Shundo David Haye – Zen Priest

practice

  • Gatherings

    At the beginning of this year, my students expressed an interest in doing more retreats. Of…

  • Stillness and Change

    When I look back on the overall drabness of the summer, I think it makes me…

  • Yuan Xian

    ‘People learning the way should first empty and quiet their minds. This is because the mind…

  • Dougald Hine

    ‘For me, the language of ‘the sacred’ points to that which is radically other. Religion and…

  • All Things Are Like This

    I don’t know if I have anything of interest to say about the war (and I…

  • Watching the Ego

    ‘I’ve read a number of X’s books, and I have been around folk who worship him.…

  • Spreading the Teachings

    This post first appeared on my Patreon page: I imagine that this kind of thing is…

  • Suzuki Roshi

    ‘You may say Zen is very difficult, but actually Zen is soft, because there is no…

  • Autumnal

    As we passed through the equinox, at the farmers market berries were replaced by grapes and…

  • Sunrise Hikes

    Last time I was at Wilbur, it was all about the gnats and the biting flies.…