Ancient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma Talks

  1. Confessions2022/07/11
    ADZG 1011 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Beau Golwitzer
  2. Radical Hope2022/07/10
    ADZG 1010 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hozan Alan Senauke
  3. Four Noble Truths2022/07/05
    ADZG 1010 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Brian Taylor
  4. Independence Day and the Supreme Court2022/07/03
    ADZG 1009 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
  5. Enlightened Activity, Nourishing Life, and Food2022/06/28
    ADZG 1008 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Gyoshin Laurel Ross
  6. Not Taking what is not Given2022/06/26
    ADZG 1007 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Eishin Nancy Easton
  7. About The Book of Form and Emptiness2022/06/25
    ADZG 1006 ADZG Friday Evening Dharma Talk by Ruth Ozeki
  8. Who’s Driving the Bus2022/06/21
    ADZG 1005 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Gerrie Griffin
  9. Old Age, Sickness, Death and Tosotsu’s Three Barriers2022/06/19
    ADZG 1004 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd
  10. Non-Attainment and the Wide Sky2022/06/14
    ADZG 1003 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
  11. All Matter and Time Includes Life2022/06/12
    ADZG 1002 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Brook Ziporyn
  12. Devotion2022/06/07
    ADZG 1001 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by David Wray
  13. Buffalo and Uvalde2022/06/05
    ADZG 1000 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
  14. This Wayseeking Mind’s Path2022/05/31
    ADZG 999 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Reuben Kaller
  15. The Intimacy of Transmission2022/05/29
    ADZG 998 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer
  16. Questioning Balance2022/05/24
    ADZG 997 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Nyozan Eric Shutt
  17. Excerpts from Dogen’s Extensive Record2022/05/22
    ADZG 996 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
  18. Zen Analogues to Forms of Prayer2022/05/17
    ADZG 995 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Brian Taylor
  19. Tales of the Bodhisattva Way: a Nun, a Robe, and a President2022/05/15
    ADZG 994 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Zenshin Florence Caplow
  20. Report on the Branching Streams Conference2022/05/10
    ADZG 993 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Gerrie Griffin & Douglas Floyd
  21. Balance of Control and Letting Go2022/05/08
    ADZG 992 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Dale Wright
  22. Dogen’s Landscape Poetry2022/05/03
    ADZG 991 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
  23. Greed and the three poisons (Covid and sesshin)2022/05/01
    ADZG 990 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Gyoshin Laurel Ross
  24. Supporting Peace during Wartime2022/04/26
    ADZG 989 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
  25. Our Family Style of Open Hands and Eyes2022/04/24
    ADZG 988 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer
  26. Where is the Zendo2022/04/19
    ADZG 987 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Gerrie Griffin
  27. Sangha Post-Pandemic2022/04/17
    ADZG 986 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
  28. Attending to Internal Stories During Zazen2022/04/12
    ADZG 985 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Ko Carol Laursen
  29. Buddha’s Birthday Ceremony and Grandmotherly Heart2022/04/10
    ADZG 984 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
  30. Zazen Sprouts and the Vow on the Bird’s Path2022/04/05
    ADZG 983 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
  31. Xtreme and Moderate Zen Masters2022/04/03
    ADZG 982 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Steven Heine
  32. Zen Courage and Facing Fears (DER 239)2022/03/29
    ADZG 981 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
  33. The Hands and Eyes of Shikantaza2022/03/27
    ADZG 980 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer
  34. Personal Reflections on Transitions of the Pandemic2022/03/22
    ADZG 979 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Kathy Bingham
  35. Harmony of Light and Dark: An Equinox Talk2022/03/20
    ADZG 978 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Reirin Gumbel
  36. Interfaith Climate Response2022/03/15
    ADZG 977 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Gyoshin Laurel Ross
  37. Total Dynamic Activity and Ukraine2022/03/13
    ADZG 976 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
  38. Sangha and the Temple Pillars2022/03/08
    ADZG 975 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
  39. Meeting the Ancestral Teachers: going beyond reading2022/03/01
    ADZG 974 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Brian Taylor
  40. The Grass Hut and the Bodhimandala2022/02/27
    ADZG 973 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
  41. The Mind is Without Hindrance: Buddhist Reflections on Chaplaincy2022/02/22
    ADZG 972 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Howard Ruan
  42. Our Ancestor Hongzhi and Dragon Meditation2022/02/20
    ADZG 971 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
  43. The One Not Busy and the Many Moonscapes: Book of Serenity cases 21 & 372022/02/15
    ADZG 970 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
  44. Dharma Roots and our Family Style of Just Sitting2022/02/13
    ADZG 969 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer
  45. Zazen Again2022/02/08
    ADZG 968 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd
  46. History: Letting Go and Not Denying, Reflections on Book Banning2022/02/06
    ADZG 967 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
  47. True Lies- Interfaith Chaplain in the Time of Covid2022/02/01
    ADZG 966 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Alex Peltz
  48. The Jewel Mirror and the Response Beyond Words2022/01/30
    ADZG 965 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
  49. Walking as Practice2022/01/25
    ADZG 964 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Nyozan Eric Shutt
  50. Gratitude for Teachers: Thich Nhat Hanh and bell hooks2022/01/23
    ADZG 963 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Gyoshin Laurel Ross
  51. Dr. King- Beloved Community, Training for Non-violent Practice2022/01/18
    ADZG 962 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Alan Senauke
  52. Dr. King- Voting Rights, Anti-militarism & Dan Ellsberg- The Doomsday Machine2022/01/16
    ADZG 961 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
  53. Soto Zen Family Style2022/01/11
    ADZG 960 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer
  54. The Dharma of Suchness and the Jewel Mirror2022/01/09
    ADZG 959 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
  55. Joyful Intentions2022/01/04
    ADZG 958 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Zenshin Florence Caplow
  56. New Year: New and Old Possibilities, January 6th2022/01/02
    ADZG 957 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
  57. Practicing in the Space In-Between2021/12/28
    ADZG 956 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
  58. Mono no aware: the Beautiful Transience of Things2021/12/26
    ADZG 955 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Zenshin Florence Caplow
  59. Consolation with Kanzeon: Gratitude for Challenges2021/12/21
    ADZG 954 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Beau Golwitzer
  60. Compassion: Practicing the Paramitas with Kanzeon2021/12/19
    ADZG 953 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Shudo Paula Lazarz The Paramitas or “transcendent virtues,” are a collection of qualities Buddhists strive to cultivate. In this talk we explore how compassion is the fertile field in which the Paramitas blossom.
  61. Home Altars and Buddha Statues2021/12/14
    ADZG 952 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Gerrie Griffin
  62. Bodhisattva Inspirational Examples2021/12/12
    ADZG 951 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Gyoshin Laurel Ross
  63. Shakyamuni’s Awakening Returning to the Source with Chimes of Freedom2021/12/07
    ADZG 950 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
  64. Buddha Awakens with the Morning Star2021/12/05
    ADZG 949 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd
  65. The Jewel of Sangha2021/11/29
    ADZG 948 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Sara Lytle
  66. Bodhisattva Precepts: Kyojukaimon Part 2-The Threefold Triple Treasure2021/11/28
    ADZG 947 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
  67. Trusting in Zazen2021/11/23
    ADZG 946 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Dylan Toropov
  68. Thanksgiving and Bodhisattva Practice2021/11/21
    ADZG 945 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
  69. Bodhisattva Precepts and Dogen’s Kyojukaimon2021/11/16
    ADZG 944 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
  70. Not Thinking Good or Bad: Gateless Barrier case 232021/11/14
    ADZG 943 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd
  71. The Long Road of Practice2021/11/09
    A continuous zazen practice can present many different challenges over a course of months or years. What are some of these challenges and how may we be fully present with them too? ADZG Monday Evening Dharma Talk by Rev. Shudo Paula Lazarz ADZG 942    
  72. Freedom2021/11/07
  73. The Flower Ornament Sutra’s Wisdom2021/11/02
    ADZG 940 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
  74. Facing Trauma and Grief, and Islands of Sanity2021/10/31
    ADZG 939 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
  75. Life During Wartime2021/10/26
    ADZG 938 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
  76. The Windbell Practice of Equanimity2021/10/19
  77. Questions About Dogen’s Life2021/10/17
    ADZG 936 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Steven Heine
  78. Joan Halifax’s Practical Compassion & GRACE2021/10/12
    ADZG 935 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
  79. Guishan’s Karmic Consciousness and Immutable Knowing-Book of Serenity case 372021/10/10
    ADZG 934 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Kokyo Henkel
  80. Lay Down Your Weary Tune2021/10/05
    ADZG 933 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Brian Taylor
  81. Returning Oneself to the Mountains, Rivers, and Great Earth & Star Trek Fungi2021/10/03
    ADZG 932 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
  82. Baizhang and the Fox2021/09/28
    ADZG 931 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd
  83. Ananda Learns Thru Experience2021/09/26
    The Buddha’s long-time attendant Ananda was known for being a storehouse of the Buddha’s teachings. What prevented Ananda from being anointed the first dharma heir? ADZG 930 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Shudo Paula Lazarz
  84. Sitting with Silence and Impermanence Under the Harvest Moon2021/09/21
    ADZG 929 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Gyoshin Laurel Ross
  85. Suzuki Roshi’s Emptiness: Not Two2021/09/19
    ADZG 928 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Paul Discoe
  86. Work, Essential Work, and Actualizing the Fundamental Point2021/09/07
    ADZG 927 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Levi Smith
  87. Right Livelihood Today2021/09/06
    ADZG 926 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
  88. Four Aspects of Right Speech and Skillful Means2021/08/30
    ADZG 925 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
  89. Zen for Busy Folks2021/08/29
    ADZG 924 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Eishin Nancy Easton
  90. Equanimity in our Whirling World2021/08/23
    ADZG 923 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer
  91. Memoir, Creativity, and Zazen2021/08/22
    ADZG 922 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Gyoshin Laurel Ross
  92. Practicing in the Whitewater2021/08/16
    ADZG 921 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Rev. Florence Caplow
  93. Sangha and Resilience2021/08/15
    ADZG 920 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
  94. Practicing with Loss2021/08/10
    ADZG 919 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Beau Golwitzer
  95. Sangha: What is it to Belong2021/08/09
    ADZG 918 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Joan Amaral
  96. Ancient Twisted Karma and Waking Up2021/08/02
    ADZG 917 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Nyozan Eric Shutt
  97. The Wholehearted Way2021/08/01
    ADZG 916 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Eishin Nancy Easton
  98. Huangbo’s Dreg Slurpers2021/07/26
    ADZG 915 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd
  99. The Sound of the Han Awakening Community2021/07/25
    ADZG 914 ADZG Sunday Morning Sesshin Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer
  100. Attention and Intention2021/07/19
    ADZG 913 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Sara Lytle
Ancient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma Talks
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Dharma talks on Zen meditation and practice by Taigen Dan Leighton and other members of Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.