0
Skip to Content
Kwan Um School of Zen: Americas
About Us
Getting Started
Sangha
Zen Centers
Volunteer
Our Teachers
Event Calendar: 2026-2028
KUSZa In-Person Sangha Programs
Dharma Teacher Weekend 2025 Resources
KUSZa Sangha Online Offerings
Dharma Teacher Training Program
Teaching Library
Primary Point
Publications
Teaching Blog
Videos
Children & Family Dharma School
Become A Member
Pay Member Dues
Precepts
Giving
Monastic Support
Planned Giving
Securities
Contact
Kwan Um School of Zen: Americas
About Us
Getting Started
Sangha
Zen Centers
Volunteer
Our Teachers
Event Calendar: 2026-2028
KUSZa In-Person Sangha Programs
Dharma Teacher Weekend 2025 Resources
KUSZa Sangha Online Offerings
Dharma Teacher Training Program
Teaching Library
Primary Point
Publications
Teaching Blog
Videos
Children & Family Dharma School
Become A Member
Pay Member Dues
Precepts
Giving
Monastic Support
Planned Giving
Securities
Contact
Folder: About
Back
About Us
Getting Started
Sangha
Zen Centers
Volunteer
Our Teachers
Folder: Programs
Back
Event Calendar: 2026-2028
KUSZa In-Person Sangha Programs
Dharma Teacher Weekend 2025 Resources
KUSZa Sangha Online Offerings
Dharma Teacher Training Program
Folder: Resources
Back
Teaching Library
Primary Point
Publications
Teaching Blog
Videos
Children & Family Dharma School
Folder: Membership
Back
Become A Member
Pay Member Dues
Precepts
Folder: Giving
Back
Giving
Monastic Support
Planned Giving
Securities
Contact

We invite you to make a deeper connection with our community. Sign up to receive emails on News & Events, Weekly Teaching Pieces, and Chanting Requests.

Newsletter Sign-up

Becoming a member is a rewarding way to support your local Zen Center, and the Kwan Um School of Zen | Americas. Members receive Primary Point, our full-color teaching journal published three times a year, as well as discounts to programs and retreats at all KUSZa Zen Centers, and those Kwan Um Zen Online programs which have a discount level (see each event for details).

Learn More About Membership

The Kwan Um School of Zen | Americas is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

Kwan Um School of Zen | Americas
99 Pound Road
Cumberland, RI 02864
(401) 658-1476
americas@kwanumzen.org

Community
Sangha
Membership
Programs
Precepts

Support Us
Giving
Volunteer
Monastic Support
Planned Giving
Securities

About Us
About Us
Zen Centers
Our Teachers
Contact Us

International Website Resources
KUSZ Ethics Policy
Privacy Policy
Cookies Policy

Follow us @kwanumzen

🌱 New to meditation? You’re welcome here 🌱 Heart Kyol Che 2026 is a three-month online Zen meditation program designed especially for people who want to begin, or deepen, a meditation practice. You can practice from home, at your own pace, w
"When you are able to stay perfectly clear by cutting off all thinking..." Quote by Zen Master Seung Sahn. #zen #meditation #clear #becomeone #nohindrance #zmseungsahn #kwanumzen
Nothing has ever changed. Desire, anger, and ignorance are the truth of human existence. 5,000 years ago, 5,000 years in the future, it doesn’t matter. I think Buddha hit the heart of the issue for human beings. It doesn’t matter whether
"Originally, everything is very simple, very harmonious." Quote by Zen Master Seung Sahn. #zen #simple #harmony #suffering #meditation #trueself #zmseungsahn #kwanumzen
🌍✨ New Year's Day Global Zen Chanting (Kido) ✨🌍 Start the new year with Zen practice and community—join us for Kwan Seum Bosal chanting, a type of meditative chanting in the Kwan Um Zen tradition, open to all. This practice is a beautiful wa
When we quiet the mind and look carefully at our experience, we see that this world is a world of constant change and insecurity. Anything that arises in our life, no matter how hard we try to stabilize it, will pass away. Whatever appears is transit
"We must keep a very wide view of meditation." Quote by Zen Master Seung Sahn. #meditation #zen #clear #notmovingmind #buddhism #zmseungsahn #kwanumzen
"The knowledge you get through seeing and listening will not lead to the attainment of your true nature." Quote by Zen Master Man Gong. #zen #attainment #truenature #beforethinking #complete

©2025 Kwan Um School of Zen | All Rights Reserved
Privacy Policy | Cookies Policy