Shundo David Haye – Zen Priest

May 2026

  • Best Of Both Worlds

    As I write this, we have a few hours before we leave for the airport, on…

  • Dogen

    ‘Since a buddha receives dharma from a buddha, the buddha way is thoroughly experienced by a…

  • Roshi Joan Halifx

    ‘In a way, we are in a loneliness hangover from the pandemic. Many of our embodied…

  • Timothy Snyder

    ‘For states to thrive and to accumulate and maintain power, the right people have to be…

  • Gesshu Soko

    Searching for fame and gain
keeps everyone restlessly busy
but in the sun’s warmth 
and a peaceful breeze
everything…

  • The Sound of the Wind

    We were given some wind chimes after our mothers both died, and hung them by the…

  • Shohaku Okumura

    ‘From the beginning, however, especially in Mahayãna Buddhism, vow is essential for all bodhisatvas. In fact,…

  • Suzuki Roshi

    ‘Even the name of Buddhism is already a dirty spot on our practice. What is important…

  • Charlotte Joko Beck

    ‘I’m often accused of emphasizing the difficulties in practice. The accusation is true. Believe me, the…

  • Eido Frances Carney

    ‘When a person takes on the Okesa, and begins practice wearing the Robe, we refer to…