KUZO MEMBERSHIP
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Practice anywhere. Connect everywhere. Strengthen your path.
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Kwan Um Zen Online (KUZO) offers a membership designed to support your Zen meditation practice wherever you are.
At the heart of this path is a direct relationship with experienced Zen teachers who offer guidance, accountability, and steady support as your practice unfolds. Our global community comes together through meditation, retreats, teachings, interviews, workshops, and shared practice, emphasizing the cultivation of genuine sangha relationships and meaningful connections, all rooted in the long-standing tradition of the Kwan Um School of Zen.
Membership is how you take a clear step into consistent practice, meaningful connection, and long-term support.
Membership is both a personal commitment to your own practice and a direct contribution to sustaining the Kwan Um School of Zen lineage. You receive guidance, structure, and community that help you practice consistently — and at the same time, your membership supports the teachers, teachings, and organization that keep this tradition alive for future generations.
Why Become a KUZO Member?
Membership gives you access to the full rhythm of Kwan Um Zen practice and connection — wherever you live, whatever your schedule, and whatever your experience level.
Direct Access to Teachers
Members develop a relationship with a Guiding Teacher, cultivating an ongoing teacher–student relationship that provides personal guidance, clarity, accountability, and steady progress on the path.
Membership allows you to engage with many Kwan Um teachers, allowing you to benefit from a wide range of voices, styles, and perspectives while maintaining the continuity of your primary teacher–student relationship.
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Practice alongside people from Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Australia — forming real connections, learning new perspectives and cultures, and experiencing the powerful, intimate sense of belonging that arises each time we meet in shared practice across continents. In these moments, distance disappears. We feel directly how our practice joins us as one living community with a shared direction.
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Live online meditation sessions offered across time zones. Connect with practitioners around the world.
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Kong-an practice is a core element of Kwan Um Zen training. Kong-ans are living questions that point you back to your original mind — the place before thinking. In private meetings with a teacher, students engage directly with a kong-an as a clear moment-to-moment inquiry, a direct pointing beyond words, inviting us to wake up, right now. Meeting a teacher in the intimacy of kong-an practice helps you cut through conceptual thinking and return to direct experience.
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Access to recorded dharma talks, practice materials, and members-only offerings — including our Weekly Teaching Roundup, a curated digest of real questions from members and clear, practical responses from teachers. This weekly resource offers ongoing insight, guidance, and encouragement drawn directly from active practice.
Membership is a way to root your practice in consistency, community, and clear direction.
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Guidance and structure for those taking precepts, as well as ongoing support for practicing within the larger Kwan Um Zen lineage — including access to in-person retreats, workshops, and special teaching events offered at member rates.
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Your membership directly supports the Kwan Um Zen Online’s mission to make Zen practice accessible to all.
Your KUZO Membership Includes:
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Practice Instructions & Resources
A self-paced online course covering the basics of Zen practice, our tradition, and practical meditation guidance.
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Livestream Zen Meditation Practice
Join group meditation sessions across multiple time zones, searchable by day, teacher, or type of practice.
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1:1 Personal Attention
Meet one-on-one with experienced Zen teachers and experienced practitioners who help you design a practice that fits your life.
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Accessible Meditation Methods
We support sitting meditation in many postures and offer sound, movement, and flexible practices for most bodies and abilities. We are happy to provide personal guidance to find the best practices for you.
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Community Forum
A private online gathering space to meet fellow practitioners, ask questions, share practice experiences, and receive guidance.
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Mobile App
Access all your membership resources and connect with sangha members from any device.
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A Global Network of Practitioners
Membership means you are connected to a worldwide community of people who have set the intention to save all beings.
Hey, you might live near a local Zen center and have the ability to visit them in person. Check out the map to check if there’s a local Zen center near you.
Your membership contribution helps sustain:
daily livestream practice
teaching programs
support for our Zen teachers
scholarships and accessibility initiatives
administrative and technical support
the technology and platforms used to run our programs
long-term sustainability of Kwan Um Zen Online
Membership is for anyone who:
wants meditation to be a steady part of daily life
seeks personal guidance from a teacher they trust,
finds meaning in practicing with a global sangha,
want to deepen their understanding of the dharma,
values support from experienced practitioners and peers,
and feel inspired to be part of the future of our lineage.
Three Ways to Join
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KUSZ Member
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Free Trial
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Ready to join?
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