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).

Summer Week 9: Aug 17-23

Mon Aug 17

Mon Morn w/ Sutra Service 9A
Mon Eve

Tue Aug 18

Tue Morn w/ Sutra Service 9B
Tue Eve

Wed Aug 19

Wed Morn w/ Sutra Service 9A
Wed Eve

Thu Aug 20

Thu Morn w/ Sutra Service 9B
Thu Eve

Fri Aug 21

Fri Morn w/ Sutra Service 9A
Fri Eve

Sat Aug 22

Sat Morn: Use Thu Morn w/ Sutra Service 9B
Sat Eve: Use Thu Eve

Sun Aug 23

Sun Morn w/ Sutra Service 9B
Sun Eve

Summer Week 10: Aug 24-30

Mon Aug 24

Mon Morn w/ Sutra Service 10A
Mon Eve

Tue Aug 25

Tue Morn w/ Sutra Service 10B
Tue Eve

Wed Aug 26

Wed Morn w/ Sutra Service 10A
Wed Eve

Thu Aug 27

Thu Morn w/ Sutra Service 10B
Thu Eve

Fri Aug 28

Fri Morn w/ Sutra Service 10A
Fri Eve

Sat Aug 29

Sat Morn: Use Fri Morn w/ Sutra Service 10A
Sat Eve: Use Fri Eve

Sun Aug 30

Sun Morn w/ Sutra Service 10B
Sun Eve

Summer Week 11: Aug 31 - Sep 6

Mon Aug 31

Mon Morn w/ Sutra Service 11A
Mon Eve

Tue Sep 1

Tue Morn w/ Sutra Service 11B
Tue Eve

Wed Sep 2

Wed Morn w/ Sutra Service 11A
Wed Eve

Thu Sep 3

Thu Morn w/ Sutra Service 11B
Thu Eve

Fri Sep 4

Fri Morn w/ Sutra Service 11A
Fri Eve

Sat Sep 5

Sat Morn: Use Sun Morn w/ Sutra Service 11B
Sat Eve: Use Sun Eve

Sun Sep 6

Sun Morn w/ Sutra Service 11B
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".