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Title	Speaker	Date
Dongshan and the Five Positions Faith, Dogen, Soto Zen	Taigen Dan Leighton	Mar 16 2025 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Dongshan’s Jewel Mirror Samadhi Time, Practice, Soto Zen	Taigen Dan Leighton	Feb 09 2025 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Reflecting on 50 Years of Zazen	Taigen Dan Leighton	Jan 19 2025 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Remembering Abbot Hozan Alan Senauke Time	Taigen Dan Leighton	Dec 23 2024 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Dogen’s Painting of a Rice Cake Dogen, Buddha, Practice	Taigen Dan Leighton	Nov 24 2024 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Wrap-up of Dogen’s Expressing the Dream Within the Dream Seminar Dogen, Buddha, Practice	Taigen Dan Leighton	Oct 13 2024 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Taigen Leighton Final Dharma Talk (as guiding teacher) Practice, Sangha, Time	Taigen Dan Leighton	May 26 2024 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Hongzhi and the Mysterious Pivot Practice, Practice Period, Time	Taigen Dan Leighton	May 19 2024 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Zen Ongoing Balancing Practice, Precepts, Balance	Taigen Dan Leighton	May 13 2024 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Bodhisattva Appropriate Response Serial: TL-00660 ADZG Sunday Morning, Dharma Talk Dharmakaya, Blue Cliff Record, Silence	Taigen Dan Leighton	Mar 08 2020 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Introduction to the Flower Ornament Sutra Serial: TL-00658 ADZG Sunday Morning, Dharma Talk Mahayana, Attachment, Liberation, Buddha Mind, Dharmakaya	Taigen Dan Leighton	Mar 01 2020 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Rinzai Master Muso Soseki: Would-be Recluse with Social Influence, and Zen Garden Designer Serial: TL-00656 ADZG Monday Night, Dharma Talk Rinzai, Liberation, Dream World, Buddha Mind	Taigen Dan Leighton	Feb 24 2020 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Nirvana Day: The Death and Present Life of Buddha Serial: TL-00654 ADZG Sunday Morning, Dharma Talk Nirvana, Lotus Sutra, Parinirvana, Samsara	Taigen Dan Leighton	Feb 16 2020 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Instability, Patience, and Resilience Serial: TL-00652 ADZG Sunday Morning, Dharma Talk Patience, Impermanence, Bell, Building	Taigen Dan Leighton	Feb 09 2020 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Fool in the Grass Hut: Poet-Monk Ryokan Serial: TL-00651 ADZG Monday Night, Dharma Talk Desire, Beginners, Concentration, Separation, Bell	Taigen Dan Leighton	Feb 03 2020 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Dogen's Plum Blossoms and the Treeness of Everything Serial: TL-00650 ADZG Sunday Morning, Dharma Talk Buddha Ancestors, Thich Nhat Hanh, New Year, Bodhidharma	Taigen Dan Leighton	Feb 02 2020 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Martin Luther King Jr., U.S. Military Policy and Loving your Enemies Serial: TL-00648 ADZG Monday Night, Dharma Talk Enemies, Hate, Peace	Taigen Dan Leighton	Jan 20 2020 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
The Real Martin Luther King Jr., his anti-war work and his current relevance Serial: TL-00646 ADZG Sunday Morning, Dharma Talk Peace, Silence, Humility	Taigen Dan Leighton	Jan 19 2020 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Myo-e's Dream Journal and Imagination in Buddhism Serial: TL-00644 ADZG Monday Night, Dharma Talk Mahayana, Priest, Manjushri, Dharmakaya, Desire	Taigen Dan Leighton	Jan 06 2020 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Dogen's Snowy Mountain Poems Serial: TL-00642 ADZG Sunday Morning, Dharma Talk Bodhidharma, Sanctuary, Don't Know Mind, New Year	Taigen Dan Leighton	Jan 05 2020 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Bodhidharma's Intention for 2020 Serial: TL-00640 ADZG Monday Night, Dharma Talk Intention, New Year, Bodhidharma, Right Speech, Right Effort	Taigen Dan Leighton	Dec 30 2019 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Old School Devoted Monk Myo-e: the Background of Japanese Buddhism Serial: TL-00638 ADZG Sunday Morning, Dharma Talk Heart Sutra, Chanting, Rinzai, Mahayana, Gathas	Taigen Dan Leighton	Dec 29 2019 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
The Practice of Generosity: Mutuality of Giver and Receiver Serial: TL-00636 ADZG Sunday Morning, Dharma Talk Dana, Money, Conversation, Practice Period	Taigen Dan Leighton	Dec 15 2019 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
The Role of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi in Soto Zen Serial: TL-00635 ADZG Monday Night, Dharma Talk Tozan, Intimacy	Taigen Dan Leighton	Dec 09 2019 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Enlightenment Day and Ongoing Care for the Dharma of Suchness Serial: TL-00633 ADZG Rohatsu Sesshin, Sesshin Talk Book of Serenity, Dharma Transmission, Intention, Transmission	Taigen Dan Leighton	Dec 08 2019 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
The Accord of the Jewel Mirror's Affirming Mind Serial: TL-00631 ADZG Rohatsu Sesshin, Sesshin Talk Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Transmission, Lotus Sutra	Taigen Dan Leighton	Dec 07 2019 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Respect and the Jewel Mirror Process Serial: TL-00629 ADZG Rohatsu Sesshin, Sesshin Talk Intimacy, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Conversation	Taigen Dan Leighton	Dec 06 2019 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Jewel Mirror Zazen Instructions; You've Got to Serve Somebody Serial: TL-00627 ADZG Rohatsu Sesshin, Sesshin Talk Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Bodhisattva Way, Doubt, Bodhidharma, Posture	Taigen Dan Leighton	Dec 05 2019 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
the Jewel Mirror Samadhi Song as a Koan text Serial: TL-00625 ADZG Rohatsu Sesshin, Sesshin Talk Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Gratitude, Dharma Transmission, Chanting, Transmission...	Taigen Dan Leighton	Dec 04 2019 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Introduction to the Jewel Mirror Samadhi Serial: TL-00623 ADZG Monday Night, Dharma Talk Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Transmission, Realization	Taigen Dan Leighton	Dec 02 2019 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Bodhisattva Thanksgiving Practice: Gratitude for Difficult Times, Facing Grief and Action Together Serial: TL-00621 ADZG Sunday Morning, Dharma Talk Conversation, Hate, Daily Life, Gratitude	Taigen Dan Leighton	Nov 24 2019 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Warrior Monk-Poet Saigyo and the Ultimate in Nature Serial: TL-00619 ADZG Monday Night, Dharma Talk Duality, Heart Sutra, Separation, Letting Go	Taigen Dan Leighton	Nov 18 2019 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Sangha Response Facing Climate Catastrophe Serial: TL-00617 ADZG Monday Night, Dharma Talk Thich Nhat Hanh, Gratitude, Daily Life, Politics	Taigen Dan Leighton	Nov 11 2019 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Instability in Medieval Japanese Huts and Poetry Serial: TL-00615 ADZG Sunday Morning, Dharma Talk Impermanence, Conversation, Nirvana, Building	Taigen Dan Leighton	Nov 03 2019 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
The Six Destines as a New Paradigm for Medieval Japanese Buddhism, and Creative Playful Adjustments Serial: TL-00613 ADZG Monday Night, Dharma Talk Six Realms, Offering, Yogachara, Evil, Religion	Taigen Dan Leighton	Oct 28 2019 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
The Mutual Influence of the Environment and Awakening Self Serial: TL-00611 ADZG Sesshin Talk, Dharma Talk Letting Go, Liberation, Six Realms, Posture, Repentance	Taigen Dan Leighton	Oct 20 2019 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Beyond Thinking, the Backward Step, and the Gate of Joyful Ease Serial: TL-00609 ADZG Sesshin Talk, Dharma Talk Hindrances, Ordinary Mind, Letting Go, Non-attachment, Attachment	Taigen Dan Leighton	Oct 19 2019 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Dogen's Accupuncture Needle and the Bird Flying Like a Bird Serial: TL-00607 ADZG Sesshin Talk, Dharma Talk Intimacy, Zazengi, Duality, Non-thinking, Two Truths	Taigen Dan Leighton	Oct 18 2019 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Genjokoan-ing Awakening and Delusion Serial: TL-00606 ADZG Sunday Morning, Dharma Talk Letting Go, Attachment	Taigen Dan Leighton	Oct 13 2019 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Aspects of our Practice from Early Japanese Buddhism Serial: TL-00604 ADZG Monday Night, Dharma Talk Priest, Daily Life, Zazen Mind, Dharma Transmission	Taigen Dan Leighton	Oct 07 2019 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Return to Dragons; Dreaming in Japanese Buddhism Serial: TL-00602 ADZG Sunday Morning, Dharma Talk Monastic Practice, Conversation, Mindfulness, Daily Life, Lay Practice	Taigen Dan Leighton	Oct 06 2019 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Celebration of Dharma Transmission Serial: TL-00600 Taigen Dan Leighton, Nyozan, Eishin, Shosan Victoria Austin ADZG Sunday Morning, Dharma Talk Dharma Transmission, Transmission, Ordination, Shosan, Lay Ordination	Taigen Dan Leighton, Others	Aug 04 2019 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Book of Serenity case 21: The One Not Busy and the Moon Mission Serial: TL-00598 ADZG Monday Night, Dharma Talk Book of Serenity, Shuso Ceremony, Two Truths, Tenzo, Oneness	Taigen Dan Leighton	Mar 11 2019 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Book of Serenity case 19: Mt. Sumeru and Zazen Thoughts Serial: TL-00594 ADZG Monday Night, Dharma Talk Doubt, Book of Serenity, Heart Sutra	Taigen Dan Leighton	Mar 04 2019 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Buddhism and the Climate Emergency Serial: TL-00592 ADZG Monday Night, Dharma Talk Discrimination, Bodhisattva Precepts, Politics, Heart Sutra	Taigen Dan Leighton	Feb 25 2019 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Book of Serenity case 18: Dog Nature Buddha Nature Serial: TL-00590 ADZG Sunday Morning, Dharma Talk Karmic Consciousness, Book of Serenity, Duality, Ordinary Mind, Nirvana	Taigen Dan Leighton	Feb 24 2019 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Book of Serenity case 14: Deshan Pats a Back Serial: TL-00588 ADZG Monday Night, Dharma Talk Nirvana, Parinirvana, Enemies, Samsara, Book of Serenity	Taigen Dan Leighton	Feb 18 2019 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Parinirvana Day: Buddha's Death and Life Serial: TL-00586 ADZG Sunday Morning, Dharma Talk Parinirvana, Nirvana, Samsara, Patience, Nirvana Sutra	Taigen Dan Leighton	Feb 17 2019 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Mary Oliver Poetry Tribute Serial: TL-00584 ADZG Monday Night, Dharma Talk Lay, Doubt, Happiness, Conversation	Taigen Dan Leighton	Feb 04 2019 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Dogen's Birthday and Basic Teachings Serial: TL-00582 ADZG Sunday Morning, Dharma Talk Letting Go, Nirvana, Addiction	Taigen Dan Leighton	Jan 27 2019 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate

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