Practice

Regular Zen practice makes you part of a spiritual movement to bring more wisdom and compassion to our one Earth. One Earth Zen offers authentic Zen practice with an ecospiritual orientation.
On Zoom: Mornings, Tue-Fri (60 minutes, beginning at 7am ET / 6am CT / 5am MT / 4am PT), and with a more extended talk/discussion on Sat (90 minutes, beginning at 10am ET / 9am CT / 8am MT / 7am PT). To join our zoom practice, click the words below:

ZOOM LINK

You'll need this document: "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs".

In the event of cancellation, a cancellation notice will be posted here.

In Person: Monthly weekend Zen and Bird Retreats at One Earth Retreat Center: Dec 6-7, Jan 3-4. More info and register.

Open Sesshin: Schedule yourself a Zen retreat at One Earth Retreat Center, home of One Earth Zen. Info: CLICK HERE.

Format for Zoom Practice

Tue-Fri Morn Practice Format (1 Hour)
Opening Chants: 8 mins
Zazen (silent seated meditation): 25 mins
Kinhin (walking meditation): 5 mins
Sutra service (recitations): 9-10 mins
Dharma talk/discussion: 10 mins
Closing Song

Saturday Format (1.5 hrs)
Same as above, but with 40 mins for the Dharma talk/discussion.

Our Zoom Practice includes:

• Verse of Kesa (p. 42 -- 2 mins)
• Opening Verse (from pp. 3-5 -- about 1 min)
• Opening Day-of-Week Song (p. 38 or 42 -- 1-2 mins)
• Dedication, including either Gatha of Atonement (Mon-Wed-Fri) or The Three Refuges (Tue-Thu-Sun) -- (about 3 mins)
• Silence for Zazen (25 mins)
• Clappers to stand, begin Kinhin (5 mins), and return to place
• Sutra Service (7-9 mins), which changes each week. There is an "A" service for Mon-Wed-Fri, and a "B" service for Tue-Thu-Sun. Saturdays alternate between the "A" and the "B" service.
• Silence for Dharma discussion or study (about 10 mins)

• Closing Day-of-Week Song (p. 38 or 42 -- 1-2 mins)

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Audio Files

Use these to practice on your own, following the liturgy of our Zoom group. The "Eve" audio files provide a 30-minute session with: Opening Day-of-Week Song (p. 38 or 42 -- 1-2 mins); Silence for Zazen (25 mins); Closing Day-of-Week Song (p. 38 or 42 -- 1-2 mins)

Autumn Week 8: Nov 10-16

Mon Nov 10

Mon Morn w/ Sutra Service 8A
Mon Eve

Tue Nov 11

Tue Morn w/ Sutra Service 8B
Tue Eve

Wed Nov 12

Wed Morn w/ Sutra Service 8A
Wed Eve

Thu Nov 13

Thu Morn w/ Sutra Service 8B
Thu Eve

Fri Nov 14

Fri Morn w/ Sutra Service 8A
Fri Eve

Sat Nov 15

Sat Morn: Use Sun Morn w/ Sutra Service 8B
Sat Eve: Use Sun Eve

Sun Nov 16

Sun Morn w/ Sutra Service 8B
Sun Eve

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Autumn Week 9: Nov 17-23

Mon Nov 17

Mon Morn w/ Sutra Service 9A
Mon Eve

Tue Nov 18

Tue Morn w/ Sutra Service 9B
Tue Eve

Wed Nov 19

Wed Morn w/ Sutra Service 9A
Wed Eve

Thu Nov 20

Thu Morn w/ Sutra Service 9B
Thu Eve

Fri Nov 21

Fri Morn w/ Sutra Service 9A
Fri Eve

Sat Nov 22

Sat Morn: Use Mon Morn w/ Sutra Service 9A
Sat Eve: Use Mon Eve

Sun Nov 23

Sun Morn w/ Sutra Service 9B
Sun Eve

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Autumn Week 10: Nov 24-30

Mon Nov 24

Mon Morn w/ Sutra Service 10A
Mon Eve

Tue Nov 25

Tue Morn w/ Sutra Service 10B
Tue Eve

Wed Nov 26

Wed Morn w/ Sutra Service 10A
Wed Eve

Thu Nov 27

Thu Morn w/ Sutra Service 10B
Thu Eve

Fri Nov 28

Fri Morn w/ Sutra Service 10A
Fri Eve

Sat Nov 29

Sat Morn: Use Tue Morn w/ Sutra Service 10B
Sat Eve: Use Tue Eve

Sun Nov 30

Sun Morn w/ Sutra Service 10B
Sun Eve

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AUDIO CREDITS

Spoken recordings by Meredith Garmon and LoraKim Joyner. "Universal Dedication" also includes voice of Allie Freed.
From Youtube:

• "Jizo Darani," and "Sho Sai Myo Kichijyo Darani," from Francisco Casaverde, "Canticos Budistas."
• "Shigu Seigan Mon," from Maheyo Music.
• "Buddha Vandana," from Be Nhat Trung.
• "Filled with Loving Kindness," from UUCC Music Director Anna Hamilton; performed by Tapestry: Anna Hamilton and Elizabeth Harris.
• "Dedication of Merit" from Rev. Heng Sure and Friends, "Paramita: American Buddhist Folk Music"
• "Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo" from Chris Burrows, "Zen Buddhist Chanting"

"Gate of Sweet Nectar" by Krishna Das, sung by Starry Mountain Singers for Amidon Community Music.
"The Four Bodhisattva Vows" and "Diamond Sutra Gatha": music composed and performed by Meredith Garmon.
"Save All the Beings": music by Boundless Way Zen; performed (piano, guitar, and vocals) by Meredith Garmon.
"Verse of the Kesa" and "Shantideva's Way of the Bodhisattva": music by Soten Lynch; vocals by Soten Lynch, Kosho Ault, Maggie Medlin, and Eric Hertz. Recorded at Great Vow Zen Monastery, Clatskanie, OR, 2020.

For credits for the words/lyrics, see "One Earth Zen: Sutras, Chants, and Songs".