Kwan Um School of Zen

The Kwan Um School of Zen is an inter­na­tional orga­ni­zation of more than a hundred centers and groups founded by Zen Master Seung Sahn, the first Korean Zen Master to live and teach in the West. The School’s purpose is to make this practice of Zen Bud­dhism avai­lable to an ever-​​growing number of stu­dents throu­ghout the world.

The heart of the Kwan Um School of Zen is the daily practice which goes on in its Zen centers and groups. Stu­dents and visitors eat together, work together, and meditate together — gra­dually attaining a clear com­pas­sionate mind which moment to moment is able to help all beings.

We offer training in Zen medi­tation through medi­tation ins­truction, daily morning and evening practice, public talks, tea­ching inter­views, sit­tings, retreats and workshops.