The North Carolina Zen Center is a Zen Buddhist community and retreat center dedicated to  practice, awakening, and community.

We offer weekly meditation sessions, traditional services, beginners’ instruction and retreats.  We also offer residential opportunities and personal retreats for those who wish to engage with the practice in a more concentrated way.  Outside groups are welcome to rent the Center as well.

The North Carolina Zen Center is located on 15 acres of wooded land south of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It serves both the local community and practitioners across the country.  

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We are a nonprofit, so instead of charging fees we rely on the generosity of donors like you.

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