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Although all sorts of things happen to us that we cannot control, says Zuisei Goddard, we can always choose how to respond. This is the path to liberation

How we create our own karma.

A talk on the kind of faith needed to practice Zen

Jukai ceremony at Ocean Mind Sangha. Listen and join in as Marguerite Kisei (“Delighting in Life”) Battaglia and Casey Kanshin (“Perfect Mind”) Benjamin formally commit to lives guided by the ethical teachings of Buddhism with their teacher Zuisei and the sangha.

A teaching on the eight worldly winds, all the ways we chase after and run away from, as well as the antidotes to this endless cycle.

What happens when we turn the mind around to look at itself?

How to make practice intimate and personal, from intention to dedication, one precious and perfect whole.

The contemplative life as a gate to liberation

The power of karma to affect both our past and present actions

How do we realize and express the next buddha as sangha? How do we help each other wake up?

How to take responsibility for our harmful actions, consistently and with compassion.

A talk on taking refuge and the I as the maker of measurement.

A talk on silent illumination (or shikantaza).

Five stages to apply to formal dharma practice, and also to all living.

Why must we counter today’s tendency towards isolation? Zuisei sheds light on a way back to ourselves and each other.