
A Dharma Moment in Shaktoolik, Alaska
“A lot of things come into perspective when you are around a lot of death.” – Kobai Scott Whitney Working as a remote intensive
Join a growing community and engage in social action around the world. Learn more about what it means to become a part of the Zen Peacemakers community today
Zen Peacemakers is a global community committed to meeting suffering where it lives—within ourselves and in the world around us.
Our work is guided by the Three Tenets:
Enter with Not-Knowing: put aside assumptions and open to what is.
Bear Witness: listen deeply to the people and places most impacted.
Take Action: join with volunteer organizations and movements already doing this work.
Every step—small or large—is part of a collective path toward healing.
Ten Doorways into Practice
The ten topic areas on this site are entry points, not obligations. Each one reflects a place where people are already doing meaningful work—caring for the Earth, accompanying the dying, supporting those impacted by incarceration, addressing racial injustice, building peace across divides, and more.
You don’t need to engage everything.
You’re invited to begin where your heart is already responding.
At Zen Peacemakers, we stand as a beacon of hope, an interfaith community bound together by our mission: to realize our oneness and relieve suffering through contemplative social action through the practice of our Three Tenets: Not-Knowing, Bearing Witness, and Taking Action. Embracing the rich tapestry of human diversity, we unite souls from varied spiritual paths and traditions, igniting a collective commitment to peace and interconnectedness that transcends all boundaries.
Taking Action: that arises from Not-Knowing and Bearing Witness
The underlying intention is that the action that arises be a caring action, which serves everyone and everything, including yourself, in the whole situation.
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Our Bearing Witness Retreats rely on our Three Tenets and take place in locations where deep human trauma occurred and where healing is endlessly needed. Our intention is to contribute to the healing of these places with our Retreats. Click below for details on our three Annual Retreats.
The Tenets: Not-Knowing, Bearing Witness, and Taking Action lay the foundation for everything we strive to accomplish in our community. To learn more about how we utilize the Three Tenets within our practices click below.
At Zen Peacemakers we offer a variety of virtual and in-person events. As part of our community, you will have access to these free events including Peacemaker Circles, Peacemaker Chats, Affiliate events, and more for free.
As part of our efforts to make Zen Peacemakers accessible and valuable to all, we have recently launched Core Trainings. These trainings encompass knowledge about Council Practice, the Three Tenets, Meditation, our History, and more.
ZPO is dedicated to training those living a life of commitment, aligned with the principles of Zen Peacemakers and the Three Tenets. To Find out more, click below.

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