Sangha Schedule
October 2020
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 »Zazen and Dharma talk by Taigen Dan Leighton on Bodhisattva Precepts and current relevance
Dharma talk by Taigen Dan Leighton. 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 Douglas Floyd: Ordinary Mind: the Great Way Is Not Difficult
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.
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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 »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 Dharma talk by Guest Teacher Dale Wright: Non-Duality in the Vimalakirti Sutra and its current applicability
Dharma talk by Dale Wright: Non-Duality in the Vimalakirti Sutra and its current applicability. Dale Wright has taught Buddhist and Asian philosophy and religion at Occidental College in Los Angeles for thirty years. He is author of What Is Buddhist Enlightenment?, Buddhism: What Everyone Needs to Know, The Six Perfections: Buddhism and the Cultivation of Character, Philosophical Meditations on Zen Buddhism, and co-editor of a series of books on the history of Zen. Sunday Morning Public program in our online…
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: The Non-Duality of Duality and Non-Duality
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.
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