Vanessa Zuisei Goddard
Vanessa Zuisei Goddard is the Guiding Teacher for Ocean Mind Sangha, a virtual community of Zen practitioners, and the author of Still Running: The Art of Meditation in Motion and the children's book Weather Any Storm. She is based in Panama City, Panama.
Featured Articles
Momentos decisivos impulsan a un sacerdote zen por el camino.
Los cinco obstáculos: deseos sensuales
Estar bajo el hechizo del placer sensual es como estar perpetuamente en deuda, lo que nos roba nuestra paz mental.
TeachingsMagazine | Teachings, The Five Hindrances
Working with the Five Hindrances: Ill Will
Printable aids for the pillars of Buddhist practice
Latest Articles
Magazine | Meet a Teacher, Teachings
Meet a Teacher: Khedrupchen Rinpoche
A tulku adds social work to his dharmic responsibilities.
Right Relationship: The Ninth Factor of the Path
The question isn’t whether we affect one another—we do. The question is how.
Un sueño imposible
Un buda no se hace, un buda se realiza
TeachingsMagazine | The Five Hindrances
Working with the Five Hindrances: Sensual Desires
Printable aids for the pillars of Buddhist practice
TeachingsMagazine | Meet a Teacher, Teachings
Meet a Teacher: Venerable Jissai Prince Cherry
Watershed moments pull a Zen priest onto the path.
Good Enough Faith
The four kinds of faith (but you need only one)
Podcasts
Inside Tricycle’s Fall 2021 Issue
In this episode of Tricycle Talks, editor-in-chief James Shaheen is joined by three contributors—Jordan Quaglia, Vanessa Zuisei Goddard, and Ira Helderman—to take a closer look at our Fall 2021 issue.
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Dharma Talks
Right Relationship as the Ninth Factor of the Path
All of life is made up of relationships, so how do we relate more skillfully to ourselves and to others? In this talk, lay Zen teacher Zuisei Goddard draws upon the Buddhist teachings to illuminate the…
The Four Immeasurables: A Science of Compassion
In this series, Vanessa Zuisei Goddard speaks of the four immeasurables as a “science of compassion,” showing the incredible power loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity have to transform our relationships with others.
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