shundo

  • House and Home

    The last time I moved house was three years ago, but it was a pretty straightforward…

  • Mitsu Suzuki

    ‘When he got only one or two people, I said, “Hojo-san, I wish you had had…

  • Vanessa Zuisei Goddard

    ‘My first teacher, John Daido Loori Roshi, used to speak of taking refuge as abiding in…

  • Rebecca Solnit

    ‘The wisest people I know are aware that the stresses, atrocities, divisions and divergences from norms…

  • Longya

    One room,
one quilt,
one jar,
one bowl.
Enough.

 The path 
winds down 
to the village but 
I don’t even…

  • Shodo Harada

    ‘We are all incomplete in how we are and how we live. As incomplete as we…

  • Paula Arai

    ‘Chanting from the heart is a ubiquitous practice in domestic Zen. It is a basic tool…

  • Gathering

    June is a busy month on my calendar; one of those times when it is good…

  • Suzuki Roshi

    Student: Docho Roshi, I’m afraid to ask you a question. Why?SR: Because you see me as…

  • Dogen

    ‘Truly, having aroused bodhi mind and having practiced and studied with good teachers is a great…