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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.

religion & spirituality buddhism

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00:40:11

Wisdom Paramita

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2015/12/30

In this last talk in the series of ten talks on the paramitas or perfections, Zuisei speaks on prajna paramita, also known as the perfection of wisdom, and the Mother of all Buddhas.Zuisei says, “[With wisdom] we can practice more skillfully, more effectively. We see that in this construct of the self, there are no rafters, no ridge pole, no house builder. If every time we pull a brick or two and when the house begins to wobble, we rush in to build it back up, then it becomes impossible to see. So

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00:40:07

Diligence Paramita

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2015/12/12

In the fifth talk in this series of ten talks on the paramitas or perfections, Zuisei speaks about our relationship to diligence or discipline and its place in and importance for the path. Instead of seeing discipline as doing what we have to do because it’s ‘good for us,’ we can think about it as the exercise of self power—as wanting to do what we have to do. This means aligning our actions with a deep desire and a carefully thought-out intent. Diligence is not a vague sense of responsibility or

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00:40:07

Diligence Paramita

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2015/12/12

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00:34:42

Meditation Paramita

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2015/11/25

In the fourth talk in this series of ten talks on the paramitas or perfections, Zuisei speaks of meditation as the practice of seeing ourselves in the totality of our beings. Meditation is about exercising both sharp concentration and clear seeing. It is recognizing that there is much in our lives that is extraneous but, as the author of the Cloud of Unknowing says, there is one thing that is necessary. What is that one thing?

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Meditation Paramita

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2015/11/25

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00:32:18

Renunciation Paramita

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2015/11/14

In the third talk in this series of ten talks on the paramitas, Zuisei speaks on the importance of renunciation: “What if we think of renunciation as the protest against anything that gets in the way of our clear seeing? Renunciation of noise, of distraction, of self-serving thoughts, of doubt, of arrogance, of greed and fear and laziness, harshness and the need to control.”

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Renunciation Paramita

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2015/11/14

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What You Hold, May You Always Hold

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2015/10/23

In all lineages and throughout all time, there have been seekers of truth and light. In this talk, Zuisei speaks on the cultivation of love on the spiritual path that comes from a place of listening, investigating, and taking compassionate action. “What you hold, may you always hold.What you do, may you always do and never abandon. But with swift pace, light step, unswerving feet,so that even your steps stir up no dust,may you go forward securely, joyfully, and swiftly, on the path of prudent

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00:40:15

What You Hold, May You Always Hold

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2015/10/23

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00:38:02

Virtue Paramita

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2015/10/18

In the second talk in this series of ten talks on the paramitas or perfections, Zuisei speaks on the importance of cultivating virtue as a quality that brings us to regard all beings fully. So instead of thinking of virtue as purity, we can think of it as a careful, loving, seeing of all things and all beings. This kind of seeing involves a letting go, an emptying of ourselves so we can meet another fully.

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Virtue Paramita

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2015/10/18

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00:36:13

Patience Paramita

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2015/09/25

Paramita in Sanskrit is translated as “gone to the beyond”, or “gone to the other shore.” It is is also known as “perfection,” in the sense of “wholeness” or “completeness,” and refers to a set of qualities that are based on the realization and cultivation of wisdom. In the first talk in this series of ten talks on the Paramitas, Zuisei speaks on the importance of cultivating patience: “Patience arises out of seeing what is. It’s accepting what is. It’s not opposing what is. It’s enduring what is

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Patience Paramita

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2015/09/25

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00:43:37

Right Concentration

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2015/09/02

Recorded at Zen Mountain Monastery, 08/28/2015

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00:43:37

Right Concentration

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2015/09/02

Recorded at Zen Mountain Monastery, 08/28/2015

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00:37:15

Right Mindfulness

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2015/08/11

Recorded at Zen Center of New York City, 08/02/2015

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Right Mindfulness

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2015/08/11

Recorded at Zen Center of New York City, 08/02/2015

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00:31:06

Right Action

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2015/06/29

Recorded at Zen Mountain Monastery, 06/26/2015

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00:31:06

Right Action

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2015/06/29

Recorded at Zen Mountain Monastery, 06/26/2015

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00:34:43

Right Livelihood

Ocean Mind Sangha ·

2015/06/07

Recorded at Zen Center of New York City, 06/07/2015

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