shundo

  • Dogen

    ‘Why leave behind the seat in your own home to wander in vain through the dusty…

  • High Pressure

    Summer in February is definitely a thing in San Francisco. The forecast showed a spike in…

  • Jakushitsu Genko

    To make every day a pleasant day is not an easy task. The doors please and…

  • Gendo Lucy Xiao

    ‘Sometimes to renunciate means to dedicate one’s life to practicing the dharma in monastic forms. Sometimes…

  • Diane di Prima

    ‘Meeting Suzuki Roshi for the first time, I met some rock-bottom place in myself. I have…

  • Parinirvana Sutra

    ‘Monks, if you get into hollow discussions, your mind will be scattered. Then, you will be…

  • Jakusho Kwong

    ‘In a Zen temple or monastery collecting garbage is one of the most important jobs. When…

  • Judy Lief

    ‘Anxiety thrives on compulsive thinking, entranced and powered by thoughts of failure and disaster; meditation is…

  • Suzuki Roshi

    ‘Just because you try to be something else, you know, you lose your reality. Do you…

  • Genro

    Friends of my childhood Are all well known now. They discuss philosophy; They write essays and…