by ADZG | Jun 27, 2022 | Articles
The following is from my post to the Soto Zen Buddhist Association teacher’s list. It responds in part to comments by my Dharma sister, Konjin Gaelyn Godwin Roshi of the Houston Zen Center. Excerpts from Gaelyn’s post: The politics behind the recent...
by ADZG | Mar 17, 2022 | Articles
Dōgen’s Vision of the Environment and his Practice of Devotion and Faith by Taigen Dan Leighton from The Theory and Practice of Zen Buddhism: A Festscrift for Steven Heine, edited by Charles Prebish and On-cho Ng (Springer, 2022). INTRODUCTION In many of his writings,...
by ADZG | Feb 18, 2022 | Board Meeting Notes
Finances: Our bank balance for our operating fund is currently $109,325, and the balance for our building fund is currently $245,729. There are currently 60 active monthly supporters. Year-end contributions were $33,748, a bit lower than last year, perhaps due to the...
by ADZG | Dec 17, 2021 | Board Meeting Notes
Thanks were given to Matt Vogel, outgoing director, for his time of service on the board. There was discussion about technical improvements in audio that might be realistically made for the benefit of online participants in sangha events. The microphone will be placed...
by ADZG | Nov 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
Beginning February 27, 2022, Ancient Dragon Zen Gate will return to holding in-person events at Ebenezer Lutheran Church, 1650 West Foster Avenue, on Sunday mornings and sometime soon also on Monday evenings, to be announced. For CTA transportation take either the...
by ADZG | Oct 25, 2021 | Board Meeting Notes
The board approved the rental of temporary space for weekly in-person practice. It will be at Ebenezer Lutheran Church in Andersonville, on Foster just west of Ashland. Start date for Sunday mornings and Monday evenings will be November 21. The Temple Search Committee...
by ADZG | Sep 9, 2021 | Board Meeting Notes
Taigen reported that upcoming guest speakers will include Kokyo Henkel and Steven Heine. Taigen is preparing for an upcoming seminar on Dogen (October 3) and an interview for a documentary film on death and rebirth in Japanese Buddhism. Dave Doerksen will retire after...
by ADZG | Jul 14, 2021 | Articles
by Taigen Dan Leighton July, 2021 I am writing to honor Thomas Cleary after his passing away June 20th and his amazing legacy of translations, Buddhist and otherwise. Many of his texts are crucial to Soto Zen practice, and for all modern Buddhist...
by ADZG | Jul 1, 2021 | Board Meeting Notes
New board member – After the resignation of board member Fushin Susan Schoenbohm in April, the board elected Carol Ko Laursen to fulfill her 2-year term. Welcome Ko! Guiding Teacher – Taigen will be offering a seminar on Dogen’s Being Time and view of...
by ADZG | May 4, 2021 | Board Meeting Notes
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by ADZG | May 4, 2021 | Board Meeting Notes
Board of Directors’ Meeting Summary April 18, 2021 The sangha board of directors had a productive meeting on Sunday April 18. Highlights from the meeting include: A decision to state the board’s intention to look for a building to purchase. It was recognized that...
by ADZG | Jan 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
As Zen Buddhist clergy, we condemn the attack on the United States congress on January 6th. We acknowledge the anguish and rage it has brought. At the center of our tradition is the understanding that violence leads to violence, compassion to compassion, ignorance to...
by ADZG | Jan 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
The impact of the January 6 siege on Congress by a mob incited by the President of the United States continues to reverberate throughout the nation. San Francisco Zen Center condemns the violence that was perpetrated, mourns the loss of lives, and bears witness to the...
by ADZG | Dec 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
The following resolution amending the Bylaws of Ancient Dragon Zen Gate NFP are adopted by the Board of Directors: Article 3 Section 3(g) of the Bylaws is amended and restated as follows: (g) Call for and hold meetings of the Participants (as defined hereafter), as...
by ADZG | Dec 21, 2020 | Chants
On this Winter Solstice, Darkest day of the year, we now resolve Not to turn away from the deep darkness of our troubled world and of our lives. We welcome the light increasing now from this day on. May we all spread this glowing light in our lives, May the...
by ADZG | Oct 27, 2020 | Articles
Being Time and Deep Time Taigen Dan Leighton From A Wild Love for the World: Joanna Macy and the Work of Our Time edited by Stephanie Kaza © 2020 by Stephanie Kaza. Reprinted in arrangement with Shambhala Publications, Inc. Boulder, CO. Joanna Macy’s work on deep...
by ADZG | Aug 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
As an effort to protect our sangha, Ancient Dragon Zen Gate has not met in our Irving Park Road city temple since mid-March, shifting focus to operating as a online practice community. This new realm of Zoom zazen has been sometimes strange but has brought many...
by ADZG | Jun 28, 2020 | Dharma Talk Videos
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by ADZG | Jun 22, 2020 | Other Articles
by Brian Taylor The following is an example of how I sometimes like to digest writings by Zen teachers. While reading one or more books written by a particular teacher, I copy short passages that strike me, putting them in verse form. Later, I rearrange these short...
by ADZG | May 27, 2020 | Other Articles
by Gyoshin Laurel Ross Driving toward my block, hoping for a parking space, I was annoyed when the pickup truck ahead of me suddenly slowed. Was he going to snag my spot? No. He turned left into the alley and as I pressed down to accelerate I saw the problem. A...
