Universal Door Meditation Center

Universal Door Meditation Center was founded by Zen Master Thich Dieu-Thien in 2003. She began teaching about the true happiness and true freedom that is within each person. By applying the practical path of inner work she presented, many students have transformed their lives. Now, people both inside and outside the United States often invite her to travel, allowing others to connect with this life-changing work.

According to the historical Buddha, the way to end suffering and live with true happiness and true freedom is to know that suffering comes from within and to find out why it happens. This inner exploration is without conflict or contradiction with any other practice or tradition, and so this path is called a Universal Door.

Our students come from a wide variety of different backgrounds. We are men and women, ordained and lay people, teens to elders, with diverse interests, religions, and ethnicities. The one common characteristic shared is that each person has a question, some sort of struggle or problem, or is looking for the way to be truly happy. As we get to know more about ourselves, we continue the path toward realizing the cause and truth of our struggles, and living with the true happiness and true freedom that is already within us.