Liturgy

The Dharma expressed as Zen is an oral and shared tradition. Our liturgy connects us to generations of ancestors and anchors our formal practice. Whether you are joining us online via the live stream or practicing at home, you are welcome to download, print, or view these texts to chant along with the Sangha.

• Liturgy Book 📄

  Our comprehensive collection of standard chants, dedications, and prayers used during Sunday services and daily practice at the temple.

• Daily Liturgy 📄

  A compact, printable guide featuring the core daily chants. Perfect for keeping at your home altar or taking with you on travel.

• Tara Sadhana📄

  The ritual practice and meditation invoking the wish-fulfilling, peaceful energy of White Tara. This sadhana integrates visualization, mantra recitation, and deep contemplation to cultivate healing, long life, and the boundless, luminous compassion necessary for the liberation of all beings.

• Oryoki Chants 📄

  The formal mealtime verses and chants recited during traditional silent, mindful eating practice (Oryoki) during Sesshin.

Practice Notes

• Chanting

  If you are new, don't worry about getting every word or pitch right. Simply listening and letting the sound wash over you is a profound form of practice.

• Postures

  When chanting from home, we invite you to sit upright in a comfortable meditation posture or stand with hands in gassho (palms together at heart level) or shashu (hands crossed over the solar plexus) during dedications.

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