Simplicity is a powerful tool, a way for us to wake up to reality as it is.
Read MoreUsing gratitude and mindfulness of breathing to work with conflict.
Read MoreSeeing perfection as an entry point into the ethical teachings of the Buddha.
Read MoreWhen we see clearly, we reveal the sacredness of the world we inhabit, and we see what is needed. A practical, sustainable, and awe-inspired Buddhist approach to climate change.
Read MoreHow does emptiness become love embodied? Taking a close look at the Heart Sutra.
Read MoreListen to the Ango Opening Ceremony at Ocean Mind Sangha. An open heart welcomes the painful and often unexpected, with curiosity and love. Luckily, there are many practices available to guide us on this path.
Read MoreThe Ocean Mind Sangha’s second Jukai ceremony. Listen and join in as Alexandra Komyo (“Radiant Light”) Brown, Norm Sonkai (“Revering the World”) Christian, and Adam Kaito (“Sea of Compassion”) Green formally commit to lives guided by the ethical teachings of Buddhism with their teacher Zuisei, and the sangha.
Read MoreIn our practice the refuge of home is limitless and all encompassing. We are never outside of it. So when it feels as if we are shut out, why is this, and what can we do to return?
Read MoreWhen 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.
Read MoreOpen up to the practices of offering (dedicating the merit of our practice) and letting go (acknowledge, surrender, and grieve)…
Read MoreExplore 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.
Read MoreExplore the practice of faith and the ways it sparks, sustains, and guides us on our path.
Read MoreFear 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.
Read MoreZen 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.
Read MoreWe are lucky enough to have all that we need for liberation and enlightenment, so what happens now?
Read MoreIn the midst of what can be an awesome fear, and grief, the teachings on death and dying can also be a source of great power, wonder, and love.
Read MoreZuisei shares just how the practice of love is the heart, the path, and the realization of the Buddhist teachings.
Read MoreHas a teacher’s dharma talk ever confused you or seemed just out of reach? There’s a Buddhist teaching on just how we can engage with all that’s offered in four steps. It’s not about logic or intellect, it does require patience and a soft touch.
Read MoreAn intense reaction, a wayward mood, a harmful thought, all the ways in which the mind can hold us back from getting close—it may sound unlikely, yet these are precious moments. Accept their invitation to put into practice the tools explored here.
Read MoreWhat makes a good friend according to the Buddhist teachings? Because we need good friends along the spiritual path, the Buddha offered clear guidance on what is needed to see and to be that friend for others.
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