Dharma Talks by Vanessa Zuisei Goddard

Silent Illumination: Shikantaza

A talk on silent illumination (or shikantaza).

Zazen & MeditationOcean mind SanghaFebruary 26, 2025S6, Buddhist Study

Noble Silence: Zazen

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

Zazen & MeditationOcean mind SanghaJuly 21, 2024s5, noble silence, jhanas, second jhana, sesshin, IPS

Shikantaza

What is shikantaza? How do we practice it?

Zazen & MeditationOcean mind SanghaSeptember 8, 2021S4

The Power of Zazen

Zazen & MeditationOcean mind SanghaSeptember 10, 2017Zen Mountain MonasteryZen, silence, Perfection of wisdom, Rising out of hatred, power of zazen, right action, mindfulness, Buddha, S, S2

Silence

Zazen & MeditationOcean mind SanghaAugust 14, 2017Zen Mountain MonasteryS2, Silence, unnaming, Ursula K. Le Guin, Octavio Paz

Practicing Samadhi

Listen to this talk here.

Eight Realizations..., Zazen & MeditationOcean mind SanghaJuly 8, 2017Zen Center of New York City Eight Awarenesses of Enlightened Beings, Dogen, Discourse on the Eight Realizations of the Great Beings, Taizan Maezumi, single-pointedness, samadhi, S2, Practicing Samadhi

The Way of Stillness and Silence

Zazen & MeditationOcean mind SanghaJanuary 22, 2017Zen Mountain Monastery Zen, silence, Shurangama Samadhi Sutra, Dogen's Three Hundred Koans, S2

Meditation Paramita

Zazen & Meditation, The ParamitasOcean mind SanghaNovember 24, 2015Zen Mountain Monastery Paramitas, meditation, concentration, Mu, S1