Dharma If You Dare

Connect to Your World: The Power of Lived Experience

In this talk Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat look at the pitfalls of our society’s tendency to value information over lived experience. They discuss ways to integrate knowledge and wisdom so we can live connected lives.

 

Today’s recording comes from Doug Duncan and Catherine’s Facebook Livestream series, Enlighten Up, a monthly talk given on contemporary topics of awakening.

 

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Aligning Your Personal Vision with Absolute Truth

Drawing on material from the first reflection in their book, Wasteland to Pureland, Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat explore the topic of personal vision and connect it to the concepts of absolute and relative truth. Today’s recording is a continuation of the material that you can hear in the Season 3 trailer entitled, Why Awaken?

 

To explore these ideas further, purchase Wasteland to Pureland: Reflections on the Path to Awakening, available on Kindle and in paperback on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or Indigo.

 

Today’s episode features a recording from Planet Dharma’s first online course of 2019, The Pearl Without Price. Doug and Catherine run 3 or 4 online courses each year. Participants can attend live or watch the recording for one week after each of the 4 weekly sessions. The next online course takes place in September and covers the material in the final section of Wasteland to Pureland, entitled Crazy Wisdom. To learn more about Planet Dharma’s online courses visit planetdharma.com/events and click on “online courses”.

Season 3 Trailer: A Birthday Podcast

This week is Doug Duncan‘s 70th birthday. We thought this was the perfect time to launch Season 3 of the podcast with its new title, Dharma If You Dare. 

The first episode of the new season will drop any day now, so stay tuned. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your Podcasts to receive new episodes directly on your device as soon as they are published. We look forward to sharing a season of thought-provoking, insightful and practical teachings to help you to more fully integrate your spiritual practice into your daily life.

 

In Season 3 you’ll hear content from Doug and Catherine’s best-selling book, Wasteland to Pureland, along with other teachings that translate traditional wisdom into modern paths of spiritual awakening.

 

We’ll leave you today with a selection of recordings of birthday messages from some of Doug and Catherine‘s students, wishing Doug Sensei a wonderful birthday. In their messages they share reflections and stories about the impact Doug Sensei has had on their lives. We hope these messages resonate and inspire, reminding us all the value of prioritizing our spiritual development, and the importance of spiritual mentors to guide the way.

Don’t forget to subscribe to receive new episodes directly on your device. You can learn more about Doug and Catherine‘s teachings at PlanetDharma.com. 

 

Happy birthday, Sensei!

Season 3 Trailer: Why Awaken?

Why Awaken? Today's episode explores the idea of personal vision and how it relates to spiritual unfoldment. It's part of our celebration for the upcoming release of more podcast episodes from Planet Dharma.

Season 3 will begin in mid-July to celebrate Doug Sensei’s 70th birthday!

The Season 3 launch will include a new podcast name, theme music and format. It will be all-new content, but will still have the same focus on how to embrace a path of awakening in modern times by leveraging all that life has to offer.

And to keep you engaged in the teachings between now and the launch of Season 3, Doug Sensei and Catherine Sensei will be hosting a 4-part online course entitled Riding the Dragon: Spiritual Awakening in Modern Life. To learn more about this course, which can be viewed live or via recordings, visit planetdharma.com/events.

We hope you enjoy today’s episode and stay tuned for the launch of Season 3 in July.

For more content from the cutting edge of spiritual awakening, including books, blogs, videos and a free minicourse, visit planetdharma.com/podcast.

Living the Spiritual Life in a Modern World

Join Deborah Price, founder of The Money Coaching Institute, in a conversation with dharma teachers Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat as they address the challenges of living a spiritual life in the modern world. Together they discuss community, time management and consumerism and how it impacts our ability to live a full life.

This interview highlights the launch of Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat’s best selling book Wasteland to Pureland. You can find out more about the Wasteland to Pureland book at planetdharma.com/pureland. To learn more about Planet Dharma's teachings and programs, visit planetdharma.com/podcast.

The Curious Case of the Comfort Zone

We all have boundaries that help us feel safe and comfortable. But what happens when we cling to the comfort? 

In this episode, Duncan and Catherine explore the comfort zones of their students at Clear Sky Retreat Center. They encourage these students to step out of their comfort zones and discover the ultimate place of learning: their growth edges.

This episode comes from a class given during Planet Dharma’s retreat, Buddhas in Action at Clear Sky Retreat Center. To learn more about Planet Dharma's teachings and programs, visit planetdharma.com/podcast.

Go Do Something: Becoming a Buddha in Action

We’re all familiar with yoga in the studio, with an instructor guiding us on our mats. But did you know that there are other types of yoga that we can incorporate into our spiritual practice? 

In this talk, Doug and Catherine introduce these other yogic paths and explain why karma yoga, the path of action, is built for the modern spiritual warrior.

This episode comes from a class given during Planet Dharma’s retreat, Buddhas in Action at Clear Sky Retreat Center. To learn more about Planet Dharma's teachings and programs, visit planetdharma.com/podcast.

Don’t Let Distractions Hold You Back

We live in a distracted society. Keeping focused can be challenging, whether we’re engaging in conversation or trying to meet a deadline. Learn what it means to put ‘complete effort’ into things and the benefits we gain by being fully present in each moment.

In this talk, Doug and Catherine explore the topic of Right Effort, from the Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path. They explain that wholesome effort is when we are in the moment and not distracted by conflicted emotions or primitive thinking.

This episode is an excerpt from Planet Dharma’s 2017 online course, Right Effort – Healing the Splits Within. To learn more about Planet Dharma's teachings and programs, visit planetdharma.com/podcast.

How to Find Your Purpose in Life

How do you find your purpose? Embrace compassion, explore, and ultimately, get over yourself so you can tap into something much, much deeper.

In this talk, Doug and Catherine explain the need for a vision bigger than your lifetime and bigger than yourself. They look at the importance of letting the study of nature and consciousness inform your vision and career.

This episode is an excerpt from Planet Dharma’s 2017 online course, Right Effort – Healing the Splits Within. To learn more about Planet Dharma's teachings and programs, visit planetdharma.com/podcast.

What You Need to Live a Wholesome Life

The paramis are Buddhist teachings that allow you to overcome bad habits and transform them into more wholesome ways of being. When applying these principles in our daily lives, unnecessary suffering cannot arise.

In this talk, Doug and Catherine give an overview of the paramis and explain their power and practicality. 

This episode is an excerpt from Planet Dharma’s 2017 online course, Right Effort – Healing the Splits Within. To learn more about Planet Dharma's teachings and programs, visit planetdharma.com/podcast.