Shundo David Haye – Zen Priest

Poem

  • Dogen

    Who hates ignorance, which is simply the autumn dew?From the beginning, true form is actually within…

  • Daito

    Having once penetrated Yunmen’s Barrier,
The living road opens out north, east, south and west.
In the evening…

  • Daichi Sokei

    I am happy in my kesa,Calmly I possess the universe.I stay or leave as it wishes.The…

  • Longya

    A rag-robed chewer of vegetables,my heart is like the clear autumn moonthrough and through. Ask me…

  • Gesshu Soko

    Searching for fame and gainkeeps everyone restlessly busybut in the sun’s warmthand a peaceful breezeeverything is…

  • Ryokan

    Without desire everything is sufficient.With seeking myriad things are impoverished.Plain vegetables can soothe hunger.A patched robe…

  • Kodo Sawaki

    Doing zazen calmly in the dojo,Putting aside all negative thoughts,Obtaining nothing but a mind without desire,–…

  • Hongzhi

    The real mark is the mark of no mark;
The real mind is the mind of no…

  • Kevin Young

    All week I have wondered           what kithmeant— always paired       …

  • Dogen

    Polishing a tile to make a mirror depends on effort.
We should know this is still stuck…