Houston Zen Center Dharma Talks

Shōjin Vicki Glenn : The Merit of the Kāsāya

Dharma talk by Shōjin Vicki Glenn, Soto Zen Priest, and co-Tanto / Head of Practice of HZC.

Seirin Tim Schorre : The Bhiksu of the Fourth Dhyana

Dharma Talk by Rev. Seirin Tim Schorre. Tim is a Zen Priest, an architect, and a senior teacher at Houston Zen Center. He is the co-leader of Establishing the Path of Pra

Dōjin Sarah Emerson : The Eight Understandings of the Great Person

Dharma Talk by Dōjin Sarah Emerson. Sarah Dōjin Emerson’s formal practice in Soto Zen began in 1996. She lived and trained at Tassajara Zen Mountain center and other si

Akiba Gengo Roshi : No Cold or Heat

Dharma talk by Akiba Gengo Roshi, Sokan/Bishop of Soto Zen North America. This talk, or "Honsoku Gyocha" (Fundamental Words) was given during the formal tea ceremony prec

Abbot Gaelyn Godwin : Karma of the Three Times

Dharma Talk by Abbot Gaelyn Godwin, Abiding Teacher of HZC.

Kyoshin Anna Gonzalez : As It Is

Dharma Talk by Kyoshin Anna Gonzalez. Anna's dharma name is Kyoshin, Bridge of Truth. She is on the Board of Directors of HZC, and is a long-time student of Zen.

Kōsen Mitko Badov : Four Horses

Dharma talk by Mitko Badov. This will be a “way-seeking mind” talk, the first talk by HZC member Mitko. Mitko received the Bodhisattva Precepts in February 2022, and the

Rev. Sengetsu Tricia McFarlin : Refuge in the Treasures of Buddha, Dharma, and Samgha

Dharma Talk by Sengetsu Tricia McFarlin, Zen priest and co-Ino (Head of the Meditation Hall) of HZC. Rev. Sengetsu Tricia McFar

Shōjin Vicki Glenn : Today is Significant : One-Day Sesshin Dharma Talk

Dharma talk by Shōjin Vicki Glenn, Soto Zen Priest, and co-Tanto / Head of Practice of HZC. Shōjin Vicki Glenn : Today is Signi

Choro Antonaccio : Offerings to the Buddhas

Dharma Talk by Zen priest Choro Antonaccio. Choro is the Abiding Teacher of Austin Zen Center. She began formal Zen practice in 1999 at Chapel Hill Zen Center, where she

Abbot Gaelyn Godwin : Bringing Forth the Mind of Bodhi

Dharma Talk by Abbot Gaelyn Godwin, Abiding Teacher of HZC. Abbot Gaelyn Godwin : Bringing Forth the Mind of Bodhi

Seirin Tim Schorre : Receiving the Precepts

Dharma Talk by Rev. Seirin Tim Schorre. Tim is a Zen Priest, an architect, and a senior teacher at Houston Zen Center. He is the co-leader of Establishing the Path of Pra

Sanran Maite Leal : The Merit of Leaving Home

Dharma talk by Sanran Maite Leal. Maite is a senior member of HZC. She is the recent Shuso / Head Monk, of the 2023 Practice Period of Every Day Life. She is an art prote

Jika Gayle Klaybor : Leaving Home

Dharma Talk by Jika Gayle Klaybor, co-Tanto / co-Head of Practice of Houston Zen Center, and Lay Dharma Teacher. Jika Gayle Kla

Abbot Gaelyn Godwin : The King Requests Saindhava

Dharma Talk by Abbot Gaelyn Godwin, Abiding Teacher of HZC. Abbot Gaelyn Godwin : The King Requests Saindhava

Gyōzan Royce Johnson : Reading Other Minds

Dharma talk by Rev. Gyōzan Royce Johnson, Vice-President of the Board of Directors, and assistant priest of Houston Zen Center.

Rev. Koun Franz : Soto Zen North America : Taking Care of the Tradition

Dharma Talk by Koun Franz, Abbot of Sensouji (Thousand Harbours Zen) in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Koun Roshi will speak over our zoom zendo link from Nova Scotia. In additio

Shōjin Vicki Glenn : The Retreat

Dharma talk by Shōjin Vicki Glenn, Soto Zen Priest, and co-Tanto / Head of Practice of HZC. Shōjin Vicki Glenn : The Retreat

Abbot Gaelyn Godwin : The Intention of the Ancestral Master In Coming From India : Sesshin Talk 5 of 5

Practice Period of Every Day Life Sesshin Talk 5 of 5 by Abbot Gaelyn Godwin, Abiding Teacher of HZC. Abbot Gaelyn Godwin : The

Shuso Leo Kagen Golub : The Intention of the Ancestral Master In Coming From India : Sesshin Talk 4 of 5

Practice Period of Every Day Life Sesshin Talk 4 of 5 by Shuso Kagen Leo Golub Shuso Leo Kagen Golub : The Intention of the Anc