Shundo David Haye – Zen Priest

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  • Baizhang

    ‘One day the old monk Baizhang, addressing his assembly, said, “Work the rice field for me,…

  • Alison Gopnik

    ‘I think that kind of open-ended meditation and the kind of consciousness that it goes with…

  • Corey Ichigen Hess

    ‘Out in the world, no one cares if you had kensho. No one cares how hard…

  • Fengxhue

    ‘A monk asked Fengxhue, “Speech and silence are concerned with equality and differentation. How can I…

  • Tesshu Yamaoka

    Falling blossoms are scattering on the ground. No one ever tries to sweep them away. Birds…

  • A Second Blossoming

    A typhoon came across the Pacific in our direction last week. We had some grey and…

  • Mazu

    ‘A monk asked, “How can one gain accordance with the Way?” Master Mazu said, “I’ve never…

  • Dale S. Wright

    ‘Every choice we face provides us with an opportunity either to embrace or to break the…

  • Shodo Harada

    ‘That which has to be realized is not something outside of ourselves or something that we…

  • Robin Wall Kimmerer

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