Ocean Mind Sangha
Vanessa Zuisei Goddard
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A collection of dharma talks by Vanessa Zuisei Goddard, Guiding Teacher at Ocean Mind Sangha.
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Ignorance vs. Love
The trouble of suffering always emerges from ignorance. But ignorance of what exactly?
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.
Fusatsu: On Karma and Choice
How we create our own karma.
Faith in Zen
A talk on the kind of faith needed to practice Zen
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.
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.
What is Mind?
What happens when we turn the mind around to look at itself?
Fusatsu Talk: The Three Supreme Methods
How to make practice intimate and personal, from intention to dedication, one precious and perfect whole.
The Contemplative Life
The contemplative life as a gate to liberation
Past Actions, Present Karma (Diamond Sutra)
The power of karma to affect both our past and present actions
Dharma Encounter: The Next Buddha
How do we realize and express the next buddha as sangha? How do we help each other wake up?
The Four Opponent Powers (Atonement Practice)
How to take responsibility for our harmful actions, consistently and with compassion.
The Unmaker of Measurement: Fusatsu Talk
A talk on taking refuge and the I as the maker of measurement.
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”
When No Thing Works | Buddhist Practice in Crisis
Five stages to apply to formal dharma practice and to all living
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
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.
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
A Satisfying Life
A talk on what it takes to feel truly fulfilled in this life
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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Ocean Mind Sangha has published 172 episodes since January 2015, covering topics in Buddhism, Health & Fitness.
Ocean Mind Sangha is currently moderate with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 36m.
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