Ancient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma Talks

Shuso: Leadership as a caring practice

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 17 May 2026 16:00:26 +0000

1284 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer

Chapters

(00:00:00) - A visit to Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
(00:01:11) - A Spring Sacheen
(00:08:28) - What It Means to Be a Shisu
(00:12:10) - Being Shuso: A rite of passage
(00:20:33) - A Little Chant for Winter
(00:26:03) - The Dawn of Zazen
(00:31:23) - A Bodhisattva Sacheen
(00:32:25) - Jerry's last practice with Shu

Thoroughly Ragged Practice

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 10 May 2026 16:00:21 +0000

1283 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer

Chapters

(00:00:00) - A Taste of Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
(00:02:10) - A Taste of Green in May
(00:03:41) - Sacheen
(00:06:22) - Paula Arai at the Zendo
(00:12:41) - The Dharma of Rags
(00:22:07) - Paula Rai
(00:31:13) - The Zen of Rag Rags
(00:36:28) - A Little Lesson on Kintsugi
(00:40:41) - Leo on Negative Self-Cling
(00:42:18) - Paula Arai on 'Rags'
(00:44:43) - "If There's Nothing to Dust, Where Would the Dust Come

Shuso Talk 3: The Koan of Don't Know

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 03 May 2026 16:00:08 +0000

1282 ADZG Sunday Morning Shuso Talk about Zazen by Gerrie Griffin

Chapters

(00:00:00) - Meet the Head Student at Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
(00:01:34) - Sashin 8 week practice commitment period
(00:03:57) - What are Koan
(00:12:45) - Koan 8, Students and Teachers
(00:16:19) - A Koan from the Life of Wade
(00:18:12) - A Koan About A Blue Bucket
(00:19:29) - Bodhidharma in the Story
(00:24:10) - On Bodhidharma and His Personal Criticism
(00:27:25) - Read a Koan
(00:30:59) - Bodhidharma: Who Are You?
(00:36:17) - Not Knowing Who Are You
(00:41:55) - Jerry Cohen on His Koan
(00:45:25) - Koan Stories, 2,000 Years Old
(00:48:45) - "An Awkward Conversation"

Buddhist Practices of Compassion and Resonant Care

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 16:00:16 +0000

1281 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer

Chapters

(00:00:00) - A Dharma Talk on Compassion
(00:03:44) - Compassion in the face of suffering
(00:16:06) - Understanding compassion in Mahayana Buddhism
(00:28:51) - Compassion and Anukampa
(00:34:29) - How to Extend Compassion to Others
(00:35:52) - What is the Brahma Vihara?
(00:36:48) - Caring in Zen: Menmitsu
(00:40:34) - A Little Compassion for the World
(00:45:16) - Bodhisattva's Compassion

Shuso Talk #2: On Zazen

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:00:39 +0000

1280 ADZG Sunday Morning Shuso Talk about Zazen by Gerrie Griffin

Chapters

(00:00:00) - Sitting Zazen at Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
(00:00:34) - Sitting Zazen
(00:09:15) - A Zen Chant About Zazen
(00:12:55) - Song of Zazen
(00:18:27) - The End of All Strains
(00:21:58) - Sitting Zen: Embrace Everything
(00:26:19) - The Thumbs in Zazen
(00:29:04) - David's Talk on Zazen

Equanimity and Transition

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 16:00:03 +0000

1279 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer & Paula Lazarz A look at the four immeasurables of loving kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy and equanimity. Hogetsu offers how these four help us deal effectively with transitions in our lives. Then (21:00), longtime sangha member, Paula Lazarz, explains why she is giving up her robes and leaving practice at Ancient Dragon.

Chapters

(00:00:00) - A Special Day for Paula's Departure
(00:05:13) - Brahma Viharas
(00:11:20) - The Practice of Equanimity
(00:16:27) - Equanimity
(00:18:41) - The Great Equanimity Verse
(00:21:41) - A teacher's journey to Ancient Dragon
(00:26:42) - The Secret to Ordination in Asian Studies
(00:30:27) - I decided to leave Ancient Dragon
(00:37:40) - The irony of practicing dharma
(00:38:29) - A Few Words on Mahayana Buddhism
(00:39:56) - Dharma Talks

Practices That Flower Into Garlands of Beneficial Blessings

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:58:41 +0000

1278 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer

Chapters

(00:00:00) - A Moment of Compassion at Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
(00:01:12) - The Great Flower Adornment Sutra
(00:05:16) - Bodhisattva Flower Adornment
(00:18:03) - Bodhisattva Prayer for All Beings
(00:24:53) - Wishing for Pure Mind in Sodo Zen

Merit, Bodhisattvas, and the Enmei Juku Kannon Gyo

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 16:00:08 +0000

1277 ADZG Sunday Morning Scholar’s Talk by Paul Copp

Chapters

(00:00:00) - A Talk on the Enmei Juku Kanangyo Kan
(00:04:16) - The Heart Sutra
(00:07:27) - On merit in Mahayana Buddhism
(00:11:10) - Quantum resonance and the Bodhisattvas
(00:15:37) - The Enmei Juku Kanangyo story
(00:20:35) - The Divine Words of Veneration to the Buddha
(00:22:21) - Mahaparinirvana Sutra, Conditions of Buddha, Dharma
(00:27:35) - The Heart Sutra
(00:28:02) - Kanzeon
(00:32:04) - A Question about Buddhism and the
(00:35:16) - Enmei Juku Kanangyo chant
(00:40:19) - The Lotus Sutra and Mahavihara
(00:44:36) - Paul: On the Heart Sutra
(00:49:12) - Japanese chanting and Dharanis
(00:51:24) - The History of the Heart Siddro
(00:54:41) - "You Have to See Your Nature"
(00:54:55) - Chanting and Producing Merit
(01:01:38) - Bodhisattva Sendo

Fundamentally Zazen is a Caring Practice

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 16:00:18 +0000

1276 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer

Chapters

(00:00:00) - Practice Committed for 8 Weeks
(00:10:19) - Tong Lu's Rules for Zazen (Fukanza
(00:19:44) - Zen Meditation is the Dharma Gate of Peace and Joy
(00:26:51) - A Little Lesson on Zazen
(00:28:55) - Zazen During This Practice Period

Practice Commitment: Closing The Gates

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 16:10:48 +0000

1275 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer

Chapters

(00:00:00) - Spring Zazen
(00:03:53) - Warm Up for Practice Period 2
(00:06:41) - Practice Period
(00:18:25) - 8 Week Practice Period
(00:24:17) - Zen Practice Manual, Guidelines for Practice Periods
(00:31:40) - A Short Talk on Commitments
(00:37:43) - Dharma Vows and Commitments
(00:39:05) - Sachin Online Zazen
(00:41:11) - 4 Vows of the Buddha

David Chadwick and Suzuki Roshi's Lineage

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 16:00:17 +0000

1274 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Chapters

(00:00:00) - A Taste of Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
(00:00:47) - David Chadwick's death
(00:03:34) - David Chadwick
(00:11:19) - Suzuki Roshi: Being a Little Wild
(00:16:12) - A Lesson from Pauline Pecci
(00:19:01) - David Foster's Life
(00:20:56) - David Chadwick and the San Francisco Zen Center
(00:23:30) - David Chadwick's Last Talk
(00:27:22) - The First Generation of Zen Students in America
(00:32:06) - The Long Lineage of San Francisco Zen
(00:37:38) - Charlotte Silver in the Zen Tradition
(00:39:16) - Four Vows

Zhaozhou Meets Two Hermits

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 17:00:30 +0000

1273 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd

Chapters

(00:00:00) - Dharmata Talk
(00:00:59) - Koan Talk
(00:06:52) - Xiao Zhou's Koan
(00:11:59) - Xiaozhou and the Hermits
(00:18:51) - David Weiner Unmuted Himself
(00:19:57) - Zen Poem, Faith in Heart, Mind
(00:26:17) - A Zen Koan, The Hermit
(00:27:48) - Philosopher on The Wrong Koan
(00:30:03) - Seeking the Right Answer
(00:35:45) - Kokyo San: Our Doors Are Open

Encouragement to Practice Completely

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 17:00:53 +0000

1272 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer

Chapters

(00:00:00) - The Last Teaching of Shakyamuni Buddha
(00:06:06) - Practice with Diligent Energy
(00:09:59) - Total Exertion in Zen Practice
(00:17:31) - Yu Dao Po Uses Her Full Strength
(00:26:31) - What is the realm of Bodhisattvas?
(00:31:47) - Zazen and Anger
(00:33:26) - A Person of No Rank in Hinduism
(00:35:35) - A message about anger

What Do You Call the World?

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 17:00:11 +0000

ADZG 1271 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Eishin Nancy Easton

Chapters

(00:00:00) - Ancestrian Dragon Zen Gate
(00:00:32) - Honorary Mayor's Day
(00:00:57) - Koan 12, Duong Plants the Field
(00:02:26) - How the World Is Being Stored
(00:11:46) - Koan 8, What Can You Do About the World?
(00:15:03) - Koan 8, Plowing the Field
(00:18:43) - Understanding Jizo the Guardian of the Hell Realms
(00:21:42) - A Question for the World
(00:22:11) - On Discussion in Buddhism
(00:25:05) - Both Self-Realization and Discussion
(00:26:28) - How Do We Respond to Our Own Karma?
(00:31:30) - How Do We Stuck Engaged on Social Media?
(00:35:11) - Facebook Comments on Engagement With Social Media
(00:39:05) - Bodhisattva Vows

Rigidity and Self-Delusion in Practice

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 17:04:19 +0000

ADZG 1270 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Nyozan Eric Shutt

Chapters

(00:00:00) - A New Year's Prayer at Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
(00:05:50) - Honoring the Hinayana Discipline
(00:07:06) - Disassembly and Reassembly of Long-Standing Practices
(00:09:13) - Non-Abiding and Karma
(00:21:03) - The Way of Self-Realization
(00:26:17) - The Problem of Non-Abiding
(00:30:44) - Analogy of the Mahayana
(00:34:21) - Bodhisattva on Emulation and Inspiration
(00:38:07) - Picking and Choosing
(00:43:00) - A Personal Experience of the Four Vows
(00:44:24) - Vows To Free The Soul

Considering the Activities of Zazen

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 17:00:09 +0000

ADZG 1269 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer

Chapters

(00:00:00) - A Sashin at Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
(00:03:30) - How Does Our Zen Practice Impact Our Political Life?
(00:18:04) - Zazen: Clear Circle of Light
(00:25:23) - Practice of patience, constancy

Zhaozhou’s Wash Your Bowl

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 17:00:13 +0000

ADZG 1268 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd

Chapters

(00:00:00) - Ancestrian Dragon Zen Gate
(00:00:29) - Hongzhi's Clean Your Bowl
(00:08:10) - Wash Your Bowl
(00:17:03) - The Basic Awareness of Kensho
(00:18:13) - Koan Analysis and Personal Practice
(00:24:21) - The Entry of Dao Joe
(00:28:03) - Wash Your Bowl
(00:34:49) - Understanding the Words of Enlightenment
(00:35:57) - The Bodhisattva and the Woman in Samadhi
(00:39:17) - A Question about the Search for Enlightenment

Appropriate Response

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 17:37:36 +0000

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton ADZG 1268

Chapters

(00:00:00) - What is an Appropriate Response to Our Situation?
(00:09:21) - Responding to Everything
(00:16:12) - Joe Biden on ICE Agents
(00:22:26) - David Weiner on the 10 Powers of Buddha
(00:31:02) - The Need for Peaceful Protest
(00:33:51) - Dwarf Way

Tanto Talk

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 17:35:02 +0000

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd ADZG 1267

Chapters

(00:00:00) - The Forms of Zazen
(00:11:37) - The practice of zazen
(00:18:04) - Like Big Self or Big Life?
(00:19:25) - 4 VOTES

Unpacking the Heart Sutra

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 17:00:27 +0000

ADZG 1265 An exploration of how this important Zen sutra makes the case for the underlying emptiness of all phenomenon — including some earlier Buddhist teachings. ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Paula Lazarz

Chapters

(00:00:00) - A Taste of Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
(00:01:04) - The Wheel of Dharma and its Discourse
(00:08:34) - The Heart Sutra
(00:11:07) - All Five Skandhas are Empty
(00:17:19) - 4 Inverted Views in Buddhist Practice
(00:23:42) - Heart Sutra
(00:30:06) - The extinction of ignorance
(00:32:38) - Why does Avalokiteshvara Teach Shariputra in
(00:33:14) - Vinaya Meditation: The Heart Sutra
(00:37:04) - The Fear Comes Before the Attachment
(00:40:51) - David and Serena on emptiness and fear
(00:41:58) - Chapala on the Truth of Life's Suffering
(00:43:46) - Buddha's Heart Sutra
(00:45:25) - Our Gates Are Boundless

Rohatsu sesshin - Day 5 - Tenzo Turning the Wheel of Dharma

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 16:53:15 +0000

ADZG 1264 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer

Chapters

(00:00:00) - Boshetsattvas at Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
(00:01:44) - Sachin Sashin
(00:03:50) - The Seven Noble Truths of Buddha
(00:08:10) - The Wheel of the Dharma
(00:16:03) - The Awakening of Bahia of the Bark Cloth
(00:25:02) - A Jerk in the Wheel
(00:25:36) - A Lesson on The Dragon Wheel
(00:29:43) - The role of Tenzo in Buddhism

Rohatsu sesshin - Day 4 - Turning the Wheel of Dharma

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 15:44:50 +0000

ADZG 1263 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer

Chapters

(00:00:00) - Sashin 4, Day 4
(00:08:02) - The role of the jisha in Zen practice
(00:12:05) - The Life of Maha Magya
(00:19:28) - The Three Types of Unkillful Thoughts
(00:29:44) - 4 more recommendations from the Maha Sashin

Rohatsu sesshin - Day 3 - Turning the Wheel of Dharma

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 04:17:41 +0000

ADZG 1262 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer

Chapters

(00:00:00) - Ancestrian Dragon Zen Gate
(00:00:32) - HOTSHU SACHINE
(00:02:22) - Sachin Meditation
(00:06:33) - How the teaching of Buddha was preserved
(00:14:28) - The Life of the Blessed One
(00:24:36) - Practice of Signlessness and Not Knowing
(00:33:06) - The Meaning of the Satipatthana Sutra
(00:39:02) - Bare Attention in Zen Meditation
(00:41:36) - Zymonasticism in Korea
(00:43:26) - Sufficient Rest and Awakening
(00:45:53) - No Judgment
(00:48:00) - Dwarf Gate

Rohatsu sesshin - Day 2 - Turning the Wheel of Dharma

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 03:55:41 +0000

ADZG 1261 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer

Chapters

(00:00:00) - Ancestrian Dragon Zen Gate
(00:00:24) - Sashin 2: An Awakening Ceremony
(00:03:52) - Sachin Sutra
(00:06:33) - A Taste of Theravadan Commentary
(00:15:28) - The Sutra: The Middle Way
(00:16:49) - 4 Noble Truths of Zen
(00:24:18) - Eight Sets of Practices on the Eightfold Path
(00:26:27) - The story of Shakyamuni Buddha and Kandana
(00:29:43) - A Little Zen in the Golden Age

Rohatsu sesshin - Day 1 - Turning the Wheel of Dharma

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:31:59 +0000

ADZG 1260 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer

Chapters

(00:00:00) - Soto Zen Sushin
(00:03:29) - Sachin 5 days meditation
(00:15:10) - 49 Days of Sacheen
(00:23:14) - Buddha's First Words after Awakening
(00:29:48) - Sachin the Buddha
(00:31:20) - A few words for the guests

Dragon-bodhisattvas Practicing the Precepts

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 21:55:04 +0000

ADZG 1258 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer

Chapters

(00:00:00) - A Day in the Clouds
(00:08:48) - The Zen seminar of dragons
(00:19:31) - All kinds of wholesome habits
(00:20:52) - Wu Ji's Quote on Goodness
(00:29:08) - A Taste of the SIT
(00:33:25) - The Sense of Community in Our Practice
(00:39:02) - Diet and Vow
(00:42:39) - A single volunteer's angriness
(00:45:07) - Bodhisattvas

Bendowa - Embracing Dogen's Endeavor of the Way

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 17:29:01 +0000

ADZG 1259 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Paula Lazarz The Soto Zen way is rooted in zazen. Dogen Zenji explains how he came to realize the importance of the practice of “just sitting” to realize ‘jijuyu zanmai” or the “self-fulfilling samadhi.”

Chapters

(00:00:00) - Fooling around at a party
(00:00:30) - Dogen's talk at Ancient Dragon's End Gate
(00:01:22) - Sangha Priest Ordination
(00:03:10) - The Archetype of the Priest
(00:04:37) - Dogen on the Wholehearted Practice of the Way
(00:05:22) - Dogen at the age of 30
(00:10:38) - Dogen Zen
(00:12:57) - Dogen on Enlightenment
(00:16:48) - Dogen on Bringing the True Dharma from China to Japan
(00:25:37) - The Teacher-Student Relationship
(00:28:43) - Wonders' Well-Wishes
(00:29:37) - No detachment at the same time as inclusiveness
(00:32:38) - The Archetype of a Zen Priest
(00:37:56) - The Obstacle to Sangha
(00:41:36) - Bodhisattva Vows

Priest Ordination

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 21:53:38 +0000

ADZG 1257 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Chapters

(00:00:00) - Priest Ordination at Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
(00:07:39) - The Priest Ordination with a Head Shaving
(00:13:08) - A message on changing one's name
(00:15:30) - Reuben's Name During His Ordination
(00:20:53) - Taking Refuge in Buddha
(00:26:57) - A Disciple of Buddha:
(00:32:21) - The Zazen Ceremony
(00:36:20) - A message about Sangha
(00:37:26) - What it means to be a priest?
(00:38:38) - The Nzagu
(00:39:11) - Anti-Semitism in the US

Huayan and Zen Precepts

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 20:51:43 +0000

ADZG 1256 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Chapters

(00:00:00) - Our Community
(00:00:47) - Wedding and Memorial Ceremonies
(00:01:30) - Can You Hear Me?
(00:02:27) - Talking About Zen at a Seminar
(00:03:12) - Sutra. Which Is. The Vow
(00:04:01) - Translations. Bodhisattvas.
(00:04:44) - Pilgrimage to the Bodhisattvas
(00:05:32) - Pilgrimage: Bodhisattvas and Their Families
(00:06:21) - Buddhism: Emphasizing the Phenomenals of
(00:07:12) - That. Sutra. Emphasizes. Its Power
(00:08:08) - These Are The Schools Of Asian Scholars
(00:08:59) - Psychedelics: Talking About Them
(00:09:47) - Zen Teachings: The Fourfold
(00:10:38) - Dhatu: The Truth of Phenomena
(00:11:30) - Particulars. The Universal Mind
(00:12:17) - Are You Connected With Your Mind?
(00:13:12) - The Moment Everything Went Wrong in America
(00:13:59) - Let's Celebrate Our Lives!
(00:14:51) - How To Connect With Your Beings
(00:15:38) - Movement Through Time
(00:16:30) - Responsibility To Take Care Of Things
(00:17:07) - Israel vs Hamas in Gaza
(00:17:45) - Practice of Buddhism: Taking Care of Things
(00:18:18) - Dogen's Zen Precepts
(00:19:02) - Dogen Precepts
(00:19:55) - Bodhisattva's Precepts
(00:20:46) - Brahmanjala Precepts
(00:21:22) - Ethical Guidelines for Sangha
(00:22:06) - Dogen's Precepts For Students
(00:22:55) - Priorities: Talking About Precepts
(00:23:54) - Don't Stop Eating Your Own Food
(00:24:40) - We Ask Ourselves: How To Kill a Spider
(00:25:36) - Basic Questions for Bodhisattvas
(00:26:19) - How To Talk About Your Life
(00:27:03) - Talking About Precepts in The Truth Book
(00:27:41) - Living in Ignorance
(00:28:32) - Celebration of Life
(00:29:21) - Buddhas: Appreciated
(00:30:08) - Essential Quotes
(00:30:56) - Interaction Questions & Answers
(00:31:47) - Ghosts' Chant
(00:32:28) - Common Precepts for Gratitude
(00:33:04) - Together Celebrating Our Lives
(00:33:45) - Chants in the Elevator
(00:34:26) - How to Protect Your Life From Killers
(00:35:11) - How to Stop Killing Your Mother
(00:35:45) - Black Widow: Remembering My Own
(00:36:27) - Stefan Talking to Himself
(00:37:02) - An Introduction to Zen Buddhism
(00:37:35) - Zen Meditation Interviews
(00:38:06) - Dogen Students: Teaching and Practitioner
(00:38:45) - Buddhists
(00:39:24) - They Didn't Write. That. Didn't. Know. Z
(00:39:58) - American Academy of Religious Studies Naming
(00:40:42) - How to Realize Your Real Life
(00:41:15) - How to Sit Still in Zen
(00:41:48) - Zen Meditation
(00:42:35) - Japanese Priests Reading the Sutras of Suzuki
(00:43:19) - Buddhism Comments
(00:44:06) - Responsibility Questions for Students
(00:44:42) - Seeking the Truth Through Talking
(00:45:17) - Anatomy of Dialogue
(00:45:51) - Knowledge of Conventional Truths
(00:46:30) - Precepts: You Can't Understand Me
(00:47:01) - Analogy: Names We've Got
(00:47:31) - Precepts for Talking About Sexually Abuse
(00:48:09) - Transgressions: Precepts
(00:48:47) - Basic Conversations
(00:49:31) - Classes 6, Precepts of Life
(00:50:13) - Suzuki Talks About Humility
(00:50:49) - Dogen at San Francisco Zen Center
(00:51:19) - Sazen: Awakening and Reshaping
(00:52:02) - Our Vow to God

The Changing Role of the Precepts in Soto Zen Practice

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 18:07:31 +0000

ADZG 1255 ADZG Sunday Morning Scholar Talk by Stephan Licha

Chapters

(00:00:00) - A Taste of Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
(00:00:33) - The Precepts of Japanese Zen Buddhism
(00:02:15) - The Role of Precepts in Buddhism
(00:06:44) - Buddhist precepts, the Vinaya and Bodhisatt
(00:13:12) - Bodhisattva Vinaya Vows in China
(00:18:20) - Japan's Pure Mahayana Buddhism
(00:23:23) - Bodhisattva precept ordination in China
(00:33:02) - The Soto School and the Precepts
(00:39:36) - How would your Chinese ancestors have been bound by the Indian Vinaya
(00:43:26) - The Precepts in Zen
(00:50:21) - Brian O'Brien
(00:50:35) - The Presence of the Precepts in an Initiation
(00:58:19) - How did Dogen get the 16 Bodhisattva Precept
(01:02:42) - Self-Ordination in Buddhism
(01:04:41) - Questions about Zazen and Meditation
(01:10:13) - Zazen and Meditation in Early Zen
(01:17:37) - A Bodhisattva Prayer

Sejiki Ceremony Preview

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 16:30:13 +0000

ADZG 1254 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer

Chapters

(00:00:00) - Dharma Talk
(00:00:51) - DB1: Inside the Flower Garland Sutra
(00:04:37) - Sajiki
(00:10:41) - Dharani Chanting
(00:16:36) - Volunteers Serve the Homeless
(00:19:01) - Glory Gate of Sweet Dew
(00:20:36) - Homage to the Buddhas in 10 Directions
(00:34:41) - Sajiki
(00:38:13) - Buddha's Way is Unrivalable

Upagupta - Part II, Using The Ground To Get Up

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 28 Sep 2025 16:30:18 +0000

ADZG 1253 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Paula Lazarz A look at Chapter 5 from Keizan’s “Transmission of the Light” (Denkoroku, jp.). Upagupta tricks the devil into understanding that we must accept all of ourselves to liberate ourselves from suffering.

Chapters

(00:00:00) - Uppagupta
(00:03:44) - The Life of UTA Gupta
(00:07:27) - Suchness in the Zen verse
(00:14:32) - Understanding the Suchness of Enlightenment
(00:16:28) - The Devil in the Garden
(00:21:25) - The Story of the Greatest Enlightenment
(00:26:16) - The Boundary of Zen
(00:27:43) - A Taste of Karmic Fate
(00:29:49) - In the Practice of Compassion for Yourself
(00:31:55) - Divergent Thoughts on The Devil and His Bodhisattva
(00:33:23) - Bodhisattva Meditation

Dragons report on the Branching Streams Gathering

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 16:30:11 +0000

ADZG 1252 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer

Chapters

(00:00:00) - Branching Streams
(00:03:08) - A message about the Branching Streams Gathering
(00:07:06) - Bridging and Belonging to Zen Life
(00:14:04) - I led a panel on Gaza and genocide at this event in Chicago
(00:19:46) - Discovery of the Branching Streams Conference
(00:22:14) - Branching Streams Conference
(00:28:22) - The Future of Talking in the Cloud
(00:28:54) - The 5th International Zen Conference
(00:34:37) - Branching Streams: A Conference Recap
(00:42:47) - Anlore's message to the sangha
(00:48:00) - Delusions are numberless, we vow to free them
(00:49:47) - A message about the upcoming Summer Open House

The Spiral That Reconnects

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 15:36:04 +0000

ADZG 1251 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Jisan Tova Green

Chapters

(00:00:00) - A Full Practice Body at Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
(00:04:55) - A dharma talk by Tova Green
(00:06:29) - Bridges and Connections: Living a Zen Life
(00:10:07) - One of the Life's Work With Joanna Macy
(00:14:46) - The Work that Re-Connects
(00:17:32) - A Moment of Gratitude
(00:20:02) - What concerns you most about the world
(00:22:58) - Service to Life on Earth
(00:26:55) - Power of the Sangha
(00:31:24) - Somos al Baco
(00:34:03) - Questions and Comments on the Internet
(00:36:35) - "The Headwinds
(00:37:41) - How to Meet Hate With Love
(00:42:27) - A talk on Joanna Macy's work
(00:43:13) - A Moment of Gratitude

Upagupta Part 1 - Are You Leaving Home Physically or Mentally?

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 00:10:36 +0000

ADZG 1250 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Paula Lazarz A look at Chapter 5 from Keizan’s “Transmission of the Light” (Denkoroku, jp.). Upagupta is one of Shanavasa’s disciples. Upagupta is asked, “Are you leaving home physically or mentally?” How does he answer?

Chapters

(00:00:00) - Dharmata Talk
(00:02:19) - Five Cases of Upagupta
(00:04:30) - Are You Leaving Home Physically or Mental?
(00:13:30) - The Essence of Zazen
(00:18:12) - Upta Gupta and Shanavasa
(00:21:07) - Kazon's Transmission of the Light
(00:27:40) - Zen Within Absurdity
(00:30:49) - Hougetsu's Relationship with Her Teacher
(00:36:24) - The 4 Bodhisattva Vows

Beginning the Bodhisattva Path and Generosity

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 15:23:16 +0000

Beginning the Bodhisattva Path and Generosity ADZG 1247 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer

Chapters

(00:00:00) - An Ancient Dragon Zen Gate Sashin led
(00:09:22) - A message on the Parmita Process
(00:15:48) - The 6 Paramitas of Buddhism
(00:24:03) - The Gift of Fearlessness
(00:30:18) - Immunity Through Paramitas
(00:33:30) - In the World of Generosity
(00:36:26) - Chi Teigen on Gift Giving
(00:37:59) - On Taking Gifts and Joy
(00:44:14) - Give Your Practice Away

Opening To Big Mind

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 10 Aug 2025 11:00:11 +0000

ADZG 1248 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd

Chapters

(00:00:00) - A Taste of Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
(00:00:46) - A Grand Dragon's dharma talk
(00:02:19) - Dharma Talk
(00:03:12) - Zazen 1, Basic Ideas
(00:12:21) - Small and Big Mind During Zazen
(00:18:15) - The Problems of Posture in Zen
(00:22:25) - How to live with discomfort in meditation
(00:29:20) - Anyway, I've talked long enough, so let's end it here. Janet. Thanks, Douglas
(00:29:41) - Big Mind in Zazen
(00:33:24) - A talk on sleep and big mind
(00:34:13) - The Transition From Zazen to Regular Life
(00:40:10) - Sexual Fantasies In Sasan
(00:41:19) - Letting go of big mind

Generosity That Goes Beyond

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 21:58:53 +0000

Generosity that goes beyond ADZG 1249 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer

Chapters

(00:00:00) - Day of Sashin
(00:05:30) - The importance of awakening in Zen
(00:07:27) - The Parmitas of the Bodhisattvas
(00:08:59) - The Practice of Dhana Paramita
(00:11:36) - A message about folding a Buddha's robe
(00:20:27) - How to store a rakasu cushion
(00:23:30) - William Carlos Williams: Odes to Common Things
(00:31:35) - A Lesson on Giving Things Away
(00:36:43) - Philosophy of Human Relations
(00:42:45) - Buddhism's Way Dedication

Nanquan Points At A Peony

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 16:30:52 +0000

ADZG 1246 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd

Chapters

(00:00:00) - A Koan
(00:09:15) - The Power of Concentration
(00:17:13) - Big Mind and Zen Mind
(00:21:54) - Anatomy of Delusion and Awakening
(00:29:05) - The Flowers of Nanquan
(00:30:58) - The Four Vows

Patience Paramita

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 16:30:28 +0000

ADZG 1245 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Chapters

(00:00:00) - A talk by Tigyn at Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
(00:01:26) - Shanti Paramitta
(00:03:22) - Patience and Shanti Patience
(00:10:58) - Practising Patience in the current situation
(00:16:13) - Practices of Patience
(00:17:17) - Serena's Meditation on Patience
(00:22:40) - Paul Krugman on the cruelty of the world
(00:23:55) - Patience and the Ultimate Patience
(00:29:24) - A Lesson on Joanna Macy
(00:31:03) - The Practice of Patience
(00:34:35) - Patience and the Pleasuring of Life
(00:38:51) - How do bodhisattvas use anger?
(00:42:28) - Dharmasana: Unprincipled

Scholar Talk: Dependent Arising and Why Everything Matters

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 16:49:42 +0000

ADZG 1244 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Paul Copp, PhD

Chapters

(00:00:00) - A visit to Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
(00:01:11) - A Talk by Paul Rehren
(00:04:11) - A Scholar's Talk on Buddhism
(00:05:29) - The crux of the human problem
(00:10:55) - The emptiness of self in Buddhism
(00:16:40) - The Imagined Nature of Reality
(00:19:58) - The emptiness of the world
(00:26:46) - A Single Exposed Body in Buddhism
(00:31:30) - The difficulty of the term'emptiness'
(00:34:27) - Carl. On Zazen and Ritual
(00:36:56) - The Role of Study and Practice
(00:40:08) - No More Faith in Zen: Paul
(00:41:41) - The Role of Faith in Buddhism
(00:45:06) - I moved from VIPASSANA to Zen
(00:47:32) - Faith and the Study
(00:48:05) - The Relationship between Study and Zazen
(00:53:54) - Bodhisattva Vowels

We Reflect On The Effort….All Beings Support Each Other

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 06 Jul 2025 16:30:56 +0000

ADZG 1243 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Nyozan Eric Shutt

Chapters

(00:00:00) - Bodhisattva at Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
(00:00:40) - The Truth of Our Meal Chants
(00:06:54) - The practice of oroki
(00:08:12) - The Meaning of Orokki
(00:10:18) - The Bodhisattva Jukai
(00:14:13) - The Importance of Admonition in Zhukai
(00:22:26) - Bodhisattva and Interdependence
(00:28:49) - "Who Needs Fireworks?"
(00:31:03) - Collective action
(00:32:54) - Happy Holidays!
(00:34:21) - In the Spirit of Interdependence Day
(00:36:59) - Buddha's Way is unsurpassable

The 2nd Paramita,“Ethical Conduct”

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 10:15:53 +0000

In a polarized fragmented world, can we act ethically with all beings?
Especially those with disagree with?
This dharma talk explores how we may apply the 2nd Paramita of “Ethical Conduct,” with compassionate skill.

ADZG 1246
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Shudo Paula Lazarz

Great teacher Issan’s skillful means

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 10:15:15 +0000

ADZG 1245
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer

Not one not two: Sangha Strength

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 10:15:20 +0000

ADZG 1244
ADZG Saturday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Lisa Hoffman

Ancestors convey how to answer a call

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 15 Jun 2025 10:15:57 +0000

ADZG 1243
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer

Practice Period: Continuing Effort Without Desire

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 18 May 2025 10:15:53 +0000

ADZG 1241
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer

Practicing with Joko Beck in the 1990s

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 12 May 2025 20:15:32 +0000

ADZG 1240
ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Brian Taylor

Suffering and skillful means

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 11 May 2025 10:15:20 +0000

ADZG 1239
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer

Emperor Wu Meets Bodhidharma Face-to-Face

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 04 May 2025 15:15:40 +0000

ADZG 1238 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Shudo Paula Lazarz The meeting between Emperor Wu and Bodhidharma is very brief in this famous Zen story. During this talk, we examine Emperor Wu’s practice a little closer – both pre and post meeting – and explore the student-teacher dynamic and skillful means.

This is not a Tanto Talk

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 20:15:36 +0000

ADZG 1237
ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd

Great Ancestor Darlene Cohen takes on suffering

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 27 Apr 2025 10:15:57 +0000

ADZG 1236
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer

Blanche Hartman: Willing to be just this one

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 10:15:45 +0000

ADZG 1234

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer

The Two Truths – The Practice Realization of Zazen

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 13 Apr 2025 10:15:03 +0000

ADZG 1235
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Shudo Paula Lazarz

An exploration of how the practice of zazen creates a pivot point where the relative and absolute truth meet.

Blanche Hartman and the effort of daffodils

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 10:15:33 +0000

ADZG 1233

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer

Joko Beck’s Compassion arising and melting reactivity

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 30 Mar 2025 10:15:19 +0000

ADZG 1232
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer

Practice Period 2025 – Joko Beck

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 10:15:29 +0000

ADZG 1231
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer

Dongshan and the Five Positions

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 10:15:45 +0000

ADZG 1230
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Deep Listening

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 09 Mar 2025 10:15:13 +0000

ADZG 1229
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Nyozan Eric Shutt

Genjokoan

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 10:15:56 +0000

ADZG 1228
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Eishin Nancy Easton

Zazen and the Hamster Wheel

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:15:10 +0000

ADZG 1227
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd

Parinirvana Day

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 16 Feb 2025 10:15:24 +0000

ADZG 1226
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Eishin Nancy Easton

Dongshan’s Jewel Mirror Samadhi

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 10:15:06 +0000

ADZG 1225
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Caring with the Breath

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 10:15:31 +0000

ADZG 1224
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer

Moving with the Breath

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 26 Jan 2025 10:15:02 +0000

ADZG 1223
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer

Reflecting on 50 Years of Zazen

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 10:15:28 +0000

ADZG 1222
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Breathing into the new year

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 05 Jan 2025 10:15:08 +0000

ADZG 1221
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer

Remembering Abbot Hozan Alan Senauke

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:15:37 +0000

ADZG 1220
ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Composure

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 22 Dec 2024 10:15:02 +0000

ADZG 1219
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer

Shakyamuni Sees the Morning Star

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 15 Dec 2024 10:15:09 +0000

ADZG 1218
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd

Awakening under a tree

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 08 Dec 2024 10:15:22 +0000

ADZG 1217
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer

Mending rips and tears

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 01 Dec 2024 10:15:55 +0000

ADZG 1216
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer

Dogen’s Painting of a Rice Cake

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 10:15:49 +0000

ADZG 1215
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Returning to the ground of this moment

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 10 Nov 2024 10:15:42 +0000

ADZG 1214
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer

Compassion and boundless ambiguity

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 03 Nov 2024 10:15:24 +0000

ADZG 1213
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer

Consistent Practice

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 20 Oct 2024 10:15:28 +0000

ADZG 1212
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Shudo Paula Lazarz

An exploration of the importance of regular practice and the difficult challenges it poses.

Wrap-up of Dogen’s Expressing the Dream Within the Dream Seminar

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 13 Oct 2024 10:15:45 +0000

ADZG 1211
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

The Dharma of Welcoming

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 06 Oct 2024 10:15:57 +0000

ADZG 1210
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev Jisan Tova Green

Delight in the difficulty of practice!

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 10:15:53 +0000

ADZG 1209
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer

The bodhisattva precept ceremony (jukai) as community harvest

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 10:15:45 +0000

ADZG 1208
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer

In Anticipation of Jukai

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 15 Sep 2024 10:15:50 +0000

ADZG 1207
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd

Reflections on the Five Remembrances

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 08 Sep 2024 10:15:45 +0000

ADZG 1206
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Eishin Nancy Easton

Shanavasa – A Teacher Disciple Dialogue

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 25 Aug 2024 10:15:43 +0000

A look at Chapter 4 from Keizan’s “Transmission of the Light” (Denkoroku, jp.)
Sanavasa asks Ananda about the “fundamental uncreated essence of all things.”

ADZG 1205
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Shudo Paula Lazarz

Engaged Buddhism

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 18 Aug 2024 10:15:02 +0000

ADZG 1204
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rob Lyons

Bring Me the Rhinoceros

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 11 Aug 2024 10:15:40 +0000

ADZG 1203
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd

Gassho: Joining palms is dynamic bodhisattva activity

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 04 Aug 2024 10:15:00 +0000

ADZG 1202
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer

Releasing the compassion body, planting the treasure seed

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 21 Jul 2024 10:15:40 +0000

ADZG 1200
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer

Ordinary Mind Is the Way

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 14 Jul 2024 10:15:51 +0000

ADZG 1199
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd

Maylie Scott’s Prayer to Guide the Bodhisattva’s Response

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 07 Jul 2024 10:15:15 +0000

ADZG 1198
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer

The Equal Ground of Zazen

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 23 Jun 2024 10:15:50 +0000

ADZG 1197
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer

Responding to the Request of the Present Moment

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 16 Jun 2024 10:15:23 +0000

ADZG 1196
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by hogetsu Laurie Belzer

Guiding Teacher Transition Ceremony – hogetsu

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 12:30:32 +0000

ADZG 1195
ADZG Sunday Afternoon Guiding Teacher Transition Ceremony for hogetsu

Guiding Teacher Transition Ceremony – Taigen

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 10:15:28 +0000

ADZG 1194
ADZG Sunday Morning Guiding Teacher Transition Ceremony for Taigen Dan Leighton

Now, What?

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 02 Jun 2024 10:15:53 +0000

ADZG 1193
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by hogetsu Laurie Belzer

Peeking Behind the Facade Seeking the Source

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 27 May 2024 20:15:01 +0000

ADZG 1192
ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Ko Carol Laursen

Taigen Leighton Final Dharma Talk (as guiding teacher)

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 26 May 2024 10:15:26 +0000

ADZG 1191
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Hongzhi and the Mysterious Pivot

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 19 May 2024 10:15:35 +0000

ADZG 1190
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Hongzhi and Meditation on Space (and Time)

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sat, 18 May 2024 10:15:06 +0000

ADZG 1189
ADZG Saturday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Hongzhi and Settling within

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Fri, 17 May 2024 10:15:29 +0000

ADZG 1188
ADZG Friday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Zen Ongoing Balancing

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 13 May 2024 20:15:10 +0000

ADZG 1187
ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Return to the Source and the Backward Step

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 12 May 2024 10:15:38 +0000

ADZG 1186
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

All Beings are my Ancestors

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 06 May 2024 20:15:06 +0000

ADZG 1185
ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Zenshin Florence Caplow

Guidepost for Silent Illumination

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 05 May 2024 10:15:57 +0000

ADZG 1184
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Graciously Share Yourself and the Genuine Field

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 20:15:53 +0000

ADZG 1183
ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Hongzhi’s mutual response, Gaza and student encampments

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 10:15:39 +0000

ADZG 1182
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Romp and Play in Samadhi, part 2

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 20:15:18 +0000

ADZG 1181
ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Romp and Play in Samadhi

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 21 Apr 2024 10:15:16 +0000

ADZG 1180
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Guidepost to Silent Illumination

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 20:15:59 +0000

ADZG 1179
ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd

Hongzhi and Wansong Soto Lineage Contexts

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 14 Apr 2024 10:15:12 +0000

ADZG 1178
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Steven Heine – see podcast page to access speaker’s PDF

Steven Heine Lineage Powerpoint

The Ancestors and History of the Future

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 20:15:07 +0000

ADZG 1177
ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Hongzhi and the Baby Buddha

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 10:15:31 +0000

ADZG 1176
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

More on the Buddha Work

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 20:15:01 +0000

ADZG 1175
ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Hongzhi and the Buddha Work

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 31 Mar 2024 10:15:23 +0000

ADZG 1174
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

The Ground Sages Cannot Transmit

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 20:15:03 +0000

ADZG 1173
ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Hongzhi’s Deep Source and Practice of True Reality

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 10:15:40 +0000

ADZG 1172
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Preview of Hongzhi and our Practice Period

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:15:44 +0000

ADZG 1171
ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Women Wielding Liberative Power

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:15:34 +0000

ADZG 1170
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Paula Arai

Journey of Practice

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 20:15:10 +0000

ADZG 1169
ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Chris Cadman

Bodhidharma’s Outline of Practice

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 10 Mar 2024 10:15:33 +0000

ADZG 1168
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Shudo Paula Lazarz

“Bodhidharma’s Outline of Practice”

We will explore this teaching by the first patriarch of Zen on how dharma practice manifests in our lives.

Precepts as Imposter Repentance

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 20:15:04 +0000

ADZG 1167
ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Simone

Awakening with Zen Forms

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 03 Mar 2024 10:15:36 +0000

ADZG 1166
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Eishin Nancy Easton

What is This Place? How Can We Live Here?

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 25 Feb 2024 10:15:16 +0000

ADZG 1165
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer

Parinirvana

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 20:15:39 +0000

ADZG 1164
ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Zazen

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 18 Feb 2024 10:15:19 +0000

ADZG 1163
ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd

8137: An Exercise in Beginner’s Mind

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 20:15:52 +0000

ADZG 1162

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Dylan Toropov

Keizan Zenji: Understanding Continuity

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 11 Feb 2024 10:15:38 +0000

ADZG 1161

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Konjin Gaelyn Godwin

Anxiety, Thought Loops, and Zazen

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 20:15:06 +0000

ADZG 1160

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Sophia DeVita

Practicing with Anger

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 04 Feb 2024 10:15:12 +0000

ADZG 1159

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Meditation is Boring

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 20:15:40 +0000

ADZG 1158

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Howard Ruan

Zazen, Awakening and Interbeing

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 28 Jan 2024 10:15:15 +0000

ADZG 1157

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd

Generosity

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 20:15:51 +0000

ADZG 1156

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by reuben kaller

Dr. Martin Luther King’s Message and Gaza

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 10:15:45 +0000

ADZG 1155

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Dharmakaya Practice and Spiritual Bypass

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 10:15:11 +0000

ADZG 1154

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Zen Caring and Healing

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 20:15:14 +0000

ADZG 1153

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer

Peace and Metta service

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 10:15:51 +0000

ADZG 1152

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer

The Taste of Karma: Zazen as formless repentance

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 20:15:22 +0000

ADZG 1151

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by David Wray

Rohatsu Day 5 – Radiance as Creative Energy

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 10 Dec 2023 10:15:06 +0000

ADZG 1150

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Rohatsu Day 4 – Not Realizing the Radiance

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sat, 09 Dec 2023 10:15:40 +0000

ADZG 1149

ADZG Saturday Morning Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer

Rohatsu Day 3 – Buddha Awakening

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 10:15:01 +0000

ADZG 1148

ADZG Friday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

The Nature of Self Control when there is No Self

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 20:15:50 +0000

ADZG 1147

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Ko Carol Laursen

The Flower Ornament Background of our Soto Treasury of Radiance Samadhi

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 03 Dec 2023 10:15:06 +0000

ADZG 1146

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Gratefulness and Generosity

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 10:15:12 +0000

ADZG 1145

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Thinking in Practice and the Sixth Ancestor

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 20:15:28 +0000

ADZG 1144

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd

Appearing appears- attachment and fear

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 20:15:43 +0000

ADZG 1143

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Sophia DeVita

Returning to Our Senses

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 10:15:50 +0000

ADZG 1142

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer

Memorials and Teachers

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 20:15:31 +0000

ADZG 1141

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Truth and the Teacher

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 05 Nov 2023 10:15:41 +0000

ADZG 1140

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Norman Fischer

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Sangha and Energy

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 20:15:15 +0000

ADZG 1139

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Bumping into Yourself

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 20:15:00 +0000

ADZG 1138

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Gerrie Griffin

Excerpts from Dogen’s Extensive Record

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 22 Oct 2023 10:15:51 +0000

ADZG 1137

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Journey of Meditation Through Pain

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 20:15:05 +0000

ADZG 1136

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Nicholas Joyner

Way Seeking Mind and Tenzo Mind

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 20:15:41 +0000

ADZG 1134

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Mike Evans

Expressing Zazen in Everyday Life

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 10:15:50 +0000

ADZG 1133

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd

Being a White Sox Fan as a Dharma Gate

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 20:15:30 +0000

ADZG 1132

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Dylan Toropov

Dogen’s Extensive Record- Radiance, Intimacy, and respecting Causality

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 10:15:48 +0000

ADZG 1131

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Sangha and Spiritual friends

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 20:15:27 +0000

ADZG 1130

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Wade Wheatley

Song of the Grass Hut = Practice Space

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 24 Sep 2023 10:15:11 +0000

ADZG 1129

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Journey to Practice via Addiction and Homelessness

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 20:15:09 +0000

ADZG 1128

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Mark Splitt

Chinese Capping Phrases to the Harmony of Difference and Sameness

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 10:15:38 +0000

ADZG 1127

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Steven Heine

Introduction to the Harmony of Difference and Sameness

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 20:15:08 +0000

ADZG 1126

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Reflections on Dharma Transmission: Mahakasyapa and Ananda

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 10 Sep 2023 10:15:25 +0000

ADZG 1125

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hakusho Johan Ostlund

Objectless Meditation and Serene Illumination

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 20:15:42 +0000

ADZG 1124

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Leighton

Eyesight During Zazen

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 03 Sep 2023 10:15:26 +0000

ADZG 1123

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer

Living in Buddha’s Body

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 20:15:06 +0000

ADZG 1122

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by David Wray

Seeds: Reflections of a Zen Botanist

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 27 Aug 2023 10:15:29 +0000

ADZG 1121

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Zenshin Florence Caplow

Sangha

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 20:15:34 +0000

ADZG 1120

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Core Soto Zen

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 20:15:14 +0000

ADZG 1119

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

American Householder Zen

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 13 Aug 2023 10:15:41 +0000

ADZG 1118

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Peter Coyote

Shivering Scarecrow: Parenting, Karma, and Self-effacement

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 20:15:13 +0000

ADZG 1117

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Alex Bernstein

Hiroshima Day and Dogen’s Repentance Practice

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 06 Aug 2023 10:15:26 +0000

ADZG 1116

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Buddha Work and the Ancestors: Teachings of Hongzhi

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 20:15:24 +0000

ADZG 1115

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Buddhahood Conceivable and Inconceivable

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 30 Jul 2023 10:15:00 +0000

ADZG 1114

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Brook Ziporyn

Brook Ziporyn talk text for ADZG 7/30/23

First, we present the contemplation of the mind as the Inconceivable Object. But this object is hard to talk about, so let us first explain all conceivable objects, to make it easier to present the Inconceivable Object. Of conceivable phenenomena, even the Hinayanists say that mind generates all phenomena, by which they mean the causes and effects of the cycle of the six paths of samsara [all generated by the intentional karma of sentient beings]. They then reject the ordinary and aspire to sageliness, dropping all of this and emerging above it all, leaving only a withered body and extinguished consciousness. This is the Four Noble Truths considered as deliberate activity, with beginnings and ends in real time [有作四諦]. All such things as these are among the conceivables.

Now in the Mahāyāna it is also said that mind generates all dharmas, by which is now meant rather the Ten Dharma Realms [i.e., the prior six plus śrāvakas, pratyekabuddhas, bodhisattvas and buddhas]:

Contemplating the mind as existent, it is seen to have both good and bad mental states. The bad are the causes and effects of the three evil paths of hells, hungry ghosts and animals, while the good are the causes and effects of the three paths of Asuras [ferociously competitive titans], humans and gods. These six types are then contemplated as all being impermanent, arising and perishing constantly. The mind that does this contemplating is also seen to be changing with every thought, never dwelling for a moment. Further, both what contemplates and what is contemplated are conditioned arisings, and all conditioned arising is Empty of self-nature. Such are the causes and effects of the Two Vehicles, sravakas and pratyekabuddhas.

Contemplating this sort of Emptiness [of the Two Vehicles] and this sort of Being [of the Six Paths of Samsara] as both trapped in the dualistic morass of these two extremes, either sinking into Emptiness or obstructed by being, great compassion arises, and one enters into the Provisional to transform and liberate beings. Though there is no body in reality, one provisionally creates a non-literal body. Though there is no emptiness in reality, one provisionally speaks non-literally of emptiness. Thus does one guide and transform them all. These are the causes and effects of the bodhisattvas.

Contemplating these phenomena of both liberators and liberated, seeing each as precisely a phenomenon exemplifying the Ultimate Reality of the Middle Way, all of them are thus known to be ultimately pure. Who is the good and who is the evil? Who is the existent and who the non-existent? Who is the liberated and who is the not liberated? All dharmas are like this. These are the causes and effects of a Buddha.

Zazen and Compassion

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 20:15:25 +0000

ADZG 1113

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Sophia DeVita

Visiting Tassajara

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 23 Jul 2023 10:15:46 +0000

ADZG 1112

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by hogetsu Laurie Belzer

Going to Pieces without falling apart

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 20:15:15 +0000

ADZG 1111

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Kathy Bingham

Memorial Service for Katsuryu David Hill

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 11:30:55 +0000

ADZG 9999

ADZG Sunday Morning Memorial Service

Memorial Video

Jukai Photograph

Right Livelihood for our time

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 10:15:23 +0000

ADZG 1110

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

The Zazen of Non-attachment

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 20:15:48 +0000

ADZG 1109

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd

Gates and Buildings

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 09 Jul 2023 10:15:16 +0000

ADZG 1108

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Zengyu Paul Discoe

The Corrosive Fantasy of Control

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 20:15:54 +0000

ADZG 1107

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Ko Carol Laursen

Interdependence Day and the Current State of Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 02 Jul 2023 10:15:37 +0000

ADZG 1106

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Stories that Restore

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 20:15:19 +0000

ADZG 1105

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Case 16 Gateless Gate: When the Bell Sounds

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 25 Jun 2023 10:15:54 +0000

ADZG 1104

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Eishin Nancy Easton

Taking Refuge and the Precepts

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 18 Jun 2023 10:15:03 +0000

ADZG 1103

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Celebrating the Avatamsaka Sutra

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 20:15:17 +0000

ADZG 1102

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Dylan Toropov

Yunmen’s Every Day Is a Good Day

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 20:15:06 +0000

ADZG 1101

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd

Keeping the dharma fresh: Encouragement from Suzuki-roshi

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 04 Jun 2023 10:15:16 +0000

ADZG 1100

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by hogetsu Laurie Belzer

In the Shade of a Beautiful Flower

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 29 May 2023 20:15:20 +0000

ADZG 1099

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Ko Carol Laursen

The Three Refuges and Refugees

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 28 May 2023 10:15:16 +0000

ADZG 1098

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Sangha renewal with Practice Period and sesshin

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 22 May 2023 20:15:55 +0000

ADZG 1097

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Sesshin day 3: Bodhisattvas’ Four Integrative Dharmas

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 21 May 2023 10:15:41 +0000

ADZG 1096

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Sesshin day 2: The Buddha Work

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sat, 20 May 2023 10:15:25 +0000

ADZG 1095

ADZG Saturday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Sesshin day 1: Bodhisattva Inconceivable practice

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Fri, 19 May 2023 10:15:09 +0000

ADZG 1094

ADZG Friday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Fragrant Teaching and Incarnated Beings

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 15 May 2023 20:15:29 +0000

ADZG 1093

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Buddha Fields, Zazen, and Quantum Entanglement

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 14 May 2023 10:15:25 +0000

ADZG 1092

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

The Practice of Birds /Gary Snyder’s Birthday

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 08 May 2023 20:15:00 +0000

ADZG 1091

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Gyoshin Laurel Ross

Inconceivably Awakening

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 07 May 2023 10:15:45 +0000

ADZG 1090

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Zen Koans about Vimalakirti’s Silence

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 01 May 2023 20:15:15 +0000

ADZG 1089

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

The Family of Tathagatas and a bodhisattva song

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 30 Apr 2023 10:15:25 +0000

ADZG 1088

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hozan Alan Senauke

The Dharma Door of Nonduality

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 20:15:26 +0000

ADZG 1087

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd

Earth Day and the Family of Buddhas

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 23 Apr 2023 10:15:04 +0000

ADZG 1086

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer

Vimakakirti’s Goddess friend and Gender Non-discrimination

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 20:15:10 +0000

ADZG 1085

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

The Goddess of Freedom in the Vimalakirti Sutra

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 16 Apr 2023 10:15:55 +0000

ADZG 1084

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Dale Wright

The Consolation of the Invalid: Vimalakirti’s sickbed

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 20:15:04 +0000

ADZG 1083

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd

Inconceivable Liberation

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 09 Apr 2023 10:15:57 +0000

ADZG 1082

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Vimalakirti’s skillful Liberative Techniques

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 20:15:32 +0000

ADZG 1081

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Vimalakirti Intro: Buddha Fields and Awakening Practice in the world

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 02 Apr 2023 10:15:03 +0000

ADZG 1080

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Bodhidharma and Practicing Form and Emptiness

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 20:15:38 +0000

ADZG 1079

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd

Turning Words

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 26 Mar 2023 10:15:12 +0000

ADZG 1078

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hozan Alan Senauke

Ordinary Emptiness

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 20:15:48 +0000

ADZG 1077

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Sophia DeVita

Joanna Macy’s Work that Reconnects and Great Turning

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 19 Mar 2023 10:15:18 +0000

ADZG 1076

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Aspiring to Awakening

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 20:15:18 +0000

ADZG 1075

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Howard Ruan

Adept Practitioners in the World: Vimalakirti, Tosui, Ryokan

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 12 Mar 2023 10:15:29 +0000

ADZG 1074

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Zen as Body Practice

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 20:15:50 +0000

ADZG 1073

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Ko Carol Laursen

Dogen’s Eight Awakenings of Great People

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 05 Mar 2023 10:15:18 +0000

ADZG 1072

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Steven Heine

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Green Gulch Zen Intensive

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 20:15:14 +0000

ADZG 1071

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Dylan Toropov

The Poetry of Silence

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 20:15:35 +0000

ADZG 1070

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Gyoshin Laurel Ross

Resting in the Sea of Impermanence

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 10:15:12 +0000

ADZG 1069

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Sara Lytle

How do we keep Zen Practice Alive?

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 20:15:47 +0000

ADZG 1068

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Debra Callahan

The Island of the Self

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 12 Feb 2023 10:15:11 +0000

ADZG 1067

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer

Sangha – Caring for the Family Business

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 20:15:04 +0000

ADZG 1066

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Courage and Practice

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 05 Feb 2023 10:15:18 +0000

ADZG 1065

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Zenshin Florence Caplow

Letting Go

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 20:15:40 +0000

ADZG 1064

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Nyozan Eric Shutt

Hongzhi and the Amazing Beings

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 29 Jan 2023 10:15:05 +0000

ADZG 1063

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

A Requiem for Pete: Death, Grief, and Peace of Mind

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 23:04:05 +0000

ADZG 1062

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Alex Bernstein

Peace, in Zazen and the World

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 22 Jan 2023 23:02:27 +0000

ADZG 1061

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Arriving at Practice

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 09:56:51 +0000

ADZG 1060

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Kathy Bingham

Non-Duality and Grandmotherly Mind

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 15 Jan 2023 09:54:43 +0000

ADZG 1059

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

The Sense World of People, Dogs, and Mountains

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 15:40:39 +0000

ADZG 1058

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Imagination, Interdependence, and Liberation: Practicing with Vasubandhu’s Three Natures

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 08 Jan 2023 15:38:30 +0000

ADZG 1057

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Ben Connelly

Commitment to Collective Never-Ending Vows

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 20:15:36 +0000

ADZG 1056

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd

New Year’s Resolutions and Bodhisattva Vows

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 01 Jan 2023 10:15:09 +0000

ADZG 1055

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Emptiness Is Being Together- Nagarjuna’s Middle Way

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 20:15:49 +0000

ADZG 1054

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by David Wray

Skillful Means and Compassion

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 18 Dec 2022 10:15:15 +0000

ADZG 1053

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Parenting and the Buddha Way

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 20:15:04 +0000

ADZG 1052

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Ko Carol Laursen

Untangling Karma – Zen Stories of Healing Trauma

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 10:15:26 +0000

ADZG 1051

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Byakuren Judith Ragir

Finding our Way- A Stone Drenched with Rain

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 20:15:56 +0000

ADZG 1050

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Lauire Belzer

Temple Opening and a Blade of Grass

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 04 Dec 2022 10:15:29 +0000

ADZG 1049

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Manifest Not Becoming buddha

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 20:15:03 +0000

ADZG 1048

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd

Knowledge as a Liberative Practice

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 27 Nov 2022 10:15:29 +0000

ADZG 1047

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Teamwork

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 20:15:11 +0000

ADZG 1046

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Dylan Toropov

The Practice of Patience and Healing

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 20 Nov 2022 10:15:57 +0000

ADZG 1045

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Opening the Forms of Dragon Habitat

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 20:15:28 +0000

ADZG 1044

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer

Zen Forms

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 20:15:51 +0000

ADZG 1043

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Gyoshin Laurel Ross

The Emptiness of Forms

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 10:15:00 +0000

ADZG 1042

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Eishin Nancy Easton

Bodhisattva Values in Our Current Situation-Please Vote

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 20:15:32 +0000

ADZG 1041

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Mourning Practice

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 20:15:11 +0000

ADZG 1040

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Alex Peltz

The Huayan Four-fold Dharmadhatu and its Practice

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 23 Oct 2022 10:15:46 +0000

ADZG 1039

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Buddhism and the Climate Crisis

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 16 Oct 2022 10:15:51 +0000

ADZG 1038

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Chris Ives

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Intent

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 20:15:17 +0000

ADZG 1037

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by David Weiner

The Radical Interconnectedness of Reality in Huayan

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 10:15:03 +0000

ADZG 1036

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Dongshan and the Bird’s Path

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 20:15:08 +0000

ADZG 1035

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

World as Self – Self as World

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 02 Oct 2022 10:15:45 +0000

ADZG 1034

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Reirin Gumbel

500 Fox Lives; Ghosts and Karma in My Year Residing at a Buddhist Temple

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 20:15:14 +0000

ADZG 1033

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Alex Bernstein

The Diamond Sutra and Signlessness

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 25 Sep 2022 10:15:46 +0000

ADZG 1032

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer

Decisions about Giving Attention in Our Daily Life

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 20:15:51 +0000

ADZG 1031

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Kathy Bingham

Dongshan and the Monk from the Mountaintop

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 10:45:02 +0000

ADZG 1030

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Two Monks Roll Up the Blinds

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 20:15:07 +0000

ADZG 1029

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd

9/11 “Terrorism” and Positive Buddhist Visions of Cooperation

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 11 Sep 2022 10:15:05 +0000

ADZG 1028

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Right Livelihood and the Precepts

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 20:15:39 +0000

ADZG 1027

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Dylan Toropov

Dancing in the Dark Fields: Practicing with Chronic Illness and Pain

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 04 Sep 2022 10:15:19 +0000

ADZG 1026

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Florence Caplow

Practicing Vitality and Energy- part 2

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 20:15:17 +0000

ADZG 1025

ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Bowing as Wisdom

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 10:15:33 +0000

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ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer

Perfection and Improvements

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 20:15:54 +0000

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ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Ko Carol Laursen

Explorations of Yunmen’s Jewel

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 21 Aug 2022 10:15:33 +0000

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ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Steven Heine

The Paramita of Courage

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 20:15:54 +0000

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ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Howard Ruan

The Practice of Enthusiasm and Sustaining Energy

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 14 Aug 2022 10:15:46 +0000

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ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Everyday Tea and Rice as Awakening

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 20:15:50 +0000

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ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Wade Wheatley

Hiroshima, Nuclear Concerns, and the Practice of Energy

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 07 Aug 2022 10:15:17 +0000

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ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Dana Paramita: Realizing the Diamond Shift

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 31 Jul 2022 10:15:38 +0000

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ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer

The Practice of Zen Forms

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 25 Jul 2022 20:50:20 +0000

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ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Gyoshin Laurel Ross

Bodhisattva Precepts as Identity Action

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 24 Jul 2022 20:48:40 +0000

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ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd

The Poetry of Mary Oliver

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 21:49:04 +0000

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ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Gerrie Griffin

Requesting the Diamond Teaching

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 21:47:05 +0000

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ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer

Confessions

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 12:43:29 +0000

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ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Beau Golwitzer

Radical Hope

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 10 Jul 2022 12:41:34 +0000

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ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hozan Alan Senauke

Four Noble Truths

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 04 Jul 2022 20:15:51 +0000

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ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Brian Taylor

Independence Day and the Supreme Court

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 03 Jul 2022 10:15:11 +0000

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ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Enlightened Activity, Nourishing Life, and Food

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 20:15:36 +0000

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ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Gyoshin Laurel Ross

Not Taking what is not Given

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 10:15:38 +0000

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ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Eishin Nancy Easton

About The Book of Form and Emptiness

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 20:15:17 +0000

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ADZG Friday Evening Dharma Talk by Ruth Ozeki

Who’s Driving the Bus

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 20:15:12 +0000

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ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Gerrie Griffin

Old Age, Sickness, Death and Tosotsu’s Three Barriers

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 19 Jun 2022 10:15:39 +0000

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ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd

Non-Attainment and the Wide Sky

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 20:15:46 +0000

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ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

All Matter and Time Includes Life

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 12 Jun 2022 10:15:05 +0000

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ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Brook Ziporyn

Devotion

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 20:15:29 +0000

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ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by David Wray

Buffalo and Uvalde

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 05 Jun 2022 10:15:14 +0000

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ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

This Wayseeking Mind’s Path

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 30 May 2022 20:15:40 +0000

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ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Reuben Kaller

The Intimacy of Transmission

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 29 May 2022 10:15:37 +0000

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ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer

Questioning Balance

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 23 May 2022 20:15:50 +0000

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ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Nyozan Eric Shutt

Excerpts from Dogen’s Extensive Record

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 22 May 2022 10:15:26 +0000

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ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Zen Analogues to Forms of Prayer

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 16 May 2022 20:15:05 +0000

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ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Brian Taylor

Tales of the Bodhisattva Way: a Nun, a Robe, and a President

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 15 May 2022 10:15:53 +0000

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ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Zenshin Florence Caplow

Report on the Branching Streams Conference

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 09 May 2022 20:15:11 +0000

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ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Gerrie Griffin & Douglas Floyd

Balance of Control and Letting Go

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 08 May 2022 10:15:41 +0000

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ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Dale Wright

Dogen’s Landscape Poetry

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 02 May 2022 20:15:07 +0000

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ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Greed and the three poisons (Covid and sesshin)

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 01 May 2022 10:15:28 +0000

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ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Gyoshin Laurel Ross

Supporting Peace during Wartime

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 20:15:56 +0000

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ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton

Our Family Style of Open Hands and Eyes

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate — Sun, 24 Apr 2022 10:15:28 +0000

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ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer