Practice

With regular Zen practice, you become part of a spiritual movement to bring more wisdom and compassion to our one Earth -- and to yourself (not coincidentally).
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).
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 (also on Zoom, using Zoom Link above): Saturday, 10:00-11:30am ET at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation
2701 Heyward St.
Columbia, SC 29205
In the octagonal building

Residency Program: One Earth Zen Monastery and Retreat Center, on 35 wooded acres in Fairfield County, SC, is now accepting Practitioners-in-Residence to focus on either a Zen path, a transformative conservation path, or a balance of the two. SEE 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

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Audio Files

Use these to practice on your own, following the liturgy of our Zoom group. The "Morn" audio files include:
Verse of Kesa (p. 5, 2 mins)
Opening Verse (from pp. 5-7, about 1 min)
Opening Day-of-Week Song (p. 8, 1-2 mins)
Dedication, including either Gatha of Atonement (Mon-Wed-Fri) or The Three Refuges (Tue-Thu-Sun), (p. 9, 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. 44, 1-2 mins).
The "Eve" audio files provide a 30-minute session with:
Opening Day-of-Week Song (p. 8, 1-2 mins)
Silence for Zazen (25 mins)
Closing Day-of-Week Song (p. 44, 1-2 mins).

Autumn Week 5: Oct 19-25

Mon Oct 19

Mon Morn w/ Sutra Service 5A
Mon Eve

Tue Oct 20

Tue Morn w/ Sutra Service 5B
Tue Eve

Wed Oct 21

Wed Morn w/ Sutra Service 5A
Wed Eve

Thu Oct 22

Thu Morn w/ Sutra Service 5B
Thu Eve

Fri Oct 23

Fri Morn w/ Sutra Service 5A
Fri Eve

Sat Oct 24

Sat Morn: Use Mon Morn w/ Sutra Service 5A
Sat Eve: Use Mon Eve

Sun Oct 25

Sun Morn w/ Sutra Service 5B
Sun Eve

Autumn Week 6: Oct 26 - Nov 1

Mon Oct 26

Mon Morn w/ Sutra Service 6A
Mon Eve

Tue Oct 27

Tue Morn w/ Sutra Service 6B
Tue Eve

Wed Oct 28

Wed Morn w/ Sutra Service 6A
Wed Eve

Thu Oct 29

Thu Morn w/ Sutra Service 6B
Thu Eve

Fri Oct 30

Fri Morn w/ Sutra Service 6A
Fri Eve

Sat Oct 31

Sat Morn: Use Tue Morn w/ Sutra Service 6B
Sat Eve: Use Tue Eve

Sun Nov 1

Sun Morn w/ Sutra Service 6B
Sun Eve

Autumn Week 7: Nov 2-8

Mon Nov 2

Mon Morn w/ Sutra Service 7A
Mon Eve

Tue Nov 3

Tue Morn w/ Sutra Service 7B
Tue Eve

Wed Nov 4

Wed Morn w/ Sutra Service 7A
Wed Eve

Thu Nov 5

Thu Morn w/ Sutra Service 7B
Thu Eve

Fri Nov 6

Fri Morn w/ Sutra Service 7A
Fri Eve

Sat Nov 7

Sat Morn: Use Wed Morn w/ Sutra Service 7A
Sat Eve: Use Wed Eve

Sun Nov 8

Sun Morn w/ Sutra Service 7B
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".