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Tea with Mara
Audio recordings of live Dharma Talks and Meditations offered in Virtual Reality for the Together with TRIPP community, and the Two Hands Sangha by Rev. George Beecher.
Episodes
- Tea with Mara
The Emancipation of The Boundless Heart
"The Emancipation of The Boundless Heart" is a Dharma talk offered at Two Hands Sangha about what it would be like to cultivate a heart without limits. Not…
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Getting To Know You
"Getting To Know You" is a Dharma talk and brief guided meditation on how you can really know someone. We ask how well do we really know the people around us?…
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Let Go And Don't Know
"Let Go And Don't Know" is a Dharma talk offered at Two Hands Sangha on what the Buddha taught about uncertainty, wise attention, and knowing which questions…
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Are You Dying To Know About Rebirth
"Are You Dying To Know About Rebirth" is a Dharma talk and brief guided meditation in which I share all that I don't know about rebirth, reincarnation, and…
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Tilting Toward Happiness
"Tilting Toward Happiness" is a Dharma talk offered at Two Hands Sangha on a concept in gaming called being “tilted.” Something goes wrong, frustration takes…
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Do You Even Train, Bro?
"Do You Even Train, Bro?" is a Dharma Talk and brief guided meditation on spiritual bypassing and the ways we can sometimes use Buddhist teachings to avoid the…
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True Story
"True Story" is a Dharma talk and brief guided meditation about learning to separate what actually happened from what the mind adds to it, how papañca (mental…
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Who Do You Think You Are?
"Who Do You Think You Are?" is a Dharma talk and brief guided meditation on Imposter Syndrome and something the Buddha called Māna. I saw Flea from the Red Hot…
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Never Be Lonely Again
“Never Be Lonely Again” is a Dharma talk offered at Two Hands Sangha exploring the difference between loneliness and being alone.You can be physically alone…
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Welcome Back, Stay Awhile
"Welcome Back, Stay Awhile" is a Dharma talk and brief guided meditation offered in the MindfulnessVR community on the Four Right Efforts. The Buddha taught…
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Only A Step Away
"Only A Step Away" is a Dharma talk and very brief meditation suggested in the 11th hour in MindfulnessVR by one of our community members. I walked into our…
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Pillars of Thought
"Pillars of Thought" is a Dharma talk offered at Two Hands Sangha on the topic of Intentions, and of moving from stagnant thoughts (Pillars of thought) to…
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The BuJo Buddha
"The BuJu Buddha" is a Dharma talk offered at Two Hands Sangha on the oddly aligned topics of Bullet Journaling and the teachings of the Buddha, and Mahasi…
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No, I Am My Father
"No, I Am My Father" is a Dharma talk and brief meditation offered in MindfulnessVR on why Disney holds such a powerful allure for adults? Most assume it's…
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The Delicious Itch
"The Delicious Itch" is a Dharma talk and brief meditation inspired by the Sirens in The Odyssey and a lovely Instagram post I saw by a young man named…
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Intention Is Everything
"Intention Is Everything" is a Dharma talk offered at Two Hands Sangha inspired by Christopher Nolan's recent movie The Odyssey. We had VR friends visiting…
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It's That Time Again
"It's That Time Again" is a Dharma Talk offered in MindfulnessVR about birthdays and how they can sometimes get you down. A beloved community member…
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Jimothy Didn't Choose
"Jimothy Didn't Choose" is a Dharma Talk about free will, and whether or not we have it. I hope you'll find it helpful…
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Loving Without Losing Yourself
"Loving Without Losing Yourself" is a Dharma talk and very brief guided meditation on the topic suggested by a community member of how to deal with a parent…
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An Unfinished Life
"An Unfinished Life" is a Dharma talk inspired by a friend of mine who had a few questions. The common thread across them all, that I saw, was about growth…
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Stretch Toward Giving Heed
"Stretch Toward Giving Heed" is a Dharma talk offered at Two Hands Sangha inspired by the movie Disclosure Day. While I tried hard not to spoil any of it, the…
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Freedom Fighters
"Freedom Fighters" is a Dharma talk and super brief meditation on the five hindrances ("freedom fighters" because they fight our efforts to free ourselves!)…
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Use Your Time Wisely
"Use Your Time Wisely" is a Dharma talk offered at Two Hands Sangha on the topic of doing non-doing. We talk about boredom and the benefits of sitting and…
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The Agitation of Joy
"The Agitation of Joy" is a Dharma talk and brief guided meditation on the topic of how even joy can sometimes feel painful, and an exploration of how that…
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The Greatest Gift
"The Greatest Gift" is a Dharma talk offered at Two Hands Sangha inspired by Father's Day and the many different ways the day can be held and felt for people…
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Guarding The Garden
"Guarding The Garden" is a Dharma talk and brief guided meditation based on the wisdom imparted by author Z.S. Diamanti in his wonderful cozy fantasy book…
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Freedom Without, Freedom Within
"Freedom Without, Freedom Within" is a Dharma talk offered at Two Hands Sangha reflecting on the celebration of Independence Day by exploring a different kind…
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The Stories We Live Inside
"The Stories We Live Inside" is a Dharma talk exploring the stories we tell ourselves, the identities we cling to, and how we can begin to see that our stories…
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I Thought I Was Right, But I Was Certain
"I Thought I Was Right, But I Was Certain" is a Dharma talk offered at Two Hands Sangha about how, when we're young, we often feel remarkably certain about…
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Buddhism Still Ruins Everything
"Buddhism Still Ruins Everything" is a Dharma talk about misconceptions, curiosity, and personal responsibility. A starting place perhaps for someone…
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Within You, Without You
"Within You, Without You" is a great Beatles song...and also the name of the Dharma talk offered at Two Hands Sangha tonight on the topic of the differences…
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Not Picking Up What I'm Putting Down
"Not Picking Up What I'm Putting Down" Is a Dharma Talk and brief guided meditation on the difference between carrying something and controlling it, why the…
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Radar Rider
“Radar Rider” was a short Dharma talk offered for Heavy Metta Chicago on the topic of escapism, entertainment, mindfulness, and the stories we disappear into…
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The Living's Easy
"The Living's Easy" is a Dharma talk offered at Two Hands Sangha on the topic of nourishment, presence, and making the most of the fleeting moments of our…
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Jealous Again
“Jealous Again” is a Dharma talk offered at Mindfulness VR on the topics of jealousy, envy, comparison, chronic illness, and the tenderness that often lives…
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When We Stand On Unsteady Ground
“When We Stand On Unsteady Ground” is a Dharma talk offered at Two Hands Sangha on how we can actually practice when things feel heavy, uncertain, painful, or…
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Something Has Changed
"Something Has Changed" is a Dharma Talk and brief guided meditation offered at MindfulnessVR on the subtle and often surprising nature of genuine happiness…
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Mother Matters
“Mother Matters” is a Dharma talk offered at Two Hands Sangha exploring the many dimensions of motherhood, care, grief, gratitude, and the maternal heart…
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Another Chapter
"Another Chapter" is a Dharma Talk and brief guided meditation on the topics of change, impermanence, and letting go. This talk was inspired by my favorite…
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Mid-Life Crisis or Spiritual Awakening?
"Mid-Life Crisis or Spiritual Awakening?" is a Dharma talk offered at Two Hands Sangha on the topic of saṁvega ...the spiritual urgency that arises when we…
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The Four Kinds of Friends
"The Four Kinds of Friends" is a Dharma talk and brief guided meditation on a topic inspired by another recent talk, after which the discussion arose about how…
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The Most Sublime Bookshelf
"The Most Sublime Bookshelf" is a Dharma talk offered at Two Hands Sangha on the topic of the Four Brahma Viharas. In this talk, we explore loving-kindness…
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The Suffering of Expectation
"The Suffering of Expectation" is a Dharma talk offered at the Two Hands Sangha about how we suffer because of the expectations we place on things…
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The Direction of Perfection
"The Direction of Perfection" is a Dharma talk offered at Two Hands Sangha on the topic of doing the best we can with what we have where we are. It's about the…
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Questions about Anxiety and Anger
"Questions about Anxiety and Anger" is a mix between a Dharma talk and a guided meditation. I showed up without a talk prepared, or even a topic in mind, and…
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Reduce and Renew
"Reduce and Renew" is a Dharma talk offered at Two Hands Sangha exploring the idea that transformation doesn’t necessarily come from adding something new, but…
- Tea with Mara
The Direction of Support
"The Direction of Support" is a talk offered for the Virtual Reality community MindfulnessVR about how sometimes in life the direction of support gets a little…
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W.A.R.
"W.A.R." is a Dharma talk offered at Two Hands Sangha on the topic of the walls we build, the ways we see the world, and the responsibility we carry for what…
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The 4H Club
"The 4H Club" is a Dharma talk and brief guided meditation about how probably all of us have or will experience harmlessness, harm, harmfulness, and if we are…
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Just This
“Just This” is a Dharma talk that builds on the two most recent talks about identity and the unreliable narrator of the mind. If we’re not the stories we tell…
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The Unreliable Narrator
"The Unreliable Narrator" is a Dharma talk and brief guided meditation that follows up on the last talk I offered. That other one (Between Being and Having)…
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Between Having and Being
"Between Having and Being" is a Dharma talk offered at Two Hands Sangha about the difference between having an experience and making the experience our…
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A Stable Table
"A Stable Table" is a Dharma talk offered at Two Hands Sangha on the topic of the three pillars of our practice: Panna, Sila, and Samadhi. This seemed like a…
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A Place of Peace
"A Place of Peace" is a Dharma talk and brief guided meditation on the topic of how to be at peace in a world at war. Nobody really wants to dwell on these…
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February Meditation Challenge - Wrap Up!
"February Meditation Challenge - Wrap Up!" is the finale' of our month of establishing or strengthening a practice. We reflect on the last week of practice in…
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February Meditation Challenge - Week 4
"February Meditation Challenge - Week 4" is a review of week 3 and a look ahead to week 4, as we wind down our month long effort to establish or strengthen a…
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It's The Little Things
“It’s The Little Things” is a Dharma talk and brief guided meditation on the topic of noticing and choosing small acts of kindness in dark or uncertain times…
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February Meditation Challenge - Week 3
"February Meditation Challenge - Week 3" is the third week of discussing the wonderful book by Sharon Salzberg "Real Happiness" and working together as a…
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February Meditation Challenge - Week 2
"February Meditation Challenge - Week 2" is a Dharma sharing based on the book by Sharon Salzberg "Real Happiness" and starts with a review of Week 1 and then…
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February Meditation Challenge - Week 1
"February Meditation Challenge - Week 1" is a discussion about the introduction and first two chapters of Sharon Salzberg's wonderful book Real Happiness. This…