Shundo David Haye – Zen Priest

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  • Becoming Butterflies

    When I am co-leading retreats at Tassajara, I feel that most of my job is to…

  • Back From The Mountains

    I came back from Tassajara at the end of last week with the usual assortment of…

  • Joshu

    ‘A monk asked, “I ask you to say something about that which is immediately at hand.”…

  • Sharon Salzberg

    ‘Ultimately, we forgive others in order to free ourselves. What happens in our hearts is our…

  • Dogen

    ‘Even the self does not know where the self will settle down; how could others determine…

  • Sekkei Harada

    ‘The only thing we really need is diligence. Don’t look for anything, and don’t throw anything…

  • Mumon

    ‘Buddhism makes mind its foundation and no-gate its gate. Now how do you pass through this…

  • Shodo Harada

    ‘Samu: in a Zen dojo it is said,”First is samu, second is zazen, third is reading…

  • Dogen

    Staying in mountains, I gradually awaken to mountain sounds and colors Fruit growing and flowers open,…

  • Michael Stone

    ‘The unshakable sanity that comes from the wellspring of silence returns us to our selves –…