Dharma Talk by Musō Constance Braden. Constance is the founder and primary teacher of Houston Iyengar Yoga Studio.
Rev. Hondo Dave Rutschman : Just As You Are : The Arrival of Bodhidharma
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.
Rick Mitchell, Dharma Moon : Mountains and Rivers Never Stay the Same
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.
Kent Kōkai Rutter : The Dharma of Elephants
Dharma talk by Kōkai Kent Rutter. Kent is a long-time member of Houston Zen Center. His Dharma Name means Luminous Ocean. He is also an attorney.
Alberto Gomez de la Torre : The Vow to Alleviate Suffering
Dharma Talk by Alberto Gomez de la Torre.
Alberto is a long-time member of Houston Zen Center. He received the Bodhisattva precepts in Quito, Ecuador in 1998, and was given the Dharma Name HoEi, Eternal Dharma. He received a second dharma name at Houston Zen Center: Creates True Humanity.
He co-leads Dharma en español. He began his practice in Quito, Ecuador with Padre Marco and studied with Ruben Habito in Dallas before arriving in Houston. He is the father of three beautiful children.
Abbot Gaelyn Godwin : Trees and Forest Bathing
Dharma Talk by Abbot Gaelyn Godwin, Abiding Teacher of HZC.
Gayle Jika Klaybor : Buddha's Enlightenment
Dharma Talk by Jika Gayle Klaybor, co-Tanto / co-Head of Practice of Houston Zen Center, and Lay Dharma Teacher.
Choro Antonaccio : Three Pure Precepts
Dharma Talk by Zen priest Choro Antonaccio.
Choro is the Abiding Teacher of Austin Zen Center. She began formal Zen practice in 1999 at Chapel Hill Zen Center, where she was lay and priest ordained by Josho Pat Phelan Roshi. Choro also trained at Tassajara, Green Gulch Farm, and City Center. She is a Dharma Heir of Abbot Gaelyn.
Rev. Colin Gipson : Transmission of Light
Dharma Talk by Zen Priest Colin Gipson, Abiding Teacher of San Antonio Zen Center.
Abbot Gaelyn Godwin : Zen Comes to Houston
Dharma Talk by Abbot Gaelyn Godwin, Abiding Teacher of HZC.
