Dharma Talks

Colin discusses dānapāramitā, its importance, and the various ways one can practice generosity.

Heather Martin discusses the importance of following one’s breath in practice and life.

Myrna Toohey, a longtime practitioner at the San Antonio Zen Center gives a talk on Mindfulness and Loving Kindness. She is currently enrolled in the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program (MMTCP) and is studying under Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach.

Colin discusses a case from Mumonkan, or The Gateless Gate.

Dokan Rick Wadsworth discusses his experiences with racism and how to combat it through the lens of Zen practice.

Colin discusses Right Action, how it connects to the Bodhisattva Precepts, other facets of the Eightfold Path, and the role that conduct plays in our lives and relationships with others.

Jisan Tova Green visits San Antonio Zen Center as Liason of Branching Streams Zen Centers and Sitting Groups to give a dharma talk on belonging and the importance of creating spaces where people can feel welcomed and themselves.

Colin Gipson references Chapters 2-3 of the Diamond Sutra to frame the mindfulness of embarking on the Bodhisattva path.

Myoshin Laurie Haley discusses the concept of fear.

Colin speaks about the power of loving-kindness, one of the Brahmaviharas, or heavenly abodes, and the merit of cultivating it.

Tim Kroll, Director of the Austin Zen Center, speaks about zazen.

Colin speaks about Right Intention.

On the day of David’s Jukai Ceremony, Colin reminds us about loving and supporting our sangha. 

Shinji Mary Carol Edwards speaks about Buddhanature.

Colin speaks about the importance of consistency of zazen practice and the support of the sangha.

Dokan Rick Wadsworth speaks about the Self and the Heart Sutra. 

Doshin Gerald Schulz speaks about the Eight Pillars of Joy, sourcing the wisdom of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, both the Honorable 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso and Bishop Desmond Tutu. 

Norman Fischer, acclaimed author, poet, and Soto Zen priest (formerly co-abbot of the San Francisco Zen Center) visits the San Antonio Zen Center to present his new book, The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path and give a dharma talk about the power of imagination.