Portrait of Zen master Dogen Zenji, founder of Soto Zen in Japan.

VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL!
Saturday dharma talks, including those of our Guest Speakers, are now posted on Youtube. 
www.youtube.com/channel/UCvqWHzJDRmEh-opnmfGCPxQ

CLICK HERE For a copy of the 
Metta Sutta Adapted from the Karaniya Metta Sutta recited at the end of each service.

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On Sunday, June 11, 2023 Will Holcomb delivered the guest Dharma talk at Vesak Day, held at the Mid-America Buddhist Association in Augusta. 
Click here for a transcript of the talk.

We'll be taking a break during the month of August. Saturday Services will resume on
September 5, 2026.
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The Heartland Zen Saturday Service begins at 10:30am CST with 30 minutes of meditation, followed by a talk and discussion.
The Dharma talk
begins at 11am CST.

If you would like to be added to our email list and receive an invitation each week, send a request using the Contact Page.
You can join each Saturday service by using this Zoom link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84856570045?pwd=ELsv0ZIsx4P8ai8T6kuWQ8R4hgKl7I.1
Meeting ID:  848 5657 0045
Passcode: 424585

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​Our sangha before the pandemic,
​in early 2020. Meetings were held in an historic St. Louis church.

​Visit our Contact Page to make a donation or to request more information. 
Heartland Zen is  a non-profit 501c3 organization.
​It was established in 2018.
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​BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
Will Holcomb
Francine Case
​Judy Plank

Some of Our
​Past Guest Speakers

20 JUNE 2026
Sustama Kim Smyth
"Don't Let Bygones Be Bygones and Other
​Words of Comfort"
​Sustama is a psychotherapist and head of the Amida Buddhist Order. She lives in London, UK. HERE is a link to a talk  given on June 20, 2026.

More talks may be found on our Youtube Channel,
HERE.

SHODO SPRING
March 1, 2025 "Changing the Structure of Reality"
Based on a chapter from Shodo's new book

JANUARY 18, 2025
RICHARD OLLIER
'Zen and Pure Land in the Poetry of Gary Snyder'
Richard Ollier is a retired high school history teacher and Pure Land practitioner. He lives in Birmingham, UK.

DON SLOANE, psychotherapist and Chinese Buddhist scholar, on the"The Origin of Breath Counting."  
HERE is a link to Don's talk.