Shundo David Haye – Zen Priest

Poem

  • Kakuan Shion

    REACHING THE SOURCE (Number 9 of 10) Too many steps have been taken returning to the…

  • Kakuan Shion

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

  • Mumon Yamada

    For the liberation of all beings There is finally nothing to be said No words, no…

  • Soen Nakagawa

    I came to this mountain Looking for enlightenment. There was no enlightenment on the mountain. Whether…

  • Sekito Kisen

    Though we’ve been dwelling together, I don’t know his name; Abandoned to fate, we go along…

  • Uchiyama Roshi

    Water isn’t formed by being ladled into a bucket Simply the water of the whole Universe…

  • Yosa Buson

    This is happiness crossing the stream in summer carrying my straw sandals

  • Sugae Masumi

    When I asked about the immeasurable age of the Buddha In the presence of the Buddha,…

  • Soen Nakagawa

    Looking for serenity you have come to the monastery. Looking for serenity I am leaving the…

  • Shotetsu

    From long ago I have been coming along, never arriving. Even the old have far to…