Houston Zen Center Dharma Talks

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

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

Seirin Tim Schorre : The Samadhi of Self Verification

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

Abbot Gaelyn Godwin : Great Practice

Dharma Talk by Abbot Gaelyn Godwin, Abiding Teacher of HZC. Abbot Gaelyn Godwin : Great Practice Downloa

Karen DeCotis : Turning the Dharma Whee

Dharma Talk by Karen DeCotis, Abiding Teacher of San Antonio Zen Center. Karen DeCotis : Turning the Dharma Wheel

Kent Kōkai Rutter : The King of Samadhis Samadhi

Dharma talk by Kōkai Kent Rutter. Kent is a long-time member of Houston Zen Center. His Dharma Name means Luminous Ocean. He is the leader of the 16 Bodhisattva Precepts

Lynn Snow, Keisen/Joyful River : The Entire Body of the Tathagata

Dharma Talk by Keisen Lynn Snow, PhD. Lynn is a lay-entrusted dharma teacher and a senior member of Houston Zen Center. She leads a group of meditators in Tuscaloosa, Ala

KoUn Matthew Brownlie : The Udumbara Flower

KoUn / Radiant Cloud Matthew Brownlie is a senior member of HZC. He is also a musician and parent. He served as the Shuso / Head Student of the 2024 Spring Practice Perio

Seirin Tim Schorre : The Intention of the Ancestral Master's Coming From the West

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

Shinji Mary Carol Edwards : Earth Day

Dharma talk by Assistant Teacher of HZC Shinji Mary Carol Edwards. Today is a celebration of Earth Day. Mary Carol will reflect on the importance of the Earth in Zen Prac