Tea with Mara

"What's The Difference" is a Dharma talk offered at Two Hands Sangha on the topic of "The Whole Mass of Suffering" sutta (MN13). We read the sutta and discuss it, with all it's gruesome sounding lang…

"Be A Lantern" is a Dharma Talk and guided meditation (30:46) on the topics of our personal practice and the community. It seems as though the world is experiencing a bit more struggle than even the …

"Managing Overwhelm" is a Dharma talk and guided meditation on how to relate to overwhelming stress and discomfort when life seems to be too much. We see this everywhere today, and hopefully this tal…

"Tying It All Together" is a Dharma Talk and Guided Meditation (GM starts at 33:48) on the Five Precepts and how a simple piece of rope can teach us the dharma. I hope that this talk will give you a …

"Reflecting On Room of Mirrors" is exactly that. A dharma talk and guided meditation (28:30) based on the lyrics of the Metallica song, from their 72 Seasons album, called "Room of Mirrors". It's all…

"Facing The Unknown" is a Dharma Talk and Guided Meditation (33:25) on the ways that we can meet fear and uncertainty with things like mindfulness, wisdom, and compassion to develop the only real con…

"The Sound of Compassion" is a Dharma talk and guided meditation (GM starts at 30:20) on the topic of how to listen compassionately and speak skillfully to help loosen fixed views. It's a practice th…

"The Weight of Certainty" is a dharma talk from Two Hands Sangha about strong fixed views, and how we can ease our grip on them to live a better life particularly as it relates to our present day pol…

"If The Answer Is No, Let It Go" is a dharma talk and guided meditation (meditation starts at 32:15) on the topic of misinformation and how the Buddha might have addressed this challenge we face so e…

This Dharma Talk called "The Kusalakamma Loop" is what I call it when you create a sort of sustaining feedback loop of wholesome actions. After the last few talks ranging from fear of death, to fear …

"Cultivating Courage" is a dharma talk offered at Two Hands Sangha drawing inspiration from Thich Nhat Hanh, as well as the Bhaya-bherava Sutta (MN4) about how we can cultivate courage in the face of…

"Fear Not" is a dharma talk and guided meditation (starts at 30:25) exploring how to face and transform fear with wisdom and compassion through mindfulness, equanimity, and community encouraging embr…

"On Death And Dying" is a Dharma talk and guided meditation about being mindful of death and dying (Maranasati). Much of our suffering around the topic of death and dying comes from not talking enoug…

"Oh, What A Relief It Is!" is a Dharma talk and meditation about relief. Whether from the minor little aches and pains of life, or the lasting relief of Nibbana, the Buddha was teaching us that relie…

"Serve The Truth" is a Dharma Talk and Meditation on the three marks of Existence. Drawing inspiration everywhere from Ruth King to Panic, an of course The Buddha this talk aims to make the use of th…

"Tea Time and Tool Time" is a dharma talk and guided meditation drawing from the post-canonical, modern, story of sitting down for Tea With Mara (where our name comes from) and from a set of ten prac…

In The Noble Search, a dhamma talk and meditation based on the Ariyapariyesana Sutta, we reflect on the Buddha's path from indulgence in worldly pleasures to discovering the path of true liberation. …

Continuing where Two Hands Sangha left off last Sunday, this dharma talk is about the seven conditions for a nation's welfare that the Buddha shared, and how we can embody these qualities and then re…

Dharma talk and meditation on how current challenges often stem from past neglect, avoidance, or inaction, and emphasizes the importance of taking responsibility for these consequences with courage a…

Dharma talk and meditation on MN20, the Vitakkasanthana Sutta, where we talk about five ways the Buddha recommended to work with unwholesome thoughts during meditation. I hope this is useful for your…