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Ocean Mind Sangha
by Vanessa Zuisei Goddard
A collection of dharma talks by Vanessa Zuisei Goddard, Guiding Teacher at Ocean Mind Sangha.
Episodes
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Gratitude as Resistance
Gratitude as a radical tool for training the mind in connection, clarity, and compassion—the foundation for wholesome action.
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(II) Revolutionary Dharma: The Teachings of the Lotus Sutra 2
An excerpt of the OMS course led by Zuisei Goddard on the foundational Mahayana text, the Lotus Sutra. The Lotus Sutra uses the language and imagery of poetry and myth to set forth radical teachings that turned the traditional understanding of the Buddha’s dharma on its head.
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SWITCH (Talk 5): Working with Difficult Thoughts | Chop the Thought
How to work with persistent, troublesome thoughts by tracing them back to their roots, seeing that no matter how convincing, thoughts are inherently empty.
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SWITCH (Talk 4): Working with Difficult Thoughts | Tracing the Thought
How to work with persistent, troublesome thoughts by tracing them back to their roots, seeing that no matter how convincing, thoughts are inherently empty.
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SWITCH (Talk 3): Working with Difficult Thoughts | Ignore/Selective Attention
Continue to explore the Buddha’s instructions for practicing with persistent and troublesome thoughts.
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SWITCH (Talk 2): Working with Difficult Thoughts | Warning! Danger!
What do we do with a thought that's stubbornly compelling, one that we can’t—or don't want to—let go of?
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(I) Revolutionary Dharma: The Teachings of the Lotus Sutra 1
An excerpt of the OMS course led by Zuisei Goddard on the foundational Mahayana text, the Lotus Sutra. The Lotus Sutra uses the language and imagery of poetry and myth to set forth radical teachings that turned the traditional understanding of the Buddha’s dharma on its head.
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SWITCH (Talk 1): Working with Difficult Thoughts
What gets in the way of seeing clearly? Inevitably, it’s our own thoughts—thoughts of greed, anger, and delusion. Learning to work with these thoughts
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Concentration: The Jhanas
The trouble of suffering always emerges from ignorance. But ignorance of what exactly?
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Ignorance vs. Love
The trouble of suffering always emerges from ignorance. But ignorance of what exactly?
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Everything, Everywhere, All at Once: An Introduction to Dependent Origination
When things happen that we cannot control, we can always choose how to respond. This is the path to liberation.
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Fusatsu: On Karma and Choice
How we create our own karma.
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Faith in Zen
A talk on the kind of faith needed to practice Zen
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Receiving the Precepts: Jukai Ceremony (2025)
Jukai ceremony at Ocean Mind Sangha. Listen and join in as OMS students formally commit to lives guided by the ethical teachings of Buddhism with their teacher Zuisei and the sangha
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The Eight Worldly Winds
A teaching on the eight worldly winds: all the ways we chase and run away and the antidotes to this endless cycle.
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What is Mind?
What happens when we turn the mind around to look at itself?
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Fusatsu Talk: The Three Supreme Methods
How to make practice intimate and personal, from intention to dedication, one precious and perfect whole.
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The Contemplative Life
The contemplative life as a gate to liberation
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Past Actions, Present Karma (Diamond Sutra)
The power of karma to affect both our past and present actions
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Dharma Encounter: The Next Buddha
How do we realize and express the next buddha as sangha? How do we help each other wake up?
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The Four Opponent Powers (Atonement Practice)
How to take responsibility for our harmful actions, consistently and with compassion.
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The Unmaker of Measurement: Fusatsu Talk
In Fusatsu, renewal of vows ceremony grounded in the moral and ethical teachings of Buddhism, we take refuge in the Three Treasures. Not to seek shelter from the world, nor to measure it in
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Silent Illumination: Shikantaza
Based on OMS’s study of Illumination: A Guide to the Buddhist Method of No-Method by Rebecca Li, Zuisei traces the origins of “just sitting”
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When No Thing Works | Buddhist Practice During Crisis
Five stages to apply to formal dharma practice and to all living
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The Practice of Togetherness
Why must we counter today’s tendency towards isolation? Zuisei sheds light on a way back to ourselves and each other
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A Particular Kind of Joy
A talk on the joy of growing into who you’ve alway been—awe, terror and a kind of ignorance included.
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Shikantaza: Open Awareness
Clear beginner’s instruction for shikantaza, guidance on how to work with obstacles specific to it, and the inspiration to just dive in
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A Satisfying Life
A talk on what it takes to feel truly fulfilled in this life
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The Power of Loving-kindness (Metta)
A talk on the power of loving-kindness in the face of difficulty and uncertainty
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Fusatsu Talk: Walking on the Ground of Reality
A talk—given on the heels of the US election—on the importance of staying grounded and clear in the face of difficulty
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The Miracle of Mindfulness
A talk on Thich Nhat Hanh's The Miracle of Mindfulness. “When I love you, I maintain my freedom, I respect my freedom”
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Fall 2024 Ango Entering Ceremony
On the significance of ango, or "peaceful dwelling," and the role of the shuso or chief disciple in Zen Buddhism. Zuisei touches on themes of empowerment, self worth, and trust in ourselves and our practice
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Eight Ways of Cultivating Loving-kindness
A talk on the eight ways of cultivatingloving-kindness
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Loving-kindness As Our Ground
A talk on the practice of metta or loving-kindness—includes a guided meditation
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The Merit of Giving
A talk on the power of taking refuge and giving generously—one of the virtues of practicing in community and being one another’s support.
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Sound of the Bell: The Why Behind Things
Why do we do what we do? Is there another way to answer this question than with the word “because”…?
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Noble Silence: Zazen
Traditional teachings on zazen (silent meditation) and the jhanas, and an inspiring, gentle reminder to return to your cushion
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Learn to Be Satisfied: The Second Bodhisattva Vow Redux
The Second Bodhisattva Vow, aka the Buddhist go-to guide to a rich and fulfilling life.
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On Living by Vow
Keep your spiritual practice alive and strong—to vow is a powerful daily practice, and it is essential for lay Zen practitioners.
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Saving All Sentient Beings: The First Bodhisattva Vow Redux
On the first bodhisattva vow—sentient beings are numberless, I vow to save them or what it means to love, even when it is difficult to do so
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Attaining the Buddha Way: The Fourth Bodhisattva Vow Redux
On the fourth bodhisattva vow—the buddha way is unattainable, I vow to attain it, and its relationship to the three doors of karma
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Mastering the Dharmas: The Third Vow Redux
The third bodhisattva vow—the dharmas are boundless, I vow to master them —speaks of the importance of letting everything in our lives teach us.
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Sloth and Torpor
Sloth and torpor is a subtle turning away of our vows, but we can always return and re-engage with what is most important to us.
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Restlessness and Worry
Restlessness and worry roil the mind like the wind roils water, robbing it of its calm. The antidote? Mindfulness.
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Dharma Encounter: What Is Buddha?
A live, spontaneous engagement of the dharma between teacher and students
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Buddha's Enlightenment
When we’re at peace within ourselves, unshakeable determination flourishes.
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Simplicity
Simplicity is a quality of being—a type of generosity (the Eight Grave Precept). A powerful tool, simplicity is a way for us to wake up to reality as it is.
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The Practice of Gratitude
Using gratitude and mindfulness of breathing to work with conflict.
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Seeing Perfection: Not Speaking of Others
Seeing the perfection in others (the Sixth Grave Precept) as an entry point into the ethical teachings of the Buddha.
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An Amazement: Practicing with Climate Change
When we see clearly, we reveal the sacredness of the world we inhabit, and we see what is needed. A practical, sustainable, and awe-inspired Buddhist approach to climate change.
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