Houston Zen Center Dharma Talks

Dharma Talk by Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, a Soto Zen priest and the Abiding Abbot of Green Gulch Farm Jiryu is a Soto Zen teacher in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, with dharma transmission from Sojun Mel Weitsman. Jiryu has trained residentially in Zen temples since 1996, and currently serves as a co-Abbot of San Francisco Zen Center through his role as Abiding Abbot of Green Gulch Farm Zen Cent...

Dharma Talk by Abbot Gaelyn Godwin, Abiding Teacher of HZC. Abbot Gaelyn Godwin : The Mountains and Watersof Your Life Download

Dharma Talk by Keisen Lynn Snow, PhD. Lynn is a lay-entrusted dharma teacher and a senior member of Houston Zen Center. She leads a group of meditators in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where she is also a professor of psychology, specializing in geriatric psychology. Lynn Snow, Keisen/Joyful River : Thusness, Part 2 Download

Dharma Talk by Keisen Lynn Snow, PhD. Lynn is a lay-entrusted dharma teacher and a senior member of Houston Zen Center. She leads a group of meditators in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where she is also a professor of psychology, specializing in geriatric psychology. Lynn Snow, Keisen/Joyful River : Thusness, Part 1 Download

Dharma Talk by Kristin Diggs. Kristin Diggs is a Soto Zen priest in the Suzuki Roshi lineage. She was the Head Monk/Shuso at Tassajara for the Spring Ango 2025, and currently serves on Senior Staff at Tassajara. She trained residentially for eight and a half years at Green Gulch, Tassajara, and the San Francisco City Center, beginning in 2014. She was lay ordained by Tenshin Reb Anderson in 2017 a...

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: The Whole Works. PART 3: June 16: 6:30-8:30 pm - Class at Houston Zen Center. Kokyo Roshi recently founded Bright Window Hermitage , a retreat place in the Santa Lucia Mountains of California, along with his...

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: The Whole Works. PART 2 : June 15: 9:45 am - Sunday dharma talk. Everyone welcome. Donations to Henkel Roshi are welcome. Kokyo Roshi recently founded Bright Window Hermitage , a retreat place in the Santa L...

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: The Whole Works. PART1: June 14: 6-8 pm - Class at Houston Zen Center. Everyone welcome. Donations to Henkel Roshi are welcome. Kokyo Roshi recently founded Bright Window Hermitage , a retreat place in the S...

Dharma Talk by Kenkai Brandon Lamson. Brandon is a senior member of HZC. He is a poet and professor of creative writing at UT Austin. Kenkai Brandon Lamson : Exprssing the Dream Within the Dream Download

Dharma talk by Hōgetsu Rick Mitchell, long-time senior member of HZC. The talk will be on Dogen’s Shobogenzo 26: Going Beyond Buddha . Rick 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. Rick Mitchell, Dharma Moon : Going Beyond Buddha Do...

Dharma Talk by Musō Constance Braden. Constance is the founder and primary teacher of Houston Iyengar Yoga Studio. Musō Constance Braden : Sound of the Stream, Form of the Mountain Download

Dharma Talk by Abbot Gaelyn Godwin, Abiding Teacher of HZC. Abbot Gaelyn Godwin : Sesshin Talk 5 of 5 Download

Dharma Talk by Ryūshin Dave Smith. Ryūshin is a the Shuso / Head Monk of the current practice period. He is a senior practitioner at HZC. After a career in IT, Ryūshin now serves as a hospice volunteer as well as co-leading EPP. Shuso Ryūshin Dave Smith Sesshin Talk 4 of 5 Download

Dharma Talk by Abbot Gaelyn Godwin, Abiding Teacher of HZC. Abbot Gaelyn Godwin : Sesshin Talk 3 of 5 Download

Dharma Talk by Ryūshin Dave Smith. Ryūshin is a the Shuso / Head Monk of the current practice period. He is a senior practitioner at HZC. After a career in IT, Ryūshin now serves as a hospice volunteer as well as co-leading EPP. Shuso Ryūshin Dave Smith Sesshin Talk 2 of 5 Download

Dharma Talk by Abbot Gaelyn Godwin, Abiding Teacher of HZC. Abbot Gaelyn Godwin : Sesshin Talk 1 of 5 Download

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. Shinji Mary Carol Edwards : The Moon Download

Dharma Talk by Ryūshin Dave Smith. Ryūshin is a the Shuso / Head Monk of the current practice period. He is a senior practitioner at HZC. After a career in IT, Ryūshin now serves as a hospice volunteer as well as co-leading EPP Dharma Talk by Shuso Ryūshin Dave Smith : Way Seeking Mind : Prediction Download

Dharma talk by Kōkai Kent Rutter. Kent is a long-time member of Houston Zen Center. His Dharma Name means Luminous Ocean. He is the leader of the 16 Bodhisattva Precepts series of classes. He is also an attorney. Kent Kōkai Rutter : The Old Mirror Download

Dharma Talk by Abbot Gaelyn Godwin, Abiding Teacher of HZC. Abbot Gaelyn Godwin : The Bodhisattva of Great Compassion : NOTE Partial Talk Download

Dharma Talk by Zen Priest Zenki Dillo. Zenki Dillo Roshi is the Resident Teacher at Boulder Zen Center. He began his Zen practice in 1996 at the San Francisco Zen Center. For 20 years, he practiced monastically at the Crestone Mountain Zen Center. In 2013, he received dharma transmission from Zentatsu Baker Roshi. Since then he has been Boulder Zen Center’s Guiding Teacher. In 2020, he m...

Dharma talk by Rev. Gyōzan Royce Johnson, Vice-President of the Board of Directors, and assistant priest of Houston Zen Center. Rev. Gyōzan Royce Johnson : Continuous Practice : Part 2

Dharma Talk by Leo Kagen Golub. Leo’s Dharma Name is Kagen Ryotan Fire Regarder, Complete Abundance. Leo is a senior member of HZC, and the chair of the Finance Committee. Leo Kagen Golub : Continuous Practice : Part 1 Download

Dharma Talk by Yuhō Wade Maggert, long time HZC member, Psychotherapist, and facilitator of HZC’s Queer Dharma Group., Yuhō Wade Maggert : The Radiant Light Download

Dharma Talk by Abbot Gaelyn Godwin, Abiding Teacher of HZC. Abbot Gaelyn Godwin : Sky Flowers and the Ideological Brain Download