Bible based Zen without Buddhist imagery and practices. Enlightenment is the Kingdom of God. Blessed are the pure in "heart" for they shall see God. Jesus is Lord.
MID was established by the Benedictine Confederation in 1978 to assume a leadership role in the dialogue between Christianity and Buddhism by developing conversations, encounters, and mututal exchange between monastics of different religions.
Founded by Fr. Pat Hawk Roshi, a Roman Catholic priest and Zen Master. Located at Picture Rocks Retreat Center. The Pathless Path is dedicated to the practice of silent meditation as experienced in the traditions of both Christian Contemplation and Zen Bu
An ecumenical religious organization based on the Christian contemplative tradition as interpreted by Fr. Willigis Jaeger, OSB, and from the Zen Buddhist tradition of the Diamond Sangha. Sitting groups in Lafayette, Port Angles, and Corvalis, Oregon.