Zen Peacemakers
International
Welcome
OUR MISSION is to support, inspire, train and mobilize a world-wide movement of members and affiliates conducting humanitarian, peace-building, social and civic action based on the Zen Peacemakers’ Three Tenets: Not Knowing, Bearing Witness and Taking Action.
Zen Peacemakers
International
What We Do
The Three Tenets
Not Knowing, Bearing Witness,
Taking Action
The Three Tenets of the Zen Peacemakers were first developed and articulated by Roshi Bernie Glassman in 1994. Since then, they have been studied and practiced by many people, including non-Zen Buddhists, and presented by many Zen Teachers.
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Bearing Witness Programs
Bearing Witness to the joy and
suffering of the world
When you Bear Witness you open to the uniqueness of whatever is arising and meet it just as it is. When combined with not-knowing, bearing witness can strengthen your capacity for spaciousness, thus enabling you to be present to the very things that make you feel as if you have lost your center.
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Programs, Events, Retreats,
and Education
Zen Peacemakers International is able to provide our online programs and events, retreats, education and ongoing support to our global membership by way of the kindness and generosity of our community’s contributions.
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An expression of Buddhist vows to live an
awakened life and alleviate suffering
Zen Peacemaker Order (ZPO) is dedicated to training those living a committed life aligned with the vision and teachings of the Zen Peacemakers and the Three Tenets
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Native Americans fight for items looted from bodies at Wounded Knee
Peace offerings of tobacco ties adorn the fence at the Wounded Knee Memorial on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota on Oct. 20, 2014.

The Lotus Institute, 501(c)(3)
What is your mission? We offer teachings, practice and guidance that nurture a healthy and resilient body and mind. During an in-person retreat, an online

The Palermo Birthday Pilgrimage, April 13-20, 2022
After the spontaneously planned US trip to a Zen sesshin and a subsequent street retreat around my 70th birthday did not work out (too many

Clear View Project
What is your mission? Providing Buddhist-based training for social change and direct relief around the world and in the U.S. based on ongoing relationships with