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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 talk!

Dharma Talk and Meditation on the topic of perception, and finding happiness right here and now. Enjoy!

Dharma Talk and Meditation on the topic of the Five Precepts, and how they are meant to make life easier not more difficult! Enjoy!

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 enjoy this one.

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 they think of relationship advice, but it's surprisingly useful. I hope you enjoy this talk!

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 what the Buddha would have said about all of this and more. I hope you'll enjoy this episode and that it makes you pause and think, and then listen. We all struggle, and we all ignore good advice, let's learn to listen more!

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 Facebook Live/Rooms (which is why the audio is clippy, sorry!) and we spoke about the stories from the Buddha's mother's life. The stories are few, and varied, but I hope you'll enjoy them!

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 Living and makes for an excellent teaching on how to be together in community at a time when so many communities are struggling with this. I hope you will enjoy this one greatly.

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 humility, tenacity, and more. I enjoyed this dive into this somewhat unknown but crucial character in the history of the dharma. Enjoy!

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. This was a beautiful topic and I hope I gave a few places to start. Enjoy!