BONUS Don’t Just Settle for Mindfulness

By on April 24th, 2020

We hope you enjoy this soundbite from Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat on how much more is available to us when we go beyond mindfulness into deeper meditative practices that involve not just awareness but ‘awareness of awareness’. Did you know that...
Mahamudra: The Interplay of Body and Mind

Mahamudra: The Interplay of Body and Mind

By and on October 24th, 2015

So what are the hallmarks of mahamudra meditation? And their causes? In centuries past, emperors sealed their commands with signet rings and wax. It represented the final word as it were and thus the kingdom was ruled. Relatively speaking, each person could be...

You Don’t Have to Be “Smart”

By on September 25th, 2009

Meditation is about seeing more clearly To meditate, you don’t have to be “smart,” says Doug Sensei. You just have to see clearly. — In this edited talk excerpt, Sensei discusses “the Purification of View” (from the Abhidhamma) and...

An Introduction to Meditation (Part 3 of 3)

By on July 4th, 2009

Seven types of meditation A discussion on the seven types of meditation, includes the Sanskrit terms samatha, vipassana, and rupa/arupa jhana Full talk: Part 3 of 3 Sanskrit terminology used in this talk include: bardo and Tathagatagarbha....

An Introduction to Meditation (Part 2 of 3)

By on June 25th, 2009

A discussion on the seven types of meditation. Full talk: Part 2 of 3 — Continuing with this discussion on the seven types of meditation, you’ll encounter the following Sanskrit terms: Tathagatagarbha, alaya-vijnana References are also made to Mahākāśyapa, the...

An Introduction to Meditation (Part 1 of 3)

By on June 7th, 2009

A discussion on the seven types of meditation. Full talk: Part 1 of 3 — In this discussion on the seven types of meditation, you’ll encounter the following Sanskrit terms: samatha, vipassana, rupa/arupajhana Talks are edited lightly to remove extraneous...

On the Senses and Consciousness (Part 1 of 2)

By on May 1st, 2009

Purification of the sense doors is probably the most important work you do on the path, leading to a body of radiance. — This talk was given for a retreat in Guatemala on Feb. 26, 2004. Part 1 of 2. For more information on the activities of Doug Sensei, please...