Prajnaparamita at 10am – new time – this Saturday

Doug Duncan Sensei and Catherine Pawasarat Sensei

December Teachings

Please note the Wongkur is now at 10am and so is the Sunday teaching

Venue for all December’s teachings: 175 Garnett Road (cnr Garnett and Faulder) Westmere.

Monday Dec 2 – 7:30pm Teachings on the Mindfulness of Breathing.

Tuesday Dec 3 – 7:30pm The Six Perfections, Teachings on the Paramitas These practices develop wholesome activity, growth and enlightenment.

Thursday Dec 5 – 7:30pm Vajrayana – Symbols and Meditation – why they work.

Cost: $15 (waged) or $10 (assisted) plus Dana (Koha) – donation to the Teachers.

Saturday Dec 7 – 10am-12noon Wongkur of Prajnaparamita (Orange Tara)

Saturday Dec 7 – 2pm-3.30pm Class on Prajnaparamita sadhana.

Sunday Dec 8 -10am-12noon Class on Prajnaparamita sadhana.

Cost for Wongkur: $25, plus gift for the Teachers. Cost for classes: $15 (waged) or $10 (assisted). Plus Dana (Koha) – donation to the Teachers.

About Doug Duncan Sensei and Catherine Pawasarat: Doug Duncan Sensei is a Canadian-born dharma teacher and counselor who has travelled, studied and meditated for most of his life. He has taught and founded centers for awakening in Japan and Canada as well as being a visiting teacher in many other countries. Known for his direct and compassionate engagement with students, Doug embraces the full spectrum of the various traditions he employs in order to mentor beings to a more awakened state. Doug’s non-sectarian approach features a strong foundation in contemporary psychology, philosophy and science.

With Doug Sensei and other students, Catherine helped found Dharma Japan in Japan and the Clear Sky Retreat Centre in Canada. In particular Catherine focuses on dharma training and helping to implement sustainability, and how sustainability figures in the practices of awakening. Traveling widely, reading eclectically, Catherine’s teaching style is embracive and inclusive, focusing on practical application to the personal and spiritual as well as social, environmental and economic concerns. Her great sense of humour makes sometimes difficult conditions enriching.

Contact Mira for more information or to book for any class: info@aucklandsphere.org or phone/text: 021 548 781. For more about Doug Duncan Sensei please visit: www.clearskycenter.org.