“Strictly speaking, there are no enlightened people,
there is only enlightened activity.”
Shunryu Suzuki Roshi
DHARMA FILES
Recent talks given at HZC by various teachers in mp3 format. Click to play.
Ring the bell to go to the 2011 archive.
Previous year's talks are under the Audio tab.
Gaelyn Godwin: The Mountain Seat Ceremony. 4.14.12
Gaelyn Godwin: Concentration and Meditation. 3.31.12
Parmita Bairi Derden: Enthusiastic Effort. 3.24.12
Glen Kogen Duval: Parenting, Together. 3.17.12
Gaelyn Godwin: Seeds of Consciousness. 3.10.12
Rev. Rusan Dale Kent: Just This. 3.3.12
Tenshin Reb Anderson Roshi: First Retreat Dharma Talk. 2.22.12
Tenshin Reb Anderson Roshi: Second Retreat Dharma Talk. 2.23.12
Tenshin Reb Anderson Roshi: Third Retreat Dharma Talk. 2.24.12 Afternoon
Tenshin Reb Anderson Roshi: Fourth Retreat Dharma Talk. 2.24.12 Evening
Tenshin Reb Anderson Roshi: Fifth Retreat Dharma Talk. 2.25.12 Morning
Tom Jitsudo Biddle: In Defense of the Preposterous. 2.18.12
Terry Conrad: Walking the Dharma. 2.11.12
Gaelyn Godwin: Kind Speech. 2.4.12
Vicki Zengetsu Glenn: Meeting the Moon. 1.28.12
Gaelyn Godwin: The Dragon Appears, Ultimate and Conventional. 1.21.12
Flint Sparks: Ordinary Practice. 1.7.12
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HOUSTON ZEN CENTER
Houston Zen Center is a place to practice meditation in the Zen tradition. The Center offers daily meditation, introductory and
advanced classes on Zen, as well as classes on other topics in Buddhism and spirituality. The Center is open to everyone who is interested in
practicing meditation; the Center’s members come from all walks of life. We offer longer meditation retreats throughout the year and this
website is updated frequently.
The Daily Sitting Schedule is listed on our
PRACTICE link. For a Google map and directions to the Center, click here:
MAP AND DIRECTIONS.
The lovely downloadable MONTHLY CALENDAR (Pdf 816KB) lists this month's current events.
PRACTICE
INTRODUCTION TO
ZEN SITTING
If you are new to Zen or meditation, 
please come to our Wednesday introduction. We offer a one-hour introduction on the first Wednesday of each month, beginning at 6:30 p.m. There is no charge and everyone is welcome.
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PRACTICE
INTRODUCTION TO
ZEN MEDITATION
Five Week Series
Jun. 21–Jul. 19, 2012.
Next Five Week Series
Aug. 16–Sept. 13, 2012.
Taught by Abiding Teacher, Gaelyn Godwin, with the assistance of senior practitioners,
this class is for people new to meditation, as well as those who want to establish a regular practice. The series provides an introduction to
Zen theory and practice. Each class includes discussion and meditation. See the
events page to sign up and for full class listings.
EVENTS
Shuso Ceremony
May 19, 2012
7:00 pm
Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend this ceremony for our Shuso, Head Monk, Rev. Yazan Dave Johnson. After a year of
service as the head monk,
Dave receives the sangha's questions (and congratulations) in this ceremony
of Dharma Inquiry. Let's all join in and bring forth the Dharma. Bring a question from your practice and
your life.
Mountain Seat Ceremony
April 7, 2012
Thank you to the entire sangha in the ten directions for this magnificent ceremony. Photos, video clips and transcripts of some of the poems,
dharma words and statements are posted on the
events page.
Practice Period
Intensive
Led by Abbot Gaelyn Godwin
April 28 – May 19
HZC again offers an opportunity to deepen
and intensify practice. You can attend as much
of the practice period as your schedule allows.
The Head Monk is Rev. Yazan Dave Johnson.
The Practice Period ends with a 4 day Sesshin, May 16–19,
co–led by Rev. Kokyo Henkel, Resident Teacher of Santa Cruz
Zen Center in California. Full information will be posted on the
events page.
Sesshin
Led by Abbot Gaelyn Godwin
and Kokyo Henkel, Sensei
May 16–19
5:30 am – 9 pm
Co–led by
Shuso Yazan Dave Johnson.
See the events page for more information and to sign up.
ZEN: A HISTORY
A 6 Week Class
May 15–Jun. 26,
See the
events page for more information and to sign up.
DHARMA PUNX
Sundays at 1:00 pm. David Hayes 
facilitates a peer-led sitting group Sundays. Meetings begin at 1 pm and include meditation and discussion.
Email us, or drop by for the meeting. See you Sunday!