"The Whole World is a Single Flower" -- Zen Master Man Gong

Welcome to the Single Flower Zen Center!

The Single Flower Zen Center in Benicia, California, holds daily meditation practice, public talks, ceremonies, and intensive meditation retreats.

Single Flower is part of the Kwan Um School of Zen, an international network of meditation centers led by Dharma successors of the late Korean Zen Master Seung Sahn. Seung Sahn (also known as Dae Soen Sa Nim) came to America in 1972 and taught for 32 years. He died in 2004.

Please contact us for more information or if you are interested in joining any of our events.

New! Presentation on Dae Soen Sa Nim here, courtesy of Hong Kong Zen Center

Winter Practice Period	Guiding Teacher
Jan. 3 - April 4, 2008 Two-day Retreats Daily Practice Sunday Practice & Talks See Winter Practice for details	The Guiding Teacher of the Center is Darek Gorzewski, JDPSN. Darek lives in Seattle and visits us periodically for retreats and other events.
Membership and Donations	Links
Membership and donations help support the Center on an on-going basis. For information on membership or to join, please see our Membership page. To make a donation, please see our Fundraising page. Thank you.	Kwan Um School of Zen Western North America Kwan Um Centers Empty Gate Zen Center, Berkeley, CA Seattle Zen Group, Seattle, WA Vancouver Zen Group, Vancouver, BC Sonoma Mountain Zen Center