Shundo David Haye – Zen Priest

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  • Chiang Wei-nung

    ‘The ten directions are all within the sky. But actually they are all within a single…

  • The Emptiness of Emptiness

    ‘According with sameness is still not enlightenment.’ (Sandokai – Sekito Kisen) ‘The Buddha… urges Subhuti to look…

  • Radiant Light in the Ten Directions

    Wilbur was entirely autumnal last weekend. Rain having passed through, there was a serene clarity to…

  • Dogen

    ‘An ancient buddha said: Attaining the way – a thousand snowflakes disappear. Painting green mountains –…

  • Blanche Hartman

    This is a repost, but when I was looking for words I had written about Blanche…

  • Katagiri Roshi

    ‘Spiritual practice must be carried out quietly and calmly because a passage to freedom opens to…

  • Shodo Harada

    ‘Where this idea of enlightenment often becomes a problem is when everyone reads the writings of…

  • Asan

    ‘When Master Hakuin was invited to the town of Shinano, an enlightened laywoman by the name…

  • Hongzhi

    ‘Your body sits silently; your mind quiescent, unmoving. Your mouth is so still that moss grows…

  • A Rainbow over the Golden Gate

    Rain arrived as forecast on Wednesday, and it felt like a deliverance. The air was markedly…