You can’t put a pin in spiritual awakening. The fact of the matter is, there’s a difference between enlightenment in the 4th or 19th century, and the 21st century. There’s a difference between awakening last year, and this year, even between yesterday and today. And we want a 21st century awakening. This is where Integral Evolution comes in.
In Saturn: Cultivating Mastery, Catherine Pawasarat Sensei explores how Saturn’s placement in our natal charts reveals areas for deep mastery, which involves integrating authority and discipline. Integrating AstroDharma with Buddhist principles, she emphasizes identifying one’s “Master Piece”—the unique life work that leads to spiritual growth and self-transcendence, for the benefit of all beings.
How do we advance in retreat? Catherine Pawasarat Sensei shares gems of insight and wisdom from her annual month-long retreats.
Rebirth vs Reincarnation - What's the Difference? From a Buddhist perspective, death is a temporary end to a temporary process. Energy is neither created nor destroyed - it is always in flux, changing forms. When it comes to rebirth vs reincarnation you can think of...
Discover the shamanic and spiritual roots of Kyoto’s Gion Festival, in an interview with Dharma Teacher and author Catherine Pawasarat.
Some spiritual traditions––including the one I've practiced for over 20 years––include practices that regularly remind us of death, and how to prepare for death. Such reminders help us keep in mind how precious this life is. They help us to stay in the present moment,...
Money, sexuality, power, and control are unconscious drives – and part of the important shadow work that must be done in spiritual practice. And, we can learn to step back, and enjoy the theatre.
Change yourself to change the world. By practicing insight meditation we look deeply at the nature of our conditioned struggle and we begin to understand the solution – the ability to choose a better state of mind, at will.
Our shadow material blocks the proper functioning of our chakras. Discover why it is so important to integrate the shadow and liberate the chakras on the path of enlightenment.
From her month long writing retreat on the Gion Festival, Dharma Teacher Catherine Pawasarat Sensei shares her insights and blessings amidst the COVID-19 outbreak.
She shares how the festival started 1,150 years ago in Japan as a ritual to overcome plague, and the importance of balance in our lives. Read more here: