Ancient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma Talks: Recent Episodes
Taigen Dan Leighton
Dharma talks on Zen meditation and practice by Taigen Dan Leighton and other members of Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1253 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Paula Lazarz
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.
ADZG 1238 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Shudo Paula Lazarz
The post Emperor Wu Meets Bodhidharma Face-to-Face first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1237 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd
The post This is not a Tanto Talk first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1236 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer
The post Great Ancestor Darlene Cohen takes on suffering first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1234 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer
The post Blanche Hartman: Willing to be just this one first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1235 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Shudo Paula Lazarz An exploration of how the practice of zazen creates a pivot point where the relative and absolute truth meet.
The post The Two Truths – The Practice Realization of Zazen first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1233 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer
The post Blanche Hartman and the effort of daffodils first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1232 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer
The post Joko Beck’s Compassion arising and melting reactivity first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1231 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer
The post Practice Period 2025 – Joko Beck first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1230 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Dongshan and the Five Positions first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1229 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Nyozan Eric Shutt
The post Deep Listening first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1228 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Eishin Nancy Easton
The post Genjokoan first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1227 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd
The post Zazen and the Hamster Wheel first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1226 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Eishin Nancy Easton
The post Parinirvana Day first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1225 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Dongshan’s Jewel Mirror Samadhi first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1224 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer
The post Caring with the Breath first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1223 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer
The post Moving with the Breath first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1222 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Reflecting on 50 Years of Zazen first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1221 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer
The post Breathing into the new year first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1220 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Remembering Abbot Hozan Alan Senauke first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1219 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer
The post Composure first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1218 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd
The post Shakyamuni Sees the Morning Star first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1217 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer
The post Awakening under a tree first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1216 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer
The post Mending rips and tears first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1215 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Dogen’s Painting of a Rice Cake first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1214 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer
The post Returning to the ground of this moment first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1213 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer
The post Compassion and boundless ambiguity first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1212 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Shudo Paula Lazarz An exploration of the importance of regular practice and the difficult challenges it poses.
The post Consistent Practice first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1211 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Wrap-up of Dogen’s Expressing the Dream Within the Dream Seminar first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1210 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev Jisan Tova Green
The post The Dharma of Welcoming first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1209 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer
The post Delight in the difficulty of practice! first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1208 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer
The post The bodhisattva precept ceremony (jukai) as community harvest first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1207 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd
The post In Anticipation of Jukai first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1206 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Eishin Nancy Easton
The post Reflections on the Five Remembrances first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
A look at Chapter 4 from Keizan’s “Transmission of the Light” (Denkoroku, jp.) Sanavasa asks Ananda about the “fundamental uncreated essence of all things.” ADZG 1205 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma […]
The post Shanavasa – A Teacher Disciple Dialogue first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1204 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rob Lyons
The post Engaged Buddhism first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1203 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd
The post Bring Me the Rhinoceros first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1202 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer
The post Gassho: Joining palms is dynamic bodhisattva activity first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1201 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Eishin Nancy Easton
The post You Are Here first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1200 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer
The post Releasing the compassion body, planting the treasure seed first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1199 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd
The post Ordinary Mind Is the Way first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1198 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer
The post Maylie Scott’s Prayer to Guide the Bodhisattva’s Response first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1197 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer
The post The Equal Ground of Zazen first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1196 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by hogetsu Laurie Belzer
The post Responding to the Request of the Present Moment first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1194 ADZG Sunday Morning Guiding Teacher Transition Ceremony for Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Guiding Teacher Transition Ceremony – Taigen first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1193 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by hogetsu Laurie Belzer
The post Now, What? first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1192 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Ko Carol Laursen
The post Peeking Behind the Facade Seeking the Source first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1191 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Taigen Leighton Final Dharma Talk (as guiding teacher) first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1190 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Hongzhi and the Mysterious Pivot first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1189 ADZG Saturday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Hongzhi and Meditation on Space (and Time) first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1188 ADZG Friday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Hongzhi and Settling within first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1187 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Zen Ongoing Balancing first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1186 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Return to the Source and the Backward Step first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1185 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Zenshin Florence Caplow
The post All Beings are my Ancestors first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1184 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Guidepost for Silent Illumination first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1183 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Graciously Share Yourself and the Genuine Field first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1182 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Hongzhi’s mutual response, Gaza and student encampments first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1181 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Romp and Play in Samadhi, part 2 first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1180 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Romp and Play in Samadhi first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1179 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd
The post Guidepost to Silent Illumination first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1178 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Steven Heine – see podcast page to access speaker’s PDF
The post Hongzhi and Wansong Soto Lineage Contexts first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1177 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post The Ancestors and History of the Future first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1176 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Hongzhi and the Baby Buddha first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1175 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post More on the Buddha Work first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1174 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Hongzhi and the Buddha Work first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1173 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post The Ground Sages Cannot Transmit first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1172 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Hongzhi’s Deep Source and Practice of True Reality first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1171 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Preview of Hongzhi and our Practice Period first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1170 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Paula Arai
The post Women Wielding Liberative Power first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1169 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Chris Cadman
The post Journey of Practice first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
We will explore this teaching by the first patriarch of Zen on how dharma practice manifests in our lives.
The post Bodhidharma’s Outline of Practice first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1167 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Simone Salis
The post Precepts as Imposter Repentance first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1166 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Eishin Nancy Easton
The post Awakening with Zen Forms first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1165 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer
The post What is This Place? How Can We Live Here? first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1164 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Parinirvana first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1163 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd
The post Zazen first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1162 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Dylan Toropov
The post 8137: An Exercise in Beginner’s Mind first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1161 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Konjin Gaelyn Godwin
The post Keizan Zenji: Understanding Continuity first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1160 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Sophia DeVita
The post Anxiety, Thought Loops, and Zazen first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1159 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Practicing with Anger first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1158 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Howard Ruan
The post Meditation is Boring first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1157 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd
The post Zazen, Awakening and Interbeing first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1156 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by reuben kaller
The post Generosity first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1155 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Dr. Martin Luther King’s Message and Gaza first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1154 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Dharmakaya Practice and Spiritual Bypass first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1153 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer
The post Zen Caring and Healing first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1152 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer
The post Peace and Metta service first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1151 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by David Wray
The post The Taste of Karma: Zazen as formless repentance first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1150 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Rohatsu Day 5 – Radiance as Creative Energy first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1149 ADZG Saturday Morning Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer
The post Rohatsu Day 4 – Not Realizing the Radiance first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1148 ADZG Friday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Rohatsu Day 3 – Buddha Awakening first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1147 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Ko Carol Laursen
The post The Nature of Self Control when there is No Self first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1146 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post The Flower Ornament Background of our Soto Treasury of Radiance Samadhi first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1145 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Gratefulness and Generosity first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1144 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd
The post Thinking in Practice and the Sixth Ancestor first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1143 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Sophia DeVita
The post Appearing appears- attachment and fear first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1142 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer
The post Returning to Our Senses first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1141 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Memorials and Teachers first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1140 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Norman Fischer Brief memorial for those killed in Israel Palestine-Norman F..docx
The post Truth and the Teacher first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1139 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Sangha and Energy first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1138 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Gerrie Griffin
The post Bumping into Yourself first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1137 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Excerpts from Dogen’s Extensive Record first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1136 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Nicholas Joyner
The post Journey of Meditation Through Pain first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1134 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Mike Evans
The post Way Seeking Mind and Tenzo Mind first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1133 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd
The post Expressing Zazen in Everyday Life first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1132 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Dylan Toropov
The post Being a White Sox Fan as a Dharma Gate first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1131 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Dogen’s Extensive Record- Radiance, Intimacy, and respecting Causality first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1130 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Wade Wheatley
The post Sangha and Spiritual friends first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1129 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Song of the Grass Hut = Practice Space first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1128 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Mark Splitt
The post Journey to Practice via Addiction and Homelessness first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1127 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Steven Heine
The post Chinese Capping Phrases to the Harmony of Difference and Sameness first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1126 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Introduction to the Harmony of Difference and Sameness first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
ADZG 1125 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hakusho Johan Ostlund
The post Reflections on Dharma Transmission: Mahakasyapa and Ananda first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.
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.
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
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
ADZG 898 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Shudo Paula Lazarz A look at being fully present as situations change from “good”-to-“bad” and back again.
ADZG 875 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Taigen Dan Leighton Bodhisattva Images
ADZG 873 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Rev. Zengyu Paul Discoe and Rev. Taigen Dan Leighton