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Ocean Mind Sangha

Vanessa Zuisei Goddard

A collection of dharma talks by Vanessa Zuisei Goddard, Guiding Teacher at Ocean Mind Sangha.

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00:42:55

The Eight Awarenesses of Enlightened Beings

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2017/03/19

In this introductory talk to a series of eight talks on the Eight Awarenesses of Enlightened Beings, Zuisei calls forth the need to investigate this last teaching of the Buddha, according to Mahayana Buddhism. Through studying the qualities of an enlightened being, we are able to sense the possibility of liberation that is available to us all. “These sutras are describing in a very vivid way , the most vivid way, the universe inside,” Zuisei Sensei says. “They speak of that place where there is no

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00:46:52

Human Action

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2017/01/24

This talk, given the day after the 2017 Women’s March on Washington, speaks of the importance of transcending the labels of political, social, or environmental action to take care, through simple, compassionate human action, of the most pressing issues facing us today.

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Human Action

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2017/01/24

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00:33:18

The Way of Stillness and Silence

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2017/01/22

In this talk, Zuisei speaks on the power of silence and stillness to connect us to the present moment and the truth of things . In a world where we are increasingly disconnected from presence, silence is a tool—a technology, if you will—to come back to ourselves. “Silence and stillness are the ground from which clear movement and action springs forth,” Sensei says. “To be still and silent is not to be passively waiting, it is to be full with the potential of now.”

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The Way of Stillness and Silence

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2017/01/22

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Sympathetic Joy

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2016/12/28

In this talk, Zuisei speaks on the third of the Four Immeasurables— sympathetic joy. Cultivating sympathetic joy asks us to feel joy, feel joy with and for others, and to recognize the interconnected nature of our happiness.“There are times when being glad at someone else’s happiness requires that we do more than just have the wish for their happiness. It requires that we act to bring about their happiness, bring about their joy. Because when even a single atom, quark, of [a] cell gets affected—

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00:49:35

Sympathetic Joy

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2016/12/28

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00:42:55

Equanimity (Four Immeasurables)

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2016/11/15

Equanimity is the fourth of the Four Immeasurables, four virtues that also include loving-kindness, compassion, and sympathetic joy.In this pointed talk after the 2016 presidential election, Zuisei speaks of equanimity in relationship to the practice of taking refuge in the Three Treasures of Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha. She also offers an expression of welcome that became incorporated into Zen Mountain Monastery’s Inclusion Statement.

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00:42:55

Equanimity (Four Immeasurables)

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2016/11/15

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00:38:33

I Arise Today

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2016/11/05

Drawing upon both Buddhist teachings and Christian tradition, in this talk, Zuisei invites us into ritual of affirming our own existence— owning our strength, practicing gratitude for aliveness, and standing in our divine power. “What mighty strength is causing you to arise today and everyday? What miraculous power is responsible for your existence? Allowing you to be here now, in this time and place, in this opportunity?”

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I Arise Today

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2016/11/05

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00:39:29

Compassion (Four Immeasurables)

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2016/10/16

Compassion, or Karuna, is the second of the Four Immesurables, and is described as the wish that all beings experience happiness and well-being. Yet the wish for others to be well is not a passive “hoping” — but a deep recognition that our suffering is bound inextricably to the suffering of others. Compassion calls us to love not from a place of charity, but from a place of recognizing our shared humanity. Zuisei says: “Buddhism says all beings are interdependent, which means we’re more than

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00:39:29

Compassion (Four Immeasurables)

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2016/10/16

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00:43:03

Lovingkindness (Four Immeasurables)

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2016/09/23

Lovingkindness, the wishing of happiness to ourselves and others, is the first of the Four Immeasurables. In this talk, Zuisei explores what it means to embody lovingkindness in a world that can be harsh, isolating, and far from “kind.” We all have within us the capacity to be kind and loving— states of being that are actually intrinsic— we are just too often conditioned out of it in our dominant culture. Yet life is too short to not work towards cultivating these qualities, or, remembering how to

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Lovingkindness (Four Immeasurables)

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2016/09/23

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00:34:36

The Fourth Bodhisattva Vow, Part 2

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2016/08/07

This talk is part two of two exploring the Fourth Bodhisattva Vow: The Buddha Way is unattainable; I vow to attain it. In this talk, Zuisei elaborates on the importance of letting go of our desire for a future state or an outside thing, and to instead come into our direct experience—to open to what is right here. She says, “Instead of putting our effort on attaining, we focus on practicing. Instead of having living in our out of fear of what might be, we focus on living.”

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The Fourth Bodhisattva Vow, Part 2

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2016/08/07

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The Fourth Bodhisattva Vow, Part 1

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2016/07/30

This talk is part one of two on the fourth Bodhisattva Vow: The Buddha Way is unattainable; I vow to attain it. To commit to this path is to commit to walking a road without end—there is no finish line. And as Zuisei says, this is actually good news: “It’s exactly this vastness that leads to our sense of belonging, of rightness. Actually, it doesn’t lead to it— it is it.”

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The Fourth Bodhisattva Vow, Part 1

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2016/07/30

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00:45:03

The Third Bodhisattva Vow

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2016/07/24

This talk explores the third Bodhisattva Vow: The dharmas are boundless; I vow to master them. To vow to master the dharmas is to undertake the commitment to studying the Way for our whole lives— understanding that despite the fact that we can never learn it all, it is our obligation to try. “I vow to be rent open, my heart laid bare. I vow to stand defenseless, yet awake in the face of reality. I vow to truly not know, that I may know ever more deeply. I vow to regard you, and when I can’t to

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