Practice

You are welcome to join in a 1-hour practice by zoom, five mornings a week, Tuesday through Saturday morning, at 7:00 ET/ 6:00 CT/ 5:00 MT/ 4:00 PT.

In the event of cancellation, a cancellation notice will be posted here. UPCOMING CANCELLATION: Tue Jul 8.

To join our zoom practice, click the words below:

ZOOM LINK

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

NEW SATURDAY MIDDAY PRACTICE: Starting on Sat Jul 12, the Saturday practice will move to the afternoon (or, for Pacific Time, late morning): 2:00pm ET/ 1:00pm CT/ Noon MT/ 11:00am PT. The new Saturday practice will be 90-minutes to allow more time for dharma talk/discussion.

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 discussion: 10 mins
Closing Song

You may also use the audio files linked below to accompany your home practice on any schedule that works for you.

The Morn practice (1 hr) 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-Sat) -- (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-Sat. Sundays alternate between the "A" and the "B" service.
• Silence for Dharma discussion or study (about 8 mins)

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

The Eve practice (30 mins) includes:

• 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)

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Audio Files

You may use these to practice on your own while following the liturgy of our Zoom group.

Summer Week 2: Jun 30 - Jul 6

Mon Jun 30

Mon Morn w/ Sutra Service 2A
Mon Eve

Tue Jul 1

Tue Morn w/ Sutra Service 2B
Tue Eve

Wed Jul 2

Wed Morn w/ Sutra Service 2A
Wed Eve

Thu Jul 3

Thu Morn w/ Sutra Service 2B
Thu Eve

Fri Jul 4

Fri Morn w/ Sutra Service 2A
Fri Eve

Sat Jul 5

Sat Morn w/ Sutra Service 2B
Sat Eve

Sun Jul 6

Repeat Fri Morn w/ Sutra Service 2A
Repeat Fri Eve

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Summer Week 3: Jul 7-13

Mon Jul 7

Mon Morn w/ Sutra Service 3A
Mon Eve

Tue Jul 8

Tue Morn w/ Sutra Service 3B
Tue Eve

Wed Jul 9

Wed Morn w/ Sutra Service 3A
Wed Eve

Thu Jul 10

Thu Morn w/ Sutra Service 3B
Thu Eve

Fri Jul 11

Fri Morn w/ Sutra Service 3A
Fri Eve

Sat Jul 12

Sat Midday w/ Sutra Service 3B
Sat Eve: Use Sun Eve file

Sun Jul 13

Sun Morn w/ Sutra Service 3B
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".