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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2003.11.16-serial.00020 training, zen meditation, Practice Period, Buddha Mind, Soto Zen |
Nov 16 2003 |
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2003.11.16-serial.00182 training, zen meditation, Practice Period, Buddha Mind, Soto Zen |
Nov 16 2003 |
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2003.11.16-serial.00183 training, zen meditation, Practice Period, Buddha Mind, Soto Zen |
Nov 16 2003 |
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2003.11.16-serial.00300 training, zen meditation, Practice Period, Buddha Mind, Soto Zen |
Nov 16 2003 |
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November 15th, 2003, Serial No. 01367, Side B First Principle, Separation, Monastic Practice, Aspects of Practice, Bowing, Birth-... |
Nov 15 2003 |
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November 13th, 2003, Serial No. 01016, Side B Ordinary Mind, Hindrances, Practice Period, Rinzai, Dragons, Dharma Transmission,... |
Nov 13 2003 |
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OfferingsSerial: SF-00158 Sunday talk. Children's lecture. Offering, Ceremony, Emptiness, Emotions, Intuition, Practice Period, Precepts, Karma... |
Nov 02 2003 Green Gulch Farm |
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October 26th, 2003, Serial No. 01364 Big Mind, Aspects of Practice, Practice Period, Commitment, Addiction, Instruction,... |
Oct 26 2003 |
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2010.10.03-serial.00055 Practice Period, training, Conversation, Dharma Transmission, Ordination, Commitment... |
Oct 08 2003 |
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2003.07.23-serial.00295 Tanka, Practice Period, Hate, Buddha Nature, Ceremony |
Jul 23 2003 |
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Equanimity and the Eternal MomentSerial: BZ-01346 Time and Transformation; Two Truths, Sesshin Day 4 Equanimity, Time, Two Truths, Equanimity, Attachment, Concentration, Karma, Intimacy... |
Jun 21 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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May 24th, 2003, Serial No. 00136, Side B Practice Period, Hate, Book of Serenity, Soto Zen, soto, Vows, Culture, Describe,... |
May 24 2003 |
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Dogen - Being Familiar With The Entire BodySerial: SF-00039 Sunday talk. realization, Buddha Ancestors, Delusion, Precepts, true dharma, Lotus Sutra, Oneness... |
May 18 2003 |
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May 15th, 2003, Serial No. 00294 Mindfulness, Anger, Daily Life, Four Foundations, Demons, Subject-and-Object, Observe... |
May 15 2003 |
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May 14th, 2003, Serial No. 00138, Side A Culture, War, Liberation, Practice Period, Buddha Nature, Building, Diversity,... |
May 14 2003 |
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May 12th, 2003, Serial No. 00135, Side B Heart Sutra, Religion, Politics, Tassajara, Practice Period, Conversation, training,... |
May 12 2003 |
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The Spirit of Practice PeriodSerial: BZ-01527B Saturday Lecture Practice Period, Practice Period, Aspects of Practice, Enemies, Lay, Commitment,... |
May 03 2003 Berkeley Zen Center |
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May 1st, 2003, Serial No. 00295 Lotus Sutra, Teacher-and-Student, Religion, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Chanting... |
May 01 2003 |
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April 24th, 2003, Serial No. 00296 Book of Serenity, Silent Illumination, Posture, Practice Period, Rinzai, Dragons,... |
Apr 24 2003 |
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March 29th, 2003, Serial No. 00134, Side A Tassajara, Practice Period, War, Fox, confusion, Subject-and-Object, Fundraising,... |
Mar 29 2003 |
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March 15th, 2003, Serial No. 00132, Side B Bodhisattva Vow, Vows, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Priest, Practice Period, Beginners,... |
Mar 15 2003 |
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2003.02.20-serial.00030 Continuous, Passions, Dragons, Practice Period, Buddha Mind, Silence, true dharma,... |
Feb 20 2003 |
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November 16th, 2002, Serial No. 00171, Side B Daily Life, true dharma, Lay, Lay Practice, Conversation, Lotus Sutra, Instruction,... |
Nov 16 2002 |
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October 26th, 2002, Serial No. 00169, Side B Aspects of Practice, Mindfulness, Bowing, Birth-and-Death, Practice Period, Posture,... |
Oct 26 2002 |
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2002.10.19-serial.00059 Suzuki Roshi, Buddha Nature, Zazen, Manjushri, Practice Period, Buddha Ancestors,... |
Oct 19 2002 City Center |
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Trip to JapanSerial: BZ-00210B Saturday Lecture Japan, Bell, resistance, soto, American, Heart Sutra, Chanting, Practice Period,... |
Sep 28 2002 Berkeley Zen Center |
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September 19th, 2002, Serial No. 00455 confusion, Mindfulness, Practice Period, Evil, Nirvana, Cultivation, Anger,... |
Sep 19 2002 |
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Summer Practice with GuestsSerial: BZ-00115 Lecture Practice Position, Attachment, Teacher-and-Student, Buddha Nature, Sangha, Daily Life... |
Aug 08 2002 |
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How to Draw Sound From the BellSerial: BZ-00152A Sesshin Day 5 Bell, Bell, Precepts, Soto Zen, Chanting, Mindfulness, Practice Period, Doubt, Lay,... |
Jun 23 2002 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Kinhin and BowingSerial: BZ-00151A Sesshin Day 3 Kinhin, Bowing, Attachment, Monastic Practice, Priest, Lay, Practice Period, Anger,... |
Jun 21 2002 Berkeley Zen Center |
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2002.06.19-serial.00154Serial: SF-00154 Wednesday talk. Happiness, Monastic Practice, Don't Know Mind, Practice Period, Conversation,... |
Jun 19 2002 |