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Noble Silence

Insightful Buddhist teachings on zazen (silent meditation) and a gentle reminder to return to your cushion.

Dharma Talk - Zuisei GoddardZuisei GoddardJuly 21, 2024s5, noble silence, jhanas, second jhana, sesshin, Kolita Sutra

Dharma Encounter: What Is Buddha?

A live, spontaneous engagement of the dharma between teacher and students

Dharma Encounter, Dharma Talk - Zuisei GoddardZuisei GoddardFebruary 7, 2024s5, sesshin, Buddha, Vimalakirti Sutra, ango, practice, realization

Buddha's Enlightenment

When we’re at peace within ourselves, unshakeable determination flourishes.

Dharma Talk - Zuisei GoddardZuisei GoddardDecember 10, 2023s5, sesshin, Siddhartha, Mahapajapati, nuns, King Suddhodana, Ananda, rohatsu, Karma, Buddha's enlightenment, Bodhi Day

Working with Loneliness

Zuisei offers the most powerful way to face the heart of loneliness and to shed the ignorance that sustains it.

Dharma Talk - Zuisei GoddardZuisei GoddardJune 19, 2022S4, Shugen Roshi, sesshin, Bog Girl, Karen Russell, Mummies of Guanajuato, Mexico, loneliness, zazen, Galway Kinnell, Saint Francis and the SowComment

Liberation Within

Where we are and what we are doing is exactly right—even when it’s a struggle…

Dharma Talk - Zuisei GoddardZuisei GoddardMarch 20, 2022S4, sesshin, liberation, zazen, koans, koan, National Teacher, Shugen Roshi, inquiry, samara is nirvana, anuttarā samyak sambodhi

Devotion

It’s never been more important to cultivate an attitude of care and reverence for this world and for one another. How can we use the teachings and our practice to remind us of the sacredness inherent in all things?

Dharma Talk - Zuisei GoddardZuisei GoddardAugust 22, 2021devotion, sesshin, interbeing, reverence, sacredness, sacred space, sacred, S4