Dharma Talk by Abbot Gaelyn Godwin, Abiding Teacher of HZC
Shinji Mary Carol Edwards : The Time of Enlightenment
Dharma talk by Assistant Teacher of HZC Shinji Mary Carol Edwards. Mary Carol is a landscape designer, wetlands restoration expert, and owner/founder of Green Star Wetland Plant Farm.
Rev. Gyōzan Royce Johnson : Gratitude
Dharma talk by Rev. Gyōzan Royce Johnson, assistant priest of Houston Zen Center.
Abbot Gaelyn Godwin : Attention
Dharma Talk by Abbot Gaelyn Godwin, Abiding Teacher of HZC.
Sanran Maite Leal : The Dharma of Water
Dharma talk by Sanran Maite Leal. Maite is a senior member of HZC. She is the recent Shuso / Head Monk, of the 2023 Practice Period of Every Day Life. She is an art protector and restorer at MFAH. Her Dharma Names means Orchid of the Mountains.
Musō Constance Braden : The Four Elements
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.
