Like many Dharmic traditions, Zen Buddhism stresses the importance of lineage based on the one-on-one relationship and direct transmission and succession from teacher to student. Successors of one teacher share commonalities and form a community. Bernie and the other successors of Taizan Maezumi Roshi, or Bernie’s “Dharma brothers and sisters” formed the White Plum Asanga. The 73-affiliate Zen Peacemakers Sangha includes communities started by successors of Bernie Glassman and also spiritual groups from other lineages and traditions who wanted to find affinity in their commitment to social action.
The following list of affiliates has been sorted first by Country, then by State, then by City, then by ZPS Affiliate name.There are ZPS Affiliates in 5 Continents and 12 Countries.
Never predictable nor conventional, Bernie’s dynamic and visionary leadership has inspired many to experiment with new forms of practice and service over the years. In addition to the Greyston Foundation and Bearing Witness Retreats, many of these experiments have grown into substantial programs that have impacted the lives of thousands over many years. A small sample of programs whose founders identify as members of the Zen Peacemakers Sangha family and who cite Bernie as inspiration include:
Mexico City
Retiros de Silencio Monte Tabor,
Sensei: Ingeborg von Wobeser, Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Ingeborg von Wobeser, email
Mexico City
Light Within Light, Website,
Spiritual Director: Shaykha Amina Teslima al Jerrahi, Bio
Member Type: Sufi Center, Contact Person: Shaykha Amina Teslima al Jerrahi, email
USA, California
Los Angeles, CA
Zen Center of Los Angeles, Website,
Spiritual Director: Roshi Wendy Egyoku Nakao, Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Senshin Griffith, email
National City, CA
Sweetwater Zen Center, Website,
Spiritual Director: Roshi Anne Seisen Saunders, Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Herb Eko Deer, email
Pacific Palisades, CA
Shir-Hadash Contemplative Community, Website,
Spiritual Director: Rabbi Don Ani Shalom Singer, Bio
Member Type: Jewish Community, Contact Person: Karen Hilsberg, email
San Francisco, CA
Bay Area Zen Peacemaker Circle,
Steward: Sensei Robert Sokan Lee,
Member Type: Circle, Contact Person: Jane Winslow, email
San Luis Obispo, CA
San Luis Obispo Zazen Group,
Organizer: Mark Shogen Bloodgood, Bio
Member Type: Sitting Group, Contact Person: Mark Shogen Bloodgood, email
Santa Monica, CA
Ocean Moon Sangha,
Spiritual Director: Sensei John Daishin Buksbazen, Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Sensei John Daishin Buksbazen, email
Westchester, CA
Westchester Zen Circle, Website,
Spiritual Director: Sensei Kipp Ryodo Hawley, Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Sensei Kipp Ryodo Hawley, email
Woodland Hills, CA
The Valley Sangha,
Spiritual Director: Sensei Pat Shingetsu Guzy, Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Sensei Pat Shingetsu Guzy, email
USA, Colorado
Colorado Springs, CO
Buddhism and Extreme States,
Steward: Edward Daigu Knight, Bio
Member Type: Circle, Contact Person: Edward Daigu Knight, email
Lafayette, CO
Great Mountain Zen Center, Website,
Spiritual Director: Roshi Gerry Shishin Wick, Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Roshi Gerry Shishin Wick, email
USA, Connecticut
Middletown, CT
Zen Works,
Spiritual Director: Sensei Mark Mininberg, Bio
Member Type: Zen Entrepreneurship, Contact Person: Sensei Mark Mininberg, email
USA, Florida
Boca Raton, FL
Southern Palm Zen Group, Website,
Spiritual Director: Sensei Mitchell Doshin Cantor , Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Jane Jishin Faysash, email
Cocoa, FL
Brevard Zen Center, Website,
Spiritual Director: Sensei Lou Mitsunen Nordstrom, Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Jim Sansho Gallagher, email
Lakeland, FL
Hokori-Ji, Website,
Spiritual Director: Sensei Lou Mitsunen Nordstrom, Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Greg Nikon Hicks, email
Melbourne, FL
Open Mind Zen Center, Website,
Spiritual Director: Sensei Al Fusho Rapaport, Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Sensei Al Fusho Rapaport, email
USA, Maine
Oakland, ME
Treetop Zen Center, Website,
Spiritual Director: Sensei Margaret Ne-Eka Barragato, Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Jaime McLeod, email
USA, Maryland
Baltimore, MD
Clare Sangha/Zen Community of Baltimore, Website,
Spiritual Director: Sensei Bruce Seiryu Blackman, Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Clay Alberty, email
Silver Spring, MD
One Heart Sangha, Website,
Spiritual Director: Sensei Rose Mary Myoan Dougherty, ssnd, Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Susan Efird, email
USA, Massachusetts
Greenfield, MA

Greenfield Dharma House, Website, Zen House Coordiantor: Ari Pliskin, Bio Member Type: Zen House, Contact Person: Ari Pliskin, email
Greenfield, MA
All Souls Cáfe, Website,
Director: Laurie Smith, Bio
Member Type: “Let All Eat Cafes”, Contact Person: Laurie Smith, email
Greenfield, MA
Green River Zen Center, Website,
Spiritual Director: Roshi Eve Myonen Marko, Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Eve Myonen Marko, email
Montague, MA
Order of Minstrels, Website,
Coordinator: Dharma Holder John Genyo Sprague, Bio
Member Type: Order, Contact Person: Dharma Holder John Genyo Sprague, email
Montague, MA
Zen Peacemakers, Website,
Founder: Bernie Glassman, Bio
Member Type: Virtual Organization, Contact Person: Ari Pliskin, email
Northampton, MA
Zen Center on Main Street, Website,
Spiritual Director: Sensei Catherine Anraku Hondorp, Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Volker Kenko Ecke, email
Northampton, MA
Zen Peacemaker Circle of Western Massachusetts,
Stewards: Reuven Goldstein, Bio, Julie Mazo, Bio
Member Type: Circle, Contact Person: Reuven Goldstein, email
Northampton, MA
Zen Peacemakers Circles – USA,
Steward: Dharma Holder Margi Teido Gregory , Bio
Member Type: Circle, Contact Person: Circle Dharma Holder Margi Teido Gregory, email
Sunderland, MA
Howling Dragon, Website,
Spiritual Director: Sensei Jim Daikan Bastien, Bio
Member Type: Zen Social Service Group, Contact Person: Sensei Jim Daikan Bastien, email
USA, New Jersey
Atlantic Highlands, NJ
Lincroft Zen Sangha, Website,
Spiritual Director: Sensei Merle Kodo Plum Dragon Boyd, Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Sensei Merle Kodo Plum Dragon Boyd, email
Jersey City, NJ
Morning Star Zendo, Website,
Spiritual Director: Roshi Robert Jinsen Kennedy, s.j., Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Rosemary O’Connell, email
Montclair, NJ
Clear Mountain Zendo, Website,
Spiritual Director: Sensei Carl Bachmann, Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Bill Nathan, email
Morristown, NJ
Empty Bowl Zen Community, Website,
Spiritual Director: Sensei Raymond Ruzan Cicetti, Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Sam Shaw, email
USA, New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
No Gate Sangha,
Spiritual Director: Sensei Alfred Jitsudo Ancheta, Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Don Benage, email
Las Cruces, NM
Clear Mind Zen Sangha, Website,
Spiritual Director: Rev. Harvey So Daiho Hilbert-roshi, Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Rev. Harvey So Daiho Hilbert-roshi, email
Placitas, NM
New Mexico Zen Peacemaker Circle,
Co-Stewards: John B. Richardson, Bio, Trudy Schoepko,
Member Type: Circle, Contact Person: John B. Richardson, email
Santa Fe, NM
Upaya Zen Center, Website,
Spiritual Director: Roshi Joan Jiko Halifax, Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Beverly Croydon, email
USA, New York
New York, NY
Dragon’s Eye Zendo,
Spiritual Director: Sensei Michael Holleran, Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Sensei Michael Holleran, email
New York, NY
New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care, Website,
Co-Executive Directors: Robert Chodo Campbell, Bio, Koshin Paley Ellison, Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Mary Remington, email
New York, NY
No Traces Zendo,
Spiritual Director: Roshi Nancy Mujo Baker, Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Sensei Nancy Mujo Baker, email
New York, NY
Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order, Website,
Spiritual Director: Shaykha Fariha al Jerrahi Friedrich, Bio
Member Type: Sufi Order, Contact Person: Tom Rippe, email
New York, NY
Village Zendo, Website,
Spiritual Director: Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara, Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Robert Chodo Campbell, email
New York, NY
Working Within Insight, Website,
Spiritual Director: Sensei Paul Seiko Schubert, Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: , email
Sagaponack, NY
Ocean Zen Center, Website,
Spiritual Director: Roshi Peter Muryo Matthiessen, Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Sensei Michel Engu Dobbs, email
Staten Island, NY
Zen Community of Staten Island, Website,
Spiritual Director: Sensei Ken Tetsuji Byalin, Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Sensei Ken Tetsuji Byalin, email
White Plains, NY
White Plains Zen, Website,
Spiritual Director: Russ Michel, Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Russ Michel, email
Yonkers, NY
Greyston Foundation,
Spiritual Director: Zen Master Bernie Glassman, Bio
Member Type: Social Enterprise, Contact Person: Ari Pliskin, email
Yonkers, NY
Hudson River Peacemaker Center, Website,
Co-Spiritual Directors: Roshi Grover Genro Gauntt, Bio, Sensei Francisco “Paco” Genkoji Lugoviña, Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Craig Daiken Nelson, email
Yonkers, NY
Zen Peacemakers Sangha, Website,
Coordinator: Rev. Sally Sonen Kealy, Bio
Member Type: Administration, Contact Person: Rev. Sally Sonen Kealy, email
USA, North Carolina
Hendersonville, NC
Embracing Simplicity Hermitage, Website,
Spiritual Director: Venerable Pannavati, Bio
Member Type: Hermitage, Contact Person: Venerable Pannavati, email
USA, Pennsylvania
Dallas, PA
Flowing River Sangha, Website,
Spiritual Director: Sensei Barbara Shoshin Craig, rsm, Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Sensei Barbara Shoshin Craig, rsm, email
Harrisburg, PA
Blue Mountain Lotus Society, Website,
Spiritual Director: Sensei Anthony Hito Stultz, Bio
Member Type: Buddhist Community, Contact Person: Sensei Anthony Hito Stultz, email
Lancaster, PA
Red Rose Sangha, Website,
Spiritual Director: Dharma Holder Ed Sangetsu Sullivan, Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Dharma Holder Ed Sangetsu Sullivan, email
Lansdowne, PA
Soji Zen Center, Website,
Spiritual Director: Sensei Jules Shuzen Harris, Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Larry Tiaho Fletcher, email
USA, Rhode Island
Cranston, RI
Peacemaker Institute, Website,
Spiritual Director: Sensei Fleet Shinryu Maull, Bio
Member Type: Institute, Contact Person: Sensei Fleet Shinryu Maull, email
Wizard Land
NoCanDo Land
Order of DisOrder, Website,
Coordinator: Sensei Michel NoCanDo Engu Dobbs, Bio
Member Type: Order, Contact Person: Sensei Michel NoCanDo Engu Dobbs, email
Porte Alegre
Via Zen, Website,
Steward: José Ovidio C. Waldemar, Bio
Member Type: Circle, Contact Person: José Ovidio C. Waldemar, email
São Paulo
Zendo Brasil, Website,
Spiritual Director: Roshi Coen de Souza, Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Fabricio Brasiliense, email goes here
Vienna
Zen Peacemaker Circle Vienna,
Steward: Andreas Leszkovsky, Bio
Member Type: Circle, Contact Person: Andreas Leszkovsky, email
Germany
Berlin
Zen Peacemaker Circle – Berlin,
Steward: Gabriele Anchi Nachtschatt, Bio
Member Type: Circle, Contact Person: Gabriele Anchi Nachtschatt, email
Bonn
Bonn Zen Peacemaker Circle ,
Stewards-in-training: Monika Winkelmann, Bio, Reiner Hühner, Bio
Member Type: Circle in formation, Contact Person: Monika Winkelmann, email
Aachen
Bambushain, Website, Aachen Germany,
Spiritual Director: Dharma Holder Paul Shoju Schwerdt , Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Dharma Holder Paul Shoju Schwerdt , email
Great Britain
Cirencester
Wild Goose Sangha, Website,
Spiritual Director: Sensei Patrick Kundo Eastman, Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Sensei Patrick Kundo Eastman, email
Manchester
The Great Heart Society, Website,
Steward: Christopher Zang Starbuck , Bio
Member Type: Circle, Contact Person: Christopher Zang Starbuck , email
Ireland
Dublin
Zen Peacemaker Circle Dublin,
Steward: Brendan Breen, Bio
Member Type: Circle, Contact Person: Brendan Breen, email
Poland
Warsaw
Polish Peacemakers , Website,
Spiritual Director: Dharma Holder Andrzej Getsugen Krajewski, Bio
Member Type: Association, Contact Person: Dharma Holder Andrzej Getsugen Krajewski, email
Switzerland
Bad Schönbrunn
Glassman Lassalle-Zen Lineage ,
Co-Spiritual Directors: Roshi Niklaus Jinshu Brantschen, s.j., Bio, Roshi Pia Jinji Gyger, st.k.w., Bio
Member Type: , Contact Person: Sensei Anna Myoan Gamma, st.k.w., email
Basel
Zen Zentrum Basel, Website,
Spiritual Director: Sensei Peter Ki-Gen Widmer, Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Sensei Peter Ki-Gen Widmer, email
Aarau
Zendo Aarau, Website,
Spiritual Director: Dharma Holder Sara Kokyo Wildi, Bio
Member Type: Zen Center, Contact Person: Dharma Holder Sara Kokyo Wildi, email
Bad Schönbrunn
Via Integralis, Website,
Co-Founders: Roshi Niklaus Jinshu Brantschen, s.j., Bio, Roshi Pia Jinji Gyger, st.k.w., Bio
Member Type: Order, Contact Person: Sensei Anna Myoan Gamma, st.k.w., email
Bern
Zen Peacemaker Circle Bern, Website, Steward: Franziska Schneider , Bio Member Type: Circle, Contact Person: Franziska Schneider , email
Bern
Zen Peacemakers Circles – Europe, Website,
Steward: Circle Dharma Holder Barbara Salaam Wegmüller, Bio
Member Type: Circle, Contact Person: Circle Dharma Holder Barbara Salaam Wegmüller, email