Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies is the North American Seat of the Personal Monastery of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Silent meditation retreats. Emphasis on awareness and inquiry. Non-traditional approach.

A Serene Reflection (Soto Zen) Meditation monastery, Order of Buddhist Contemplatives temple, Shasta Abbey offers monastic and lay retreats, Zen Buddhist meditation, spiritual training, and mindfulness practice; central principles are Refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, Sangha, Buddhist Precepts and Bodhisattva vow, as taught in Shobogenzo by Dogen.

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The Mountains and Rivers Order is an organization of associated Zen Buddhist temples, practice centers and sitting groups in the US and abroad. Inspired by Zen Master Dogen's Mountains and Rivers Sutra, MRO was founded by Abbot, John Daido Loori. The mainhouse is Zen Mountain Monastery, a residential retreat center in the Catskills, New York. Training focuses on the Eight Gates of Zen.