Explore the practice of prayer—learn how we as Buddhists can engage this powerful tool in the service of ending distraction and reclaiming love and liberation.

Dharma Talk - Zuisei GoddardZuisei GoddardMarch 8, 2023prayer, Sedaka Sutta, sutra, Lucille Clifton, ocean, King of Prayers, attention, s5

Beyond Fear and Dread

Fear can be practiced, no matter how strong or subtle it appears to us. Drawing on the Buddhist sutras, this talk illustrates the path of meeting our fears and moving beyond them.

Dharma Talk - Zuisei GoddardZuisei GoddardJanuary 18, 2023sutra, deva, Ajahn Chah, poetry, Mary Oliver, Wild Geese, Senjo and Her Soul, koan, Bhaya-bherava Sutta, Sutra on Fear and Dread, s5

Oryoki (The Wild, Insistent Hunger) • Zazenkai Talk

Zen monasteries around the world practice oryoki, the meal ceremony that highlights that eating is a sacred act— one that puts us in touch, not just with physical hunger, but with our deeper aspiration to awaken.

Dharma Talk - Zuisei GoddardZuisei GoddardDecember 17, 2022M.F.K. Fisher, food, mindful eating, sutra, Mahabuddhavamsa sutra, liturgy, Meal Gatha, takuhatsu, Dogen, Eihei Shingi, zazenkai, all-day sit, s5

Buddha's Enlightenment (We Must Have Done Something Right)

We are lucky enough to have all that we need for liberation and enlightenment, so what happens now?

Dharma Talk - Zuisei GoddardZuisei GoddardDecember 14, 2022Padhana Sutta, sutra, Buddha's enlightenment, Mara, Pali canon, body, Siddhartha, s5

Papañca: Proliferation

Do you find yourself silently commenting on and critiquing this life as it happens? There’s a Buddhist term for the seemingly endless chatter in our minds—papañca…

Dharma Talk - Zuisei GoddardZuisei GoddardFebruary 17, 2021chatter, papañca, The Ball of Honey, sutra, proliferation, inner critic, S3

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