Dharma Talk by Senior Dharma Teacher Tenshin Reb Anderson, Roshi. This is talk 2 of 6, dated February 18, from the 5 day retreat at Auspicious Cloud Zen Retreat Center, February 17-22, 2026.
Tenshin Reb Anderson, Roshi : The Teaching of Thusness: Voyaging in the Ocean of Dharma : Talk 1/6
Dharma Talk by Senior Dharma Teacher Tenshin Reb Anderson, Roshi. This is talk 1 of 6, dated February 17, from the 5 day retreat at Auspicious Cloud Zen Retreat Center, February 17-22, 2026.
Seirin Tim Schorre : Seeing Buddha
Dharma Talk by Rev. Seirin Tim Schorre. Tim is a Zen Priest, an architect, and a senior teacher at Houston Zen Center. He is the co-leader of Establishing the Path of Practice and the leader of HZC’s prison outreach program.
Shane Phelps : The Ten Directions
Dharma Talk by Shane Phelps. Shane is a long-time member of HZC. He works in the chemical distribution industry as a senior project manager. This will be his first dharma talk. Shane received the Bodhisattva precepts in 2019, and the Dharma Name ShinJō Shoshin, Heart of Peace, Authentic Lion.
Abbot Gaelyn Godwin : Washing and Purifying
Dharma Talk by Abbot Gaelyn Godwin, Abiding Teacher of HZC.
Rev. Gyōzan Royce Johnson : Plum Blossoms
Dharma talk by Rev. Gyōzan Royce Johnson, Vice-President of the Board of Directors, and assistant priest of Houston Zen Center.
Shinji Mary Carol Edwards : Buddhas and Ancestors
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.
Kokyo Henkel, Roshi : Face to Face Transmission : Talk 3 of 4
Kokyo Roshi is a dharma heir of Tenshin Zenki Roshi, and a longtime friend of Houston Zen Center.
Kokyo Henkel Roshi’s teaching during this visit will focus on the important Zen teaching: Face to Face Transmission.
January 9-11: 3-day retreat at Auspicious Cloud Zen Retreat Center led by Kokyo Roshi. The retreat is a special “Genzo-e”, a teaching retreat with several dharma talks and lectures throughout the weekend.
Kokyo Henkel, Roshi : Face to Face Transmission : Talk 4 of 4
Kokyo Roshi is a dharma heir of Tenshin Zenki Roshi, and a longtime friend of Houston Zen Center.
Kokyo Henkel Roshi’s teaching during this visit will focus on the important Zen teaching: Face to Face Transmission.
January 11: 9:45 am - Sunday dharma talk.
Kokyo Henkel, Roshi : Face to Face Transmission : Talk 2 of 4
Kokyo Roshi is a dharma heir of Tenshin Zenki Roshi, and a longtime friend of Houston Zen Center.
Kokyo Henkel Roshi’s teaching during this visit will focus on the important Zen teaching: Face to Face Transmission.
January 9-11: 3-day retreat at Auspicious Cloud Zen Retreat Center led by Kokyo Roshi. The retreat is a special “Genzo-e”, a teaching retreat with several dharma talks and lectures throughout the weekend.
