Asked what makes his version of this ancient Buddhist tradition of special interest, he says, “Nothing.” When pressed to elaborate, he offers the following: “It is what this group does not offer that marks the difference". "Most of the spiritual teachings on the planet now are good and viable means to awakening if practiced and followed as they were intended. However, their message and methods were presented many years ago and the metaphors and examples and even the thinking are difficult for modern beings,” explains Sensei Doug. “Also, foreign teachings, like Buddhism, may come with social and cultural trappings that have little to do with the path of realization in the 21st Century. And so-called ‘New Age’ teachings adopt aspects of the older traditions, but often have no coherent path of practice.”