Shundo David Haye – Zen Priest

May 2026

  • Franz Wright

    Forget the world and then forgetthat word.From things about to disappearbe one who turned away in…

  • Robin Wall Kimmerer

    ‘”It’s our way,” (Lena) says, ” to take only what we need. I’ve always been told…

  • Suzuki Roshi

    ‘There is no end– there is no end in our practice. Because there is no end…

  • Yanyang

    After Yanyang assumed the abbacy of a temple, a monk asked him, “What is Buddha?”Yanyang said,…

  • Sweltering

    I have long maintained – certainly since my trip back to the UK in the winter…

  • Torei Zenji

    ‘If you want to be free from this world of suffering, first you must contemplate impermanence.…

  • Carole Cadwalladr

    ‘Gaza was the deadliest conflict for journalists ever recorded. Israel has killed 232 Palestinian journalists since…

  • Harry Roberts

    The fawn lies quietin the grass;The lily does not sing

  • What’s It All About?

    This post first appeared on my Patreon page: I don’t know how I started thinking about…

  • Sharon Salzberg

    ‘Real love allows for failure and suffering. All of us have made mistakes, and some of…