Zen Peacemakers

Welcome

OUR MISSION is to realize our oneness and relieve suffering through contemplative social action.

Zen Peacemakers

What We Do

Events

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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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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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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Core Trainings

Council Practice, the Three Tenets,
Meditation, our History, and more.

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.

Coming Soon

Zen Peacemaker Order

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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Media Library

Enjoy Our ZPI Journal
and Event Recordings

Original content covering event videos, dharma talks, news, retreat reflections and reports.

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May we always have the courage to Bear Witness;
To see ourself as Other and Other as ourself
Our Journal

Knowing What We Don’t Know

Knowing What We Don’t Know Accept it is all fiction. The assassination attempt, the bleeding ear, the fist pump. The billionaire, being so moved by

Another World is Possible

Another World is Possible Transformation through Hospitality and Dialogue in the Syrian Desert Rev. Amy Newell-Large Apr 13, 2025 About an hour north of Damascus,

The Seven Factors of Awakening

From mindfulness to joy to equanimity — when you cultivate beautiful qualities, they nourish your life and spiritual practice and enable you to be an agent of change in the world. Seven Buddhist teachers explain how.
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