Rami Efal, former Executive Director of Zen Peacemakers & current Rabbinical Student, discusses a bit about the ZPI Mala Raising practice and reflects on how it's lessons have impacted other areas of  his life.
It takes a village to generate the change we hope to encourage in the world. We would like to thank all of our volunteers for being apart of the co-creation & manifestation of the...
f350WASHINGTON DC, USA. On the 2019 anniversary of the battle of Little Bighorn, Manny and Renee Iron Hawk (two of the Lakota hosts and organizers of the 2019 Zen Peacemakers Bearing Witness Plunge) joined US...
May 19th, 2019 marked the formal moment in which Roshi Wendy Egyoku Nakao, who has been the abbot at the Zen Center for 20 years, has 'descended the mountain' as the abbot while remaining the...
Dear Friends, Zen Peacemakers International connects, inspires, supports, and trains peacemakers throughout the world who practice meditation, embody the Three Tenets of the Zen Peacemakers — Not Knowing, Bearing Witness, Taking Action — live an...
"...Not-knowing isn’t a cop-out; it’s a tool or medicine we apply when we’re getting attached to our own opinions, caught in judgment or hatred, stressed, or overwhelmed. As long as we don’t simply attach to...
The Way of Council is a core practice with the Zen Peacemakers, along with meditation, the Three Tenets, and social action. It is a staple practice in our Bearing Witness retreats. The Circle invites individuals...
The Mala practice of the Zen Peacemakers continues two legacies - the old Buddhist practice of alms-begging, and Bernie Glassman's creative, maverick entrepreneurship. Â
Whether you raise funds for your tuition on one of ZPI Bearing Witness programs,...
Zen Peacemakers International will convene a memorial service for our Founder Bernie Glassman. It will be held on Sunday afternoon, February 17th, 2019 at Greyston Foundation in Yonkers, NY USA. More details will be disclosed soon....
WASHINGTON DC, USA. "On the street retreat, spending four days and three nights on the streets of Washington DC, USA, mere blocks from the White House, my mind often muses about giving..."