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)
Opening Chants: 8 mins
Zazen (silent seated meditation): 20 mins
Kinhin (walking meditation): 5 mins
2nd Zazen: 20 mins
Sutra service (recitations): 9-10 mins
Tea service Dharma talk/discussion
Closing Song

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)

Spring Week 1: Mar 23 - 29

FIRST WEEK OF SPRING! On the first week of each season, the Morn Practice is the same each day.
Spring Week 1 Morn

Mon Mar 23

Mon Eve

Tue Mar 24

Tue Eve

Wed Mar 25

Wed Eve

Thu Mar 26

Thu Eve

Fri Mar 27

Fri Eve

Sat Mar 28

Sat Eve: Use Mon Eve

Sun Mar 29

Sun Eve

Spring Week 2: Mar 30 - Apr 5

Mon Mar 30

Mon Morn w/ Sutra Service 2A
Mon Eve

Tue Mar 31

Tue Morn w/ Sutra Service 2B
Tue Eve

Wed Apr 1

Wed Morn w/ Sutra Service 2A
Wed Eve

Thu Apr 2

Thu Morn w/ Sutra Service 2B
Thu Eve

Fri Apr 3

Fri Morn w/ Sutra Service 2A
Fri Eve

Sat Apr 4

Sat Morn: Use Tue Morn w/ Sutra Service 2B
Sat Eve: Use Tue Eve

Sun Apr 5

Sun Morn w/ Sutra Service 2B
Sun Eve

Spring Week 3: Apr 6-12

Mon Apr 6

Mon Morn w/ Sutra Service 3A
Mon Eve

Tue Apr 7

Tue Morn w/ Sutra Service 3B
Tue Eve

Wed Apr 8

Wed Morn w/ Sutra Service 3A
Wed Eve

Thu Apr 9

Thu Morn w/ Sutra Service 3B
Thu Eve

Fri Apr 10

Fri Morn w/ Sutra Service 3A
Fri Eve

Sat Apr 11

Sat Morn: Use Wed Morn w/ Sutra Service 3A
Sat Eve: Use Wed Eve

Sun Apr 12

Sun Morn w/ Sutra Service 3B
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".