A Year of Peace & Compassion
A Letter from Geoff
Guanyin, the Bodhisattva exemplifying our essential compassionate nature, is said to have a thousand eyes and hands. Zen Peacemakers works in the world with our feet firmly resting in not knowing, bearing witness, and taking compassionate action. We are still and empty; we see with our ten thousand eyes and we do not look away; and with our ten thousand hands, we answer the cries of the world and do what is next, what is needed, what we are called to do.
Peacemakers witness the endless horrors human beings have perpetrated on one another. We remember by gathering together in places that echo those horrors, and we embrace the reality that we are all capable of doing these same things. We answer the cries and we offer what we can without judgment or opposition or ideology.
These practices and this approach to healing ourselves and the world are unique.
Zen Peacemakers exists due only to the vows and intentions of its members and those taking action around the world. Though we have members in several dozen countries working to witness and relieve suffering, we are small and fragile. We rely entirely on you for your dedication, commitment, work, and financial support. We do all we can to minimize costs and keep our footprint small. We have no office, no equipment, and just three of us doing the organizational work. Yet we have doubled our program offerings this year versus last, and Bearing Witness retreat attendance is growing again after Covid.
But I need your help. Twelve percent of our members contribute, and while I appreciate that not everyone is able, I would love to see this number triple or more. Any and every contribution helps, from a once-a-year $20.00 donation to a monthly gift, or a larger end-of-year offering.
We only ask a few times a year, and as we approach year’s end, I hope you can help us start 2026 in a strong position.
To donate, please click here.
Thank you very much for your commitment and compassion,
Kind Regards,
Geoff
Zen Peacemakers International is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. All gifts are tax-deductible in the US.
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