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Awaken Your Sunday
With Zen Meditation, Wisdom & Connection.

Upcoming Programming

Bonfire Social - September 1
$0.00

Join us Tuesday evening at 7:00 PM for a Bonfire Social in the ZLMC backyard. We’ll provide the snacks, you bring the drinks. Hope to see you then.

Ango 2026 (Sept. 6 - Dec. 6)
$329.00

COMMITMENT IS OUR COMPASS

A 3 month training period that begins with our Fall Seven-Day Retreat, and ends with our Winter Seven-Day Retreat. Ango participants have access to both retreats, plus a study group or class once a week with Shuso, Rev. Patrick Ungo O’Shea or Rev. Diane Myogetsu Bejcek.

Message from Shuso (Head Trainee)

Message from Abbot

Fall 7/3 Day Retreat, Sept.6-12
from $0.00

FIND STILLNESS IN THE SEASON OF CHANGE

A Zen Buddhist Meditation Retreat held in the quiet turning of the season, featuring intensive meditation practice, uplifting services, inspiring dharma talks, and personalized one-on-one sessions with experienced teachers. Participants may join either in-person or through online options. This retreat is designed as a nonresidential experience. Retreat is nonresidential.


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Cultivating mindful awareness through our practice

Zen meditation and the cultivation of mindful awareness form the core of our practice, offering profound benefits such as stress management, deeper relationships, and a richer life experience.

A man with long white hair and glasses is sitting in a black chair in a mindfulness class at Zen Center | Zen Life & Meditation Center | Oak Park, IL

The center is like a breath of fresh air in this chaotic and ungrounded time in history. It has given me an insightful perspective on what is essential in this life we all share.

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