Articles by Zuisei Goddard — Ocean Mind Sangha

Silence: The Fable of the Oak and the Linden

Silence: The Fable of the Oak and the Linden

Perhaps to be silent is to know that true intimacy can only be reached in silence

Article by Zuisei GoddardOcean mind SanghaDecember 31, 2022s1, Octavio Paz, Coda, Zeus, indivisible, silence

One-Eyed Turtle and the Floating Log

One-Eyed Turtle and the Floating Log

It’s incredibly rare to have been born human, to have encountered the dharma, and to be able to practice it

Article by Zuisei GoddardOcean mind SanghaAugust 22, 2022s1, one-eyed turtle, oryoki, ocean, just the right amount, DutiyachiggaḷayugasuttaComment

This Is Not Mine, This Is Not Myself

This Is Not Mine, This Is Not Myself

What did the Buddha mean when he taught: “This is not me, this is not mine, this is not myself”?

Article by Zuisei GoddardOcean mind SanghaJuly 17, 2022s1, Akkosa Sutta, Buddha, Cunda, this is not me, precepts, jukai

Authentic Self in Buddhist Practice

Authentic Self in Buddhist Practice

We all want to know that we are fundamentally okay, independently of others opinions and judgments

Article by Zuisei GoddardOcean mind SanghaJune 1, 2022s1, four immeasurables, loving-kindness, Hakuin, Galway Kinnell, Saint Francis and the Sow, self-blessing, loveliness

The Gift of Contemplation

The Gift of Contemplation

The “peculiar gift” of contemplation and the ways it changes what we see

Article by Zuisei GoddardOcean mind SanghaMay 5, 2022s1, Thomas Merton, contemplation, reverence, worship, attend, allow, accept, The Book of Privy Counseling, augur

When Women Practice Anger

When Women Practice Anger

A bodhisattva needs to be both tender and fierce in order to use anger as a pure form of care

Article by Zuisei GoddardOcean mind SanghaMarch 20, 2022s1, fierceness, tenderness, Masai, Wintering, Katherine May, anger

Interdependence, Entanglement and Possibility

Interdependence, Entanglement and Possibility

Interdependence is not unlike the entanglement of particles that “know” one another’s actions

Article by Zuisei GoddardOcean mind SanghaMarch 15, 2022s1, entaglement, possibility, bodhisattva, karma, quantum mechanics, Schrodinger's cat, spooky action, interdependence, dependent origination

On Fatigue and Illness in Buddhist Practice

On Fatigue and Illness in Buddhist Practice

Ilness can teach us to accept and even embrace what is

Article by Zuisei GoddardOcean mind SanghaMarch 4, 2022s1, illness, Virginia Woolf, turtle, Sisyphus, Salattha Sutta, dart, Faith Mind Poem, fatigue, gentling

// calendar redirects //end of calendar redirects //podcast player