EUROPEAN KWAN UM SCHOOL OF ZEN TEACHERS MEET IN YORK

Teachers from the Kwan Um School of Zen Europe meet every year over a long weekend to set policy and discuss various aspects of Zen teaching. The meetings are hosted in turn by KUSZ teachers and sanghas across Europe and this was the first time for York, UK. We met at the end of May, 2024, with 13 teachers attending in person from Germany, Slovenia, Belgium, Spain, Austria, Poland and the UK and those from Israel and the Czech Republic joining on Zoom.

The meeting was held in 14th century Bedern Hall, Bartle Garth, which provided a supportive and inspiring environment for our long and intensive working sessions. After the meeting concluded on Sunday, those teachers who still had some time before heading home via Manchester and Gatwick airports were joined by members of York Zen for special chanting for world peace, our voices soaring and reverberating throughout the ancient hall.

Some teachers from the Kwan Um School of Zen European Teachers Group visiting York for their annual meeting, gathered with some members of the York Zen sangha in Bedern Hall, York.

Members of York Zen sangha chanting with visiting teachers from the Kwan Um School of Zen Europe in Bedern Hall, York.