Dharma talk by Rev. Gyōzan Royce Johnson, Vice-President of the Board of Directors, and assistant priest of Houston Zen Center.
Leo Kagen Golub : Continuous Practice: Part 1
Dharma Talk by Leo Kagen Golub. Leo’s Dharma Name is Kagen Ryotan Fire Regarder, Complete Abundance. Leo is a senior member of HZC, and the chair of the Finance Committee.
Yuhō Wade Maggert : The Radiant Light
Dharma Talk by Yuhō Wade Maggert, long time HZC member, Psychotherapist, and facilitator of HZC’s Queer Dharma Group.,
Abbot Gaelyn Godwin : Sky Flowers and the Ideological Brain
Dharma Talk by Abbot Gaelyn Godwin, Abiding Teacher of HZC.
Jika Gayle Klaybor : Ocean Seal Samadhi
Dharma Talk by Jika Gayle Klaybor, co-Tanto / co-Head of Practice of Houston Zen Center, and Lay Dharma Teacher.
Seirin Tim Schorre : EPP Program Conclusion
Dharma Talk by Rev. Seirin Tim Schorre. Tim is a Zen Priest, an architect, an assistant teacher at Houston Zen Center. He is the co-leader of Entering the Path of Practice and the leader of HZC’s prison outreach program.
Shinji Mary Carol Edwards : The Point of Zazen and Birds
Dharma talk by Assistant Teacher of HZC Shinji Mary Carol Edwards. Mary Carol is a landscape designer, wetlands restoration expert, and owner/founder of Green Star Wetland Plant Farm.
Joy Tober : The Art Of Zazen
Dharma Talk by Joy Tober. Joy is the administrator of the Auspicious Cloud Zen Retreat Center programs. Her dharma name is Tenshō Genan. Heavenly Blossoms, Profound Peace. She is also a traveller and a mom.
Alberto Gomez de la Torre : Our True Ancestors
Dharma Talk by Alberto Gomez de la Torre.
Alberto is a long-time member of Houston Zen Center. He received the Bodhisattva precepts in Quito, Ecuador in 1998, and was given the Dharma Name HoEi, Eternal Dharma. He received a second dharma name at Houston Zen Center: Creates True Humanity.
He co-leads Zen en Español. He began his practice in Quito, Ecuador with Padre Marco and studied with Ruben Habito in Dallas before arriving in Houston. He is the father of three beautiful children.
Before he moved to Houston he was the leader of the Centro de Desarrollo Integral in Quito (CDI) where Zen has been practiced since 1980. He is a permanent member of the advisory council of CDI.
Matthew Sullivan :The Five Skandhas
Dharma Talk by Matthew Sullivan. Matthew received the Bodhisattva Precepts in 2021, and the Dharma Name: Gyōun Daiki which means Wandering Cloud, Great Dharma Vessel. Matthew is a long-time member of Houston Zen Center. He is also an artist and craftsman.
