Shundo David Haye – Zen Priest

May 2026

  • Jeannie Suk Gersen

    ‘In a piercing and animated dissenting opinion, Justice Elena Kagan, joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor and…

  • Yang Wan Li 

    Standing by the stream waiting for the moon to rise;But knowing how impatient I am, the…

  • Counting Down

    We’re getting closer to our trip to England, and most of the little things are falling…

  • Domyo Burk

    ‘When we find that our lives are being compromised by the myth of scarcity, generosity is…

  • Koshin Paley Ellison

    ‘Some people avoid commitment entirely because they are afraid of disappointment. I understand this. Perhaps if…

  • Dogen

    ‘How, then, are we to understand that this state of buddha is the same as us?…

  • Melissa Myozen Blacker

    ‘In Buddhism, we say that the three poisons of greed, anger, and ignorance form the basic…

  • Jasmine Sun

    ‘Powerful A.I. may look alien, but the political dilemmas it raises are not. Some economic policy experts predict…

  • Anzan Daiko

    Eyes shut,
mouth open.
Eyes open,
mouth shut,

Eyes and mouth
open and open.
They say,

”Shivering of plum blossoms
on black branch
shakes loose…

  • May Days

    It’s been a while since I taught a class at Zen Center, and while I have…