Dharma Talks by Vanessa Zuisei Goddard

Stand on Your Own Two Feet

Take a look into how our sense of self gets in the way of our lives and catch a glimpse of what remains once we let go…

Dharma Talk - Zuisei GoddardZuisei GoddardMarch 16, 2022S4, Ellen Bass, koan, Dogen's Three Hundred Koans, the self, liberation, Vimalakirti Sutra, perfectionism, Chuanzi, Jiashan, performing

The Love Between Parent and Child

This talk on a koan about the love between parent and child (teacher and student), lays bare the uniqueness of this relationship and the unconditional trust and love that it’s based on—a love grounded in the aspiration for liberation, for awakening…

Dharma Talk - Zuisei GoddardZuisei GoddardOctober 27, 2021Dongshan's Five Ranks, True Dharma Eye, Shobogenzo, Daido Loori Roshi, Shugen Roshi, Parent, Child, Caoshan, Dogen, Dogen's Three Hundred Koans, teacher-student relationship, S4

The Way of Stillness and Silence

Dharma Talk - Zuisei GoddardZuisei GoddardJanuary 22, 2017Zen Mountain Monastery Zen, silence, Shurangama Samadhi Sutra, Heroic March Sutra, Dogen's Three Hundred Koans, Wendell Berry, S2