Shundo David Haye – Zen Priest

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  • The Monastic Life

    I don’t remember how exactly I came across this passage, but it was probably a couple…

  • Sekkei Harada

    ‘We know that Master Dogen did not lie down to rest for three years, yet he…

  • Robert White

    ‘Feelings are, among other things, your brain’s way of labeling the importance of thoughts, and importance…

  • Ceremonies and Rituals

    I have been in my robes more often this past week or so than is often…

  • Gudo Nishijima

    ‘Sho expresses plurality; it means “all,” “various,” or “many.” Ho means “dharmas,” both physical things and mental…

  • The Rhythms Of The City

    Seeing an advertisement the other day for a company that makes beautiful and expensive things reminded…

  • Joshu

    ‘A monk said, “In the day there is sunlight, at night there is firelight. What is…

  • Suzuki Roshi

    ‘The secret of Soto Zen is just two words: “Not always so.” Oops – three words…

  • Katagiri Roshi

    ‘Try to realize that you have already set yourself out in the vastness of the Buddha’s…

  • Now Hear The Shuso

    The first of the season’s shuso ceremonies took place at City Center last Saturday afternoon. Allison was…