Our Mission

Our Purpose:

The only thing that matters is sharing the light of the Buddhadharma and doing what we can to support teaching, learning, and practice for the benefit of all. To this end, our goal is to forge a community, practicing in  the White Plum tradition of Zen Buddhism.

The Lotus Sutra teaches that there is but one Dharma.  Any apparent differences are just skillful means; different ways to practice suitable for different people with different preferences.   For some people, the way is seated meditation each day.  Others are drawn to bodily practices like walking meditation.  There are still other people who wish to delve into the words of the Historical Buddha and the Stream of Ancestral Teachers.  Our way emphasizes simplicity, and working directly with our own mind stream.