Great Lake Zen Center

Kwan Um School of Zen affiliated center located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The Great Lake Zen Center is a community of people committed to the practice of Zen meditation, following the teachings of Zen Master Seung Sahn, a Korean Zen master who came to America in the 1970’s to teach. Our community is open and welcoming to everyone.

  • What is Zen?

    Zen is very simple . . . What are you? In this whole world, everyone searches for happiness outside, but nobody understands their true self inside. Everybody says, ‘I.’ ‘I want this, I am like that . . .’ But nobody understands this ‘I.’

  • Practice

    It all begins with the first step. We meet every week in Milwaukee, Wi as well as host online meetings.

  • About Us

    Meet the teachers involved in the center.