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Eight Ways of Looking at Dharma

When your spiritual practice feels dull or remote and it’s difficult to remember its living, breathing power, here are eight ways to re-engage—find the one that speaks to you now. This dharma talk begins with the Student Entering Ceremony of Eric Geist.

Dharma Talk - Zuisei GoddardZuisei GoddardApril 26, 2023suffering, tangaryo, Eric Geist, aspiration, resilience, investigation, refuge, pulling up the baobabs, Lotus Sutra, Leonard Cohen, love, student entering ceremony, s5

The Nuts and Bolts of Letting Go

Open up to the practices of offering (dedicating the merit of our practice) and letting go (acknowledge, surrender, and grieve)…

Dharma Talk - Zuisei GoddardZuisei GoddardApril 19, 2023Shantideva, offering, Pema Chodron, bodhisattva, study, ultramarathon, running, student entering ceremony, letting go, merit, surrender, good bye, s5

Understanding Our Mind, Study Session I

“When we practice mindfulness we are not practicing for ourselves alone, but also for the countless generations to follow.”
–Thich Nhat Hanh
Zuisei and the sangha take up this teaching as they continue their study of Thich Nhat Hanh’s Understanding Our Mind.

Mondo Q & A, Dharma StudyZuisei GoddardAugust 11, 2021Understanding Our Mind, Thich Nhat Hanh, study, student entering ceremony, new students, mudita, mala, S4