Dharma Talk by Jika (Earth Song) Gayle Klaybor. Gayle is the co-Tanto, (the co-Head of Practice of Zen Center. She is a member of the Board of Directors of HZC, as well as a member of the team that practices the Way of Flowers, providing contemplative and stunning flower arrangements for the altars. She is also a recently retired psychotherapist.
Gaelyn Godwin Roshi: Practice Period: Turning Things Around
Gaelyn Godwin Roshi
Dharma Talk by Abbot Gaelyn Godwin, Abiding Teacher of HZC.
Vicki Glenn: Lojong
Dharma Talk by Zengetsu Vicki Glenn, Ino/Head of the Meditation Hall of HZC, senior Zen sewing teacher, senior member of HZC, and teacher of children. Zengetsu received ordination as a Zen Priest on June 10, 2018.
Brandon Lamson: Continuous Practice
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 founder of the Dharma Punx group at HZC.
Shinshu Roberts Roshi: Being-Time
Shinshu Roberts Roshi
As part of the annual AZTA meeting hosted by Houston Zen Center this year, we have a special dharma talk from a visiting teacher.
Shinshu Roberts is the co-Abiding Teacher of Ocean Gate Zen Center in Santa Cruz California. Her most recent publication is Being-Time: A Practitioner's Guide to Dogen Zenji's Shobogenzo Uji. This is an important text and commentary for all students of Zen.
Shinshu, a native Texan, is visiting HZC for the first time. She trained for 17 years at San Francisco Zen Center, and has been a Zen priest since 1988. She received dharma transmission in 2005 from Sojun Mel Weitsman, Roshi, and recognition as an International Teacher from the Soto Zen School in Japan. The dharma talk is open to everyone.
Judson Dunn: Emptiness and Suchness
Dharma Talk by Heido Judson Dunn, a senior member of HZC. Judson is the Vice-President of the Board of HZC as well as the membership director. He is also one of IT tech guides for HZC
Matt Brownlie: The Power of Intention, in Practice and in Life
Matt Brownlie
A Dharma Talk by Koun Matt Brownlie, a senior member of HZC, during the one day sitting on July 14th, 2018.
Abbot Gaelyn Godwin Roshi: Lojong and the Rules of Improv
Abbot Gaelyn Godwin Roshi gives the Dharma Talk in Sunday, July 8th 2018.
Kogen Glen Duval: The Four Students
Glen Duval
Kogen Glen Duval is one of the founders of Houston Zen Center. He currently serves as the co-Tanto, co-Head of Practice, a guiding spirit at HZC. He is in the process of relocating to Santa Fe, NM with his family and will be greatly missed, although he will return to Houston several times each year for 2-week practice visits.
Glen gives the Dharma Talk on Sunday, July 1st 2018.
Audrey Charlton: The Care of Hungry Ghosts
Audrey Charlton
Audrey's Dharma Name means Snow Wisdom, Abiding in Truth. She is a member of the Board of Directors of Zen Center; a member of the Ikebana (Way of Flowers) group, and a member of the Kaleidoscope Working Group.
Audrey Charlton gives the Dharma Talk on Sunday, June 24th 2018.