HOUSTON ZEN CENTER
Houston Zen Center is a place to practice meditation in the Zen tradition. The Center offers daily meditation, classes on Buddhism including Introduction to Meditation, as well as advanced classes, workshops, meditation retreats, and frequent dharma talks. The Center’s members come from all walks of life and its meditation practice is open to everyone. See the schedule.
“Breathing: What we call "I"
is just a swinging door which moves
when we inhale and
when we exhale.”
SHUNRYU SUZUKI ROSHI
THE DHARMA FILES
Recent talks given at HZC by various teachers in mp3 format.
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Jim Drew: 6.20.09
Gaelyn Godwin: On Happiness, Part II. 6.13.09
Gaelyn Godwin: On Happiness. 6.6.09
Dale and Melissa Kent: The Practice of Cooking. 5.30.09
Glen Duval: Sesshin Day 4. 5.20.09
Gaelyn Godwin: Sesshin Day 3. 5.19.09
Glen Duval: Sesshin Day 2. 5.18.09
Gaelyn Godwin: Sesshin Day 1. 5.18.09
Rev. Sarah Emerson: On Ango/Practice Period. 5.16.09
Glen Duval: On Tozan Ryokai, Soto Zen Founder. 5.9.09
Glen Duval: Introductory Talk as the First Head Student of HZC. 5.6.09
Gaelyn Godwin: The Practice Period. 5.2.09
Kaz Tanahashi: The Treasury of the True Dharma Eye, Dogen's Shobogenzo. 4.25.09
Brad Warner: Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate. 4.19.09
Gaelyn Godwin: The Upside Down Views. 4.18.09
Mike Keller: For the Welfare of All Beings. 4.11.09
Gaelyn Godwin: This Peaceful Province. 4.4.09
Shoho Michael Newhall: Equanimity. 3.28.09
Karen DeCotis. 3.21.09
Gaelyn Godwin: Compassion is not a Feeling. 3.14.09
Rick Mitchell: Buddhism and God. 3.7.09
Tenshin Reb Anderson, Roshi: The Mind of No Abode.
First Evening Talk: Mind of No Abode, The Source of Bodhisattva Action. 2.24.09. | Second Morning Talk 2.25.09. | Second Afternoon Talk 2.25.09. | Second Afternoon, Discussion 2.25.09. | Third Morning Talk 2.26.09. | Third Afternoon Talk 2.26.09. | Fourth Morning Talk 2.27.09. | Fourth Afternoon Talk 2.27.09. | Fifth Afternoon Talk 2.28.09. | Sixth, and Final, Morning Talk 3.01.09.
Gaelyn Godwin: The Future Self. 2.21.09
Rev. Myokei Caine-Barrett: The Dharma of Life: A Nichiren Teacher. 2.14.09
Glen Duval: Keeping and Using the Bodhisattva Precepts. 2.8.09
Rev. Dave Wild Mountains Johnson 2.7.09
Gaelyn Godwin: Searching for the Ox: Buddhist Economics. 1.31.09
Gaelyn Godwin: The Year of the Ox. 1.24.09
Kosen Brian Burrell: Zen and Yoga. 1.17.09
Gaelyn Godwin: Gratitude for the Dark and the Light. 1.10.09
Gaelyn Godwin: Discussion following Gratitude for the Dark and the Light. 1.10.09
Joe Castleberry: The Sixteen Bodhisattva Precepts. 1.03.09
Gaelyn Godwin: Gratitude for the Light. 12.27.08
Tim Schorre: Building the Sanctuary. 12.20.08
Gaelyn Godwin: The Pleasant, The Unpleasant and the Neutral. 12.13.08
Mike Keller. 11.29.08
Gaelyn Godwin: Trust and Ritual. 11.22.08
Sojun Weitsman, Roshi: Wisdom, Compassion and Samadhi. 11.16.08
Sojun Weitsman, Roshi: On Dogen's Fukanzazengi. 11.15.08
Cathy Crouch: Insight into Hindrances. 11.8.08
Shoho Michael Newhall: Nine Stages of Shamata Practice. 11.1.08
Michael Ciborski: Mindfulness. 10.30.08
Kosho McCall. 10.27.08
Seirin Barbara Kohn. 10.25.08
Sarah Dojin Emerson. 10.18.08
Gaelyn Godwin: How to Interpret Calamity. 10.11.08
Rick Mitchell: Buddhism and Democracy. 10.4.08
Tenshin Reb Anderson, Roshi: The Lotus Sutra.
Final Talk: The Lotus Teachings. 9.26.08. | First Talk 9_26.08.
Glen Duval: Suffering and Compassion. 8.30.08
Gaelyn Godwin: The Olympics. 8.23.08
Mary Edwards: The Six Perfections. 8.16.08
Gaelyn Godwin: Use Your Imagination. 8.9.08
Vicki Drew: Mindfulness. 8.2.08
