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The Northern Light Zen Center in Topsham, Maine was established in 2002. The Zen Center is open to everyone. Besides regular meditation practice, we offer training workshops and Zen retreats led by Zen Masters and Master Dharma Teachers (JDPSN) of the Kwan Um School of Zen.
The Northern Light Zen Center exists to support Zen practice in our community. We schedule events and participate in activities that teach Zen Buddhism or meditation. All are welcome.
The Northern Light Center is a member of the Kwan Um School of Zen (KUSZ), which was founded in 1972 by Zen Master Seung Sahn, a monk in the Korean Chogye Order and the first Korean Zen Master to live and teach in the west. The teachers and Zen masters at in our school have received authorization to teach from Zen Master Seung Sahn, the founding teacher of our school. Each teacher follows the teaching and ethical guidelines set forth by the Kwan Um School of Zen’s teachers’ group.
