Sangha Schedule
August 2020
Meditation in Mourning for Black Lives Taken and Imprisoned
Weekly meditation in mourning for Black lives taken and imprisoned. 8 AM - zazen 8:30 AM - reading of a selection from a Black writer to open community discussion. The service will be led in our Online Zendo by Dylan Toropov, who asks for your help in selecting material for the discussion portion of the service. Please email info@ancientdragon.org if you can contribute.
Find out more »Dragon Zoom Happy Hour
Join us (online) for a relaxed end-of-the-week tea and treats. The directions are simple—make yourself a cup of tea, arrange a treat (cookies are good), and log into our online zendo. Aside from that, we’ll spend time catching up and maybe playing a game or two!
Find out more »Sangha Meeting
Sangha Meeting. Held on Ancient Dragon Zoom. 1 pm - 2pm.
Find out more »ADZG COMMUNITY MEETING: Future possibilities for our temple’s location and practice
The Board of Directors warmly invites the sangha, the Ancient Dragon Zen Gate community, to participate in a discussion of the future of our physical temple and practice. We need community input to chart our course forward in this time of the COVID pandemic as we face a major decision with significant implications: whether or not to renew the lease on our temple home.
Find out more »Zazen and Dharma talk by Stephanie Kaza, Guest Teacher: The Dharma of Resistance
Dharma talk by Guest Teacher Stephanie Kaza on The Dharma of Resistance. Sunday Morning Public program in our online Zendo via ZOOM. Stephanie Kaza, author of Green Buddhism, draws on Buddhist ethics to address the world-altering challenges before us, as we face our grief, anxiety, and concern for the future of life on earth. Dr. Kaza is professor emeritus at University of Vermont, and also author of The Attentive Heart: Conversations with Trees, and editor of Hooked!: Buddhist Writings on…
Find out more »Monday Morning Online Zazen with Douglas Floyd
Monday morning online sitting with Douglas Floyd. Sitting will be held in our online Zendo via ZOOM. Zazen is from 7:00am - 7:35am, followed by chanting Heart of Great Perfect Wisdom Sutra and Ecosattva Vows. See the homepage for instructions and FAQs regarding our online Zendo.
Find out more »Zen Meditation and Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
Monday evenings we sit one thirty-five minute period of zen meditation (zazen) and then conduct a brief service in the Soto Zen style which includes the chanting of traditional Zen texts. A Dharma talk and group discussion are followed by informal social tea and treats.
Find out more »Tuesday Morning Online Zazen with Jokai Ian Davis
Tuesday morning online sitting with Jokai Ian Davis. Sitting will be held in our online Zendo via ZOOM. Zazen is from 8:00am – 8:35am, followed by chanting Heart of Great Perfect Wisdom Sutra and Ecosattva Vows. See the homepage for instructions and FAQs regarding our online Zendo.
Find out more »Meditation and Recovery Online
This weekly Meditation and Recovery meeting will feature sitting and discussion to assist those in recovery from addictive substances and behavior patterns. Everyone is Welcome, regardless of prior experience in meditation. For more information contact Michael via info@ancientdragon.org. No pre-registration required. Any donation welcome.
Find out more »Wednesday Morning Online Zazen with Eishin Nancy Easton
Wednesday morning online sitting with Eishin Nancy Easton. Sitting will be held in our online Zendo via ZOOM. Zazen is from 7:00am – 7:35am, followed by chanting Heart of Great Perfect Wisdom Sutra and Ecosattva Vows. See the homepage for instructions and FAQs regarding our online Zendo.
Find out more »Hyde Park Zen Group – Online Zazen, Dharma Talk, Discussion
The Hyde Park Zen Group, a collaboration between Ancient Dragon Zen Gate and the University of Chicago's Spiritual Life Office, normally meets in Rockefeller Chapel on the University campus. They are now meeting online through Zoom at 6:00pm - 7:30 pm on Wednesdays. It is open to all - to access, use this link: https://zoom.us Meeting ID: 975 2908 4735 Password: 380667
Find out more »Thursday Morning Online Zazen with Hogetsu Laurie Belzer
Thursday morning online sitting with Hogetsu Laurie Belzer. Sitting will be held in our online Zendo via ZOOM. Zazen is from 8:00am – 8:30am, followed by brief teaching reflection and check-in. See the homepage for instructions and FAQs regarding our online Zendo.
Find out more »Beginner’s Mind Zazen & Discussion Online
Our Thursday evening Beginner's Mind Zazen & Book Discussion is resuming online! Zazen will start at 7:15, followed by a discussion of a Suzuki Roshi text, usually "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind", or perhaps "Not Always So." The event will be in our online zendo, which can be accessed by clicking here. Further instructions for accessing our online zendo can be found on our Online Zendo page.
Find out more »Meditation in Mourning for Black Lives Taken and Imprisoned
Weekly meditation in mourning for Black lives taken and imprisoned. 8 AM - zazen 8:30 AM - reading of a selection from a Black writer to open community discussion. The service will be led in our Online Zendo by Dylan Toropov, who asks for your help in selecting material for the discussion portion of the service. Please email info@ancientdragon.org if you can contribute.
Find out more »Dragon Zoom Happy Hour
Join us (online) for a relaxed end-of-the-week tea and treats. The directions are simple—make yourself a cup of tea, arrange a treat (cookies are good), and log into our online zendo. Aside from that, we’ll spend time catching up and maybe playing a game or two!
Find out more »LGBTQ+ Dharma Group
The LGBTQ+ Dharma Group meets approximately once a month. The program begins with 30 minutes of group zazen followed by tea, snacks, and discussion of a previously circulated Buddhist text or article relevant to the concerns of the LGBTQ+ community and their intersection with Buddhist practice.
Find out more »Zazen and Sangha Meeting
Sangha Meeting. Sunday Morning Public program in our online Zendo via ZOOM. 9:30 am: Zen Meditation (zazen) 10:10 am: Sangha Meeting
Find out more »ADZG COMMUNITY MEETING: Future possibilities for our temple’s location and practice
The Board of Directors warmly invites the sangha, the Ancient Dragon Zen Gate community, to participate in a discussion of the future of our physical temple and practice. We need community input to chart our course forward in this time of the COVID pandemic as we face a major decision with significant implications: whether or not to renew the lease on our temple home.
Find out more »Monday Morning Online Zazen with Douglas Floyd
Monday morning online sitting with Douglas Floyd. Sitting will be held in our online Zendo via ZOOM. Zazen is from 7:00am - 7:35am, followed by chanting Heart of Great Perfect Wisdom Sutra and Ecosattva Vows. See the homepage for instructions and FAQs regarding our online Zendo.
Find out more »Zen Meditation and Dharma Talk by Alan Senauke, Guest Teacher, on Buddhism and Justice
Monday evenings we sit one thirty-five minute period of zen meditation (zazen) and then conduct a brief service in the Soto Zen style which includes the chanting of traditional Zen texts. A Dharma talk and group discussion are followed by informal social tea and treats.
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