Shundo David Haye – Zen Priest

‘I read the Shobogenzo because Dogen’s vision of how the world functions, and the importance of bodhisattva practice is a manyfaceted diamond. I believe that for Dogen all of reality can be viewed from different angles. And each face of the diamond is part of a larger whole called reality itself. Dogen had an altruistic vision. This vision is a unified theory of reality’s functioning through the self of each and every being’s activity. So, of course this includes us. Dogen’s work is aimed at us as human beings and as Buddhas. His vision of our place in the mandala of a Buddha’s life and practice is optimistic and encouraging. It is inspiring and occasionally opens our minds and hearts to such an extent that we share his all-encompassing vision, and we act accordingly.’ (from the Soto Zen Journal)