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 9: Feb 16-22
Mon Feb 16
Mon Morn w/ Sutra Service 9AMon Eve
Tue Feb 17
Tue Morn w/ Sutra Service 9BTue Eve
Wed Feb 18
Wed Morn w/ Sutra Service 9AWed Eve
Thu Feb 19
Thu Morn w/ Sutra Service 9BThu Eve
Fri Feb 20
Fri Morn w/ Sutra Service 9AFri Eve
Sat Feb 21
Sat Morn: Use Tue Morn w/ Sutra Service 9BSat Eve: Use Tue Eve
Sun Feb 22
Sun Morn w/ Sutra Service 9BSun Eve
Winter Week 10: Feb 23 - Mar 1
Mon Feb 23
Mon Morn w/ Sutra Service 10AMon Eve
Tue Feb 24
Tue Morn w/ Sutra Service 10BTue Eve
Wed Feb 25
Wed Morn w/ Sutra Service 10AWed Eve
Thu Feb 26
Thu Morn w/ Sutra Service 10BThu Eve
Fri Feb 27
Fri Morn w/ Sutra Service 10AFri Eve
Sat Feb 28
Sat Morn: Use Wed Morn w/ Sutra Service 10ASat Eve: Use Wed Eve
Sun Mar 1
Sun Morn w/ Sutra Service 10BSun 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"
"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".
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