Detroit
  Zen Center
   

Detroit Zen Center is a community founded in 1990.
We are a branch of Sudeok-sa Temple, Korea.  
Our founder and teacher is Hwalson Sunim, a Zen monk.

Detroit Zen Center is a place to practice zen meditation and philosophy as a lifestyle. Students and teachers work, practice and live together, and non resident students attend as they can.  Monks Hwalson and Myungju reside at the Center most of the year and guide a schedule, supported by lay Dharma teachers and students.  The calendar includes Public Meditations & Talks, Member Immersions & Retreats, a daily meditation schedule during the training seasons, and special events and meals throughout the year.

We foster urban ecological stewardship site-wide, including green roofs, & bioretention (rain) gardens.  A public Peace Garden is open 24/7, converted from a former lot for junked cars.  Residency is available.  The path to formal zen study as a Dharma student, lay ordination as a Dharma Teacher, and monastic training is also available.

To explore the Center, please register for a public Sunday Meditation & Talk, tea with a Monk, or attend a public Dharma Talk held monthly.