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Tuesday Morning Online Zazen with David Wray

ADZG Online Zendo

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.

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Meditation and Recovery Online

ADZG 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.

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Wednesday Morning Online Zazen with Gerrie Griffin

ADZG Online Zendo

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.

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Thursday Morning Hybrid Zazen with Hogetsu Laurie Belzer

ADZG 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.

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Beginner’s Mind Zazen & Discussion Online

ADZG Online Zendo

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 […]

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Meditation in Decolonizing Consciousness

ADZG 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 […]

Seminar by Taigen on Hongzhi and Cultivating the Empty Field

ADZG Online Zendo

Online Seminar by Taigen Leighton on Chan/Zen Master Hongzhi (1091-1157) and his teachings. Hongzhi was the most prominent Caodong/Sōtō master of his time, known for his eloquent and incisive teachings. We will discuss Hongzhi's historical background and his importance in the Sōtō lineage, and discuss some of his teachings in Cultivating the Empty Field, translated […]

Zazen and Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton: Hongzhi follow-up

ADZG Online Zendo

Dharma talk by Taigen Dan Leighton: more on Hongzhi: great Chinese Soto Ancestor, with material not covered in Saturday’s long seminar. Sunday Morning Public Program in our online Zendo via ZOOM. 9:30 am: Zen Meditation (zazen), 10:15 am: Dharma Talk.

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Monday Morning Online Zazen with Douglas Floyd

ADZG Online Zendo

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.

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Tuesday Morning Online Zazen with David Wray

ADZG Online Zendo

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.

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Meditation and Recovery Online

ADZG 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.

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Wednesday Morning Online Zazen with Gerrie Griffin

ADZG Online Zendo

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.

Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton on Jewel Mirror Samadhi

Taigen will give a talk on the Jewel Mirror Samadhi at Norman Fischer’s Everyday Zen. 9pm CST: zazen 9:30 CST: Dharma talk. This talk will be held through Everyday Zen, not through Ancient Dragon. To register on Everyday Zen's website, click here. A Zoom link will be provided to you.

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Thursday Morning Hybrid Zazen with Hogetsu Laurie Belzer

ADZG 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.

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Beginner’s Mind Zazen & Discussion Online

ADZG Online Zendo

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 […]

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Meditation in Decolonizing Consciousness

ADZG 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 […]

Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton at Austin Zen Center: Song of the Grass Hut

Taigen Dan Leighton will be giving a talk at Austin Zen Center on the Song of the Grass Hut. ADZG members are welcome to attend; no pre-registration is required. Zazen starts at 9:15 AM CST, and Taigen's talk begins at 10 AM CST. The link to the Austin Zen Center Zoom room is here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/778420137?pwd=T1BoMWl1cWh6L2NPVzlVbHlHM3F0Zz09 […]

All-Day Sitting CANCELLED

Ebenezer Lutheran Church 1650 W Foster Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

All-day sitting cancelled.   Registration donations previously submitted will be refunded. We look forward to schduelding future all-day sittings when our situation with in-person events is clarified.

Zazen and Dharma Talk by Taigen Leighton: The Grass Hut and the Bodhimandala

Ebenezer Lutheran Church 1650 W Foster Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

Dharma talk by Taigen Leighton. Sunday Morning Public Program at Ebenezer Lutheran Church and in our online Zendo via ZOOM. 9:30 am: Zen Meditation (zazen), 10:15 am: Dharma Talk. Instructions for Ebenezer Lutheran Church and COVID Policy