“Happiness can’t arise for me if it doesn’t arise for you.”

—Qapel and Sensei, co-founding Teachers of Clear Sky

Hello, friends! Join us to celebrate the 20th anniversary of our beloved Clear Sky Meditation Center.

We’d love to have you for quality time with the Teachers and community.

We’ll get merry together, learn about the past, present, and future of Clear Sky—and we’ll also be very lucky to receive the Chenrezi empowerment followed by a blessing of the future temple site! 

September 21-22nd, 2024

Online Registration

NOTE: If you’d like to come celebrate in person, contact Ava MacLean at ava@clearskycenter.org

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Weekend Celebration Schedule

Party with us online via Zoom or here at Clear Sky!

If you’d like to come celebrate in person, contact Ava MacLean at ava@clearskycenter.org. 

Saturday, September 21 

  • 9:30am: The History of Clear Sky with Catherine Sensei 
  • 12:30pm: Lunch
  • 3pm: The Future of Clear Sky (and the Temple!) with Qapel
Sunday, September 22
  •  9:30am: Chenrezig wongkur (in-person only)
  • 10:30: Blessing at the future Temple site (in-person only)
*Daily schedule is subject to minor changes closer to the date. 
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Celebrating The Teachers

Sweet Sixteen: Anniversary Celebration

Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat are the Dharma and meditation teachers who founded Clear Sky Meditation Center, BC, Canada.

Achariya Doug Duncan received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 1978, and is a lineage holder in that teaching. Known for his direct, humorous and compassionate engagement with students, Doug embraces various traditions, contemporary psychology, and science, to mentor all beings to a more awakened state.

Catherine Pawasarat has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life, Catherine also draws on generative living and the arts. With Doug she is co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center in the BC Rockies.

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Online Registration

Note: If you’d like to come celebrate in person, contact Ava MacLean at ava@clearskycenter.org

Cherishing Clear Sky

Located in the B.C. Rocky Mountains, we offer over 300-acres to deepen your practice and reconnect with nature. 

Founded by Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat Sensei, we are home to students from around the globe who are dedicated to co-creating a supportive and innovative space for awakening in our modern world.

In adherence with our quadruple bottom line, we source our food as local and organic as possible.

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Meditation Retreat
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FAQs

Dana:

This celebration and the wongkur are offered on the basis of dāna (generosity).

Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity”, and is the traditional way in which Buddhist teachings are offered.  With dāna, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. You may have come across this in the form of “pay from the heart”. It’s our joy to offer this course, and we trust you’ll match our time, energy, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us.

You will be sent a link to offer “dana” to the teachers after registration. 

For more information on dāna click here.

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If you’d like to come celebrate in person, contact Ava MacLean at ava@clearskycenter.org

Online Registration
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