Welcome to
Northern Light Zen Center
Northern Light Zen Center in Brunswick, Maine was established in 2002. The Zen Center is open for everyone. Besides regular meditation, we offer public talks and Zen retreats with several Masters of the Kwan Um School of Zen.
Upcoming Retreats
A retreat is an important time to investigate our life and clear
our mind of habitual thinking in order to attain our wisdom and
compassion to help this world. Practice includes sitting and walking
meditation, bowing, chanting, kong-an interviews and formal meals.
The program is open to anyone regardless of previous experience.
All practice is held in silence.
Retreat will be sitting and walking meditation, talk, kong-an interviews and formal meal. Please contact the Northern Light Zen Center online for more information.
See Calendar for more events.
Guiding Teacher:
Zen Master Soeng Hyang
Zen Master Soeng Hyang (Barbara Rhodes) is the School Zen Master and Guiding Dharma Teacher of the Kwan Um School Zen. She received dharma transmission from Zen Master Seung Sahn on October 10, 1992. She was one of Zen Master Seung Sahn's first American students and studied with him since 1972. She was given inka in 1977. A registered nurse since 1969, she works for Hospice Care of Rhode Island. She helped found Providence Zen Center, and lived there for seventeen years, serving in a number of administrative capacities. She also initiated Providence Zen Center's ongoing series of Christian-Buddhist gatherings. Zen Master Soeng Hyang has a daughter and lives with her partner, Mary, in Providence.
