Shundo David Haye – Zen Priest

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  • Koun Yamada

    ‘Put your questions on the shelf and practice zazen; you’ll get your own answers.’ (Zen: The Authentic Gate) At…

  • Nyogen Senzaki

    ‘I appreciate your enthusiasm in copying my lectures and keeping them, but remember that I speak…

  • Sylvia Boorstein

    ‘Mind states come and go. Even quiet mind states.’ (It’s Easier Than You Think) A good reminder…

  • Activating Resilience

    Among the conversations I have been having over recent weeks, at Tassajara, as well as at…

  • Buddha Work

    In the Tassajara shop, there was (and probably still is) a sign hanging behind the main…

  • The Intimacy of Sangha

    After my nourishing week in the mountains, and a turn-around in the city just long enough…

  • Keizan Jokin

    ‘Do no say that “I alone am honored” is Buddha, and do not say that he…

  • Kobun Chino

    ‘Why do we forget the self? To attain supreme prefect enlightenment? I am sorry, it isn’t…

  • Frogs In Cabarga Creek

    Perhaps the most surprising thing about my week at Tassajara is that the temperature in San…

  • The Tenth Grave Precept

    I vow not to disparage the Three Treasures. (Zen Center) Experience the intimacy of things. Do not defile…