Welcome!

One Heart Sangha is a community of individuals who come together for Zen practice in the downtown Silver Spring, Maryland area.

We invite you to our weekly Wednesday evening Zen practice at our zendo near Downtown Silver Spring. We also offer monthly ”Days of Zazen“ (zazenkai), retreats, practice intensives, and a range of other programs and events.

We welcome all who wish to practice Zen meditation. As a meditation community or sangha, we are friends on the path. People of different faiths (or of no faith) find Zen practice helps to deepen their own traditions, build connections, and to practice more contemplative ways of living.

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Sangha News

Brush Art

Sensei Bob’s brush art workshop at Washington Ethical Society was a great success. We had a big group of people who tried their hand at traditional ensos, Japanese characters, or art inspired by nature. Bob brought ink and a few…

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Congrats to our Jukai class of 2026

Congratulations to Gabe SatsuGen, Mark MuJū, and Grace YūSen on receiving the Zen precepts during our October Jukai. They are pictured with our teachers, Sensei Bruce ShiHo Lindsay, Sensei Bob JinGen Ertman, and our guiding teacher Sensei Rebecca Museidō Hawes.…

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