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angel Kyodo williams
Ordained Zen teacher holding the title Rōshi, known for connecting Zen practice with social justice and structural change.
Brother Phap Huu
Zen monk and abbot of Upper Hamlet at Plum Village, France, continuing the teaching lineage of Thich Nhat Hanh.
Frank Ostaseski
Co-founder of the Zen Hospice Project and author of The Five Invitations, teaching compassionate presence at the end of life.
Gil Fronsdal
Ordained Sōtō Zen priest and guiding teacher of the Insight Meditation Center, bridging Zen training with the Insight Meditation movement.
Haemin Sunim
Korean Zen monk and bestselling author, leading the Dharma Illumination Zen Center in Seoul and teaching Zen koan practice internationally.
Henry Shukman
British-born Zen teacher and former poet, founder of the Way meditation app, teaching a contemporary approach to kensho and awakening.
Joan Halifax
Zen teacher, anthropologist and abbot of Upaya Zen Center, known for her work on compassionate care at the end of life.
Martine Batchelor
Former Korean Zen (Seon) nun, now teaching internationally on meditation, doubt and the seven factors of awakening.
Norman Fischer
Zen priest and former abbot of the San Francisco Zen Center, now teaching through the Everyday Zen Foundation.
Shohaku Okumura
Japanese Sōtō Zen priest and scholar-translator, known for his lectures on Dōgen's Shōbōgenzō; largely retired from daily temple leadership.
Events across zen.
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Joy of Enlightenment Retreat at Omega Institute
Rhinebeck, NY, United States · Multi-day retreat
Retreat with Dohasa
Oslo, Norway · Retreat
Online Teaching — Upaya 2026 Series
Online · Online talk
Retreat — Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Retreat