Houston Zen Center Dharma Talks

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 Mc

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 Si

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

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 :

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

Abbot Gaelyn Godwin : The Intention of the Ancestral Master In Coming From India : Sesshin Talk 3 of 5

Practice Period of Every Day Life Sesshin Talk 3 of 5 by Abbot Gaelyn Godwin, Abiding Teacher of HZC. Abbot Gaelyn Godwin :

Shuso Leo Kagen Golub : The Intention of the Ancestral Master In Coming From India : Sesshin Talk 2 of 5

Practice Period of Every Day Life Sesshin Talk 2 of 5 by Shuso Kagen Leo Golub Shuso Leo Kagen Golub : The Intention of the

Abbot Gaelyn Godwin : The Intention of the Ancestral Master In Coming From India : Sesshin Talk 1 of 5

Practice Period of Every Day Life Sesshin Talk 1 of 5 by Abbot Gaelyn Godwin, Abiding Teacher of HZC. Abbot Gaelyn Godwin :

Musō Constance Braden : The Pātra Bowl

Dharma Talk by Musō Constance Braden. Constance is a senior student at Houston Zen Center and the founder and primary teacher of Houston Iyengar Yoga Studio.

Abbot Gaelyn Godwin : Empty Space

Dharma Talk by Abbot Gaelyn Godwin, Abiding Teacher of HZC. Abbot Gaelyn Gowin : Empty Space Download

Imam Abdullah Antepli : The Spiritual Roots of the Rothko Chapel

Imam Abdullah Antepli serves as President of The Rotko Chapel. A Turkish-born American imam and one of the few scholars working at the convergence of faith, ethics, and p