Shundo David Haye – Zen Priest

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Smoke and the Water

Going offline is not very taxing for me. I have done it for months at a…
Shundo Aoyama

‘When the abbot or any of the teachers is away from the temple for a week…
Dogen

‘The boundary of the known is not clear; this is because the known [which appears limited]…
Nothing To Hold Onto

I was browsing a well-known Buddhist website recently, and came across an article that I know…
Yunmen

‘A monk asked Yunmen, “What is the teaching of a lifetime?” Yunmen replied, “An appropriate response.” (Blue…
Sunday poem

The breeze in the oaks The breeze in the pines Are they the same or different?
This Land is Our Land

These days, instead of getting up early in the morning to sit, I tend to stay…
Mumon

‘Buddhism makes mind its foundation and no-gate its gate. Now, how do you pass through this…
What I think about when I am running

When the weather is good, I tend to run less. This goes back to when I…
Zen Mind

I am regularly asked what drew me into zen practice, and a part of my usual…