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, Alabama, where she is also a professor of psychology, specializing in geriatric psychology.
Lynn Snow, Keisen/Joyful River : Thusness, Part 1
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, Alabama, where she is also a professor of psychology, specializing in geriatric psychology.
Kristin Diggs : Receiving the Marrow By Bowing
Dharma Talk by Kristin Diggs. Kristin Diggs is a Soto Zen priest in the Suzuki Roshi lineage. She was the Head Monk/Shuso at Tassajara for the Spring Ango 2025, and currently serves on Senior Staff at Tassajara. She trained residentially for eight and a half years at Green Gulch, Tassajara, and the San Francisco City Center, beginning in 2014. She was lay ordained by Tenshin Reb Anderson in 2017 and priest ordained by Eijun Linda Cutts in 2021.
Kokyo Henkel, Roshi : The Whole Works : Part 1
Kokyo Roshi is a dharma heir of Tenshin Zenki Roshi, and a longtime friend of Houston Zen Center.
Kokyo Henkel Roshi’s teaching during this visit will focus on the important Zen teaching: The Whole Works.
PART1:
June 14: 6-8 pm - Class at Houston Zen Center. Everyone welcome. Donations to Henkel Roshi are welcome.
Kokyo Roshi recently founded Bright Window Hermitage, a retreat place in the Santa Lucia Mountains of California, along with his wife Rev. Shōhō Kuebast
He has trained in Japan at Bukkokuji, as well as many years at Tassajara and San Francisco Zen Center. He served as the Abiding Teacher of Santa Cruz Zen Center as well as the Tanto/Head of Practice of Green Gulch Farm Zen Center.
Kokyo Henkel, Roshi : The Whole Works : Part 2
Kokyo Roshi is a dharma heir of Tenshin Zenki Roshi, and a longtime friend of Houston Zen Center.
Kokyo Henkel Roshi’s teaching during this visit will focus on the important Zen teaching: The Whole Works.
PART 2 : June 15: 9:45 am - Sunday dharma talk. Everyone welcome. Donations to Henkel Roshi are welcome.
Kokyo Roshi recently founded Bright Window Hermitage, a retreat place in the Santa Lucia Mountains of California, along with his wife Rev. Shōhō Kuebast.
He has trained in Japan at Bukkokuji, as well as many years at Tassajara and San Francisco Zen Center. He served as the Abiding Teacher of Santa Cruz Zen Center as well as the Tanto/Head of Practice of Green Gulch Farm Zen Center.
Kokyo Henkel, Roshi : The Whole Works : Part 3
Kokyo Roshi is a dharma heir of Tenshin Zenki Roshi, and a longtime friend of Houston Zen Center.
Kokyo Henkel Roshi’s teaching during this visit will focus on the important Zen teaching: The Whole Works.
PART 3: June 16: 6:30-8:30 pm - Class at Houston Zen Center.
Kokyo Roshi recently founded Bright Window Hermitage, a retreat place in the Santa Lucia Mountains of California, along with his wife Rev. Shōhō Kuebast.
He has trained in Japan at Bukkokuji, as well as many years at Tassajara and San Francisco Zen Center. He served as the Abiding Teacher of Santa Cruz Zen Center as well as the Tanto/Head of Practice of Green Gulch Farm Zen Center.
Kenkai Brandon Lamson : Expressing the Dream Within the Dream
Dharma Talk by Kenkai Brandon Lamson. Brandon is a senior member of HZC. He is a poet and professor of creative writing at UT Austin.
Rick Mitchell, Dharma Moon : Going Beyond Buddha
Dharma talk by Hōgetsu Rick Mitchell, long-time senior member of HZC. The talk will be on Dogen’s Shobogenzo 26: Going Beyond Buddha.
Rick served as Shuso, head monk, for the 2016 practice period. Rick is a writer, with a popular national radio show on jazz. He now lives in Portland, OR with his family, and practices with Dharma Rain Zen Center.
Musō Constance Braden : Sound of the Stream, Form of the Mountain
Dharma Talk by Musō Constance Braden. Constance is the founder and primary teacher of Houston Iyengar Yoga Studio.
Abbot Gaelyn Godwin : Sesshin Talk 5 of 5
Dharma Talk by Abbot Gaelyn Godwin, Abiding Teacher of HZC.
