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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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Just This Is: the Avatamsaka Sutra in the Zen Tradition Perfect Wisdom, Discrimination, Buddha Mind, Practice Period, Karmic Consciousness,... |
Apr 13 2019 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Let the Mystery Be Building, Culture, Daily Life, Heart Sutra, Posture, Practice Period, Priest, Silence... |
Mar 09 2019 |
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Being Shuso and Learning to Say Yes Bell, Bowing, Buddha Nature, Don't Know Mind, Lay, Patience, Practice Period,... |
Dec 15 2018 |
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Maylie Scott Bears the Unbearable Sesshin: Close Aspects of Practice Bell, Conversation, Dharma Transmission, Heart Sutra, Offering, Peace, Practice... |
Nov 03 2018 |
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The Purpose of Just Sitting and the Transcendent PracticesSerial: TL-00543 ADZG Sunday Morning, Patience, Practice Period, Commitment, Prajna Paramita, Money |
Oct 21 2018 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Silent Sitting and Social ActionAll compounded phenomena are unworthy of confidence. Compassion to these unstable phenomena is our practice. Zen stories are about enacting awakening within social interactions. Attend to your body,... Compassion, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Practice Period, Practice Period,... |
Oct 20 2018 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Tea Ladies and Their Mind-Refreshing TeachingSerial: BZ-02639 Sesshin Open Aspects of Practice
Duality, Ego, Heart Sutra, Practice Period, Precepts, Priest, Sixth Patriarch, Soto... |
Oct 06 2018 |
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Aliveness in Every New BeginningSerial: RB-02224 Practice-Period_Talks Practice, Practice Period, Time |
Sep 2018 Johanneshof |
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Redefining Reality Through Zen PracticeSerial: RB-02231 Practice-Period_Talks Practice, Practice Period, Consciousness |
Sep 2018 Johanneshof |
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Embodied Zen: The Craft of PracticeSerial: RB-02237 Practice-Period_Talks Practice, Practice Period, Time |
Sep 2018 Johanneshof |
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Book of Serenity case 5: The Cost of Bread in ChicagoSerial: TL-00534 ADZG Sunday Morning, Peace, Book of Serenity, Bodhidharma, Practice Period, Bodhisattva Way |
Aug 26 2018 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Beating the Drum Buddha Ancestors, Confession-and-Repentance, Daily Life, Heart Sutra, Ordination,... |
Aug 11 2018 |
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Habit Energy Buddha Mind, Buddha Nature, Daily Life, Doubt, Emotions, Gratitude, Instruction,... |
Jul 14 2018 |
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Suzuki Roshi Sun-Faced Buddha, Moon-Faced BuddhaSerial: BZ-02621 Sesshin Day 5
Birth-and-Death, Practice Period, Emotions, Intimacy, Attachment, Dogen, Bell,... |
Jun 17 2018 |
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Robert F. Kennedy's Legacy of Deep Empathy and Encouragement 50 Years After His MurderSerial: TL-00526 ADZG Sunday Morning, Bodhisattva Precepts, Discrimination, Freedom, Practice Period |
Jun 10 2018 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Topography of Bodhisattva Practices: CompassionSerial: TL-00525 ADZG Sesshin, Balance, Practice Period, Oneness, Interdependence |
Jun 03 2018 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Triple Treasure: Buddha Dharma Sangha Practice Period, Buddha Nature, Peace, War, Intuition, Equanimity, Passions, Hate... |
Jun 02 2018 |
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Kanzeon: Compassion as Listening to DifferencesSerial: TL-00522 ADZG Monday Night, Lotus Sutra, Avalokitesvara, Priest, Blue Cliff Record, Practice Period |
May 28 2018 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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The Position of Shuso Practice Period, Big Mind, Hate, Intimacy, Conversation, Culture |
May 25 2018 |
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Something To Die For: That's What Makes People Believe In Something Continuous Practice, Dragons, Ego, Hindrances, Karma, Passions, Peace, Practice... |
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 Attachment, Buddha Nature, Composure, confusion, Four Noble Truths, Non-duality,... |
May 05 2018 |
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Jizo: Witnessing Practice and the Marginal PersonsSerial: TL-00518 ADZG Sunday Morning, Ceremony, Humility, Practice Period, Six Realms |
Apr 29 2018 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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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, Buddha Nature, Dharma Transmission, Don't Know Mind, Lotus Sutra,... |
Apr 14 2018 |
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Manjusri, Bodhisattva of Wisdom and teacher of all bodhisattvasSerial: TL-00515 ADZG Monday Night, Bodhisattva Way, Manjushri, Practice Period, Vimalakirti |
Apr 09 2018 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Buddha's Birthday and Sakyamuni as guide to bodhisattvasSerial: TL-00514 ADZG Sunday Morning, Buddha's Birthday, Chanting, Parinirvana, Practice Period |
Apr 08 2018 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Shuso position; 50th Anniversary of Dr. King's murderSerial: TL-00513 ADZG Monday Night, Freedom, Monastic Practice, Practice Period |
Apr 02 2018 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |