Asheville: Zen Center of Asheville, Magnanimous M
Offers daily zazen practice and periodic sesshins. Resident teacher is Reverend Teijo Munnich, a disciple of the late Dainin Katagiri Roshi. Soto lineage.
Asheville: Anattasati Magga
Offers sitting meditation, services, Dharma discussions, retreats and meditation supplies. Soto tradition.
Black Mountain: Cloud Cottage Sangha
Affiliated with Thich Nhat Hanh's Community of Mindful Living. Offers regular group meditation practice.
Boone: ASU Zen Society
Zen study group at Appalachian State University. Offers twice-weekly zazen practice.
Chapel Hill: Chapel Hill Zen Center
An American Soto Zen Buddhist Meditation group affiliated with the San Francisco Zen Center. Pat Taitaku Phelan, priest.
Charlotte Community of Mindfulness
Community of people who practice the art of mindful living and engaged Buddhism. Offers weekly zazen practice in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh.
Mountain Zen Practice Center
Features meditation schedule, retreats and workshops, practice opportunities, location. Based in Asheville.
Pittsboro: North Carolina Zen Center
Riznai center located near Chapel Hill. Affiliated with the Mt. Baldy Zen Center.
Raleigh: Piedmont Zen Group
A small Zen sitting group that meets several times weekly for group practice. Not affiliated with any lineage.
Raleigh: Community of Mindful Living
Offers weekly group meditation. Affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh.
Wilmington Zen Group
A small group of lay Zen practitioners for zazen (Zen meditation) and readings in the Soto Zen tradition.
Windhorse Zen Community
Dharma practitioners. Features teachers, calendar, weekly sitting schedule, training, articles and membership information.
Zen Centers in North Carolina
Complete list of Zen centers in North Carolina maintained by the International Research Institute for Zen Buddhism.