Shundo David Haye – Zen Priest

personal

  • Zazen Instruction

    I had my own brush with impermanence recently, a salutary reminder that there are many things…

  • Tahui

    ‘Buddhas are those who have comprehended and completed things in the realm of sentient beings; sentient…

  • Reminders of Impermanence

    In my quieter moments I am still spending time keeping Zen Center’s dharma talk offerings up-to-date,…

  • Gesshin Greenwood

    ‘Usually in our busy, modern lives there is a list of things we need or want…

  • Kakuan Shion

    I normally post poems without much commentary, but I thought I would say more about the…

  • Zenju Earthlyn Manuel

    ‘When fear, anger, frustration, or “why me” arises, ground yourself in the ordinariness of your life…

  • Panshan

    (Zen Speaks) I have been thinking about including some of these cartoons for a while. I…

  • Nyogen Senzaki

    ‘Perseverance is another name for Buddhist life.’ (Eloquent Silence) I had this one lined up as…

  • Dogen

    ‘King Wen asked Minister Tai, “You made an effort to recommend wise people, but as yet…

  • The Fire of No-Self

    ‘Once, while Lingyou was acting as attendant to Baizhang… Baizhang said to him, “Stick a poker…