Providence Zen Center
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Buddhist Meditation Center
Zen practice, Retreats, Rentals, Guest Stays
Head Temple of Kwan Um School of Zen Americas, Cumberland RI and Online
Zen practice, Retreats, Rentals, Guest Stays
Head Temple of Kwan Um School of Zen Americas, Cumberland RI and Online
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Start a meditation practice with us. Sunday morning class is offered on Zoom as well as in person. Just do it!
#meditate #meditation #spiritualawakening #mindfulness #mindful #justdoit
#meditate #meditation #spiritualawakening #mindfulness #mindful #justdoit
Dharma sisters: two teachers & a director enjoying the calm before the sangha weekend storm.
#wisewomen #kusz #kwanumzen
#wisewomen #kusz #kwanumzen
December 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Dharma sisters: two teachers & a director enjoying the calm before the sangha weekend storm.
#wisewomen #kusz #kwanumzen
#wisewomen #kusz #kwanumzen
December 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Join us for midnight practice and New Year's Self-Guided retreat. Come for yoga or guided hikes, stay through the weekend to join Foundations of Zen workshop and the Sunday Dharma program.
Register at buff.ly/6uZPk2j
#spiritualretreat #selfguidedretreat #yogaretreat #hikingmeditation
Register at buff.ly/6uZPk2j
#spiritualretreat #selfguidedretreat #yogaretreat #hikingmeditation
December 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Join us for midnight practice and New Year's Self-Guided retreat. Come for yoga or guided hikes, stay through the weekend to join Foundations of Zen workshop and the Sunday Dharma program.
Register at buff.ly/6uZPk2j
#spiritualretreat #selfguidedretreat #yogaretreat #hikingmeditation
Register at buff.ly/6uZPk2j
#spiritualretreat #selfguidedretreat #yogaretreat #hikingmeditation
December 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
First look at Buddha's enlightenment day ceremonies.
🎉 Congratulations to Tony Sager JDPSN, and all the preceptees!
#buddha #enlightenment #dharma #buddhistprecepts #inka
🎉 Congratulations to Tony Sager JDPSN, and all the preceptees!
#buddha #enlightenment #dharma #buddhistprecepts #inka
December 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
First look at Buddha's enlightenment day ceremonies.
🎉 Congratulations to Tony Sager JDPSN, and all the preceptees!
#buddha #enlightenment #dharma #buddhistprecepts #inka
🎉 Congratulations to Tony Sager JDPSN, and all the preceptees!
#buddha #enlightenment #dharma #buddhistprecepts #inka
Join us this and every Wednesday in Cumberland for dinner at 5:30 PM, followed by chanting & Zen practice. Orientation for first-time visitors starts at 6:15 PM; chanting at 6:30; sitting & walking meditation at 7:15pm.
Learn more at
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#koans #zen #dharma
Learn more at
buff.ly/r70belY
#koans #zen #dharma
December 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Join us this and every Wednesday in Cumberland for dinner at 5:30 PM, followed by chanting & Zen practice. Orientation for first-time visitors starts at 6:15 PM; chanting at 6:30; sitting & walking meditation at 7:15pm.
Learn more at
buff.ly/r70belY
#koans #zen #dharma
Learn more at
buff.ly/r70belY
#koans #zen #dharma
Learn about Senior Dharma Teacher Willy Garver's Process. Her Buddha sketches are now on display in PZC’s Middle Path Gallery; all proceeds benefit Providence Zen Center.
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#buddha #buddhistart #zenarts
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#buddha #buddhistart #zenarts
December 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Learn about Senior Dharma Teacher Willy Garver's Process. Her Buddha sketches are now on display in PZC’s Middle Path Gallery; all proceeds benefit Providence Zen Center.
buff.ly/ft79ZXc
#buddha #buddhistart #zenarts
buff.ly/ft79ZXc
#buddha #buddhistart #zenarts
This Wednesday's dinner is cancelled. Practice will take place as usual this week. Join us Friday night to kick off Buddha's Enlightenment weekend!
Learn more and register at buff.ly/mFHSsmL
#buddha #enlightenment #sanghaweekend
Learn more and register at buff.ly/mFHSsmL
#buddha #enlightenment #sanghaweekend
December 8, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This Wednesday's dinner is cancelled. Practice will take place as usual this week. Join us Friday night to kick off Buddha's Enlightenment weekend!
Learn more and register at buff.ly/mFHSsmL
#buddha #enlightenment #sanghaweekend
Learn more and register at buff.ly/mFHSsmL
#buddha #enlightenment #sanghaweekend
Wonderful work by Senior Dharma Teacher Willy Garver is now on display in PZC’s Middle Path Gallery; all proceeds benefit Providence Zen Center. Learn more from our own Won Il Sunim’s interview with Willy.
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#buddha #buddhistart #zenarts
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#buddha #buddhistart #zenarts
Portraits of Buddhas - Senior Dharma Teacher Willy Garver
Senior Dharma Teacher Willy Garver talks about her Buddha portraits—original drawings created over more than 30 years. The sketches were made directly in front of Buddha sculptures at the Harvard…
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December 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Wonderful work by Senior Dharma Teacher Willy Garver is now on display in PZC’s Middle Path Gallery; all proceeds benefit Providence Zen Center. Learn more from our own Won Il Sunim’s interview with Willy.
buff.ly/ft79ZXc
#buddha #buddhistart #zenarts
buff.ly/ft79ZXc
#buddha #buddhistart #zenarts
December 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Good luck to the YMJJ Retreatants arriving to do hard practice for the next 7 days. Let the Zen tree light your path to awakening. Surprises await!
#buddhadharmasangha
#buddhadharmasangha
December 6, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Good luck to the YMJJ Retreatants arriving to do hard practice for the next 7 days. Let the Zen tree light your path to awakening. Surprises await!
#buddhadharmasangha
#buddhadharmasangha
Join us this and every Sunday for our morning Dharma Program. Orientation starts at 9am. Introductory talk by a member of the sangha will be followed by a Q&A with a Zen Master or JDPSN.
Presented in person in Cumberland RI, on Zoom, and YouTube live.
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#dharmatalk #dharma #dhamma
Presented in person in Cumberland RI, on Zoom, and YouTube live.
buff.ly/XxGp31e
#dharmatalk #dharma #dhamma
December 6, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Join us this and every Sunday for our morning Dharma Program. Orientation starts at 9am. Introductory talk by a member of the sangha will be followed by a Q&A with a Zen Master or JDPSN.
Presented in person in Cumberland RI, on Zoom, and YouTube live.
buff.ly/XxGp31e
#dharmatalk #dharma #dhamma
Presented in person in Cumberland RI, on Zoom, and YouTube live.
buff.ly/XxGp31e
#dharmatalk #dharma #dhamma
Join us this and every Wednesday in Cumberland for dinner at 5:30 PM, followed by chanting & Zen practice. Orientation for first-time visitors starts at 6:15 PM; chanting at 6:30; sitting & walking meditation at 7:15pm.
Learn more at
buff.ly/dqcchfB
#koans #zen #dharma
Learn more at
buff.ly/dqcchfB
#koans #zen #dharma
December 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Join us this and every Wednesday in Cumberland for dinner at 5:30 PM, followed by chanting & Zen practice. Orientation for first-time visitors starts at 6:15 PM; chanting at 6:30; sitting & walking meditation at 7:15pm.
Learn more at
buff.ly/dqcchfB
#koans #zen #dharma
Learn more at
buff.ly/dqcchfB
#koans #zen #dharma
Registration is open for January retreats! Start 2026 off on the right foot by learning about the history of our lineage during Foundations, or sit an 'easy' one day retreat in late January.
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#spiritualretreat #zenretreat #silentretreat
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#spiritualretreat #zenretreat #silentretreat
December 1, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Registration is open for January retreats! Start 2026 off on the right foot by learning about the history of our lineage during Foundations, or sit an 'easy' one day retreat in late January.
buff.ly/OESCSbL
#spiritualretreat #zenretreat #silentretreat
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#spiritualretreat #zenretreat #silentretreat
New England sanghas mixed happily at Thanksgiving hosted by Zen Master Bon Haeng (Mark Houghton), consuming record amounts of vegetarian food.
Happy Holiday season to those who celebrate!
#zensgiving #happythanksgiving
Happy Holiday season to those who celebrate!
#zensgiving #happythanksgiving
November 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
New England sanghas mixed happily at Thanksgiving hosted by Zen Master Bon Haeng (Mark Houghton), consuming record amounts of vegetarian food.
Happy Holiday season to those who celebrate!
#zensgiving #happythanksgiving
Happy Holiday season to those who celebrate!
#zensgiving #happythanksgiving
Gateless gates will soon fly open to anyone who finds clear mind, thanks to sangha members and very shy kids hiding from the picture. Ask Eva about the limited-time opportunity to paint your own Zen gate or rock... while supplies last.
#zenholidays #zengate #gatelessgate #buddhadharmasangha #sangha
#zenholidays #zengate #gatelessgate #buddhadharmasangha #sangha
November 28, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Gateless gates will soon fly open to anyone who finds clear mind, thanks to sangha members and very shy kids hiding from the picture. Ask Eva about the limited-time opportunity to paint your own Zen gate or rock... while supplies last.
#zenholidays #zengate #gatelessgate #buddhadharmasangha #sangha
#zenholidays #zengate #gatelessgate #buddhadharmasangha #sangha
The Dharma Hall has new stairs, just in time to welcome you to Buddha's Enlightenment Day! Stay through Sunday to join morning Kido chanting with the online sangha, followed by our usual Dharma Program.
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#zen #meditation #buddhism #mindfulness #kwanumzen
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#zen #meditation #buddhism #mindfulness #kwanumzen
November 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The Dharma Hall has new stairs, just in time to welcome you to Buddha's Enlightenment Day! Stay through Sunday to join morning Kido chanting with the online sangha, followed by our usual Dharma Program.
buff.ly/J9HTiOS
#zen #meditation #buddhism #mindfulness #kwanumzen
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#zen #meditation #buddhism #mindfulness #kwanumzen
West Side Zen is cancelled this week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Check this week's newsletter if you'd like to join the Open Meadow Sangha in Lexington, MA for Thanksgiving.
Providence Zen Center
Daily Zen practice, retreats, guest stays, and event rentals.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
West Side Zen is cancelled this week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Check this week's newsletter if you'd like to join the Open Meadow Sangha in Lexington, MA for Thanksgiving.
Join us this and every Wednesday in Cumberland for dinner at 5:30 PM, followed by chanting & Zen practice. Orientation for first-time visitors starts at 6:15 PM; chanting at 6:30; sitting & walking meditation at 7:15pm.
Learn more at
providencezen.org/programs
zenbuddhism #buddhist #meditation
Learn more at
providencezen.org/programs
zenbuddhism #buddhist #meditation
Weekly Programs - Providence Zen Center
Check this page for free weekly programming, Upcoming Zen Buddhist retreats, and other meditation events.
providencezen.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Join us this and every Wednesday in Cumberland for dinner at 5:30 PM, followed by chanting & Zen practice. Orientation for first-time visitors starts at 6:15 PM; chanting at 6:30; sitting & walking meditation at 7:15pm.
Learn more at
providencezen.org/programs
zenbuddhism #buddhist #meditation
Learn more at
providencezen.org/programs
zenbuddhism #buddhist #meditation
Great food, fun, silliness and gratitude at Zensgiving!
Happy holiday season to all who celebrate!
#zensgiving #thanksgiving #gratitude
Happy holiday season to all who celebrate!
#zensgiving #thanksgiving #gratitude
November 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Great food, fun, silliness and gratitude at Zensgiving!
Happy holiday season to all who celebrate!
#zensgiving #thanksgiving #gratitude
Happy holiday season to all who celebrate!
#zensgiving #thanksgiving #gratitude
Senior Dharma Teacher Mark Brenner talks about the purpose of Consulting Interviews. Join us for evening practice this Wednesday for consulting interviews with Mark.
Learn more about Kwan Um Zen practice on our YouTube Channel at buff.ly/7dIgMdH
Link in Bio
#buddhist #zen #dharmateaching
Learn more about Kwan Um Zen practice on our YouTube Channel at buff.ly/7dIgMdH
Link in Bio
#buddhist #zen #dharmateaching
November 24, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Senior Dharma Teacher Mark Brenner talks about the purpose of Consulting Interviews. Join us for evening practice this Wednesday for consulting interviews with Mark.
Learn more about Kwan Um Zen practice on our YouTube Channel at buff.ly/7dIgMdH
Link in Bio
#buddhist #zen #dharmateaching
Learn more about Kwan Um Zen practice on our YouTube Channel at buff.ly/7dIgMdH
Link in Bio
#buddhist #zen #dharmateaching
Join online Zen practice with Zen Master Tan Gong tonight and every second and fourth Tuesday of the month beginning at 6:30 PM EST. First-timers welcome!
RSVP at buff.ly/tzWczCT
#zenonzoom #dharmaonline #buddha #dharma #dhamma #zenteachings #buddhistteachings #koan #koaninterviews
RSVP at buff.ly/tzWczCT
#zenonzoom #dharmaonline #buddha #dharma #dhamma #zenteachings #buddhistteachings #koan #koaninterviews
November 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Join online Zen practice with Zen Master Tan Gong tonight and every second and fourth Tuesday of the month beginning at 6:30 PM EST. First-timers welcome!
RSVP at buff.ly/tzWczCT
#zenonzoom #dharmaonline #buddha #dharma #dhamma #zenteachings #buddhistteachings #koan #koaninterviews
RSVP at buff.ly/tzWczCT
#zenonzoom #dharmaonline #buddha #dharma #dhamma #zenteachings #buddhistteachings #koan #koaninterviews
Join us this and every Sunday for our morning Dharma Program. Orientation starts at 9am, followed by sitting & walking meditation & dharma talk.
In person in RI, on Zoom, and YouTube and Facebook live.
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In person in RI, on Zoom, and YouTube and Facebook live.
buff.ly/2WYYePp
November 22, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Join us this and every Sunday for our morning Dharma Program. Orientation starts at 9am, followed by sitting & walking meditation & dharma talk.
In person in RI, on Zoom, and YouTube and Facebook live.
buff.ly/2WYYePp
In person in RI, on Zoom, and YouTube and Facebook live.
buff.ly/2WYYePp
Dharma school is in session this Sunday and twice a month for kids ages 6-12. Enroll your child today at buff.ly/TPtDHqG Donations are appreciated but not expected.
#buddhistkids #sundayschool #dharmaschool
#buddhistkids #sundayschool #dharmaschool
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Dharma school is in session this Sunday and twice a month for kids ages 6-12. Enroll your child today at buff.ly/TPtDHqG Donations are appreciated but not expected.
#buddhistkids #sundayschool #dharmaschool
#buddhistkids #sundayschool #dharmaschool
Join us this Sunday after the dharma program for this family-friendly event. We'll make decorations and put up the Zensgiving tree in the dharma room. Pizza will appear.
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#zenholidays #holidays #artevents #holidaydecorations
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#zenholidays #holidays #artevents #holidaydecorations
November 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Join us this Sunday after the dharma program for this family-friendly event. We'll make decorations and put up the Zensgiving tree in the dharma room. Pizza will appear.
buff.ly/14nC4ZJ
#zenholidays #holidays #artevents #holidaydecorations
buff.ly/14nC4ZJ
#zenholidays #holidays #artevents #holidaydecorations