Membership at the
Puget Sound Zen Center
Membership at the Puget Sound Zen Center
We invite you to become a member of the Puget Sound Zen Center.
Membership is so much more than a donation. The Zen Center provides an opportunity to learn and deepen your practice, in a supportive community. Here is a space for the transformation and healing of self and society. Your commitment to membership is a tangible way to support this work while nourishing your personal practice. In giving, you practice generosity and foster the growth and well being of others.
Becoming a member does not mean you have to be a Buddhist. It means you see the Puget Sound Zen Center as a community of importance to you.
Your support makes a difference
Membership dues make it possible for the Puget Sound Zen Center to continue to offer programs and practice opportunities, online and in person. Dues help us pay the costs of owning and maintaining our Center on Vashon Island and renting space in West Seattle.
Membership benefits include discounts for retreats and programs, and access to the Members section of the website. Members can borrow books from our extensive library, and have 1:1 sessions with our Abbot or other teachers, in person or online.
As a member, you also have a voice in the development of our Zen community: a vote at the membership meetings, and the opportunity to serve the sangha on committees or on the Board.
Membership dues and donations are tax deductible, as the Puget Sound Zen Center is a 501(c)(3) organization. Tax ID: 43-1986006
Support PSZC with a donation from your estate. Our Planned Giving donors join the Salix Circle.
More Information:
Membership Levels
Patron: $200+/month
Patrons are investing in the long-term development of the Puget Sound Zen Center. This support improves our ability to reach a growing number of people seeking Zen practice in the Puget Sound area.
Benefactor: $100/month
Benefactors support our ability to provide programs– services, workshops and classes– for our membership and the general community.
Family: $75/month
Pledging at this level helps to keep facilities open and operating, and supports our teachers.
Sangha Member: $50/month
Pledges at this level help cover our bigger regular expenses such as utilities and maintenance.
Associate Member
Those who pledge whatever they can afford are always welcomed and appreciated. Regular payments help us with expected costs such as materials and supplies. Associate members receive all the benefits of membership.
Want to know more about about Puget Sound Zen Center?
Your support makes a difference
Membership dues make it possible for the Puget Sound Zen Center to continue to offer programs and practice opportunities, online and in person. Dues help us pay the costs of owning and maintaining our Center on Vashon Island and renting space in West Seattle.
Membership benefits include discounts for retreats and programs, and access to the Members section of the website. Members can borrow books from our extensive library, and have 1:1 sessions with our Abbott or other teachers, in person or online. As a member, you also have a voice in the development of our Zen community: a vote at the membership meetings, and the opportunity to serve the sangha on committees or on the Board. And, membership dues and donations are tax deductible, as the Puget Sound Zen Center is a 501(c)(3) organization. Tax ID: 43-1986006
Support PSZC with a donation from your estate. Our Planned Giving donors join the Salix Circle.
More Information:
Membership Levels
Patron: $200+/month
Patrons are investing in the long-term development of the Puget Sound Zen Center. This support improves our ability to reach a growing number of people seeking Zen practice in the Puget Sound area.
Benefactor: $100/month
Benefactors support our ability to provide programs– services, workshops and classes– for our membership and the general community.
Family: $75/month
Pledging at this level helps to keep facilities open and operating, and supports our teachers.
Sangha Member: $50/month
Pledges at this level help cover our bigger regular expenses such as utilities and maintenance.
Associate Member
Those who pledge whatever they can afford are always welcomed and appreciated. Regular payments help us with expected costs such as materials and supplies. Contributing members receive all the benefits of membership.
Support PSZC with a donation from your estate. Our Planned Giving donors join the Salix Circle.
If you want to support the Zen Center, but do not want to be a member, we welcome your donation as a Friend of PSZC. Click below to:
- Support the creation of a peaceful Zen Garden.
- Improve our indoor gathering spaces… for meditation, classes or social time.
- Give dana in gratitude for our teachers
- Give a donation to be used where ever the need is greatest.
Puget Sound Zen Center - Membership FAQ
No, but we would love to have you consider joining our vibrant and active community as an official member!
No. All are welcome to practice in our Zendo. You may choose to make the Puget Sound Zen Center your primary spiritual community or one of your highly valued spiritual homes.
Our primary home temple is located on Vashon Island:
Puget Sound Zen Center
18005 Vashon Hwy SW,
Vashon, WA 98070.
We also have a West Seattle satellite location:
Fauntleroy Church, UCC
9140 California Ave SW
4th floor Chapel, Room 402
Seattle, WA 98136-2556
The first Saturday of the month from 10:00-11:00 AM, the Vashon branch offers a Zen 101 class. We offer a class quarterly in West Seattle
This is a brief introduction to Zen Buddhism as it is practiced at the Puget Sound Zen Center (PSZC). A few key points will be covered: what brings us to Zen, how to sit Zazen (Zen Meditation) and what to expect at a PSZC service.
We recommend wearing loose-fitting clothes and shoes that you can easily slip off and on (for walking meditation). We have meditation cushions, benches and chairs for your use, but if you prefer, you can bring your own. We encourage you to wear whatever makes you comfortable and helps facilitate your practice.
No worries! In addition to cushions, we also have stools, kneeling benches and chairs available. We want you to be as comfortable as possible during meditation.
Yes. Our extensive library is one of our many member benefits. Please consider joining and you will have years of reading material from which to choose!
Yes. One of the additional benefits of being a PSZC member is the opportunity to deepen one’s commitment to the community by serving on a committee or as a Board Member. This is one of the best ways to get to know other members and to really start to feel part of the larger Puget Sound Zen Center Community. We would welcome your skills and enthusiasm. Please consider joining us as a member!
Yes! Every Sunday at the Zendo on Vashon, there’s coffee and tea after the service with a potluck lunch the first Sunday of the month from 12:00 – 1:00 PM. In West Seattle, we chat as we put away the cushions. Please stay and get to know us!
Yes! We offer all of the above plus other events throughout the year. Please check our calendar and events listings.
- Become a member
- Make a one-time donation
- Place a donation in the dana (generosity) box, located in the community room at Vashon and in the meditation room in West Seattle.
- Make a donation with Venmo. Our handle is @PugetSoundZenCenter.
- Send a check to Puget Sound Zen Center, PO Box 2644, Vashon, WA 98070.
- Reduce your taxes by making an end-of-year Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD). Anyone over the age of 70 ½ may make a tax-deductible charitable gift from their IRA when it is transferred directly from their financial institution to the Puget Sound Zen Center. For those age 73 or older, qualified charitable distributions (QCDs) also count toward the year’s required minimum distribution (RMD). This tax-smart strategy reduces your taxes even if you do not itemize!
- Consider joining the Salix Circle and leaving a legacy gift to the Puget Sound Zen Center: Meditation Buddhism Zen Vashon Donate – Puget Sound Zen Center
Come sit with us anyway and get to know us! Join us at our peaceful Zendo on Vashon or Monday evenings in West Seattle in the tranquil 4th floor chapel at Fauntleroy Church. You will be warmly welcomed.
No, but we would love to have you consider joining our vibrant and active community as an official member!
No. All are welcome to practice in our Zendo. You may choose to make the Puget Sound Zen Center your primary spiritual community or one of your highly valued spiritual homes.
Our primary home temple is located on Vashon Island:
Puget Sound Zen Center
18005 Vashon Hwy SW,
Vashon, WA 98070.
We also have a West Seattle satellite location:
Fauntleroy Church, UCC
9140 California Ave SW
4th floor Chapel, Room 402
Seattle, WA 98136-2556
The first Saturday of the month from 10:00-11:00 AM, the Vashon Zendo offers a Zen 101 class. This is a brief introduction to Zen Buddhism as it is practiced at the Puget Sound Zen Center (PSZC). A few key points will be covered: what brings us to Zen, how to sit Zazen (Zen Meditation) and what to expect at a PSZC service.
We recommend wearing dark, loose-fitting clothes and shoes that you can easily slip off and on (for walking meditation). Feel free to bring any cushions or meditation equipment of your own–we also have plenty at the Zendo. We encourage you to wear whatever makes you comfortable and helps facilitate your practice.
No worries! In addition to cushions, we also have stools, kneeling benches and chairs available. We want you to be as comfortable as possible during meditation.
Yes. Our extensive library is one of our many member benefits. Please consider joining and you will have years of reading material from which to choose!
Yes. One of the additional benefits of being a PSZC member is the opportunity to deepen one’s commitment to the community by serving on a committee or as a Board Member. This is one of the best ways to get to know other members and to really start to feel part of the larger Puget Sound Zen Center Community. We would welcome your skills and enthusiasm. Please consider joining us as a member!
Yes! Every Sunday at the Zendo on Vashon, there’s coffee and tea after the service with a potluck lunch the first Sunday of the month from 12:00 – 1:00 PM. In West Seattle, we chat as we put away the cushions. Please stay and get to know us!
Yes! We offer all of the above plus other events throughout the year. Please check our calendar and events listings.
- Become a member
- Make a one-time donation
- Place a donation in the dana (generosity) box, located in the community room at Vashon and in the meditation room in West Seattle.
- Make a donation with Venmo. Our handle is @PugetSoundZenCenter.
- Send a check to Puget Sound Zen Center, PO Box 2644, Vashon, WA 98070.
- Reduce your taxes by making an end-of-year Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD). Anyone over the age of 70 ½ may make a tax-deductible charitable gift from their IRA when it is transferred directly from their financial institution to the Puget Sound Zen Center. For those age 73 or older, qualified charitable distributions (QCDs) also count toward the year’s required minimum distribution (RMD). This tax-smart strategy reduces your taxes even if you do not itemize!
- Consider joining the Salix Circle and leaving a legacy gift to the Puget Sound Zen Center: Meditation Buddhism Zen Vashon Donate – Puget Sound Zen Center
Come sit with us anyway and get to know us! Join us at our peaceful Zendo on Vashon or Monday evenings in West Seattle in the tranquil 4th floor chapel at Fauntleroy Church. You will be warmly welcomed.
