Welcome to West Houston Zen Center

Welcome to the Website for West Houston Zen Center! The West Houston Zen Center, incorporated under the name of the Southwestern Son (Zen) Academy, is a non-profit Texas Corporation whose charter and membership is dedicated to proving the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha through Zen meditation and inquiry. The West Houston Zen Center is also home to Nam Son Sa Temple that supports the devotional practice of members in the traditional Korean manner. The West Houston Center was established in 1986.

Our Sangha maintains a regular Zen meditation sitting schedule in our large Oak floored meditation hall, a dharma discussion group, periodic meditation retreats and similar activities. A traditional Korean Buddhist chanting service is held every Sunday at 11:00 PM and is followed by a vegetarian lunch. We are also affiliated with Zen Master Dae Gak of Furnace Mountain Zen Retreat Center located East of Lexington, Kentucky, who holds joint retreats with Zen Island Fellowship of Galveston. For more information on the retreats and a link to Furnace Mountain and the Zen Island Fellowship of Galveston, please see Retreats page. For sitting schedules and events, please follow the links on our menu.

Special announcment:

Fall Retreat with Zen Master Dae Gak:  October 31 – November 2 at West  Houston Zen Center, Houston, Texas. Zen Meditation Seminar will be held on November 2 open to the public.

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