Weekly  Practice Opportunities

A MESSAGE TO NEW FOLKS:   We welcome everyone to come sit with us!

Please join us in person at our Lincoln Square zendo, or in our online zendo.  We regularly offer weekly hybrid meditation programs (zazen) on Sunday mornings, Monday Evenings, and Thursday mornings, and also offer weekly meditation opportunities online only.
Everyone is welcome, regardless of prior experience in meditation, and no preregistration is required. Although our regular weekly events are free and open to the public, we gratefully invite donations to support our offerings.

Meditation instruction and temple orientation sessions are by appointment:  If you are new to meditation, or would like a refresher, in person or online  – please email us at info@ancientdragon.org and we will confirm by email.

WEEKLY PROGRAMS HELD AT OUR TEMPLE IN LINCOLN SQUARE AND ONLINE (HYBRID)

SUNDAY MORNING COMMUNITY PROGRAM (Hybrid)
In-person at LS Zendo and online at ADZG Zoom Zendo
Sunday mornings begin with a thirty-five minute period of zen meditation (zazen) followed by ten minutes of kinhin with  a Dharma talk and discussion at 10:15 am.

8:45 am: Arrivals/door opens
9:15 am: Han begins
9:30 am: Zazen (sitting meditation)
10:05 am: Kinhin (walking meditation)
10:15 am: Dharma talk
11:05 am: Discussion ends; 4 vows, announcements
*11:15 am: Temple cleaning/soji
*11:30 am: Social tea
**8:30 am Zazen instruction and temple orientation occurs in the practice room on 2nd Sundays
* on days when we have meditation retreats (sesshin), all are welcome to attend zazen and the dharma talk, but on these retreat days, work and tea are cancelled.

MONDAY EVENING COMMUNITY PROGRAM (Hybrid)
In-person at LS Zendo and online at ADZG Zoom Zendo

Monday evenings we sit one thirty 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. Practice conversation with group discussion are followed by informal tea and social time.

6:45 pm: Arrivals/door opens
7:00 pm: Han begins calling the sangha to meditation
7:15 pm: Zazen (sitting meditation)
7:45 pm: Service
7:55 pm: Practice Conversation
8:30 pm: Discussion ends, 4 vows, announcements
8:40 pm: Social tea
*6:15 pm: Zazen instruction and temple orientation occurs in the  practice room on 3rd Mondays

WEDNESDAY EVENING ZAZEN (In-person)

7:15 pm: Doors open
7:30 pm: Zazen
7:55 pm: Kinhin/interval
8:00 pm: Zazen
8:25 pm: Pali refuges

THURSDAY MORNING DHARMA WITH HŌGETSU (Hybrid)

7:45 am: Arrivals/door opens
8:00 am: Zen meditation (zazen)
8:30 am: Brief dharma teaching followed by conversation