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What does it take to live a life of meaning and compassion in our busy day-to-day lives? Tune in to get the knowledge and tools you need to help you tackle life’s biggest obstacles joyfully … if you dare! This journey explores shadow integration, spiritual awakening, and karma yoga to help you find balance and the courage to navigate life’s challenges with grace.
About Dharma If You Dare
A Planet Dharma Podcast
Dharma Teachers Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat with to share with you the journey to a life of clarity and bliss. Join them on this podcast of excerpts of their live teachings. They share ancient wisdom updated to speak to the current and evolving paradigm of spiritual awakening in our modern age.
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Meet the Speakers
Dharma Teachers Qapel (Doug Duncan) and Sensei (Catherine Pawasarat) are spiritual mentors to students internationally and at their retreat center, Clear Sky, in BC, Canada. They are lineage holders in the Namgyal Lineage, both studying under the Venerable Namgyal Rinpoche and other teachers.
Having lived internationally for many years and traveled extensively, Qapel and Sensei draw on intercultural and trans-cultural experience to broaden the range and depth of their understandings of liberation that they share with others.
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The Left/Right Brain and Capital “M” Mind (Part 3 of 3)
Roots of the path.
The root of the path is sila, samadhi and panna.
1. The Golden Rule works.
2. Concentration — requires and effort that goes beyond your preference mind (you get bored). Important for right-hemisphere brain if mind is wandering around in the left brain.
3. Wisdom — Complete View: fundamentally, reality from a Transcendent point of view is self-aware, luminescent, spacious. From that platform all phenomena appear.
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Part 3 of 3 of a talk given in Kyoto, Japan, in November 2008.
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The Left/Right Brain and Capital “M” Mind (Part 2 of 3)
The noting of unity.
All the objects of your mind are impermanent. Liberation from suffering/Nirvana/Christ consciousness is a right-hemisphere experience but the left hemisphere is the hemisphere that knows about it.
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This talk was given in Kyoto, Japan, in November 2008. It is Part 2 of 3.
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The Left/Right Brain and Capital “M” Mind (Part 1 of 3)
When studying the mind, if you’re busy with your thoughts, feelings and sensations, you’re getting caught up with what’s in the mind, not the nature of the mind itself. “M” Mind is aware, spacious, naturally luminescent and clear.
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This talk was given in Kyoto, Japan, in Nov. 2008. Part 1 of 3.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What topics does this podcast cover?
The Dharma If You Dare podcast explores topics like spiritual awakening, meditation retreats, shadow integration, karma yoga, tantra and deity practice, Eastern and Western approaches to enlightenment, and timeless teachings such as the Diamond Sutra.
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This podcast is ideal for anyone on a path of personal growth and spiritual discovery—and who has the desire for awakening in this lifetime. Whether you’re a beginner seeking guidance or a seasoned practitioner looking for deeper insights, the content is designed to meet you where you are.
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Are the teachings religious?
No. The teachings are universal and designed to help anyone, regardless of their religious background, to cultivate mindfulness, compassion, and self-awareness.
What is karma, and how does it relate to the podcast?
Karma is the principle of cause and effect. One theme of the podcast is delving into how understanding karma can transform your actions, relationships, and overall life experience.
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