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The Way of Council
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 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. 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..."
We announce with great sadness and appreciation that our beloved founder Zen Master Bernie Glassman has passed away early Sunday morning in Massachusetts USA. More details will be disclosed in a later time. Following, countless people...
For Roshi Bernie (then still Sensei), social action and spiritual practice were not pulling in opposite directions. His example has been decisive in my life. At the time I met him, Bernie was probably the...
The 2018 Zen Peacemakers Native American Bearing Witness Plunge was completed this past month, July 15-19 2018. The event, which lasted 5 days and spanned South Dakota, Wyoming and Nebraska, brought together participants from across...
LA PLANT, SOUTH DAKOTA, USA. Zen Peacemakers International has an ongoing goal to develop relations with and support the indigenous Lakota community of Turtle Island. Since 2015, Bearing Witness retreats and plunges have occurred annually...
VERMONT, USA. On Friday May fourth, Brattleboro Union High School held its annual Day of Diversity. The four presenters engaged sixty students on questions like “what labels do you use for others?”, “what is...
RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA, USA. This past weekend Roshi Genro Gauntt and ZPI Executive Director Rami Efal met with Manny Iron Hawk, Renee Fast Horse Iron Hawk and Violet Catches, the three main hosts for...