Shundo David Haye – Zen Priest

practice

  • Shundo Aoyama

    ‘When the abbot or any of the teachers is away from the temple for a week…

  • Nothing To Hold Onto

    I was browsing a well-known Buddhist website recently, and came across an article that I know…

  • Yunmen

    ‘A monk asked Yunmen, “What is the teaching of a lifetime?” Yunmen replied, “An appropriate response.” (Blue…

  • This Land is Our Land

    These days, instead of getting up early in the morning to sit, I tend to stay…

  • Shundo Aoyama

    ‘One person alone cannot form a sangha, or community of believers. Well aware of human weakness,…

  • Radical Dharma

    ‘Spiritual tradition is comfortable with paradox, whereas many political movements are not. But all truth is…

  • What I think about when I am running

    When the weather is good, I tend to run less. This goes back to when I…

  • Karma Wangmo

    ‘The secret doctrine nonsense: it’s secret because no one understands it.  When they think they do,…

  • Zen Mind

    I am regularly asked what drew me into zen practice, and a part of my usual…

  • Toni Packer

    ‘To my surprise, a number of people here have said, “I know about you. I’ve heard…