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February 2020
Hyde Park Zen Group @ Rockefeller Chapel
An event every week that begins at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, repeating until Wednesday January 6, 2021
This group meets most* Wednesday afternoons in Rockefeller Chapel in the heart of the University of Chicago campus. *Please check our calendar regarding meetings as there are occasional cancellations due to the Academic Calendar of the University of Chicago and special events at Rockefeller Chapel.
Find out more »Beginner’s Mind Program: Zazen and Discussion of Suzuki Roshi Teachings
An event every week that begins at 7:00 pm on Thursday, repeating until Thursday January 7, 2021
Beginning and experienced Zen practitioners meet for Zen meditation and exploration of the Beginner's Mind through reading and discussion of teachings by Shunryu Suzuki-roshi.
Find out more »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 »March 2020
Meditation instruction, Zazen, and Dharma talk by Taigen Dan Leighton, Introduction to the Flower Ornament Sutra
Dharma talk by Taigen Dan Leighton, Introduction and Sampling for the Flower Ornament (Avatamsaka) Sutra, one of the most visionary and philosophically developed Mahayana sutras. Sunday Mornings 8:30 am: Doors open 8:45 am: Meditation Instruction * 9:30 am: Zen Meditation (zazen) 10:05 am: Walking Meditation (kinhin) 10:15 am: Dharma Talk 11:00 am: Temple cleaning and tea * * Please note that there will be no meditation instruction, temple cleaning or tea on Sundays when we have special meditation retreats. The…
Find out more »Zen Meditation and Talk by Guest Teacher Brook Ziporyn on Impermanence, Permanence, and Temporality in Tiantai Thought
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 »Meditation and Recovery
An event every week that begins at 7:15 pm on Tuesday, repeating until Tuesday December 29, 2020
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 Zazen
An event every week that begins at 7:00 am on Wednesday, repeating until Wednesday December 30, 2020
Early morning Zazen 7 am, door opens 6:45 am, followed by optional short service with chanting.
Find out more »Hyde Park Zen Group @ Rockefeller Chapel
An event every week that begins at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, repeating until Wednesday January 6, 2021
This group meets most* Wednesday afternoons in Rockefeller Chapel in the heart of the University of Chicago campus. *Please check our calendar regarding meetings as there are occasional cancellations due to the Academic Calendar of the University of Chicago and special events at Rockefeller Chapel.
Find out more »Beginner’s Mind Program: Zazen and Discussion of Suzuki Roshi Teachings
An event every week that begins at 7:00 pm on Thursday, repeating until Thursday January 7, 2021
Beginning and experienced Zen practitioners meet for Zen meditation and exploration of the Beginner's Mind through reading and discussion of teachings by Shunryu Suzuki-roshi.
Find out more »Flower Ornament Sutra Reading Group
An event every month that begins at 7:00 pm on day First of the month, repeating until Friday March 5, 2021
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 »Meditation instruction, Zazen and Dharma talk by Taigen Dan Leighton on Bodhisattva Response
Dharma talk by Taigen Dan Leighton on Bodhisattva Response Sunday Mornings 8:30 am: Doors open 8:45 am: Meditation Instruction * 9:30 am: Zen Meditation (zazen) 10:05 am: Walking Meditation (kinhin) 10:15 am: Dharma Talk 11:00 am: Temple cleaning and tea * * Please note that there will be no meditation instruction, temple cleaning or tea on Sundays when we have special meditation retreats. The 9:30 am Zen meditation and 10:15 am Dharma talk are always open to the public even…
Find out more »Zen Meditation and Full Moon Bodhisattva Ceremony
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 »Meditation and Recovery
An event every week that begins at 7:15 pm on Tuesday, repeating until Tuesday December 29, 2020
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 Zazen
An event every week that begins at 7:00 am on Wednesday, repeating until Wednesday December 30, 2020
Early morning Zazen 7 am, door opens 6:45 am, followed by optional short service with chanting.
Find out more »Hyde Park Zen Group @ Rockefeller Chapel
An event every week that begins at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, repeating until Wednesday January 6, 2021
This group meets most* Wednesday afternoons in Rockefeller Chapel in the heart of the University of Chicago campus. *Please check our calendar regarding meetings as there are occasional cancellations due to the Academic Calendar of the University of Chicago and special events at Rockefeller Chapel.
Find out more »Beginner’s Mind Program: Zazen and Discussion of Suzuki Roshi Teachings
An event every week that begins at 7:00 pm on Thursday, repeating until Thursday January 7, 2021
Beginning and experienced Zen practitioners meet for Zen meditation and exploration of the Beginner's Mind through reading and discussion of teachings by Shunryu Suzuki-roshi.
Find out more »April 2020
Wednesday Morning Zazen
An event every week that begins at 7:00 am on Wednesday, repeating until Wednesday December 30, 2020
Early morning Zazen 7 am, door opens 6:45 am, followed by optional short service with chanting.
Find out more »Hyde Park Zen Group @ Rockefeller Chapel
An event every week that begins at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, repeating until Wednesday January 6, 2021
This group meets most* Wednesday afternoons in Rockefeller Chapel in the heart of the University of Chicago campus. *Please check our calendar regarding meetings as there are occasional cancellations due to the Academic Calendar of the University of Chicago and special events at Rockefeller Chapel.
Find out more »Beginner’s Mind Program: Zazen and Discussion of Suzuki Roshi Teachings
An event every week that begins at 7:00 pm on Thursday, repeating until Thursday January 7, 2021
Beginning and experienced Zen practitioners meet for Zen meditation and exploration of the Beginner's Mind through reading and discussion of teachings by Shunryu Suzuki-roshi.
Find out more »Flower Ornament Sutra Reading Group
An event every month that begins at 7:00 pm on day First of the month, repeating until Friday March 5, 2021
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…
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