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 Santa Lucia Mountains of California, along with his wife Rev. Shōhō KuebastHe has trained in Japan at Bukkokuji, as well as many years at Tassajara and San Francisco Zen Center. He served as the Abiding Teacher of Santa Cruz Zen Center as well as the Tanto/Head of Practice of Green Gulch Farm Zen Center.
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Kokyo Henkel, Roshi : The Whole Works : Part 3
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 wife Rev. Shōhō Kuebast. He has trained in Japan at Bukkokuji, as well as many years at Tassajara and San Francisco Zen Center. He served as the Abiding Teacher of Santa Cruz Zen Center as well as the Tanto/Head of Practice of Green Gulch Farm Zen Center.
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Kokyo Henkel, Roshi : The Whole Works : Part 2
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 Lucia Mountains of California, along with his wife Rev. Shōhō Kuebast. He has trained in Japan at Bukkokuji, as well as many years at Tassajara and San Francisco Zen Center. He served as the Abiding Teacher of Santa Cruz Zen Center as well as the Tanto/Head of Practice of Green Gulch Farm Zen Center.
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Kenkai Brandon Lamson : Expressing the Dream Within the Dream
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.
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Rick Mitchell, Dharma Moon : Going Beyond Buddha
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.