Tea with Mara

Dharma Talk and Meditation on Energy and Concentration, with a random bit of wisdom from Run DMC. Hope you enjoy!

Dharma Talk and Meditation from Mindfulness Monday with the Together with TRIPP Community on the topic of Faith and Wisdom, two balancing factors of the Five Spiritual Faculties. I hope you will enjoy them!

Two Hands Sangha dharma talk on inspired by two pieces of lumber. Yep. Newer isn't always better, and this is true for homes as well as dharma practice and teachers as you'll hear in this talk. This talk covers a lot of ground but the main message is about discerning the best teachers and practices for you. I hope you find it helpful!

Amidst all the suffering of the moment...A dharma talk and short meditation on the three kinds of suffering! Had technical difficulties, life difficulties, and other fun at the beginning, but this talk picks up just after all that and - appropriately - discusses the different ways we suffer. Hope you find it beneficial!

New dharma talk and meditation, requested by the community, on the difference between Metta (Loving-Kindness) and Karuna (Compassion). This was a lovely night with community on a topic that's so important. I hope you enjoy!

Two Hands Sangha Dharma Talk on returning to practice, and remembering the purpose of practice. All The ways the Buddha encouraged us to stay the course. Pardon the audio, as the in-person session setup isn't as good as my VR setup, and I continue to work on that. Hope you enjoy!

Dharma Talk and Meditation from our "Right Now, It's Like This!" session on the topic of working with being mentally exhausted and working with that. Enjoy!

Mindfulness Monday's Dharma Talk and Meditation on the topic of problem solving and the dharma. This was inspired by several things going on for people in our Together with TRIPP community and is really about the importance of a routine practice, and how the dharma can solve any problem as long as we understand that sometimes that solution is not to solve the problem, but to be with it. Please enjoy!

Dharma Talk and Meditation from Thursday's 'Right Now, It's Like This!' on the topic of Teacher Student relationships and what the Buddha said about them. This is a continuation, of sorts, from Monday's session on friendships. I hope you'll enjoy!

A Dharma Talk and Meditation on the topic of friends, both spiritual and otherwise, and what the Buddha had to say about them all. I hope you'll enjoy this one as much as I did. Even my sniffly nose and stuffy head (which I apologize for) didn't prevent this important topic from having its time. Be sure to check out Kara Baldus (Mehrmann?) who was my inspiration for this talk.