shundo

  • Shauzhou Zhangjing

    Shauzhou Zhangjing said to the assembly, “If you take one step forward, you will be at…

  • Shitou

    ‘As you are will not do; not as you are will not do. Either way, nothing…

  • Dharma Gates Of Joy And Ease

    As we approach the one-year anniversary of moving into lockdown, it seems inevitable that there will…

  • Daowu

    ‘Daowu was sitting on the high seat of meditation when a monk came and asked, “What…

  • Longya Judun

    One room,one quilt,one jar,one bowl.Enough. The pathwinds downto the village butI don’t even knowwhat the houses…

  • Dogen

    ‘This mountain monk has not lectured for the sake of the assembly for a long time.…

  • Nan Shepherd

    ‘I began to discover the mountain in itself. Everything became good to me, its contours, its…

  • Suzuki Roshi

    ‘If I– if you see me, you may ask, “Is there lecture tonight?” Maybe I’m very…

  • Sekkei Harada

    ‘Of the religions of the world we can say that many or even most are comprised…

  • Shohaku Okumura

    ‘As a bodhisattva, we can never say, ‘I have achieved all vows’. We cannot be proud…