Austin Zen Center Dharma Talks

Dharma talk by Chris Azbill, recorded at the Austin Zen Center on February 1, 2025.

Dharma talk by Pat Yingst, recorded at the Austin Zen Center on January 25, 2025.

Dharma talk by Reverend Choro Antonaccio, recorded at the Austin Zen Center on January 18, 2025.

Dharma talk by Konjin Gaelyn Godwin Roshi, Abbot of the Houston Zen Center, recorded at the Austin Zen Center on October 5, 2024.

About Practice Periods: Practice Period (Jp.  Ango  , or “peaceful dwelling”) offer a rare and ideal opportunity for both beginners and experienced Zen practitioners to support each other in bringing  zazen  into daily life. Over this eight-week period we will have the chance to renew and focus our practice and study our way-seeking-mind. There are some minimum requirements for participation, but...

Dharma talk by Reverend Choro Antonaccio, recorded at the Austin Zen Center on August 24, 2024.

Dharma talk by Reverend Choro Antonaccio, recorded at the Austin Zen Center on August 17, 2024.

Dharma talk by Kyosho Valorie Beer, recorded at the Austin Zen Center on July 13, 2024.

Dharma talk by Reverend Choro Antonaccio, recorded at the Austin Zen Center on July 6, 2024.

Dharma talk by ShiOn Pat Yingst, recorded at the Austin Zen Center on June 9, 2024.

Dharma talk by Shijun Heather Martin, recorded at the Austin Zen Center on June 22, 2024.

Dharma talk by Reverend Choro Antonaccio, recorded at the Austin Zen Center on June 15, 2024.

Dharma talk by Reverend Ryushin Andrea Thach, recorded at the Austin Zen Center on June 1, 2024.

Dharma talk by Reverend Choro Antonaccio, recorded at the Austin Zen Center on May 25, 2024.

Dharma talk by ShiOn Pat Yingst, recorded at the Austin Zen Center on May 18, 2024.

Dharma talk by Reverend Daigan Gaither, recorded at the Austin Zen Center on May 11, 2024.

Dharma talk by Reverend Teah Strozer, recorded at the Austin Zen Center on April 6, 2024.

Dharma talk by Reverend Choro Antonaccio, recorded at the Austin Zen Center on March 23, 2024.

Dharma talk by ShiOn Pat Yingst, recorded at the Austin Zen Center on March 16, 2024.

Dharma talk by Reverend Tova Green, recorded at the Austin Zen Center on February 10, 2024.

Dharma talk by Reverend Choro Antonaccio, recorded at the Austin Zen Center on February 3, 2024.

Dharma talk by Reverend Steven Tierney, recorded at the Austin Zen Center on January 13, 2024

Dharma talk by Reverend Choro Antonaccio, recorded at the Austin Zen Center on January 6, 2024.

This talk by Rev. Choro Antonaccio was given at the Austin Zen Center on January 14, 2023. Rev. Choro Antonaccio  began formal Zen practice at Chapel Hill Zen Center in 1999. She received lay precepts from her teacher, Rev. Josho Patricia Phelan, in 2001 and priest ordination in 2010. She was shuso in Chapel Hill in 2016. Rev. Choro has practiced at the three temples of San Francisco Zen Center in...

Rev. Dōshin Mako Voelkel began practicing at San Francisco Zen Center in 1997. In 2002, she ended a teaching position in philosophy to enter 10 years of monastic practice at Tassajara. Ordained by Ryushin Paul Haller in 2004, and Shuso in 2009. Mako landed at the Austin Zen Center in 2013 and served as the Head Teacher until June of 2022.