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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.

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00:36:21

What's The Difference?

Tea with Mara ·

2024/10/07

"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 language as a way of seeing that the direct experience of letting go of clinging is the way to be free from the whole mass of suffering. I hope you find value in this talk. Enjoy!

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00:45:59

Be A Lantern

Tea with Mara ·

2024/10/04

"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 norm of struggle lately, and also this seems like a fitting end to a long series of related talks I've offered for many weeks now. So I hope this topic lands for you, and that you find it useful in some way to your life. Enjoy!

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00:45:40

Managing Overwhelm

Tea with Mara ·

2024/10/01

"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 talk helps you find a way to relate to this kind of stress more skillfully. Enjoy!

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00:47:43

Tying It All Together

Tea with Mara ·

2024/09/27

"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 different way of viewing the ethical guidelines the Buddha offered us to moor our spiritual lives. Enjoy!

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00:46:30

Reflecting On Room Of Mirrors

Tea with Mara ·

2024/09/24

"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 about vulnerability and overcoming fear and judgment within ourselves, in order to do so for others. I love this song, and hope you'll find some dharma in its lyrics as I did. Enjoy!

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00:50:30

Facing The Unknown

Tea with Mara ·

2024/09/20

"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 control we have which is how we relate to the unknown. I hope you find any of this useful. Enjoy!

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00:49:06

The Sound of Compassion

Tea with Mara ·

2024/09/17

"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 that can be very helpful in our current climate and might just save the world. Let's find out! Enjoy!

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00:42:28

The Weight of Certainty

Tea with Mara ·

2024/09/16

"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 political climate. We don't get into politics in this, but focus instead on how to hold differing views with equanimity and allow for the possibility that we might not always be right. I hope this talk will help those who find themselves dealing with strong fixed views, whether from their

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00:50:27

If The Answer Is No, Let It Go

Tea with Mara ·

2024/09/13

"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 exhaustingly in our world today. I hope it is helpful and that you enjoy it!

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00:44:27

The Kusalakamma Loop

Tea with Mara ·

2024/09/10

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 in general, and - last night - Cultivating Courage...the next step is what to do with that courage. Apply it to wholesome actions. And this talk is about how to do so. The guided meditation begins around 28:00. Enjoy!

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00:40:16

Cultivating Courage

Tea with Mara ·

2024/09/09

"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. I hope you find this helpful, at a time when the world seems especially fearful. Enjoy!

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00:48:49

Fear Not

Tea with Mara ·

2024/09/06

"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 embracing fear without being consumed by it, using Buddhist teachings to cultivate resilience and peace. Enjoy!

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00:48:26

On Death And Dying

Tea with Mara ·

2024/09/03

"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 enough about it, let alone practicing around it. My hope is that this talk helps you find a loving, joyful way of holding this often heavy topic, which need not be so heavy.

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00:48:14

Oh, What A Relief It Is!

Tea with Mara ·

2024/08/30

"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 relief is possible, and how to find it within our experience. I hope this talk is helpful to you. Enjoy!

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00:45:04

Serve The Truth

Tea with Mara ·

2024/08/27

"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 these marks more useful and relatable in your life. Enjoy!

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00:46:05

Tea Time and Tool Time

Tea with Mara ·

2024/08/24

"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 practices that can be used with recognition, allowing, exploring, and engagement to know what is happening, when it happens, and have the skills to help move us forward in life and quite literally change the world for the better! Guided Meditation starts at the 31:00 minute mark. I hope you'll

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00:46:07

The Noble Search

Tea with Mara ·

2024/08/20

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. In a world that often measures success by wealth, status, and appearance, the Buddha's teachings remind us that these pursuits are ultimately fleeting and unsatisfying. Let's support each other on this path and remember: The gates to the deathless are open.

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00:40:46

Growth Can Be Expected, Not Decline

Tea with Mara ·

2024/08/19

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 recognize them in our leaders to help cultivate a fair and just society without the divisive blaming and shaming of identity politics and party lines. I hope this is timely for you as you seek to find leaders who embody the things we need in our world today.

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00:40:38

Bear It, Brahmin

Tea with Mara ·

2024/08/16

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 and mindfulness, with a little help from our old friend Anugulimala. I hope you find this helpful!

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00:46:11

Relaxing Your Thoughts

Tea with Mara ·

2024/08/14

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 practice in some way!

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