Ancient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma Talks

1285 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton The post Dogen’s Extensive Record and American History first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

1284 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer The post Shuso: Leadership as a caring practice first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

1283 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer The post Thoroughly Ragged Practice first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

1282 ADZG Sunday Morning Shuso Talk about Zazen by Gerrie Griffin The post Shuso Talk 3: The Koan of Don’t Know first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

1281 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer The post Buddhist Practices of Compassion and Resonant Care first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

1280 ADZG Sunday Morning Shuso Talk about Zazen by Gerrie Griffin The post Shuso Talk #2: On Zazen first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

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 […] The post Equanimity and Transition first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

1278 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer The post Practices That Flower Into Garlands of Beneficial Blessings first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

1277 ADZG Sunday Morning Scholar’s Talk by Paul Copp The post Merit, Bodhisattvas, and the Enmei Juku Kannon Gyo first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

1276 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer The post Fundamentally Zazen is a Caring Practice first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

1275 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer The post Practice Commitment: Closing The Gates first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

1274 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton The post David Chadwick and Suzuki Roshi’s Lineage first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

1273 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd The post Zhaozhou Meets Two Hermits first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

1272 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer The post Encouragement to Practice Completely first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

ADZG 1271 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Eishin Nancy Easton The post What Do You Call the World? first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

ADZG 1270 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Nyozan Eric Shutt The post Rigidity and Self-Delusion in Practice first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

ADZG 1269 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer The post Considering the Activities of Zazen first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

ADZG 1268 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd The post Zhaozhou’s Wash Your Bowl first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton ADZG 1268 The post Appropriate Response first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd ADZG 1267 The post Tanto Talk first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

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 […] The post Unpacking the Heart Sutra first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

ADZG 1264 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer The post Rohatsu sesshin – Day 5 – Tenzo Turning the Wheel of Dharma first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

ADZG 1263 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer The post Rohatsu sesshin – Day 4 – Turning the Wheel of Dharma first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

ADZG 1262 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer The post Rohatsu sesshin – Day 3 – Turning the Wheel of Dharma first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

ADZG 1261 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer The post Rohatsu sesshin – Day 2 – Turning the Wheel of Dharma first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

ADZG 1260 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer The post Rohatsu sesshin – Day 1 – Turning the Wheel of Dharma first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

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 […] The post Bendowa – Embracing Dogen’s Endeavor of the Way first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

ADZG 1258 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer The post Dragon-bodhisattvas Practicing the Precepts first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

ADZG 1257 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton The post Priest Ordination first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

ADZG 1256 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton The post Huayan and Zen Precepts first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

ADZG 1255 ADZG Sunday Morning Scholar Talk by Stephan Licha The post The Changing Role of the Precepts in Soto Zen Practice first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

ADZG 1254 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer The post Sejiki Ceremony Preview first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

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 […] The post Upagupta – Part II, Using The Ground To Get Up first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

ADZG 1252 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer The post Dragons report on the Branching Streams Gathering first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

ADZG 1251 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Jisan Tova Green The post The Spiral That Reconnects first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

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 […] The post Upagupta Part 1 – Are You Leaving Home Physically or Mentally? first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

Beginning the Bodhisattva Path and Generosity ADZG 1247 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer The post Beginning the Bodhisattva Path and Generosity first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

ADZG 1248 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd The post Opening To Big Mind first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

Generosity that goes beyond ADZG 1249 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer The post Generosity That Goes Beyond first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

ADZG 1246 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd The post Nanquan Points At A Peony first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

ADZG 1245 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton The post Patience Paramita first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

ADZG 1244 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Paul Copp, PhD The post Scholar Talk: Dependent Arising and Why Everything Matters first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

ADZG 1243 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Nyozan Eric Shutt The post We Reflect On The Effort….All Beings Support Each Other first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

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 […] The post The 2nd Paramita,“Ethical Conduct” first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

ADZG 1245 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer The post Great teacher Issan’s skillful means first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

ADZG 1244 ADZG Saturday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Lisa Hoffman The post Not one not two: Sangha Strength first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

ADZG 1243 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer The post Ancestors convey how to answer a call first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

ADZG 1241 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer The post Practice Period: Continuing Effort Without Desire first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

ADZG 1240 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Brian Taylor The post Practicing with Joko Beck in the 1990s first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

ADZG 1239 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer The post Suffering and skillful means first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.