Welcome to our UUBF Website, where we provide spiritual and practical resources to all who are interested in Unitarian Universalist Buddhism.
You might be a Buddhist exploring Unitarian Universalism or a UU interested in learning more about Buddhist practice within our faith tradition. For those who have a clear commitment to Buddhist practice within Unitarian Universalism, you can find connections to practice groups in UU congregations, to the biennial Convocation sponsored by UUBF, sermons about UU Buddhism, and links to our newsletter, Facebook group, and other resources. Explore, Enjoy, and Contact us if we can help with your questions about UUBF or UU Buddhist practice.
Since the introduction of the first Buddhist texts to America in the mid-nineteenth century, Buddhism has been an extremely influential force among Unitarians and, over the last thirty years, Unitarian Universalists. Early Unitarians, such as Henry David Thoreau, Margaret Fuller, and Ralph Waldo Emerson responded with great enthusiasm to Buddhism’s emphasis on individual experience, rather than appeal to scriptures or belief in miraculous events, as the basis for authority in spiritual matters.In recent years, Unitarian Universalists have increasingly been drawn to explore Buddhist religious practices, especially seated meditation, in order to ground the “free and responsible search for truth and meaning” that is one of the guiding principles of the UU tradition. Meditation invites a direct and immediate experience of reality and provides a balance to purely intellectual inquiry.
Daily Online UU Practice Groups (5, 6 or 7 days a week)
Rev. K. P. Hong ONLINE – SUNDAY APRIL 26, 2026 7 PM EST, 6 CDT, 4 PST
Geoff Shōun O’Keeffe
Geoff Shōun O’Keeffe is a Dharma Holder in the White Plum lineage of Zen Buddhism. Geoff has practiced since the 1970’s, working with Jiyu Kennett Roshi, Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi Roshi, Joko Beck, Gerry Shishin Wick Roshi and Paul Gyodo Agostinelli Sensei. He teaches and studies at Eon Zen Center in Boulder, Colorado.
Geoff worked as an executive in the outdoor industry for 39 years. He is married, lives on five acres in the Rocky Mountains with his wife, has three adult children and three grand-children. He publishes occasionally at okeeffewoodworks.com and on Substack at O’Keeffe Woodworks.
Geoff has been the Executive Director of Zen Peacemakers since February 2020.
Rev. K. P. Hong
Rev. K. P. Hong has served as congregational minister in multiethnic communities and as college chaplain in interfaith settings, shaped particularly by Korean Buddhism (Jogye Order and Kwan Um School of Zen), Christianity (United Methodist Church), and the legacy of late-20th-century interreligious movement of world religions. He currently serves as the Minister of Faith Formation at Unity Church-Unitarian, working at the convergence of faith formation and antiracist multiculturalism, watching it coalesce into clouds, then rain, then harvest and the flourishing of the beloved community.
Questions will be invited during the latter part of our time together which will not exceed 1.5 hours.
Registering to attend in order to receive the Zoom link is required. The Registration Link through our Zeffy Platform is here.
November 5, 2025
Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto (CA) Buddhism: Unitarianism Without the You — A UU Dharma Bum Biopic
Ajahn Kovilo
October 20, 2025
Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley (CA) Self-Compassion or Selfishness?
Rev. Amy Zucker Morganstern
October 6, 2025
UU Congregation of Fairfax (VA) Monkeys on My Back
Rev. Dr. Wayne Arnason
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Past Zoom meeting recordings: How Compatible is UU and Buddhism? Rev. Sam Trumbore and Rev. Pamela Patton on YouTube Rev. Sam Trumbore Jan 14 2024 Rev. Florence Caplow Nov 12,2023
