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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
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Facing The Unknown
"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…
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The Sound of Compassion
"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…
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The Weight of Certainty
"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…
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If The Answer Is No, Let It Go
"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…
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The Kusalakamma Loop
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…
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Cultivating Courage
"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…
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Fear Not
"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…
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On Death And Dying
"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…
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Oh, What A Relief It Is!
"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…
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Serve The Truth
"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…
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Tea Time and Tool Time
"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…
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The Noble Search
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…
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Growth Can Be Expected, Not Decline
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…
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Bear It, Brahmin
Dharma talk and meditation on how current challenges often stem from past neglect, avoidance, or inaction, and emphasizes the importance of taking…
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Relaxing Your Thoughts
Dharma talk and meditation on MN20, the Vitakkasanthana Sutta, where we talk about five ways the Buddha recommended to work with unwholesome thoughts during…
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We, The Practitioners
The title suggests this talk was political, but really it isn't, I promise. It is however about the Gopaka Moggallana Sutta (MN 108) and urges us to practice…
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Beyond Your Command
When the times are a'changin, we have to be able to practice letting go. It happens all day in a thousand ways, but some things are bigger and more…
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The Burden of Blame
Dharma talk and meditation on the topic of blame and what a burden it is in our hearts and minds, and how we can work to let go of it. I hope this talk is…
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AGE-ing our Karma
This Two Hands Sangha Dharma talk on Allowing, Gratitude, and Equanimity - all of which are wholesome actions, or Karma - is about remembering to lean our…
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Cutting Through The Noise
Dharma Talk and Meditation on cultivating Wise View, Discernment particularly in the Information Age to help us cut through the noise of all the information…
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A Bad Case Of Loving You
Dharma talk and meditation on The Buddha as a doctor prescribing the cure for our suffering. This talk drew upon the book by Bhikkhu Bodhi "Heartwood of the…
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Don't Get It Twisted
Dharma Talk from Two Hands Sangha on July 28th, 2024 about the root teaching of the Dhamma, Dukkha and the cessation of Dukkha. Working from the Simsapa Sutta…
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Apples and Oranges
Dharma talk and meditation on frustration and how we work with that from a dharma perspective. Expectations, clinging to expectations, karma, letting go, and…
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I'll Be What I Am
Dharma Talk and Meditation on taking the time for retreat whether with community or even on our own, and how it can be useful to our practice and our lives in…
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Simply Relax
Seems like everywhere you turn, things are stressful. This week in Two Hands Sangha we talked about using the teachings of the Dhamma to just simply get a…
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ALL Beings
A very short talk on wise speech, specifically in relation to politics. No Dharma Talk tonight, just this introduction to a period of community sharing and…
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Always Room For Improvement.
Dharma talk and meditation on working with the shadow side of ourselves and some practices that can help you get through difficult aspects of your own…
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Welcome Back!
Two Hands Sangha Dharma talk, after a month hiatus, the sangha came together tonight, and what better way to do so than with a reminder of why Sangha is so…
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Watch Out For Those Pitfalls, Harry!
Pitfall Harry, from the 1982 Atari 2600 video game classic "Pitfall" shares his wisdom in this Dharma talk and guided meditation on how to deal with some of…
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You're Killing Me
Dharma Talk and Meditation on the topic of Rumination complimenting, or extending, what I wrote about in the recent TRIPP Blog Post on rumination. That was a…
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The Incontrovertible Teaching
Short Dharma talk with no meditation on MN 60 The Incontrovertible Teaching, on of my favorites. Sadly, the full talk and meditation was not recorded last…
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Just Don't Drink The Water
Dharma Talk and Meditation on the topic of ill-will. Today was a hard day. I almost didn't offer this talk, but in the end it was just what I needed and I hope…
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You Really Must Try This
Dharma Talk and Meditation on the topic of sensual desire, and how we can learn to understand the mind and work with it to overcome cravings of the senses. A…
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Ritual De Lo Habitual
Dharma Talk and brief meditation on the topic of clinging to rites and rituals, or "mere rules" and rituals. When do our little rituals and habits lead toward…
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F^@k Around And Find Doubt
Dharma Talk and Meditation on the topic of Doubt. We learn what it is and why it's so critical to be familiar with how to handle it when it arises in our…
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For One's Self
Dharma Talk and Meditation on the topic of Sakkaya Ditthi, and some ways that we can understand and work with it. The guided meditation is based on a method of…
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Three Kinds of Craving
In this episode, inspired by the story of "The Quail and The Falcon" in chapter 70 of Old Path White Clouds, we explore The Buddha's teachings on the three…
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Trust, But Verify
Inspired by a conversation on the Together with TRIPP community Discord server about Artificial Intelligence, this talk is actually a conversation between me…
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I Just Need This Ashtray...
What do the classic movie "The Jerk", a Zippo Lighter, and a backpack have to do with renunciation? That may sound like the back of a Tom Robbins book, but…
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Dr. Healgood
The Buddha was sometimes referred to as the Greatest Physician. This dharma talk and meditation are about how and why he had the cure for what ails you. I hope…
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But If You Did...
I unexpectedly realized I had one more talk related to the last two that was itching to be heard. So this final talk in the series of 3 is about forgiveness…
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...Doesn't Mean You Should
Picking up where the last talk left off, this Two Hands Sangha Dharma Talk is about karma and its role in our choices regarding our speech and action. I hope…
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Just Because You Can...
Dharma Talk and Meditation from the Together with TRIPP Community on several aspects of the Eightfold Path and how they can help us with doing out best in…
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Big Bada Boom
Dharma Talk and Meditation on the MahāRāhulavāda Sutta with a focus on the five elements and the role of this meditation practice in the whole of the sutta. I…
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Do Better.
Two Hands Sangha Dharma Talk on changing the world by practicing with diligence on inclining the heart and mind toward wholesome action. I hope you enjoy this…
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Happiness Here And Now
Dharma Talk and Meditation on the topic of perception, and finding happiness right here and now. Enjoy!
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Whatcha Gonna Do?
Dharma Talk and Meditation on the topic of the Five Precepts, and how they are meant to make life easier not more difficult! Enjoy!
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Emotional Intelligence and Resilience
A dharma talk on the topic of emotional intelligence and emotional resilience, and how the dharma can help us cultivate both of these things. I hope you'll…
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It's Just A Flesh Wound!
A Dharma Talk and Meditation addressing - from a Buddhist Perspective - the question "Can people change?" People don't always think of the Dharma first when…
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How Do You Know What MY Best Interest Is?!
Inspired by several situations I've encountered recently that got me thinking about the importance of listening to one another, of who we should listen to, of…
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Throwback Episode: Happy MahaMaya's Day 2022!
Two Hands Sangha took the day off for Mother's Day, so I'm posting the talk from Mother's Day 2022. the height of the Covid Era, when we were meeting via…
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Follow The Dharma
Sharing the story of a division in the community and how the Buddha dealt with it, from Old Path White Clouds, which led to the 6 principles of Harmonious…
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Shave And A Haircut, Two Baubles
Dharma Talk and Meditation from Mindfulness Monday. This week we talked about The Buddha's Barber, Upali and the lessons we can learn from his story about…
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None But Ourselves Can Free Our Mind
Two Hands Sangha Dharma Talk inspired by a beloved community member question on how to deal with various kinds of transition in life with grace and courage…
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Throwback Episode: Star Wars Day 2023!
Since I didn't have a dharma talk scheduled for Star Wars Day this year, I dug up the one from 2023 to offer as a replay, since the Podcast wasn't going then…
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I Can See Clearly Now...
A Community requested Dhamma Talk and meditation on the difference between discernment and judgment, and how to move from judgment toward discernment in our…
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There's No Place Like Home...
Dharma Talk and Meditation (heavily influenced by The Wizard of Oz) on understanding that what we seek out there is already within us, and the practices to…
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I'll Just Have The Salad...
Two Hands Sangha Dharma Talk on the Four Nutriments and the Puttamansa Sutta (SN 12.63), which is a wonderful, but seemingly dark sutta that is kind of graphic…
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What's cookin. Good lookin!
What is cooking in the kitchen of your mind? Who's the chef? Is anyone watching the stove? If you are, then good looking out! This episode is about the sutta…
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Underneath The Rose-Apple Tree
It's Mindfulness Monday AND Earth Day. Of course we talk about the ways The Buddha incorporated nature into the practice! This was a lovely fun take on a…