Tea with Mara

This dharma talk on the fourth hindrance of restlessness and worry is beneficial by itself, but is actually the third in a series of talks about equanimity and letting go of preferences, and how to d…

Answering a question from the community at Monday's Equanimity talk on how to let go of preferences, this dharma talk discusses the topic further and is followed by a short meditation. Enjoy!

Dharma Talk from Mindfulness Monday in the TwT Community, speaking on the topic of equanimity, followed by a meditation. Hope you enjoy!

A short Dharmette on facing our fears from Two Hands Sangha. A sangha member shared that their child was afraid of the dark, and fear is something we all can learn to handle better, so I share about …

An off the cuff, lighthearted evening about starting the new year with a routine practice or bolstering an existing one. We also cover the basics of buddhism as a system, with a highly paraphrased sh…

A brief New Year's Day talk about Intentions, a meditation contemplating the year ahead, sharing of community Intentions, an offering (to those present and interested) of the Three Refuge's and the F…

Dharma Talk/Meditation reflecting on our past year of practice, and preparing us for the New Years Day Intention Setting Ceremony. Pondering questions in the form of a meditation reflecting on the pa…

This very brief "Dharmette" was offered on Christmas Day 2023 for an intimate group in VRChat. The short talk was focused on how to deal with changing plans at the holidays and how I navigated that m…

It's Christmas Eve, so no Sangha tonight. I've been looking for an excuse to share this one again from April 13th 2023, so I really hope you'll listen to this one. It's very special to me on so many …

A Dharma Talk and Meditation addressing the question from a community member about "How do I find happiness, when I'm aware of so much misery in the world? And, Am I selfish to seek out my own person…

This short Dharma Talk starts with a question I saw on Kusala Bhikshu's facebook page "Does wisdom lead to compassion faster than compassion leads to wisdom?" and discusses it followed by a meditatio…

Two Hands Sangha Dharma Talk about how to stay centered and sane in a chaotic world. Recorded live on December 17th, 2023.

I'm away tonight helping with my daughter's ballet performance, so we'll enjoy this replay of a Dharma talk and brief meditation from October 27th, 2022. This talk is about my thoughts on being a goo…

A Dharma talk on compassion and how neuroscience is proving the assertions made by the Buddha over 2500 years ago, followed by a compassion mediation.

Dharma Talk from Two Hands Sangha on Generosity, the science that backs up the Buddhist perspective, and how to work with it around the holidays. Recorded live at Two Hands Sangha, converted from vid…

Dharma Talk poking a little light-hearted fun at the dharma based on a saying I use a lot as a joke - "Buddhism ruins everything!" referring to how the dharma dismantles unwholesome habits and perspe…