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June 2021
Hyde Park Zen Group – Online Zazen, Dharma Talk, Discussion
An event every week that begins at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, repeating indefinitely
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://uchicagogroup.zoom.us/j/93526767913?pwd=cVB1QXE0OXZtY3Q4TmdGZzJOL1ZvUT09 (this link has been updated as of January 2021!) Should there be an issue with the link, the meeting can be reached with a meeting ID and…
Find out more »Thursday Morning Online Zazen with Hogetsu Laurie Belzer
An event every week that begins at 8:00 am on Thursday, repeating until Thursday December 30, 2021
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
An event every week that begins at 7:15 pm on Thursday, repeating until Thursday December 30, 2021
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 Decolonizing Consciousness
An event every week that begins at 8:00 am on Friday, repeating until Friday December 31, 2021
Weekly meditation in decolonizing consciousness. 8 AM - zazen 8:30 AM - sharing of reading from a BIPOC author and/or group discussion on anti-racism 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
An event every week that begins at 4:00 pm on Friday, repeating until Friday December 31, 2021
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 song or two!
Find out more »LGBTQ+ Dharma Group
An event every month that begins at 6:00 pm on day Third of the month, repeating until Friday December 17, 2021
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 »Dogen’s Being Time and Deep Time Seminar by Taigen
Online Seminar by Taigen Leighton on Dogen's Being Time and view of Temporaiity, and its implications for Joanna Macy's teaching of Deep Time and reinhabiting time. 1-4:30 pm, for more information or to register contact info@ancientdragon.org. Suggested donation $35,, but sliding scale, less or more is welcome. Dogen's view of time is subtle, and builds on East Asian philosophy. Joanna Macy's Deep Time is an approach to seeing how to befriend future beings and help refresh and deepen our world…
Find out more »Zazen and Dharma Talk by Hakusho Johan Ostlund
Dharma talk by Hakusho Johan Ostlund, who was SFZC priest intern at ADZG in 2016. Since then Hakusho has been tanto at Green Gulch and Tassajara, and now lives in Vermont, and is studying at Institute of Buddhist Studies, where he has taken a course with Taigen. Sunday Morning Public Program in our online Zendo via ZOOM. 9:30 am: Zen Meditation (zazen), 10:15 am: Dharma Talk.
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 Leighton
Dharma talk by Taigen Leighton. Monday Evening Public Program in our online Zendo via ZOOM. 7:15 pm: Zen Meditation (zazen) 7:45 pm: Dharma Talk
Find out more »Tuesday Morning Online Zazen with David Wray
An event every week that begins at 8:00 am on Tuesday, repeating until Tuesday December 28, 2021
Tuesday morning online sitting with David Wray. 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
An event every week that begins at 7:15 pm on Tuesday, repeating until Tuesday December 28, 2021
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
An event every week that begins at 7:00 am on Wednesday, repeating until Wednesday December 29, 2021
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
An event every week that begins at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, repeating indefinitely
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://uchicagogroup.zoom.us/j/93526767913?pwd=cVB1QXE0OXZtY3Q4TmdGZzJOL1ZvUT09 (this link has been updated as of January 2021!) Should there be an issue with the link, the meeting can be reached with a meeting ID and…
Find out more »Thursday Morning Online Zazen with Hogetsu Laurie Belzer
An event every week that begins at 8:00 am on Thursday, repeating until Thursday December 30, 2021
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
An event every week that begins at 7:15 pm on Thursday, repeating until Thursday December 30, 2021
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 Decolonizing Consciousness
An event every week that begins at 8:00 am on Friday, repeating until Friday December 31, 2021
Weekly meditation in decolonizing consciousness. 8 AM - zazen 8:30 AM - sharing of reading from a BIPOC author and/or group discussion on anti-racism 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
An event every week that begins at 4:00 pm on Friday, repeating until Friday December 31, 2021
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 song or two!
Find out more »Zazen and Dharma Talk by Eishin Nancy Easton and Outdoor All-Day Sitting
Dharma talk by Eishin Nancy Easton. Eishin's talk will be part of an outdoor all-day sitting, for which the normal Sunday morning zazen and dharma talk will be available in our online Zendo via ZOOM. Suggested registration fee is $75; for more information and/or to register, contact info@ancientdragon.org. 9:30 am: Zen Meditation (zazen), 10:15 am: Dharma Talk.
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.
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