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Dharma talks on Zen meditation and practice by Taigen Dan Leighton and other members of Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

Taigen Dan Leighton


    • May 13, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 8h 41m AVG DURATION
    • 542 EPISODES


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    Practicing with Joko Beck in the 1990s

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 30:58


    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.

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    Suffering and skillful means

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 61:25


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

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    Emperor Wu Meets Bodhidharma Face-to-Face

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 50:49


    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.

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    This is not a Tanto Talk

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 53:17


    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.

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    Great Ancestor Darlene Cohen takes on suffering

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 61:18


    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.

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    Blanche Hartman: Willing to be just this one

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 68:54


    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.

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    The Two Truths – The Practice Realization of Zazen

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 38:47


    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.

    Blanche Hartman and the effort of daffodils

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 46:34


    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.

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    Joko Beck's Compassion arising and melting reactivity

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 45:32


    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.

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    Practice Period 2025 – Joko Beck

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 56:06


    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.

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    Dongshan and the Five Positions

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 55:56


    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.

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    Deep Listening

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 50:13


    ADZG 1229 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Nyozan Eric Shutt The post Deep Listening first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

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    Genjokoan

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 46:05


    ADZG 1228 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Eishin Nancy Easton The post Genjokoan first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

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    Zazen and the Hamster Wheel

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 45:55


    ADZG 1227 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd The post Zazen and the Hamster Wheel first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

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    Parinirvana Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 39:32


    ADZG 1226 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Eishin Nancy Easton The post Parinirvana Day first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

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    Dongshan’s Jewel Mirror Samadhi

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 51:31


    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.

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    Caring with the Breath

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 50:10


    ADZG 1224 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer The post Caring with the Breath first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

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    Moving with the Breath

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 49:37


    ADZG 1223 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer The post Moving with the Breath first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

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    Reflecting on 50 Years of Zazen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 56:08


    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.

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    Breathing into the new year

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 59:01


    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.

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    Remembering Abbot Hozan Alan Senauke

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 33:14


    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.

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    Composure

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 53:09


    ADZG 1219 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer The post Composure first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

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    Shakyamuni Sees the Morning Star

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 48:21


    ADZG 1218 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd The post Shakyamuni Sees the Morning Star first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

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    Awakening under a tree

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 61:19


    ADZG 1217 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer The post Awakening under a tree first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

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    Mending rips and tears

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 45:26


    ADZG 1216 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer The post Mending rips and tears first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

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    Dogen's Painting of a Rice Cake

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 61:45


    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.

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    Returning to the ground of this moment

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 60:55


    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.

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    Compassion and boundless ambiguity

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 48:32


    ADZG 1213 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer The post Compassion and boundless ambiguity first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

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    Consistent Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 54:20


    ADZG 1212 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Shudo Paula Lazarz We will explore the importance of regular practice and the difficult challenges it poses.   The post Consistent Practice first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

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    Wrap-up of Dogen’s Expressing the Dream Within the Dream Seminar

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 56:41


    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.

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    The Dharma of Welcoming

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 49:54


    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.

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    Delight in the difficulty of practice!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 58:49


    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.

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    The bodhisattva precept ceremony (jukai) as community harvest

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 43:29


    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.

    In Anticipation of Jukai

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 48:22


    ADZG 1207 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd The post In Anticipation of Jukai first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

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    Reflections on the Five Remembrances

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 47:40


    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.

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    Shanavasa – A Teacher Disciple Dialogue

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 43:29


    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.

    Engaged Buddhism

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 252408:36


    ADZG 1204 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rob Lyons The post Engaged Buddhism first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

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    Bring Me the Rhinoceros

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 46:28


    ADZG 1203 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd The post Bring Me the Rhinoceros first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

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    Gassho: Joining palms is dynamic bodhisattva activity

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 42:33


    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.

    You Are Here

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 49:48


    ADZG 1201 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Eishin Nancy Easton The post You Are Here first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

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    Releasing the compassion body, planting the treasure seed

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 35:37


    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.

    Ordinary Mind Is the Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 49:58


    ADZG 1199 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd The post Ordinary Mind Is the Way first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

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    Maylie Scott's Prayer to Guide the Bodhisattva's Response

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 44:05


    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.

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    The Equal Ground of Zazen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 48:52


    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.

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    Responding to the Request of the Present Moment

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2024 46:50


    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.

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    Guiding Teacher Transition Ceremony – hogetsu

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 37:36


    ADZG 1195 ADZG Sunday Afternoon Guiding Teacher Transition Ceremony for hogetsu The post Guiding Teacher Transition Ceremony – hogetsu first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

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    Guiding Teacher Transition Ceremony – Taigen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 38:55


    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.

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    Now, What?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024 58:58


    ADZG 1193 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by hogetsu Laurie Belzer The post Now, What? first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.

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    Peeking Behind the Facade Seeking the Source

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 48:21


    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.

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    Taigen Leighton Final Dharma Talk (as guiding teacher)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024 59:20


    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.

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    Hongzhi and the Mysterious Pivot

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2024 44:09


    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.

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