by ADZG | Aug 5, 2024 | Board Meeting Notes
Guiding Teacher Report (Taigen) PCP is going well. Next weekend is the scheduled 3-day sit, 24 people enrolled in PCP. Dylan has been very helpful in preparations for the PCP 3-day sit. Taigen will be leading 2 seminars through SFZC (July 20, August 10). Taigen and...
by ADZG | Jun 18, 2024 | Board Meeting Notes
Guiding Teacher Report (Taigen) Practice commitment period proceeding – 24 people including Taigen Next Sunday morning Stephen Heine will be giving remote talk about Hongzhi 3 day sitting at the end of practice period 5/17-5/19 Taigen will be offering a few...
by ADZG | Apr 16, 2024 | Board Meeting Notes
New Secretary Chris Cadman volunteered to take minutes for the meeting and volunteered to serve as Board Secretary. Vote was raised to approve Chris as secretary. Chris was approved unanimously with one abstention. Welcome to Kevin Iverson Beau introduced and...
by ADZG | Mar 15, 2024 | Board Meeting Notes
Welcome new board members (Beau) Mark Splitt and Chris Cadman are welcomed by Beau and the other board members present. It is estimated that board meetings will occur every 4 to 6 weeks. Guiding Teacher Report (Taigen) Taigen discussed the recent Tanto talk by...
by ADZG | Mar 15, 2024 | Board Meeting Notes
Transition Report (Hogetsu) Hogetsu, after reflection and discussion with Sangha members, feels that the proposed Co-Guiding Teacher position would not be comfortable for her. It is essential to honor Taigen and to mark his stepping back. Hogetsu wants to be a...
by ADZG | Mar 15, 2024 | Board Meeting Notes
Techno Report (Simone) Simone put together a packet with proposed improvements and suggests a microphone purchase for $500 to $700 Reuben expressed concerns that the microphone will sit on the floor and pick up extraneous sounds Wade suggested checking in with regular...
by ADZG | Mar 15, 2024 | Board Meeting Notes
Proposal to Invite Hogetsu as a Co-Guiding Teacher There is a committee to determine compensation – David Wray, Alex Bernstein, and Ko Carol Laursen Committee will put a proposal together with Taigen and Hogetsu and then bring that proposal to the board for...
by ADZG | Dec 4, 2023 | Board Meeting Notes
Branching Streams Recap (Wade, Reuben, Douglas) Wade discussed how he enjoyed wide-open format of conference. Some common themes included engaging younger sangha. Other themes included training new leadership and training new leadership Reuben enjoyed the community...
by ADZG | Oct 25, 2023 | Articles
Bob Dylan’s Hymns: What is Really Sacred[1] by Taigen Dan Leighton Copyright © 2023 Taigen Dan Leighton Introduction: What is Truly Sacred? One of Bob Dylan’s seminal songs is “It’s Alright Ma, I’m Only Bleeding” from “Bringing It All Back Home” in 1965. Dylan...
by ADZG | Oct 2, 2023 | Board Meeting Notes
Board Meeting Highlights August 13, 2023 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate Guiding Teacher Report Guest speakers Florence Caplow in-person last Sunday of August Hakusho speaking September 10th Steven Heine the week after Norman Fischer will talk in November or December ...
