Simplicity is a quality of being—a type of generosity (the Eight Grave

Precept). A powerful tool, simplicity is a way for us to wake up to reality

as it is.

Using gratitude and mindfulness of breathing to work with conflict.

Seeing the perfection in others (the Sixth Grave Precept) as an entry point

into the ethical teachings of the Buddha.

When 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.

How does emptiness become love embodied? Taking a close look at the Heart

Sutra

Listen 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.

Receiving the precepts (jukai) is a significant aspect of Zen training where a student, surrounded and supported by their teacher and sangha, commits to a life guided by the ethical teachings of Buddhism. The ceremony of jukai itself includes the taking of refuge in the Three Treasures, the Three Pure Precepts, and the Ten Grave Precepts.

Listen to and join in as Zuisei guides, and the Ocean Mind Sangha supports, Alexandra Brown, Norm F. Christian, and Adam Green in receiving the precepts.

Receiving the precepts (jukai) is a significant aspect of Zen training where a student, surrounded and supported by their teacher and sangha, commits to a life guided by the ethical teachings of Buddhism. The ceremony of jukai itself includes the taking of refuge in the Three Treasures, the Three Pure Precepts, and the Ten Grave Precepts.

Listen to and join in as Zuisei guides, and the Ocean Mind Sangha supports, Alexandra Brown, Norm F. Christian, and Adam Green in receiving the precepts.

In 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?

When 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.