Dharma Talks by Vanessa Zuisei Goddard

The Power of Loving-kindness

A talk on the power of loving-kindness in the face of difficulty and uncertainty.

Dharma StudyZuisei GoddardNovember 13, 2024s5, loving-kindness, love, Bhante Gunaratana, Karaniya Metta Sutta, four immeasurables

Loving-kindness As Our Ground

A talk on the practice of metta or loving-kindness—includes a guided meditation.

Dharma Talk - Zuisei GoddardZuisei GoddardAugust 14, 2024s5, metta, loving-kindness, maitri, friendliness, Bhante Gunaratana, four immeasurables, Ten paramitas

Exerting Meticulous Effort

Dharma Talk - Zuisei GoddardZuisei GoddardJune 23, 2017Zen Mountain MonasteryEight Awarenesses of Enlightened Beings, Dogen, Thich Nhat Hanh, Discourse on the Eight Realizations of the Great Beings, four immeasurables, Three factors of consciousness, Effort, Mahaparinirvana Sutra, Joe Simpson, S2

Enjoying Serenity and Tranquility

Dharma Talk - Zuisei GoddardZuisei GoddardApril 30, 2017Zen Center of New York City Eight Awarenesses of Enlightened Beings, Dogen, Thich Nhat Hanh, Discourse on the Eight Realizations of the Great Beings, four immeasurables, Ten paramitas, Three factors of consciousness, Serenity, Tranquility, Equanimity, Upaddha Sutta, S2

Equanimity (Four Immeasurables)

Dharma Talk - Zuisei GoddardZuisei GoddardNovember 15, 2016Zen Center of New York Cityequanimity, Ursula K. LeGuin, inclusion statement, four immeasurables, S2

Compassion (Four Immeasurables)

Dharma Talk - Zuisei GoddardZuisei GoddardOctober 16, 2016Zen Mountain Monasteryfour immeasurables, Chris Lebron, Shantideva, Avalokiteshvara, Karuna, bodhisattva, karuna, compassion, S1

Lovingkindness (Four Immeasurables)

Dharma Talk - Zuisei GoddardZuisei GoddardSeptember 23, 2016Zen Mountain Monasteryfour immeasurables, Shantideva, Khandro Rinpoche, Mountains and Rivers Sutra, Dogen, lovingkindness, S1

Equanimity Paramita

Dharma Talk - Zuisei GoddardZuisei GoddardJanuary 17, 2016Zen Mountain Monastery Ten paramitas, four immeasurables, Annie Dillard, equanimity, paramitas, stability, S1