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". (Supplement with bios of people mentioned in the Ancestor Dedication: HERE).

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: Jan 3-4, Jan 31-Feb 1 More info and register.

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

Winter Week 4: Jan 12-18

Mon Jan 12

Mon Morn w/ Sutra Service 4A
Mon Eve

Tue Jan 13

Tue Morn w/ Sutra Service 4B
Tue Eve

Wed Jan 14

Wed Morn w/ Sutra Service 4A
Wed Eve

Thu Jan 15

Thu Morn w/ Sutra Service 4B
Thu Eve

Fri Jan 16

Fri Morn w/ Sutra Service 4A
Fri Eve

Sat Jan 17

Sat Morn: Use Wed Morn w/ Sutra Service 4A
Sat Eve: Use Wed Eve

Sun Jan 18

Sun Morn w/ Sutra Service 4B
Sun Eve

Winter Week 5: Jan 19-25

Mon Jan 19

Mon Morn w/ Sutra Service 5A
Mon Eve

Tue Jan 20

Tue Morn w/ Sutra Service 5B
Tue Eve

Wed Jan 21

Wed Morn w/ Sutra Service 5A
Wed Eve

Thu Jan 22

Thu Morn w/ Sutra Service 5B
Thu Eve

Fri Jan 23

Fri Morn w/ Sutra Service 5A
Fri Eve

Sat Jan 24

Sat Morn: Use Thu Morn w/ Sutra Service 5B
Sat Eve: Use Thu Eve

Sun Jan 25

Sun Morn w/ Sutra Service 5B
Sun Eve

Winter Week 6: Jan 26 - Feb 1

Mon Jan 26

Mon Morn w/ Sutra Service 6A
Mon Eve

Tue Jan 27

Tue Morn w/ Sutra Service 6B
Tue Eve

Wed Jan 28

Wed Morn w/ Sutra Service 6A
Wed Eve

Thu Jan 29

Thu Morn w/ Sutra Service 6B
Thu Eve

Fri Jan 30

Fri Morn w/ Sutra Service 6A
Fri Eve

Sat Jan 31

Sat Morn: Use Fri Morn w/ Sutra Service 5B
Sat Eve: Use Fri Eve

Sun Feb 1

Sun Morn w/ Sutra Service 6B
Sun Eve

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".