Special Events & Classes
Ongoing Peer-led Programs
LGBTQ+ DHARMA GROUP (hybrid)
2ND THURSDAYS @ 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Monthly meeting of our Queer Dharma Group. This group will meet hybrid, both in-person at our Lincoln Square Zendo and online in our Online Zendo. All meetings will start with a period of zazen followed by tea and discussion. Email info@ancientdragon.org with any questions.
FLOWER ORNAMENT SUTRA READING GROUP – FIRST FRIDAYS OF THE MONTH @ 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
We sit zazen and read aloud together the classic expansive Mahayana Buddhist text, Avatamsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra). All are welcome. No registration required though donations are always welcome. For information contact info@ancientdragon.org
Special Dharma Events
SANGHA BIRD & NATURE WALK AT WEST RIDGE PARK
Saturday April 26, 2025 @ 9 AM
Enjoy a nature walk in the middle of the city with sangha friends guided by Lou, sangha member and amateur birder
All are welcome! Registration and more info: CLICK HERE
ORYOKI BREAKFAST
Saturday May 3, 2025 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Join Tenzo Mike and Tanto Douglas for an oryoki breakfast in our Lincoln Square Zendo! This is an opportunity to learn or review how to eat oryoki style meals, as well as our meal service forms in preparation for our upcoming three-day sitting. If you’re new to oryoki or meal serving and would like training, a refresher, or just want to hang out with fellow Dragons eating breakfast, please join us! All are welcome regardless of prior experience. Please register in advance by Wednesday, April 30 using the form below, letting us know if you have any dietary restrictions. This event will be in-person only. Suggested donation is $10; Our events are open to everyone and a self-determined sliding scale is always available.
2025 ADZG SPRING PRACTICE COMMITMENT PERIOD (Hybrid)
Led by Guiding Teacher, Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer
COMPASSION’S WAY: THE DHARMA OF 3 AMERICAN ZEN ANCESTORS
Sunday March 23, 2025 – Sunday May 18, 2025 (Hybrid)
Registration closed!
Each moment, life as it is, the only teacher.
Being just this moment, compassion’s way. ~ Joko Beck
This year’s Practice Commitment Period, our householder ango, will engage the wonderful modern Zen wisdom of dharma teachers, Joko Beck, Blanche Hartman, and Darlene Cohen. CLICK HERE for a description.