Shundo David Haye – Zen Priest

practice

  • Knowing and Not-Knowing

    As in other recent times of crisis, from Trump’s election, to the pandemic, to the George…

  • What Is It Good For?

    I don’t know if I have anything insightful to say about the war. The last few…

  • Doubling up

    Towards the end of last year, I had the opportunity to officiate weddings on consecutive days,…

  • Suzuki Roshi

    ‘As I said this afternoon in my lecture, the second master of my temple in Japan…

  • Year Of The Tiger

    Over the weekend, I noticed that the city was quite festooned with red, due to two…

  • Suzuki Roshi

    ‘Some people, you know, may be envious of bird or cats or dogs who enjoy the…

  • A Ferry Ride In The Fog

    On Friday morning, I was listening to Suzuki Roshi’s Calmness talk, ahead of this morning’s third…

  • Big Skies

    By way of a contrast to the damp and cold weather a few weeks ago, we…

  • Big Numbers

    It was a busy dharma week to start the year off, one of those weeks where…

  • First Footing

    The Robert Burns quote most apposite for my new year would not be the ‘Auld Lang…