4 Ways to Transform Your Life

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An Introduction to Spiritual Awakening

Created byPlanet Dharma

Last updated 7/2025

English

What you'll learn

Understand what is meant by ‘spiritual awakening’
Learn about 4 proven approaches (or paths) that work and which one(s) might be a fit for you
Have a chance to try various exercises to experience a taste of the different paths discussed
Learn various ways to extend the material that resonates with you

Course content

6 sections • 20 lectures • 56m total length

What is Spiritual Awakening?5:50
Catherine and Doug describe what Spiritual Awakening means and its benefits. Spiritual awakening entails no longer being subject to suffering. The benefits are greater freedom, greater spaciousness, greater flexibility of mind, a greater sense of potential, and in a more compassionate way.
Getting Started1:15
A description of what we mean by Body, Speech, and Mind.

Awakening Through Action5:21
An overview that explains that awakening in action helps us bring mindfulness, attention and intention to activities in our daily lives.
Awakening while doing dishes!1:14
In this video, Maureen tells her experience of applying mindfulness to washing the dishes. It takes time to achieve presence of mind, but with practice, it brings joy and ease to this and any other task!
Awakening bodily awareness1:02
In this video Dan tells us how he cultivated awareness of his body while working in the food forest at Clear Sky.
Follow Up Exercise: Body
Follow Up Exercise: Feelings
Follow Up Exercise: Mind

Introduction to Awakening through Meditation6:19
In this video Qapel explains why it is important to meditate. Taking time out from the day to sit quietly allows us to study the patterns of thought and behavior that drive us.
Exploring Compassion1:50
In this video, Ries talks about how applying the practice to his daily life, he became more compassionate toward himself and others.
Exploring a Sense of Spaciousness2:27
In this video, Bat talks about his experience in learning to observe his thoughts in meditation.
Quick overview to 3 meditation practices0:23
The following 3 follow-up exercises involve audio files describing 3 different practices that you can try, one focusing on Body: The Senses, another on Speech: Feelings and Emotions, and the final one on Mind: Cognition.
Follow-up Exercise: Body
Follow-up Exercise: Speech
Follow-up Exercise: Mind

Introduction to Awakening through Study5:18
Catherine Pawasarat Sensei speaks about the importance of study, how it grows and expands our mind, and increases our views and perspectives.
How I Practice: Learning by Example1:31
A student, Kia, tells how she studies by watching others who are more experienced than her in her field.
How I Practice: Clear Actions1:52
A student, Michelle, tells about her experience exploring her habitual patterns.
How I Practice: Languages of Love1:47
In this video, Ries explains how reading about languages of love allowed him to understand better how he and others show love and support in different ways.
Follow Up Exercise: Body
Follow-Up Exercise: Feelings
Follow Up Exercise: Mind

An Introduction to Integrating the Shadow6:09
Qapel explains what the shadow is, how it was created in us, and why it is useful to integrate it.
How I Practice: Limiting Behaviors1:53
Michelle gives an example of how she met one aspect of her shadow and integrated it.
How I Practice: Clear Communication1:20
Dan gives an example of one aspect of his shadow and when he became aware of it, and it changed his style of communication.
Follow Up Exercise: Body
Follow Up Exercise: Body 2
Follow Up Exercise: Feelings
Follow Up Exercise: Mind

An Introduction to Awakening Through AstroDharma3:56
The Path of AstroDharmaMeditation is about exploring patterns in our natal astrological chart with a transformational lens. If you like this section on AstroDharma, feel free to explore our free AstroDharma resources, and our AstroDharma course on PlanetDharma.com/astrodharma.
In our full course, students will learn to:
Read the fundamentals of your own astrological birth chart.
Identify the 12 zodiacal signs and their most important characteristics.
Identify the planets and other celestial bodies, and their major qualities.PlanetDharma.com/astrodharma.
How I Practice - Insightful Patterns2:42
Cara tells us her doubts about Astrology ten years ago, and how she sees Astro-Dharma, as a useful tool, now.
How I Practice - Understanding Archetypes3:12
Follow Up Exercise: Body
Follow Up Exercise: Speech
Follow-up Exercise: Mind
Bonus1:13
These last steps offer you ways you may go deeper into the practice of greater awareness in your life. We offer links to our social media and webpages, and more.

Requirements

No prior experience is necessary. You will learn what you need to know.

Description

Planet Dharma’s Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat distill a life-changing practice into four core paths for spiritual awakening in this lifetime. Through Action, Meditation, Study, and Integrating the Shadow, each unit explores one of our core pillars and provides exercises that participants can apply at home, work and in relationships. These exercises help us to develop greater awareness of our habitual patterns in body, speech, and mind. Where does our mind go when we do a simple task like wash the dishes? What comes first, a feeling, or a thought about a situation? Can we see an image in two, very different ways? How does our body posture affect our mental patterns? There will also be some short, guided meditations. Participants are invited to answer short questions after each exercise based on their perceptions and experiences. No answers are wrong. This is an invitation to step out of your comfort zone, and explore a little deeper into some of life’s routine patterns that we normally don’t take the time to investigate. We may find that small changes in our routines can lead to improvements in our own well-being, and in those around us. And that, indeed, is what Spiritual Awakening is about. As in everything we offer, Wake Up is founded on our mission of benefitting all beings.

Who this course is for:

This is a course for those searching for deeper insights and meaning in our world, and through the learnings and practices is alleviate suffering for the benefit of all beings, including ourselves.

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Introduction2 lectures • 7min

Awakening Through Action3 lectures • 8min

Awaken Through Meditation4 lectures • 11min

Awakening through Study4 lectures • 10min

Integrating the Shadow3 lectures • 9min

Extra Material4 lectures • 11min

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