Dharma Talk by Sengetsu Tricia McFarlin, Zen priest and co-Ino (Head of the Meditation Hall) of HZC.
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.
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 was lay and priest ordained by Josho Pat Phelan Roshi. Choro also trained at Tassajara, Green Gulch Farm, and City Center. She is a Dharma Heir of Abbot Gaelyn.
Abbot Gaelyn Godwin : Bringing Forth the Mind of Bodhi
Dharma Talk by Abbot Gaelyn Godwin, Abiding Teacher of HZC.
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 Practice and the leader of HZC’s prison outreach program.
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 protector and restorer at MFAH. Her Dharma Names means Orchid of the Mountains.
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.
Abbot Gaelyn Godwin : The King Requests Saindhava
Dharma Talk by Abbot Gaelyn Godwin, Abiding Teacher of HZC.
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 addition to leading practice at Thousand Harbours Zen, Koun Roshi is also the Guiding Kyoshi of Soto Zen North America. He will address the importance of Soto Zen NA during his dharma talk.
Koun Roshi came to Halifax, Nova Scotia, from Japan, where he trained, taught, and translated at traditional monasteries and temples. From 2006 to 2010, he also served as resident priest of the Anchorage Zen Community in Alaska. A former board member for the Association of Soto Zen Buddhists and Soto Zen Buddhist Association, he is recognized by the Soto school in Japan as a kokusai fukyoshi, or international teacher.
His writings on parenting and Zen can be found at continuousmistake.com and nyoho.com.
