Gayle Klaybor: Not Knowing Mind

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.

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

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.