Social Ministries: Overview Zen Peacemakers are individuals, groups and organizations dedicated to realizing and actualizing the interconnectedness of life. The effects of Zen practice unfolds in the meditation halls, at work, within families and within community. For the past 25 years Zen Peacemakers have been developing new forms, methods and structures in the areas of social Action and Zen practice, emphasizing the transformation of the individual and society.
Peacemakers work to make whole, bring all the pieces together and invite all the voices into the process to satisfy the needs of as many parties as possible. As we work throughout the world as Zen Peacemakers, we provide training and support peacemaking efforts emphasizing deep listening, the importance of diversity, and the interconnectedness of all creations.
Zen Peacemakers develop new social enterprise structures that are self-sustaining, holistic and address important individual and community needs. Beginning with the Greyston Mandala of social service companies in 1980 in Yonkers, New York, we have built innovative nonprofit and for-profit enterprises that integrate individual transformation along with community growth and that function interdependently to create a balanced and harmonious whole. We adhere to the Three Tenets of the Zen Peacemakers: Not-knowing, Bearing Witness, and Loving Action. |
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