Zen Peacemakers

Zen Peacemakers We are an organization open to all and dedicated to healing through contemplative social action.

Join us on July 31st, 3:00–4:30 PM PST for The Way of Council, facilitated by the Aus-NZ Peacemaker Council, Martin Prad...
06/19/2026

Join us on July 31st, 3:00–4:30 PM PST for The Way of Council, facilitated by the Aus-NZ Peacemaker Council, Martin Pradel, and Derek LeDayn.

For global participants, this corresponds to August 1st, 8:00 AM AEST / 10:00 AM NZST.

This gathering invites us into a circle of deep listening and authentic sharing, where we slow down and make space for what is true for each of us in this moment.

The Way of Council is a core Zen Peacemakers practice rooted in the Three Tenets, meditation, and social action, and is central to our Bearing Witness retreats. Through Council, we practice speaking from the heart and listening from the heart, creating space for empathy, understanding, and connection beyond difference.

All are welcome to join this open gathering.

Register here to join: https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/213928

Join Dr. Iris Dotan Katz on Monday, July 20, at 12 PM Eastern Time for a Council dedicated to mental health practitioner...
06/18/2026

Join Dr. Iris Dotan Katz on Monday, July 20, at 12 PM Eastern Time for a Council dedicated to mental health practitioners and caregivers.

Together, we will explore the challenges, questions, and opportunities that arise in our healing work through the lens of the Three Tenets, Council practice, Buddhist psychology, and the Zen Peacemakers tradition.

Through meditation, shared reflection, and Council, participants are invited into a space of mutual learning, professional support, and collective wisdom. This gathering welcomes practitioners seeking deeper ways to integrate presence, interconnectedness, compassion, and social engagement into their therapeutic work.

Register here: https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/213925

Join us tomorrow for Women's Way of Council, a space for deep listening, authentic sharing, and meaningful connection.Fa...
06/18/2026

Join us tomorrow for Women's Way of Council, a space for deep listening, authentic sharing, and meaningful connection.

Facilitated by ZP Member Barbara Wegmüller Rōshi and Kathleen Hoêtsu Battke, this Council practice invites us to speak from the heart, listen with full attention, and honor each person's experience.

Tomorrow, June 19, at 12 PM Eastern Time

Register here: https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/210997

06/18/2026

Where life meets death, presence is everything.
End-of-life care invites us to remain —
steady with grief, love, and uncertainty.
This is sacred work.
It protects dignity.
It affirms humanity.
It honors the wholeness of a life.
To walk with someone at the end is deep compassion in action.

Our work exists because of shared commitment.Because someone chose to give. To support. To sustain practice in action.Th...
06/18/2026

Our work exists because of shared commitment.
Because someone chose to give.
To support.
To sustain practice in action.
Through your generosity, we continue offering retreats, teachings, meditation, and community grounded in the Three Tenets.
This is how compassion circulates.
Join the economy of generosity.





Join us for a 90-minute online gathering on Wednesday, July 8th at 12 PM EST with Ben Connelly, exploring Buddhist and i...
06/17/2026

Join us for a 90-minute online gathering on Wednesday, July 8th at 12 PM EST with Ben Connelly, exploring Buddhist and interfaith responses to violence and the role of contemplative practice in collective healing and social engagement.

Through stories drawn from Buddhist and interfaith work, Ben will reflect on what it means to meet violence with nonviolence in real community contexts, and how practice can support clarity, steadiness, and compassionate action in times of upheaval.

Rooted in Buddhist teachings and long lineages of engaged practice, this offering invites us to consider how meditation, dialogue, and lived experience can open pathways toward collective liberation.

The session will include guided reflection, meditation, and dialogue.

Registration is required to attend. Register here: https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/214361

In the Zen Peacemakers' Three Tenets, Not Knowing comes first - and that's not accidental.We're conditioned to move qu...
06/17/2026

In the Zen Peacemakers' Three Tenets, Not Knowing comes first - and that's not accidental.

We're conditioned to move quickly toward certainty. We want conclusions. Solutions. Clear positions. But Bernie reminds us that certainty can close us off from reality as it actually unfolds.

When we think we already "know" a person, a conflict, or a situation, we stop listening. We stop being surprised. We stop being transformed.

Not Knowing is not passivity. It is radical openness. It is the willingness to suspend fixed ideas long enough to encounter what is truly here.

In our Peacemaker Circles and Bearing Witness retreats, we practice Not Knowing together - releasing assumptions about ourselves, about others, and about what "should" happen.

From that openness, something alive can emerge.

Join us on Tuesday, July 29, at 12 PM EST for The Way of Council, a gathering rooted in deep listening, authentic sharin...
06/17/2026

Join us on Tuesday, July 29, at 12 PM EST for The Way of Council, a gathering rooted in deep listening, authentic sharing, and human connection, facilitated by Annie Myoshin Markovich.

Together, we practice speaking from the heart and listening from the heart, creating a space where every voice is welcome and every experience is honored.

Register here: https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/213927

06/16/2026

The Earth is not a resource.
It is our shared home — living and sustaining us.
Environmental stewardship begins with awareness.
Every choice.
Every step.
Every breath.
We are in relationship with this planet.
Let’s nurture a world that sustains all life.

The Way of Council is a core practice with the Zen Peacemakers, along with meditation, the Three Tenets, and social acti...
06/16/2026

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. Uniquely, Ecosattva Councils focus on bearing witness to and dealing with ecological crises and climate change. Everyone is invited to join, listen and share, especially those active in eco projects as their social engagements. Ecosattva Council will be facilitated by ZP Member Kathleen Hoêtsu Battke.

Reserve a Spot : https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/215125

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