Dharma Dialogues with Catherine Ingram are an interactive meditation pointing to clear awareness through dialogue. These are conducted internationally through publicly scheduled events and retreats.
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Desire Rules
We are hungry animals. Hungry for food, drink, emotional and physical stimulation, things, experiences, sex, lovers, kids, money, power–there is literally no end to our collective longings. We come from a long ancestral heritage of hungry creatures who were pretty damn good at beating out the competition, be it humans or other animals. Lusty and … Read More about Desire Rules
Getting Through the Night at the End of Days
It is a sad awareness that is becoming the zeitgeist of our time. It is being spoken in scientific, environmental, spiritual, academic, and even governmental circles. We humans may not make it much longer. The possibility of our species’ demise (along with the demise of many of the higher life forms) now permeates the thinking … Read More about Getting Through the Night at the End of Days
Winter 2009
Dear Catherine, In the recent economic crash, my family lost a great deal of their wealth. It was not just on paper (or, more accurately, the computer screen) since we sold at great losses to prevent a total wipe-out because my parents are old and we couldn’t wait for the market to turn around in … Read More about Winter 2009
Summer 2009
Dear Catherine, How important is it to process negative feelings in a relationship or friendship? One of my friends feels the need to almost constantly be delving into issues between the two of us or else issues that she is dealing with in her other relationships. I have grown tired of all this processing but … Read More about Summer 2009