Sangha Schedule
September 2020
Renew & Reconnect Qigong & Meditation Retreat
The retreat is a combination of Qigong and Sitting & Walking Meditation. Still the mind and reconnect to your bountiful inner resources.
Find out more »Zazen and Dharma talk by Joan Amaral: Uprooting the Status Quo
Dharma talk by Rev. Myozen Joan Amaral, a dharma lineage holder in the Soto Zen tradition as passed down through Shunryu Suzuki Roshi and San Francisco Zen Center. Since establishing the Zen Center North Shore (formerly Marblehead Zen Center) in 2012, she has been exploring the connection between zazen, social justice, self-care, and creativity as a path of true happiness and mutual awakening.. Sunday Morning Public program in our online Zendo via ZOOM. 9:30 am: Zen Meditation (zazen) 10:15 am:…
Find out more »Sangha Community Meeting
This meeting is a follow-up to our community meetings in August, and also to our recent board meeting on September 13, in which the ADZG board unanimously decided to not renew the lease to our zendo at 1922 W Irving Park Blvd. This meeting will be a time for us to grieve the loss of our beloved home, but also to discuss where we would like to go as a community. Not only will it be a time to address…
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 »October 2020
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.
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Full Moon Bodhisattva Ceremony
Traditional monthly repentance ceremony with melodic chanting invoking buddhas and bodhisattvas, led by Ancient Dragon Zen priests. Co-sponsored by Ancient Dragon Zen Gate and Warrior’s Path Buddhist Academy.
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 »Flower Ornament Sutra Reading Group
This reading group is open to all. We will be reading aloud together the classic expansive and psychedelic Mahayana Buddhist text, Avatamsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra). A visionary description of awakening realms and bodhisattva activity, the Flower Ornament Sutra has been a cornerstone of Mahayana literature for approximately 2,000 years and is the inspiration for the Huayan school of Buddhism, which in turn had a foundational influence on the formation of Chan (Zen) Buddhism. Participants are not expected to purchase this…
Find out more »Daylong Meditation Retreat with Eishin Nancy Easton and Gyoshin Laurel Ross Dharma talk by Eishin: Book of Serenity case 4, Pointing to the Ground
Daylong Meditation Retreat with Eishin Nancy Easton and Gyoshin Laurel Ross At Harms Woods (Cook County Forest Preserve). 9:30 am Zen meditation and Eishin’s 10:15 am Dharma talk on Case 4 from the Book of Serenity: “The World Honored One Points to the Ground” are open to the public through Zoom. Please join us for our first socially-distant all-day meditation retreat, which will take place rain or shine in the Cook County Forest Preserve. This is a chance to practice…
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 Alex Peltz
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.
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