Dharma Talk by Seiko Troy Porter. Troy is one of the founding members of HZC. He received the Bodhisattva Precepts in November, 2006. He has served on the Board of Directors of HZC, and currently serves on the Strategic Plan Working Group of the Center. He is a Global Capital Projects Estimating Manager, a published author, and the Chair of the Board of the Rothko Chapel.
Abbot Gaelyn Godwin : Collective Mind
Dharma Talk by Abbot Gaelyn Godwin, Abiding Teacher of HZC.
Kogen Glen Duval : Reflections on Walking the Path of Preparation
Dharma talk by Kogen Glen Duval, one of the founding members of HZC. He now lives in Santa Fe, NM with his family, and practices with Upaya Zen Center.
Rev. Colin Gipson : Buddha's Big Toe
Dharma Talk by Zen Priest Colin Gipson, Abiding Teacher of San Antonio Zen Center.
Hogetsu Rick Mitchell, Dharma Moon : The Mind Moves : the Story of Huineng, the Sixth Ancestor of Chinese Zen
Dharma talk by Hōgetsu Rick Mitchell, long-time senior member of HZC. He 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.
Rev. Gyōzan Royce Johnson : Shuso Talk / Green Gulch
Dharma talk by Rev. Gyōzan Royce Johnson, assistant priest of Houston Zen Center.
Abbot Gaelyn Godwin : The Light of Candles
Dharma Talk by Abbot Gaelyn Godwin, Abiding Teacher of HZC.
Hondo Dave Rutschman : Contemplating Reality With a Loving Gaze
Dharma Talk by Rev. Hondo Dave Rutschman, Shuso/Head Student of the 2018-2019 Practice Period. Hondo is also a therapist in private practice, a grief counselor, a parent to two children, and a poet and writer.
Abbot Gaelyn Godwin : Rohatsu Sesshin Talk V : Fukanzazengi
Dharma Talk by Abbot Gaelyn Godwin, Abiding Teacher of HZC.
Seirin Tim Schorre : Rohatsu Sesshin Talk IV : Fukanzazengi
Dharma Talk by Rev. Seirin Tim Schorre. Tim is a Zen Priest, an architect, an assistant teacher at Houston Zen Center, and co-leads HZC’s prison outreach program.