Brooklyn Zen Center is a Soto Zen community in the tradition of San Francisco Zen Center’s founder, Shunryu Suzuki. 

The mission of Brooklyn Zen Center is to cultivate an open community based on the Buddha’s teachings of love and interconnectedness. 

Brooklyn Zen Center provides a spirited urban refuge offering the Zen Buddhist tradition in a modern, relevant and approachable way that fosters inclusion and transformation. 

In practice and teaching, we recognize the unique challenges of cultivating an urban practice and provide a place of support and wisdom for all. 

Zazen is regularly held throughout the week. Please check our meditation schedule to find out times.

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