Shundo David Haye – Zen Priest

personal

  • Dislocations

    As the war continues in Ukraine, and the news reports continue to depress and horrify, I…

  • Knowing and Not-Knowing

    As in other recent times of crisis, from Trump’s election, to the pandemic, to the George…

  • What Is It Good For?

    I don’t know if I have anything insightful to say about the war. The last few…

  • Doubling up

    Towards the end of last year, I had the opportunity to officiate weddings on consecutive days,…

  • High Pressure

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

  • Barbara O’Brien

    ‘Zen’s stories also have created Zen’s identity as a tradition. The tradition that is Zen came…

  • Year Of The Tiger

    Over the weekend, I noticed that the city was quite festooned with red, due to two…

  • Suzuki Roshi

    ‘Some people, you know, may be envious of bird or cats or dogs who enjoy the…

  • A Ferry Ride In The Fog

    On Friday morning, I was listening to Suzuki Roshi’s Calmness talk, ahead of this morning’s third…

  • Big Skies

    By way of a contrast to the damp and cold weather a few weeks ago, we…