Shundo David Haye – Zen Priest

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  • Frogs In Cabarga Creek

    Perhaps the most surprising thing about my week at Tassajara is that the temperature in San…

  • Dogen

    ‘Even when we have the eyes [to see mountains as] the appearance of grass and trees,…

  • Joyful Effort

    Last weekend I spent time at both temples: on Saturday I offered the zazen instruction at…

  • Revisiting Winter

    I am fond of saying that I arrived to live in San Francisco during a heatwave,…

  • It Is The Time Of Flowers…

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

  • Spending Money

    Following my urges from last week, I saw a bike that totally fitted the bill for…

  • Riding to Green Gulch

    My enthusiasm for the Zen-a-thon ride was tempered slightly as it approached, once I had seen…

  • Making Money

    I have been in a very good mood the last week or so, and there are…

  • April Showers

    The roam on Saturday drew a nice crowd of regulars and occasionals. The weather could not…

  • A Day In The Mountains

    One of my dharma friends, when we were discussing going down to Tassajara for Allison’s shuso ceremony,…