Ancient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma Talks

ADZG 1263 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer Chapters (00:00:00) - Sashin 4, Day 4 (00:08:02) - The role of the jisha in Zen practice (00:12:05) - The Life of Maha Magya (00:19:28) - The Three Types of Unkillful Thoughts (00:29:44) - 4 more recommendations from the Maha Sashin

ADZG 1262 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer Chapters (00:00:00) - Ancestrian Dragon Zen Gate (00:00:32) - HOTSHU SACHINE (00:02:22) - Sachin Meditation (00:06:33) - How the teaching of Buddha was preserved (00:14:28) - The Life of the Blessed One (00:24:36) - Practice of Signlessness and Not Knowing (00:33:06) - The Meaning of the Satipatthana Sutra (00:39:02) - Bare At...

ADZG 1261 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer Chapters (00:00:00) - Ancestrian Dragon Zen Gate (00:00:24) - Sashin 2: An Awakening Ceremony (00:03:52) - Sachin Sutra (00:06:33) - A Taste of Theravadan Commentary (00:15:28) - The Sutra: The Middle Way (00:16:49) - 4 Noble Truths of Zen (00:24:18) - Eight Sets of Practices on the Eightfold Path (00:26:27) - The story of Sha...

ADZG 1260 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer Chapters (00:00:00) - Soto Zen Sushin (00:03:29) - Sachin 5 days meditation (00:15:10) - 49 Days of Sacheen (00:23:14) - Buddha's First Words after Awakening (00:29:48) - Sachin the Buddha (00:31:20) - A few words for the guests

ADZG 1258 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer Chapters (00:00:00) - A Day in the Clouds (00:08:48) - The Zen seminar of dragons (00:19:31) - All kinds of wholesome habits (00:20:52) - Wu Ji's Quote on Goodness (00:29:08) - A Taste of the SIT (00:33:25) - The Sense of Community in Our Practice (00:39:02) - Diet and Vow (00:42:39) - A single volunteer's angriness (00:45:07)...

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 practice of “just sitting” to realize ‘jijuyu zanmai”  or the “self-fulfilling samadhi.” Chapters (00:00:00) - Fooling around at a party (00:00:30) - Dogen's talk at Ancient Dragon's End Gate (00:01:22) - Sangha Priest Ordination (00:03:10...

ADZG 1257 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton Chapters (00:00:00) - Priest Ordination at Ancient Dragon Zen Gate (00:07:39) - The Priest Ordination with a Head Shaving (00:13:08) - A message on changing one's name (00:15:30) - Reuben's Name During His Ordination (00:20:53) - Taking Refuge in Buddha (00:26:57) - A Disciple of Buddha: (00:32:21) - The Zazen Ceremony (00:36:20) - A...

ADZG 1256 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton Chapters (00:00:00) - Our Community (00:00:47) - Wedding and Memorial Ceremonies (00:01:30) - Can You Hear Me? (00:02:27) - Talking About Zen at a Seminar (00:03:12) - Sutra. Which Is. The Vow (00:04:01) - Translations. Bodhisattvas. (00:04:44) - Pilgrimage to the Bodhisattvas (00:05:32) - Pilgrimage: Bodhisattvas and Their Families...

ADZG 1255 ADZG Sunday Morning Scholar Talk by Stephan Licha Chapters (00:00:00) - A Taste of Ancient Dragon Zen Gate (00:00:33) - The Precepts of Japanese Zen Buddhism (00:02:15) - The Role of Precepts in Buddhism (00:06:44) - Buddhist precepts, the Vinaya and Bodhisatt (00:13:12) - Bodhisattva Vinaya Vows in China (00:18:20) - Japan's Pure Mahayana Buddhism (00:23:23) - Bodhisattva precept ordina...

ADZG 1254 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer Chapters (00:00:00) - Dharma Talk (00:00:51) - DB1: Inside the Flower Garland Sutra (00:04:37) - Sajiki (00:10:41) - Dharani Chanting (00:16:36) - Volunteers Serve the Homeless (00:19:01) - Glory Gate of Sweet Dew (00:20:36) - Homage to the Buddhas in 10 Directions (00:34:41) - Sajiki (00:38:13) - Buddha's Way is Unrivalable

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 we must accept all of ourselves to liberate ourselves from suffering. Chapters (00:00:00) - Uppagupta (00:03:44) - The Life of UTA Gupta (00:07:27) - Suchness in the Zen verse (00:14:32) - Understanding the Suchn...

ADZG 1252 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer Chapters (00:00:00) - Branching Streams (00:03:08) - A message about the Branching Streams Gathering (00:07:06) - Bridging and Belonging to Zen Life (00:14:04) - I led a panel on Gaza and genocide at this event in Chicago (00:19:46) - Discovery of the Branching Streams Conference (00:22:14) - Branching Streams Conference (00:2...

ADZG 1251 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Jisan Tova Green Chapters (00:00:00) - A Full Practice Body at Ancient Dragon Zen Gate (00:04:55) - A dharma talk by Tova Green (00:06:29) - Bridges and Connections: Living a Zen Life (00:10:07) - One of the Life's Work With Joanna Macy (00:14:46) - The Work that Re-Connects (00:17:32) - A Moment of Gratitude (00:20:02) - What concerns you most abo...

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 is asked, “Are you leaving home physically or mentally?”  How does he answer?   Chapters (00:00:00) - Dharmata Talk (00:02:19) - Five Cases of Upagupta (00:04:30) - Are You Leaving Home Physically or Mental? (0...

Beginning the Bodhisattva Path and Generosity ADZG 1247 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer Chapters (00:00:00) - An Ancient Dragon Zen Gate Sashin led (00:09:22) - A message on the Parmita Process (00:15:48) - The 6 Paramitas of Buddhism (00:24:03) - The Gift of Fearlessness (00:30:18) - Immunity Through Paramitas (00:33:30) - In the World of Generosity (00:36:26) - Chi...

ADZG 1248 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd Chapters (00:00:00) - A Taste of Ancient Dragon Zen Gate (00:00:46) - A Grand Dragon's dharma talk (00:02:19) - Dharma Talk (00:03:12) - Zazen 1, Basic Ideas (00:12:21) - Small and Big Mind During Zazen (00:18:15) - The Problems of Posture in Zen (00:22:25) - How to live with discomfort in meditation (00:29:20) - Anyway, I've talked long e...

Generosity that goes beyond ADZG 1249 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer Chapters (00:00:00) - Day of Sashin (00:05:30) - The importance of awakening in Zen (00:07:27) - The Parmitas of the Bodhisattvas (00:08:59) - The Practice of Dhana Paramita (00:11:36) - A message about folding a Buddha's robe (00:20:27) - How to store a rakasu cushion (00:23:30) - William Carlos Wi...

ADZG 1246 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd Chapters (00:00:00) - A Koan (00:09:15) - The Power of Concentration (00:17:13) - Big Mind and Zen Mind (00:21:54) - Anatomy of Delusion and Awakening (00:29:05) - The Flowers of Nanquan (00:30:58) - The Four Vows

ADZG 1245 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton Chapters (00:00:00) - A talk by Tigyn at Ancient Dragon Zen Gate (00:01:26) - Shanti Paramitta (00:03:22) - Patience and Shanti Patience (00:10:58) - Practising Patience in the current situation (00:16:13) - Practices of Patience (00:17:17) - Serena's Meditation on Patience (00:22:40) - Paul Krugman on the cruelty of the world (00:23...

ADZG 1244 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Paul Copp, PhD Chapters (00:00:00) - A visit to Ancient Dragon Zen Gate (00:01:11) - A Talk by Paul Rehren (00:04:11) - A Scholar's Talk on Buddhism (00:05:29) - The crux of the human problem (00:10:55) - The emptiness of self in Buddhism (00:16:40) - The Imagined Nature of Reality (00:19:58) - The emptiness of the world (00:26:46) - A Single Exposed Bo...

ADZG 1243 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Nyozan Eric Shutt Chapters (00:00:00) - Bodhisattva at Ancient Dragon Zen Gate (00:00:40) - The Truth of Our Meal Chants (00:06:54) - The practice of oroki (00:08:12) - The Meaning of Orokki (00:10:18) - The Bodhisattva Jukai (00:14:13) - The Importance of Admonition in Zhukai (00:22:26) - Bodhisattva and Interdependence (00:28:49) - "Who Needs Fir...

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 Conduct,” with compassionate skill. ADZG 1246 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Shudo Paula Lazarz

ADZG 1245 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer

ADZG 1244 ADZG Saturday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Lisa Hoffman

ADZG 1243 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev. Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer