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“A Noble Mind” is a Dharma talk offered at Two Hands Sangha on Mudita. True joy doesn’t shrink when shared, it multiplies. This talk explores mudita  (Appreciative Joy), the practice of rejoicing in …

“Leaning Into Personality” is a Dharma talk and brief guided meditation on the “Buddhist Personality Types”. In the Visuddhimagga, six temperaments are described; ways our minds naturally lean. Some …

"Sukha Loops and Shoops" is a Dharma talk and brief guided meditation on Sukha, and how we can create beneficial feedback loops that lead to and perpetuate it, as well as how to make the shift (when …

“The Uplift Mofo Party Plan” is a plan based on a band, a band based on a plan. But...it's also a Dharma talk offered at Two Hands Sangha that explores what the Buddha had to say about inspiration. N…

“The Agony and The Irony” is a Dharma talk and brief guided meditation about boredom. We treat boredom like an enemy to avoid, filling every spare moment with noise, screens, and distraction. But the…

“Patience As A Strength” is a Dharma talk at Two Hands Sangha reflecting on how we think of patience, and often picture just waiting something out, gritting our teeth until it’s over. But in the Dham…

"33,600 Turbo Miles, Due Up!" is a Dharma talk that looks at what it means to stay on the path when nothing is going according to plan, and it isn't always a straight line. Inspired by the hardworkin…

“Confidently Traversing Uncertainty” is a Dharma talk at Two Hands Sangha on August 3rd, 2025 about what we do when we don’t know what to do? This talk explores how we navigate life’s forks in the ro…

“Personal Responsibility” is a Dharma talk and brief guided meditation about reclaiming your power, not through blame or perfectionism, but through wise, compassionate participation in your own life.…

"Four More Things" is the closing talk in our Dharma series that started with exploring our inherent worth, built refuge, and walked the Eightfold Path…Now we zoom out to the bigger picture…the Four …

"Onward And Upward" is the next installment in a series of Dharma talks exploring how this practice of the Dhamma can help us see our value and express it. This installment brings us to the Samādhi s…

“Shake It Up Baby!” is a Dharma talk and brief guided meditation that explores the Sīla section of the Eightfold Path (Wise Speech, Wise Action, and Wise Livelihood) and how ethical living becomes a …

"Achievement Unlocked!" is the first in a three-part Dharma talk series on the Noble Eightfold Path, focusing on the paññā section (Wise View and Wise Intention). We explore what it means to step ont…

"A Safe Place To Return To" is a Dharma talk and brief guided meditation on the topic of refuge. Not as a place we hide, but as a direction we choose again and again. It builds on last week’s talk, “…

“I’m So Glad You’re Here” is a Dharma talk offered at Two Hands Sangha on July 6, 2025. It’s a talk for anyone who has ever felt like they didn’t belong, or like they weren’t enough, or that the worl…

"Happy Interdependence Day!" is a dharma talk and brief guided meditation on the topic of true freedom. Not the freedom typically thought of on July 4th in America, but the kind of freedom for all pe…

"Early Morning Sunshine" is a Dharma talk inspired by Chapter 35 of Old Path White Clouds. It centers on a small but powerful moment where the Buddha speaks about prayer—not to dismiss it, but to rem…

"Racing Ahead To Meet Suffering" is a Dharma talk and guided meditation about the habit so many of us fall into of racing ahead to meet pain that hasn’t even happened yet. I was inspired by a TikTok …

"The Gift That Frees" is a Dharma talk offered at Two Hands Sangha on the topic of generosity. It might not seem like it at first but this is related to all the talks recently which have been about m…

"Unshaken, Sorrowless, Dustless" is a dharma talk and brief guided meditation on the topic of FEAR. The world can feel scary any time, but if the world today has you feeling fear more often or more i…