, spiritual seekers lived in monasteries or trained with their teacher in the remote mountain caves. Throughout both traditions\, meditation and training were supplemented with practical application. This practical application–also called karma yoga or the path of action–helped students learn to embody ever-growing wisdom and awareness moment-to-moment. The idea was always to share these fruits of spiritual practice in meaningful ways with the broader community\, for everyone’s benefit. \nWe’ve spent the last 20 years adapting this tradition of awakening through action to our modern lives\, at home\, in offices\, at our desks\, in meetings and in the field. This profoundly practical application can help you find greater joy\, fulfillment\, and calm amidst your busy daily life. \nWhy Use Karma Yoga to Wake Up Your Work & Daily Life?\n\nBy learning the principles of karma yoga\, you can apply awareness and wisdom to everything you do. Cultivating this practice allows you to transform your work\, home and city life into a connective field of monastic or yogic practice. Your home becomes your monastery\, your co-workers become your fellow yogis and yoginis. \nThis retreat gives you the building blocks to apply awareness\, compassion\, wisdom\, and strength to each moment. The result is greater fulfillment amid daily life and meaningful connection with others and the world around you. \nPlease note that this retreat and Clear Sky welcome people of all religious backgrounds and beliefs. This retreat is open to all experience levels. \nWhy the Actions of “Service?”\nCalling our actions “service” instills the notion that we do it with and for others. Service helps both ourselves and others gain greater clarity and contentment throughout our daily activities. By putting others first\, we give the ego a chance to relax. The result is increased success\, effectiveness\, and fulfillment in our work. \nThis approach is highly relevant to the Western lifestyle of the 21st century. This course offers you the opportunity to learn from our experience and take it back home and to work with you. \nIn this course\, we’ll draw on traditional meditation and yogic practices and philosophy. We’ll also utilize exercises drawn from Namgyal Rinpoche’s Holistic Clearing practice\, Theory U\, Fifth Discipline\, Five Dysfunctions of a Team and original exercises we’ve created expressly for Karma Yoga and Dharma Training development. \nWhat’s Expected from Me if I Come to This Retreat?\n© D. Steinbock \nAn open mind and heart\, and a spirit of adventure are excellent things to bring! \nIt’s human to have some apprehensions about doing something new\, meeting new people\, or going to a new place. Particularly when all three happen together. We try to make this as supportive as possible. And changes – including positive ones – require movement\, and movement requires engaged energy. \nWe ask you to engage with us around the teachings and activities that will support your learning and unfoldment around awakening in action. \nWhen exploring our growth edges\, it’s natural to feel uncertain and awkward. And it’s very fruitful to transform that tension into creative energy by drawing on your own inner resources – such as inquiry\, going with the flow\, and self-reflection\, just a few of the many kinds of constructive engagement. \nTo maximize your learning\, we ask that you refrain from reading\, using the internet or listening to music during the course. We make an exception for journaling\, course assignments and dancing during exercises or group celebration – all great resources for integration and growth. \nLastly\, our teaching and Clear Sky operate based on the ancient tradition of dāna or generosity. Please learn more about this profound practice before you register. \nAbout the Teachers\n© C. Pawasarat \nDharma Teachers Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat place great value on using every action as your practice for enlightenment. Combined\, they have been practicing Karma Yoga and meditation for more than 60 years. They both received lay ordination from the Canadian-born Ven. Namgyal Rinpoche\, and have shared teachings of liberation worldwide for decades. \nThis retreat is a rare opportunity to immerse yourself in karma yoga learning and practice over a focused two-week period. Doug and Catherine typically teach students one-on-one at various times. It is suitable for their students who are already practicing karma yoga and for beginners alike. \nJoin this retreat for the valuable opportunity to help share these unique teachings in the contemporary world. \nRead more: Doug & Catherine’s Bios. \n  \n  \n  \n  \nFurther Reading\n[accordions id=”5915″] \n  \nReady for Buddhas in Action?\nInvest in your growth and unfoldment with master Dharma teachers Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat this summer. Nestled in the Rocky Mountains\, beautiful Clear Sky meditation centre offers the perfect locale for deep learning.  Receive hands-on training in mind\, body and feeling as Doug & Catherine guide you through Karma Yoga and Dharma Training via classes\, assigned exercises and practice in community. You will also discover the powerful holistic clearing technique and other forms of meditation. \nStay for the full two week ‘deeper dive’ to take advantage of the option of private interviews with Doug and/or Catherine in the second week\, to pursue more personalized inquiries if desired. \n*Spaces on this retreat are limited so we recommend registering early to hold a space. Camping is also an option. \n  \n\nWhat else do you need to know?\n\nDāna (Generosity Based Teaching)\n\nDoug & Catherine are teaching this meditation retreat via the ancient tradition of Dāna (generosity)\, an offering from them to the attendees. It is considered of supreme value to your life and thus “beyond price” so it is expected that the student will be equally generous and support the teaching and the teachers by making an offering. \nWhile no offering is too small\, also no offering is too great. The giver benefits by offering as much as they can\, given the individual’s circumstances. Along with compassion\, generosity is considered the root of spiritual progress and\, according to the ancients\, therefore the root of our success in daily life as well. \nFind out more about how you can practice Dāna. We invite you to offer Dāna when you register and via the Dāna bowl available at Clear Sky. \n\nMeditation Retreat Dates\, Arrival & Departure\n\nThis meditation retreat runs as follows: \n– Deeper Dive (Full 14 Day Retreat) – Arrival: 4pm Sunday August 6th\, 2017 / Departure: 1pm Sunday August 20th\, 2017. \n– One Week Option (7 Days) – Arrival: 4pm Sunday August 6th\, 2017 / Departure: 1pm Sunday August 13th\, 2017. \n \nWe recommend arriving a day early and staying a day later\, to help transition between your daily life and a more reflective state. We encourage international students in particular to arrive one day earlier to acclimatize.  Sunday\, 13 Aug. is an integration day\, to reflect on one’s learning and allow it to settle more deeply.  Classes finish at 1pm on Sunday August 20th. \n\nExtra Activities & What to Bring:\n\n\n–For week one: Please bring a swim suit\, beach towel\, work clothes that can get dirty and shoes suitable for hiking. \n-For week two: There will be a Vajrapani empowerment. (Vajrapani symbolizes the body of all buddhas of the ten directions and three times and represents enlightened activity. (The Bodhisattva Manjushri represents mind and Avalokiteshvara that of speech).  Please also bring clothes suitable for going out to a meal together \n\nMeditation Retreat Centre Fees (Lodging & Meals)\n\n\nThis meditation retreat will be held at beautiful Clear Sky Meditation Centre. Fees which include lodging (camping or indoors) & meals are as follows: \n– Full Retreat: Super Early Bird CAD$1\,679 until June 6th / Early Bird CAD$1\,779 until July 6th / Regular price CAD$1\,879. \n– First Week only: Super Early Bird CAD$899 until June 6th / Early Bird CAD$949 until July 6th / Regular price CAD$999 \n\nKarma Yoga\n\nKarma yoga during this retreat may entail supporting the center and participants in the area of nourishment\, environmental services\, operational support of Clear Sky Center. This may entail involvement with meal preparation\, serving or cleanup\, the farm and garden\, our sustainable land management\, helping build on-site meditation platforms\, etc. \n\nRegistration\n\nBook early for this popular meditation retreat as spaces are limited. All registrations can be made via the Clear Sky Registration page\, by clicking the Register Now button below. If you have questions about the retreat\, please visit: https://www.clearskycenter.org/contact/ \n \n\nSign up here to be notified about any updates regarding this retreat and other Planet Dharma news. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/summer-retreat-awakening-through-action/ LOCATION:Clear Sky Meditation & Study Centre\, 3567 Cockell Rd\, Bull River\, British Columbia\, V0B1N0\, Canada CATEGORIES:Retreats ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/buddhas-inaction-2017.jpg GEO:49.615543;-115.6300709 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Clear Sky Meditation & Study Centre 3567 Cockell Rd Bull River British Columbia V0B1N0 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3567 Cockell Rd:geo:-115.6300709,49.615543 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170721 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170729 DTSTAMP:20261004T043646Z CREATED:20170402T183921Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261004T043646Z UID:10000377-1500595200-1501286399@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Foundations of Tantra Retreat\, Ontario DESCRIPTION:@ The Dharma Centre of Canada\, Kinmount\, Ontario\nDoug Sensei teaching at the Dharma Centre \nThis week-long retreat at the beautiful and historic Dharma Centre will be an opportunity for you to delve into the Buddhist tantric tradition with Tantra Master Doug Duncan. \nTantra is a weaving of a clear mind and a blissful heart and the image often used to portray the metaphor of these dualities of consciousness is the dance of male/female in union. It is a method for exploring the relationship between our inner mental workings and our outer contact with the everyday world. \nWe will learn how our fears can be harnessed to become a tool for overcoming the anxieties we experience in daily life. The retreat will enable us to develop trust and confidence that conquers fear and establishes freedom to love and explore. \nThe retreat begins with a Green Tara empowerment in Tibetan tradition\, which lays the foundations of the practice. Throughout the week there will be opportunities to develop this practice with guidance through classes\, activities and meditation. \nWhether you are a beginner or a more experienced practitioner\, the week promises to be a deep and transformative one. \nThis meditation retreat is for people who:\n\nAre new to meditation\nAlready meditate\nWant to go deeper into their meditation practice\nWant to find out what tantra is all about\nWant to develop their tantric practice through Green Tara\nWant to empower their lives and change their relationship with fear and love\n\nWhat will be covered in this meditation retreat?\nDuring the week-long retreat you will become more familiar with the four levels of tantra: \nPhoto: aka Tman \nIn Action Tantra\, traditionally the image of a ‘smile’ between male and female is used. A smile is an invitation and a connection. It is relatively low risk and decently far enough away to ensure time to assess if further dialogue is desired or possible. As a karma yoga practice it involves service and generosity in practice. \nRelational Tantra uses the metaphor of ‘holding hands’ as a symbol of closer communication and therefore deeper connection than just a smile. Here dialogue between teacher and student or between one’s actions and one’s psychology is deepened. At this level more honesty is required\, not only between the teacher and student\, but with one’s self as well. \nCompleting Tantra\, requires more vulnerability\, greater trust and deeper courage. The metaphor here would be ‘making out’\, to use colloquial language. Not everything in our ego is nice. The monsters of our shadows and the deeper part of our hurts\, our loneliness and betrayals\, will be unveiled. But\, also the strengthening of our hearts and minds occurs here. \nFinally\, in Union Tantra the illusion of separation between beings evaporates. One comes to realize that only loving kindness and compassion exist in the heart/mind of clarity. We are joyous and equanimous in this level of tantra. And as one might expect from the previous metaphoric images\, union is depicted as the surrender anticipated in sexual union. \nYou will also have the opportunity to attend a Green Tara empowerment and receive guidance in practicing this as a personal meditation. \nHow will this meditation retreat help my life?\nWorking with Doug Sensei on this retreat and exploring the different levels of tantra through the Green Tara empowerment will give you the opportunity to explore how your inner thoughts affect your contact and relationship with the world around you. \nYou will begin to see how fear itself becomes a tool which supports you in your daily life. Once you begin to understand this\, your exploration truly begins and your week at the Dharma Centre is just the start – what you learn and experience there will travel with you long after the retreat. \nSuggested Reading:  Introduction to Tantra: A Vision of Totality\, By Lama Yeshe\, Compiled and Edited by Jonathan Landaw\, Wisdom Publications\, London: 1987. \n\nAbout the Teacher:\n\nDoug Duncan is a Canadian-born Dharma teacher and counsellor who has travelled\, explored and meditated for most of his life. He has studied extensively in the Theravadin\, Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhist traditions under the principal tutelage of Namgyal Rinpoche\, as well as other teachers. \nHis desire to see the world and understand it more fully began at a young age – as a child he was repeatedly found wandering and had to be returned home by the police! \nHe teaches at and founded Dharma Japan and the Clear Sky Meditation and Study Center in British Columbia and he is a visiting teacher in the UK and many other countries. His teaching draws on contemporary psychology and science. \nHe is the author of Dharma If You Dare. \n  \nWhat others say about Doug and his teaching partner\, Catherine:\n[tmls category=”20″ layout=”tmls_slider” style=”style2″ image_size=”large_image” image_radius=”large_radius” text_font_family=”” text_font_color=”#777777″ text_font_size=”14px” name_font_family=”” name_font_color=”#777777″ neme_font_size=”15px” neme_font_weight=”bold” position_font_family=”” position_font_color=”#777777″ position_font_size=”12px” order_by=”rand” order=”DESC” auto_play=”true” transitioneffect=”crossfade” pause_on_hover=”false” next_prev_visibility=”tmls_visible” next_prev_radius=”large_radius” next_prev_position=”” next_prev_bgcolor=”#F5F5F5″ next_prev_arrowscolor=”tmls_lightgrayarrows” scroll_duration=”500″ pause_duration=”9000″ ratingstars=”enabled” ratingstarssize=”16px” ratingstarscolor=”#F47E00″ ] \nWhat does is the investment to attend this meditation retreat?\nDāna Practice \nDoug Sensei teaches by the ancient practice of dāna or generosity. Please follow this link to learn more about this profound practice before you register. You can bring your donation when you come to the Dharma Centre – cash and cheques are both accepted. \nCourse and centre costs \nThe full retreat cost (excluding dāna to the teachers) is $760 for Dharma Centre members and $895 for non-members\, which covers course fees\, food and accommodation. (A 50% deposit is required upon registration.) \nThere is a weekend option to attend from Friday night to Sunday afternoon\, including participation in the wongkur\, for $270. \nRegister now as space is limited! \nPayment details:\nYou can register and pay your fees or deposit by visiting the Dharma Centre website here: \n \nOther Course Details:\n\n We ask that people arrive between 4-6pm on Friday\, July 21. There will be a light meal served at 6pm and the retreat will open at 7:30.\n  The retreat will finish at lunchtime on Friday July 28th.\n\nA typical day on your Meditation Retreat*\n\n7.00am: Breakfast\n7:45-8:45am:  Meditation\n9.00-10:30am: Dharma teachings by Doug Sensei\n11.00am: Walk / meditation\n12:30pm: Lunch\n2.00-3:00pm: Group meditation\n3:00-3:30pm: Stretching\n3:30-5:00pm: Dharma teachings by Doug Sensei\n5:30- 6:30pm: Karma Yoga\n7.00pm: Dinner\n8:30-9.30pm: Group meditation\n\n*This is a sample schedule. 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We promise not to spam! \n\n \n EmailThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.First Name*Email Address*\n \n Sign-up Location\n Listen Now \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/foundations-of-tantra-ontario/ LOCATION:Dharma Centre of Canada\, 1886 Galway Road\, Kinmount\, \, ON\, K0M 2A0\, Canada CATEGORIES:Retreats ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Foundations-of-Tantra.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Awaken in Toronto":MAILTO:info@awakenintoronto.org GEO:44.7739537;-78.5296539 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Dharma Centre of Canada 1886 Galway Road Kinmount ON K0M 2A0 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1886 Galway Road:geo:-78.5296539,44.7739537 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170719 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170721 DTSTAMP:20180802T042632Z CREATED:20170606T161011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180802T042632Z UID:10000378-1500422400-1500595199@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Public Teachings in Toronto DESCRIPTION:Conscious Livelihood: Inspired Living from the Inside Out\nJuly 19th at the Centre for Social Innovation – Spadina\nDoug Sensei teaching at CSI in November 2015 \nContemporary society and the consumer marketplace offer mostly an empty substitute for a life well lived. \nConscious (or Complete) Livelihood means learning to live in accordance with deeper truths. When we uncover these truths for ourselves through meditation\, mindfulness and applied awareness in our day-to-day lives we find that real satisfaction was always within our grasp. \nConscious Livelihood directs our aspiration to a radiant\, blissful state of being. By seeking the best state of being\, and the best supporting conditions to do so\, we uncover for ourselves a new\, more holistic and inherently satisfying vision that invigorates our life with purpose and meaning. \nFrom this state we naturally explore and develop sustainable lives that serve the planet and create the world we truly want to live in. \nWeaving the Truth: Relative and Ultimate Realities\nJuly 20th\, 2017 at the Village Healing Centre\nDoug Sensei with students at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto \nMeditation masters have compared the events of our body/mind to a rainbow\, a mirage\, a dream\, a dewdrop in the sun and the like. These events – thoughts\, feelings and sensations – seem so real because they are habitual and repetitive. Moreover\, we cling to the ones we like and run from the ones we don’t. We have been habituated to see these events as real\, when really they represent relative reality. Meditation lets us see and experience them for what they are: “the play of the mind.” \nCome to this talk and learn how to experience and dwell in absolute reality\, with its spaciousness of mind and accompanying joy and bliss. Learn how to do this while still working\, relating and playing in the relative world where our daily lives are mostly lived. \n\n  \n  \nFor more information on these teachings\, visit www.awakenintoronto.org or email info@awakenintoronto.org. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/public-teachings-toronto/ LOCATION:Centre for Social Innovation – Spadina\, 215 Spadina Ave \, Toronto\, on\, Canada CATEGORIES:Public Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Public-Talks-in-Toronto-2017.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Awaken in Toronto":MAILTO:info@awakenintoronto.org GEO:43.6507347;-79.3966189 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Centre for Social Innovation – Spadina 215 Spadina Ave Toronto on Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=215 Spadina Ave:geo:-79.3966189,43.6507347 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170715 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170717 DTSTAMP:20180802T042644Z CREATED:20170217T190324Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180802T042644Z UID:10000376-1500076800-1500249599@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Calgary Teachings: Conscious Community DESCRIPTION:Join Dharma Teacher Doug Duncan in Calgary\, July 15-16 for a weekend of teachings on how connect and engage meaningfully in community\, so we can create the world we truly want to live in. \nYou\, Me\, We: Tools for collaborative teamwork\, meaningful connection and achieving your personal vision.\n\n\nSaturday July 15th : 10am-12pm\nSunday July 16th: 10am-12pm\n\nIts easier with others\, and more fun! Without community we would be isolated\, lonely and without support.  Doug Sensei will share with you his experiences and tools for growing a Conscious Community.  They show us how within a conscious community we can truly manifest our personal and collective potentials\, for a more compassionate world. \nThese classes will be held at the Institute of Human Potential in Inglewood\, Calgary. \nFor full details & registration\, Please visit Dharma Hub Calgary: Conscious Community. \nConscious Community is the third part of a three part series in Calgary\, 2017: \n\nConscious Livelihood: Inspired living from the inside out\nConscious Love: Tools to love fully and fearlessly (May 12-14)\nConscious Community: You Me We (July 15-16)\n\n  \nSign up to the PlanetDharma email list to stay informed. \n  URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/calgary-teachings-conscious-community/ LOCATION:Human Potential 360\, Calgary\, 1231 9 Ave SE\, Inglewood\, Calgary\, AB\, T2G 0S9\, Canada CATEGORIES:Public Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/You-Me-We-poster.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dharma Hub Calgary":MAILTO:conscioustransformationcalgary@gmail.com GEO:51.0412899;-114.0348147 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Human Potential 360 Calgary 1231 9 Ave SE Inglewood Calgary AB T2G 0S9 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1231 9 Ave SE\, Inglewood:geo:-114.0348147,51.0412899 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170709T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170709T160000 DTSTAMP:20260922T054902Z CREATED:20170121T004108Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T054902Z UID:10000530-1499612400-1499616000@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Office Hours: Online Q&A with the Teachers DESCRIPTION:Struggling to maintain a meditation practice amongst work\, family\, and day-to-day demands? If you’re looking to ground or expand your practice\, then we invite you to step into our office. \nThis virtual office space is an opportunity to connect with the teachers and community by participating in a communal Q&A session. \nThis Office Hours will be held via live broadcast at 3pm Mountain Time on Sunday July 9th\, 2017. \nPlease bring your question to the session or submit it beforehand. \nRecording 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. \nDetails on how to submit your question will be sent to you along with the connection or recording details when you register. \nPlease note\, pre-registration by Friday\, July 7th\, 9pm (Mountain Time) is required to attend. \nDāna\nThe 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. \nClick here to Register:\n\n\n \nPowered by Eventbrite\n\nSave the Office Hours Dates:\nPut all the 2017 Office Hours dates in your google calendar automatically – see below: \n \nInstructions: \n\nOpen your google calendar.\nRight click the button above and copy the address.\nGo to your “Other Calendars” in google calendar\, click the drop down\, click “copy URL” and paste the URL into the space provided.\nThese Office Hours events will now be added into your calendar. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/office-hours-online-qa-teachers-jul-9-2017/ CATEGORIES:Office Hours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Offivehours-VB4-2017-crop.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR