Practice Period Talks
An ango (安居), or kessei (結制), is a Japanese term for a three-month period of intense training for students of Zen Buddhism, lasting anywhere from 90 to 100 days. The practice during ango consists of meditation (zazen), study, and work (samu (作務)).
Ango is typically held twice a year, the first period from spring to summer and the second period from fall to winter. The word ango literally translates as "dwelling in peace"; the summer ango is referred to as ge-ango and the winter period is u-ango. Additionally, some monasteries and Zen centers hold just one ango per year.
Concerning Zen practice in the United States, author Ellen Birx writes,
Many centers now allow members to attend retreats on a part-time basis. Many have ango, a three-month-long period of intensified practice, that members can participate in while continuing to go off to work during the day." Taigen Dan Leighton writes a more traditional definition, "These are ninety-day training periods of concentrated practice without leaving the monastic enclosure (except for monks going out for necessary temple business). They date back to the summer rainy season retreats of Shakyamuni's time. In Japan, they have been held twice a year, summer and winter."
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Something To Die For: That's What Makes People Believe In Something Peace, War, Ego, Observe, Practice Period, Karma, Dragons, Hindrances, Passions,... |
May 19 2018 |
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Sun-Faced Buddha, Moon-Faced BuddhaSerial: BZ-02611 Shuso Talk
Book of Serenity, Blue Cliff Record, Hate, Non-attachment, Don't Know Mind,... |
May 12 2018 |
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Enlightenment Zazen Comfort True Comfort Thoroughness, Four Noble Truths, Practice Period, Attachment, Composure, Buddha... |
May 05 2018 |
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Practices for PP Opening Sesshin Practice Period, Gaining Mind, Monastic Practice, Subject-and-Object, Continuous,... |
Apr 28 2018 |
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The Heart of Priest and Lay Practice Priest, Gaining Mind, Lay, Lay Practice, Ego, Practice Period, Priest-and-Lay,... |
Apr 21 2018 |
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Spring Rain Big Mind, Platform Sutra, Dharma Transmission, Ordination, Buddha Nature, Lotus Sutra... |
Apr 14 2018 |
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Wherever you are Enlightenment is Here Big Mind, First Principle, Commitment, Buddha Nature, Practice Period, Ego,... |
Oct 14 2017 |
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The Shuso Question: Full Spontaneous Encounter Practice Period, Hindrances, Patience, Aspects of Practice, Conversation, Gratitude,... |
Jul 01 2017 |
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Gathas and PreceptsSerial: BZ-02556 Sesshin Day 5
Precepts, Vows, Soto Zen, Attachment, Practice Period, Heart Sutra, soto, Birth-and-... |
Jun 11 2017 |
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Zazen Practice, Sei Jo PracticeSerial: BZ-02554 Sesshin Day 3
Separation, Precepts, Heart Sutra, Anger, Practice Period, training, Posture,... |
Jun 09 2017 |
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The Heart of Training, The Training of the Heart training, Precepts, Practice Period, First Principle, Priest-and-Lay, Priest,... |
May 20 2017 |
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Practices for Practice Period Practice Period, Addiction, Humility, Renunciation, Daily Life, Precepts, Mindfulness... |
Apr 29 2017 |
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The Blessings of Failure Impermanence, Practice Period, Judgement, Continuous, Precepts, Commitment, Big Mind... |
Apr 15 2017 |
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Grandmotherly Mind Soto Zen, Teacher-and-Student, Big Mind, Practice Position, Precepts, training, Right... |
Mar 25 2017 |
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Practice in Community Practice Position, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Lay Practice... |
Feb 18 2017 |
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Problems With ZazenSerial: BZ-02515 Rohatsu Day 2
Instruction, Posture, Nirvana, Practice Period, Harmonizing, Oneness, Conversation,... |
Dec 05 2016 |
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Naturalness training, Vows, Practice Period, Posture, Aspects of Practice, Intuition, Describe,... |
Nov 05 2016 |
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Zen Mind, Beginners Mind: Study YourselfSerial: BZ-02507 Sesshin Aspects of Practice, Teacher-and-Student, Bowing, Practice Period, Rinzai, Dragons,... |
Oct 23 2016 |
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Accept Yourself, Stand On Your Own Two Feet Precepts, Posture, Vows, Lotus Sutra, Liberation, Bodhisattva Precepts, Ordination,... |
Oct 22 2016 |
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The Pivotal Activity of All the BuddhasCompassion, Practice Period, |
Sep 17 2016 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Harmonious Life Straight from the Horses Mouth Intimacy, Mindfulness, Continuous, Bodhisattva Vow, Soto Zen, Emotions, Intuition,... |
Sep 10 2016 |
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Practicing with Stickiness, Being StuckSerial: BZ-02483 Sesshin Day 3
Hsin Hsin Ming, Commitment, Practice Period, Conversation, Enemies, Observe, Precepts... |
Jun 10 2016 |