Shundo David Haye – Zen Priest

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  • Soyen Shaku

    ‘Dhyana then is a discipline in tranquillization. It aims at giving to a mind the time…

  • Joshu

    ‘The master questioned two new arrivals. The master asked the first one, “Have you been here…

  • Mokufu Sonin

    ‘Master Keizan Jokin asked the nun Mokufu Sonin, “The winter is coming to an end and…

  • No Complaints

    I know a few priests who have trained in Japan, and every now and again you…

  • Dogen

    ‘There has never yet been anyone who supposed time to be coming and going who has…

  • Going Inside

    There was an abrupt change in the schedule at the County Jail a few weeks ago,…

  • It Is The Time Of Flowers…

    … And flowers have arrived. I used that Dogen quote on my shuso ceremony invitation, and it came…

  • Cheri Huber

    ‘We are conditioned to believe that our two choices are to be perfect or not to…

  • Jakusho Kwong

    ‘In a Zen temple or monastery collecting garbage is one of the most important jobs. When…

  • Jon Kabat-Zinn

    ‘We are constantly shoveling into our minds more things to react to; more things to think,…