Chicago Zen Center

Chicago Zen Center
Information
Denomination	Harada-Yasutani
Founded	1974
Address	2029 Ridge Ave, Evanston, Illinois 60201
Country	United States
Website	www.chicagozen.org
Portal:Buddhism

The Chicago Zen Center (CZC) is a Harada-Yasutani Zen practice center located in Evanston, Illinois^[1] near Northwestern University currently led by Co-Abbots Elie Jishin Nijm and Yusan Graham. Established in 1974, the Chicago Zen Center formed around an interested group of students who had attended a workshop given by Philip Kapleau in the early 1970s.^[2] For many years the center was an affiliate of the Rochester Zen Center in Rochester New York, which had sent teachers there throughout the year to hold sesshins. Today, Chicago Zen Center acts independently of the Rochester Zen Center[1].

See also

• Buddhism in the United States
• Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States

Notes

1. ^ Researchers Say Meditation Combats Depression
2. ^ Broache

References

• Broache, Anne (2003-10-31). "Zen and the art of meditation: Chicago Zen Center members search for stress release, self-discovery through disciplined practice". The Daily Northwestern. http://media.www.dailynorthwestern.com/media/storage/paper853/news/2003/10/31/UndefinedSection/Zen-And.The.Art.Of.Meditation-1912623.shtml. Retrieved 2008-03-23. 
• "Researchers Say Meditation Combats Depression: Zen Center Teaches Meditation To Chicagoans". WMAQ-TV. 2007-01-11. http://www.nbc5.com/health/10726702/detail.html. Retrieved 2008-03-23. 
• Wisby, Gary (1998-02-04). "Evanston's Zen center has found its master". Chicago Sun-Times. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB4237FCE699CA1&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2008-03-23. 

External links

• http://www.chicagozen.org
• http://chicagozen.blogspot.com/

Coordinates: 42°03′18″N 87°41′13″W / 42.0551°N 87.6869°W / 42.0551; -87.6869