KUSZ Americas
Online Offerings
(From our Zen Centers!)
Here is a list of our online practice and training offerings from our Zen Centers around the USA. We welcome sangha members and non-members alike. This is updated periodically. For any questions or connection issues, please contact the sponsoring Zen Center.
You may also wish to visit an event calendar maintained by the Kwan Um Online Sangha here for KUOS’s online offerings and offerings by Kwan Um Zen Centers in Europe, Asia, and the Americas regions.
Cambridge Zen Center
Cambridge Zen Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, overs an extensive suite of online practice, talks, workshops, and teacher interviews. Please visit their events webpage here for all the details.
Chogye International Zen Center
Chogye ZC of New York City offers online practice sessions on Wednesdays, 6:30 PM and Saturdays 8:00 AM EST, which includes sitting meditation (instruction available to newcomers) and kong-an or consulting interviews.
The Zoom meeting ID for our Wednesday and Saturday practice sessions is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/825835413
For additional information, please visit the Chogye Int’l Zen Center website here.
Cochise Zen Center
The Cochise Zen Center sangha in the southern Arizona town of Bisbee meets online Sundays via Zoom and we welcome all to join us. From 9:00 AM - 10:30 PM MST, we sit one period, chant the Heart Sutra, and then have a talk followed by discussion. Talks are given by Barry Briggs JDPSN or a guest teacher. For Zoom sign-in, email cochisezen<at>icloud<dot>com at least 24 hours in advance.
For more info, please visit https://www.cochisezencenter.org.
Cold Mountain Zen Center
Cold Mountain ZC in Fairbanks, Alaska, has moved its sangha practice online. Please email Cary De Wit at dewit <at> fastmail <dot> net to join their practice sessions.
Delaware Valley Zen Center
The Delaware Valley ZC sangha is now practicing together online.
To join them, please send an email to DVZCinfo<at>gmail<dot>com and ask to be placed on their weekly practice invitation list.
Dharma Zen Center
Dharma ZC in Los Angeles offers live-streaming practice sessions in the mornings:
Mondays at 6:30 AM PST, Tuesdays at 6:00 AM PST, Thursdays at 6:00 AM PST, and Sundays at 10:00 AM PST.
and in the evenings:
Tuesdays at 6:00 PM PST, Wednesdays at 7:00 PM PST (followed by a dharma talk), and Thursdays at 6:00 PM PST.
To join any of the offerings, please visit the Dharma Zen Center homepage here.
Empty Gate Zen Center
Empty Gate ZC in San Francisco offers online practice Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday mornings,
and evening practice Tuesday and Wednesday (with a dharma talk on Wednesday)
For all the details please visit the Empty Gate ZC website schedule here.
Indianapolis Zen Center
Indianapolis ZC offers a variety of practice opportunities online daily.
Monday through Friday starting at 6:30 AM EST, IZC offers a “first” morning practice:
Click here to join via Zoom
6:30 - 6:55am Yoga
7:00 - 7:30am Sitting
7:30 - 8:15am Discussion
Sunday through Friday starting at 10:00 AM EST, IZC offers a “second” morning practice:
Click here to join via Zoom
10:00 - 10:30am Sitting
10:30 - 11:15am Discussion
On Saturday mornings, IZC offers a morning practice session beginning at 8:30 AM EST.
Click here to join via Zoom
8:30 - 9:45am Yoga
10:00 - 10:30am Sitting
10:35 - 10:45am Mindful Speaking and Listening Dyads
10:45 - 11:30am Discussion
IZC offers evening practice on Monday and Wednesday beginning at 7:00 PM EST.
To join via Zoom, click on http://bit.ly/IndyZen
7:00 - 8:00pm Sitting, Walking, Sitting
8:00 - 8:30pm Discussion
Kansas Zen Center
To access our online practice and classes, please visit our schedule page.
When life returns to some kind of normality, we will return to our main center at 1201 Laura Street, Lawrence KS 66044 and our branch center in Kansas City, which meets at Unity Temple on the Plaza. Until then, please join us on Zoom.
To contact or follow us online, write to us at kansaszencenter@gmail.com, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, check out our YouTube channel for videos, and join our mailing list.
The heart of the Kwan Um School of Zen and the Kansas Zen Center is Zen practice. We invite you to practice with us.
New Haven Zen Center
New Haven ZC offers online practice each morning, Monday to Friday, starting at 6:00 AM EST.
Four Great Vows, followed by 30 minutes of sitting, and a few minutes to check in.
To join, please visit here. The meeting number is 772 120 5313.
New Haven ZC offers online practice Wednesdays at 7:00 PM EST.
Four Great Vows and 30 Minutes of Sitting, with Dharma Talks/Discussion monthly on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays.
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/535668861?pwd=M3RTQVcrNmdKSUtrc2d2RFpYMVlydz09
Meeting ID: 535 668 861
Password: 4UyDSG (If you click the link, you do not need the password.)
New Haven ZC offers online practice Sundays at 9:00 AM EST.
Four Great Vows and 30 Minutes of Sitting
Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/877599426?pwd=WFlYdmtyTDRBa1ppYWJpWk1uRUhHUT09
Meeting ID: 877 599 426
Password: 077233 *if you click the link, you do not need the password
The Trinity Zen Group, who meets at the Trinity College Chapel in New Haven, meets online weekly Mondays 6:50 PM EST.
20 minutes of chanting and 30 minutes of sitting. To join in, please register in advance here.
Ocean Light Zen Center
Ocean Light ZC offers online practice Sundays at 9 AM PST.
Chanting with the Heart Sutra, sit for up to 45 minutes, and conclude with a reading from Whole World is a Single Flower and discussion.
Tim Lerch JDPSN also offers interviews during Sunday practice. If you would like to set up an interview with Tim, when you email Ocean Light to gain access to the meeting please ask for an interview and they will help you get set up for one.
To join Ocean Light ZC practice online, please email oceanlightzen<at>gmail<dot>com and ask to be added to our invite list. They send out a weekly email with a password protected Zoom link.
Open Meadow Zen Center
Open Meadow ZC in Lexington, MA, is offering practice online three times weekly via Zoom: Monday and Wednesday evenings starting at 7:30 PM EST, and Sunday mornings starting at 9:00 AM EST.
Each session consists of 30 minutes of sitting, Heart Sutra and Great Dharani chanting, Four Great Vows, and ends with a check-in.
We welcome people to participate in any or all sessions, including non-members.
To participate, please email: openmeadowzengroup<at>gmail<dot>com to be added to a list to receive emails with the Zoom meeting information.
Orlando Zen Center
The Orlando ZC sangha is practicing online Sunday evenings starting at 6:30 PM EST.
To join them, please visit here for all the details.
Prairyerth Zen Center
Prairyerth Zen Center offers on line practices three times a week. Everyone is welcome to join us!
Sunday 4:00 pm CST - Practice consists of the Heart Sutra in English and the Great Dharani and one round of sitting. Dharma talks are offered the 1st and 3rd Sundays with a JDPSN or Zen Master answering questions afterward. The last Sunday of the month, there are kong-an interviews with Rebecca Otte JDPSN during practice.
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88920696843?pwd=TFc3d2MwMklScTdQam1aMHEvVjBYUT09
Wednesday morning practice at 6:45 am CST- Practice consists of the 4 Great Vows, the Morning Bell Chant and 30 minute sitting meditation
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83309429409?pwd=YmQyb3dXU3pmT3Vid09ES255RG5yUT09
Thursday evening practice at 6:00 pm CST - Practice consists of The Thousand Hands and Eyes Sutra, Kwan Seum Bosal chanting then at 6:30 pm regular practice with the Heart Sutra in English, the Great Dharani and 30 minutes of sitting meditation.
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89192683359?pwd=cEZMY2xGcGN0OUFHcW14V2JQN05sZz09
Providence Zen Center
Providence ZC offers online practice across the week. Please contact PZC at director<at>providencezen<dot>org if you have any questions.
Weekday Mornings: Mon, Tue, Thu, & Fri
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87494488890?pwd=MkgyNDZLNjlHdFNMaVg5Q2VVNmxLdz09
Practice starts at 6:00 AM and ends 7:30 AM EST:
- Four great vows
- Morning Bell Chant, Korean Heart Sutra and Great Dharani
- Two 25-minute sittings
Sunday Online Dharma
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/976271434?pwd=MThwVUwyOU1PR2VwRXVsa0NwUG9lQT09
Begins at 8:55 AM and ends 11:30 AM EST.
- 9:00 Mediation instruction to 9:35
- 9:35 Sitting meditation to 10
- 10:00 Check-in and short sitting to 10:45
- 10:45 Intro-Dharma Talk to 11:00
- 11: 00 Q&A by a Senior Dharma Teacher, Ji Do Poep Sa Nim or a Zen Master to 11:30.
Tuesday Evening Practice with Kong-An Interviews
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82107159247?pwd=R1RGRVQxOGJCR0R6aGJJbk4yZUpBdz09
- 6:30 Thousand eyes and hands sutra
- 6:45 Kwan Seum Bosal Chanting
- 7:00 Chanting
- 7:15-8:15 Sitting Meditation
Thursday Evening Online Practice (West Side Zen Group)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81821518677?pwd=cjdKN09YSkZTd3pmY1lsQlNtWk9PQT09
- 6:45 orientation
- 7:00 Kwan Seum Bosal Chanting
- 7:10 sitting
- 7:45-8:00 reading and discussion
Ten Directions Zen Community
Ten Directions Zen Community is practicing online Tuesdays and Thursdays starting at 7:00 PM CST.
- 7:00 PM Sitting Meditation, Heart Sutra and The Four Great Vows
- 7:30 PM Reading and Discussion
To join them, please send an email to: director@tendirectionszen.org
Zen Center of Las Vegas
The Zen Center of Las Vegas offers online practice Sunday mornings at 9:00 am PST.
Practice consists of The Heart Sutra in English and the Great Dharani, 30 minutes of sitting, and ends with reading and discussion.
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88643303895?pwd=akhRSlBJc1hkTFZlUFdwSmhIcWlHQT09