Abbot Gaelyn Godwin Roshi gives the first talk of Sesshin.
Rev. Sengetsu Tricia McFarlin: Responding to Suffering
Dharma Talk by Sengetsu Tricia McFarlin, Zen priest and past president of HZC.
Gayle Klaybor: Grandmotherly Mind
Dharma Talk by Jika Gayle Klaybor, the co-Tanto/Head of Practice of HZC.
Gaelyn Godwin Roshi: The Buddha and the Practice Period
Dharma Talk by Abbot Gaelyn Godwin, Abiding Teacher of HZC.
Susan Moon: Faith & Ancestors
Dharma Talk by Susan Moon. Lay entrusted Dharma teacher, author, editor and photographer.
Susan Moon: Faith in Our Practice, Faith in Ourselves
A day of sitting and walking meditation, dharma talks by Zen teacher Sue Moon, and discussion. In collaboration with Florence Caplow, Sue edited the important book The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women.
Kenkai Brandon Lamson: Deep 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 leader of Houston Dharma Collective.
Henderson Smith: Embodying My Practice
Dharma talk by Henderson Smith, Jr. BS. Henderson is a Certified master teacher of Qigong & Tai Chi. He also trains in various modalities with the Center for Mind-Body Medicine.
Rev. Gyōzan Royce Johnson: Wayseeking Mind & Dependent Co-Arising
Dharma talk by Rev. Gyōzan Royce Johnson, assistant priest of Houston Zen Center.
Gaelyn Godwin Roshi: Sticky Monkey: Where the Two Worlds Meet
Dharma Talk by Abbot Gaelyn Godwin, Abiding Teacher of HZC.