Dokuro Jaeckel is a Buddhist chaplain at Harvard University. He was ordained a Zen monk by one of the foremost Japanese Zen masters in the United States, Joshu Sasaki Roshi.

Jinwol Y.H. Lee, a Buddhist monk and Zen master, teaches Buddhist meditation and culture as chair professor of the department of Seon studies and director of the Institute of Seon at Dongguk University, Gyeongju, in South Korea. He belongs to the Jogye order of Korean Buddhism, the major traditional Mahayana Buddhism in Korea.

European Institute of Applied Buddhism (EIAB) is a nonprofit organization based in Waldbröl, Germany, and founded by globally known Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh. EIAB offers a program of training in concrete methods that relieve suffering and promote happiness and peace. The training integrates the study of Buddhist texts with concrete applications in daily life.

Association Zen Internationale, based in Paris, is the oldest and largest Zen association in Europe. It brings together several hundred places of practice such as temples, Zen centers and groups.