Gayle Klaybor: Grandmotherly Mind

Gayle Klaybor

Dharma Talk by Jika Gayle Klaybor, the co-Tanto/Head of Practice of HZC.

Gaelyn Godwin Roshi: The Buddha and the Practice Period

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

Susan Moon: Faith & Ancestors

Dharma Talk by Susan Moon. Lay entrusted Dharma teacher, author, editor and photographer.

Susan Moon: Faith in Our Practice, Faith in Ourselves

A day of sitting and walking meditation, dharma talks by Zen teacher Sue Moon, and discussion. In collaboration with Florence Caplow, Sue edited the important book The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women.

Kenkai Brandon Lamson: Deep Practice

Brandon Lamson

Brandon's Dharma Name means Inkstone Ocean, Turning Toward the Light. He is a senior member of HZC, a former member of the Board of Directors, an adjunct professor of creative writing at UH, a poet, a yoga teacher, and a leader of Houston Dharma Collective.

Henderson Smith: Embodying My Practice

Dharma talk by Henderson Smith, Jr. BS. Henderson is a Certified master teacher of Qigong & Tai Chi. He also trains in various modalities with the Center for Mind-Body Medicine.

Henderson Smith

Rev. Gyōzan Royce Johnson: Wayseeking Mind & Dependent Co-Arising

Dharma talk by Rev. Gyōzan Royce Johnson, assistant priest of Houston Zen Center.

Rev. Gyōzan Royce Johnson

Gaelyn Godwin Roshi: Sticky Monkey: Where the Two Worlds Meet

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

Rev. Kishin Eric Arbiter: Koan Stew

Rev. Kishin Eric Arbiter

Dharma Talk by Zen Priest and senior member of HZC, Eric Arbiter. Eric is also a musician with the Houston Symphony Orchestra and the author of a soon-to-be-published book, The Way of Cane, on the history and art of making reeds for wind instruments.

Matt Brownlie: Absolute Compassion

Dharma Talk by Kōun Matt Brownlie, a senior member of HZC, parent and musician.