2018 Silent Auction

This is the 3rd Annual Silent Auction to benefit the Zen Life & Meditation Center, Chicagoʻs annual operating fund. The Zen Center exists to empower you to live a Zen-inspired Life of Openness, Empathy and Clarity based on a foundation of Mindfulness Meditation. Roshi Robert Joshin Althouse and Sensei June Ryushin Tanoue are the founding Zen teachers and priests of the organization.

If there is an item in high demand, the person with the highest bid must be present or have a proxy at 38 Lake St. in Oak Park or call the Center to win on Sunday, Nov. 18th by 11 am. 708-689-1220

Zen Life & Meditation Center, Chicago is proud to be Chicago's premiere place for mindfulness meditation. Based in Oak Park, IL and offering meditation programs for 12 years, our mission is to empower you to live a Zen-inspired life of openness, empathy and clarity based on a foundation of mindfulness meditation. Whether it be meditation classes workshops or meditation retreats, the Zen Life & Meditation Center offers a clear teaching for our times, rooted in a wisdom tradition that is translated into our secular-scientific culture.

Our co-founders are Roshi Robert Joshin Althouse and Sensei June Ryushin Tanoue. Both are fully empowered Zen priests and Zen teachers in the White Plum Lineage of Taizan Maezumi Roshi. We teach down-to-earth practical wisdom that is the basis for respecting ourselves and those around us.

The 3rd Annual Silent Auction to benefit the Zen Life & Meditation Center, Chicagoʻs annual operating fund will conclude Sunday, Nov. 18th at 11 am. There are over 40 beautiful items that adorn the walls of our Center at 38 Lake Street awaiting your bid.

To win your bid, the highest bidder must be present or send a proxy to 38 Lake St on the last day - Nov. 18th by 11 am. You can also call Ian Jokai Davis at the Center (708-689-1220) or email info@zlmc.org for a designated proxy to bid for you. Again, the last day of the Auction is Sunday, Nov. 18th at 11:00 am.