CANCELLED - Sunday morning program cancelled for New Years Eve evening ceremony.

Please join us in-person at our Lincoln Square zendo or online (hybrid event). After reflecting upon the past year, we will ritually let go of what holds us back from caring presence and upright activity with fire and sound. After the year turns at midnight, we will enjoy traditional japanese noodles prepared by our sangha […]

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.

Our sangha will gather for zazen and a ceremony to wish our sangha member, Wade, well before he departs for a year of practice at San Francisco Zen Center. Afterwards, we will have Sangha Potluck Brunch with time to connect celebrate our dragon community.  Please let our Tenzo, Mike E., know what food you plan […]

Tuesday morning online sitting with David Wray. 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.

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 Reuben via info@ancientdragon.org. No pre-registration required. Any donation welcome.

Wednesday morning online sitting with Gerrie Griffin. 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.

Thursday morning sitting with Hogetsu Laurie Belzer. Sitting will be held hybrid, both in the Lincoln Square Zendo and 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.

Weekly meditation in decolonizing consciousness. 8 AM - zazen 8:30 AM - sharing of reading from a BIPOC author and/or group discussion on anti-racism 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 […]

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 […]