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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 (夏安居) or u-ango (雨安居) and the winter period is referred to as tō-ango (冬安居) or setsu-ango (雪安居). 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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Title	Speaker	Date
The Four Stages of My Recovery Serial: SF-10829 11/09/2019, Grace Dammann, dharma talk at City Center. Practice Period	Dr. Grace Dammann	Nov 09 2019 City Center
Embodied Presence at Tassajara Serial: SF-12326 Talk by Leslie James Don Wish Your Life Away at Tassajara on 2019-11-06 Tassajara, Practice Period, Dogen	Leslie James	Nov 06 2019 Tassajara
Our Endeavor To Go Beyond Serial: SF-10833 11/02/2019, Kiku Christina Lehnherr, dharma talk at City Center. Practice Period	Kiku Christina Lehnherr	Nov 02 2019 City Center
Zen Resilience Amidst Wildfires Serial: SF-12350 Talk by Tim Fraiser Oconnor Sp at City Center on 2019-10-30 Practice Period, Don't Know Mind	Tim O'Connor Fraser	Oct 30 2019 City Center
Just Being Serial: SF-10788 10/19/2019, Nancy Petrin, dharma talk at City Center. Practice Period	Horin Nancy Petrin	Oct 19 2019 City Center
Mountains of Mind, Waters of Zen Serial: SF-12147 Talk by Class at Tassajara on 2019-10-15 Emptiness, Dogen, Practice Period	Tenzen David Zimmerman	Oct 15 2019 Tassajara
Awake Body – Awake Mind Serial: SF-10782 10/05/2019, Kiku Christina Lehnherr, dharma talk at City Center. Practice Period	Kiku Christina Lehnherr	Oct 05 2019 City Center
Stepping Into Zen's Silent Flow Serial: SF-12320 Talk by David Zimmerman at Tassajara on 2019-10-03 Practice Period, Zazen, Study	Tenzen David Zimmerman	Oct 03 2019 Tassajara
Mountains Move Within Zen Practice Serial: SF-12366 Talk by David Zimmerman Peacefully Abiding In The Montains Pp Opening at Tassajara on 2019-10-03 Practice Period, Zazen, Study	Tenzen David Zimmerman	Oct 03 2019 Tassajara
I Am A Student Of Kindness Serial: SF-10818 09/15/2019, Onryu Mary Stares, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Practice Period	Onryu Mary Stares	Sep 15 2019 Green Gulch Farm
Zen Bonds: Transformative Connections Unveiled Serial: SF-12176 Talk by Arlene at City Center on 2019-08-28 Tassajara, Paramitas, Practice Period	Arlene Lueck	Aug 28 2019 City Center
What Is The Practice At Green Gulch? Serial: SF-10889 06/19/2019, Sara Tashker, dharma talk at City Center. Practice Period	Ango Sara Tashker	Jun 19 2019 City Center
Your Place of Yes Serial: SF-10820 06/05/2019, Tenzen David Zimmerman, dharma talk at City Center. Practice Period	Tenzen David Zimmerman	Jun 05 2019 City Center
Equanimity: Navigating Compassion and Identity Serial: SF-12224 Talk by Keiryu Lien Schutt at City Center on 2019-06-01 Equanimity, Practice Period	Keiryu Liên Shutt	Jun 01 2019 City Center
Yes Is A World Serial: SF-10774 5/4/2019, Tenzen David Zimmerman dharma talk at City Center. Suffering, Practice Period	Tenzen David Zimmerman	May 04 2019 City Center
Reality In This Being Serial: SF-10830 04/26/2019, Leslie James, dharma talk at Tassajara. Soto Zen, Practice Period	Leslie James	Apr 26 2019 Tassajara
True Freedom Of Choice Serial: SF-10726 04/22/2019, Hakusho Ostlund, dharma talk at Tassajara. Practice Period	Hakusho Ostlund	Apr 22 2019 Tassajara
Finding Freedom Within Limitations Serial: SF-10800 04/10/2019, Hakusho Ostlund dharma talk at City Center. Practice Period	Hakusho Ostlund	Apr 10 2019 City Center
Transitions Serial: SF-10849 04/09/2019, ARobin Orden, dharma talk at Tassajara. Practice Period	ARobin Orden	Apr 09 2019 Tassajara
Daowu Tends the Sick Serial: SF-10836 03/30/2019, Zoketsu Norman Fischer, dharma talk at Tassajara. Practice Period	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Mar 30 2019 Tassajara
Seeing My Not Seeing Serial: SF-10763 03/26/2019, Zoketsu Norman Fischer, dharma talk at Tassajara. Practice Period	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Mar 26 2019 Tassajara
Zen Path: Progress Through Community Serial: SF-10876 Talk by Arobin Orden at Tassajara on 2019-03-24 Practice Period	ARobin Orden	Mar 24 2019 Tassajara
Practice Period Class Serial: SF-10878 03/06/2019, Zoketsu Norman Fischer dharma talk at Tassajara. Practice Period	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Mar 06 2019 Tassajara
Three Realms of Wisdom (video) Serial: SF-10744 1/26/2019, Ryushin Paul Haller, dharma talk at City Center. Wisdom, Practice Period	Ryushin Paul Haller	Jan 26 2019 City Center
Three Realms of Wisdom Serial: SF-10796 01/26/2019, Ryushin Paul Haller, dharma talk at City Center. Wisdom, Practice Period	Ryushin Paul Haller	Jan 26 2019 City Center
Putting on our Robes at the Sound of the Bell Serial: SF-10755 01/23/2019, Ryushin Paul Haller, dharma talk at City Center. Wisdom, Practice Period	Ryushin Paul Haller	Jan 23 2019 City Center
The Wild Ones Serial: SF-10791 01/18/2019, Kathie Fischer, dharma talk at Tassajara. Practice Period	Sokaku Kathie Fischer	Jan 18 2019 Tassajara
Introduction To The Practice Period On Six Subtle Dharma Gates Serial: SF-10805 01/13/2019, Zoketsu Norman Fischer, dharma talk at Tassajara. Practice Period	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Jan 13 2019 Tassajara
Transforming Suffering Through Zen Practice Serial: SF-12333 Talk by Norman Fischer at Tassajara on 2019-01-13 Practice Period, Right Effort, Dogen	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Jan 13 2019 Tassajara
The Depth and Poignancy of Ordinary Human Life Serial: SF-11624 11/24/2018, Steve Weintraub dharma talk at City Center. Practice Period	Steve Weintraub	Nov 24 2018 City Center
All-Inclusive Practice Serial: SF-11525 10/28/2018, Kiku Christina Lehnherr dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Compassion, Practice Period	Kiku Christina Lehnherr	Oct 28 2018 Green Gulch Farm
Wise Effort and Engagement with the World Serial: SF-11467 5/30/2018, Keiryu Lien Shutt dharma talk at City Center. Practice Period	Keiryu Liên Shutt	May 30 2018 City Center
Not A Circle Serial: SF-11556 5/30/2018, Leslie James dharma talk at Tassajara. Tassajara, Practice Period	Leslie James	May 30 2018 Tassajara
Four Faults of Practice Serial: SF-11634 5/13/2018, Hakusho Ostlund dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Practice Period	Hakusho Ostlund	May 13 2018 Green Gulch Farm
Tassajara Summer - Also A Practice Period Serial: SF-11440 5/9/2018, Kiku Christina Lehnherr dharma talk at Tassajara. Practice Period	Kiku Christina Lehnherr	May 09 2018 Tassajara
Effort-Seeking Mind Talk Serial: SF-11567 5/2/2018, Tenzen David Zimmerman, Keiryu Lien Shutt dharma talk at City Center. Effort, Practice Period	Keiryu Liên Shutt, Tenzen David Zimmerman	May 02 2018 City Center
Who Are All These People? (Guest Season is Best Season!) Serial: SF-11580 4/23/2018, Zenshin Greg Fain dharma talk at Tassajara. Tassajara, Practice Period	Zenshin Greg Fain	Apr 23 2018 Tassajara
Sesshin Talk Day 6 Serial: SF-11544 3/23/2018, Tenzen David Zimmerman dharma talk at City Center. Nirvana, Practice Period	Tenzen David Zimmerman	Mar 23 2018 City Center
In Praise of Trees Serial: SF-11437 3/14/2018, Jisan Tova Green dharma talk at City Center. Practice Period	Jisan Tova Green	Mar 14 2018 City Center
Courageous Presence in Every Moment Serial: SF-11432 Talk by Tova Green at City Center on 2018-02-27 Practice Period	Jisan Tova Green	Feb 27 2018 City Center
The Effects of Nature on Consciousness Serial: SF-11601 2/25/2018, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Consciousness, Practice Period	Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho	Feb 25 2018 Green Gulch Farm
How Shall I Live? What Kind Of Person? Serial: SF-11426 2/17/2018, Rinso Ed Sattizahn dharma talk at City Center. Practice Period	Rinso Ed Sattizahn	Feb 17 2018 City Center
The Lessons of Sesshin Serial: SF-11575 2/6/2018, Ryushin Paul Haller dharma talk at Tassajara. Consciousness, Practice Period	Ryushin Paul Haller	Feb 06 2018 Tassajara
The Tenken Pad Serial: SF-11462 1/26/2018, Zenshin Greg Fain dharma talk at Tassajara. Practice Period	Zenshin Greg Fain	Jan 26 2018 Tassajara
Deepening Practice through the Six Perfections Serial: SF-11643 1/24/2018, Tenzen David Zimmerman, Kyoshin Wendy Lewis, and Jisan Tova Green dharma talk at City Center. Practice Period, Bodhisattva	Tenzen David Zimmerman, Jisan Tova Green, Kyoshin Wendy Lewis	Jan 24 2018 City Center
Arousing The Bodhi-Mind Serial: SF-11433 1/19/2018, Ryushin Paul Haller dharma talk at Tassajara. Practice Period	Ryushin Paul Haller	Jan 19 2018 Tassajara
Reclaiming the "We" Serial: SF-10340 10/28/2017, Kyosho Valorie Beer dharma talk at City Center. Practice Period, Sangha	Kyosho Valorie Beer	Oct 28 2017 City Center
Way-Seeking Mind of the Tenzo Serial: SF-10353 10/22/2017, Eijun Linda Ruth Cutts dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Practice Period	Eijun Linda Cutts	Oct 22 2017 Green Gulch Farm
October Class 2 Serial: SF-10433 10/18/2017, Tenshin Reb Anderson dharma talk at Tassajara. Practice Period	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Oct 18 2017 Tassajara
Harmonizing Through the Practice Period Serial: SF-10430 10/4/2017, Rinso Ed Sattizahn dharma talk at City Center. Practice Period	Rinso Ed Sattizahn	Oct 04 2017 City Center

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