shundo

  • Dale S. Wright

    ‘At the first level of immediate experience, a meditative person is directly aware of the surrounding…

  • Dogen

    ‘In the swift march of transiency, birth and death are vital matters. During this short life,…

  • Huangbo

    ‘One day, five people newly arrived and came to see Huangbo together. Four of them bowed.…

  • Karen Maezen Miller

    ‘As taught in the eightfold path, the right view changes everything, because when we know that…

  • Wet Weekend

    We’ve had a reassuringly decent amount of rain in the last week. It was particularly heavy…

  • Suzuki Roshi

    ‘Suzuki Roshi: If you seek for perfect wisdom, in that case there is no perfect understanding.…

  • Ryokan

    When all thoughtsAre exhaustedI slip into the woodsAnd gatherA pile of shepherd’s purse.Blending with the wind,Snow…

  • Zenkei Blanche Hartman

    ‘In the ongoing, kaleidoscopic chaos of our life there is nothing substantial to hold on to.…

  • Shodo Harada

    ‘Wisdom comes forth only from clear, quiet mind. To hold on to nothing and not leave…

  • Dogen

    ‘Mountains, rivers, and earth mind are just mountains, rivers, and the earth. There are no extra…