Shundo David Haye – Zen Priest

practice

  • Equinox

    I can’t say that I am used to Kansas weather, but I understand that September is…

  • Katagiri Roshi

    ‘If I say, “When you do zazen you become buddha,” that is beautiful, but it is…

  • The Hidden Lamp

    ‘Magu, Nanquan and another monk were on pilgrimage. Along the way they met a woman who…

  • Step By Step

    As I mentioned the other day, when I moved into my previous place, it was the…

  • Surrounded By Boxes

    September has a feeling of change about it, and this year is no exception. The lingering…

  • Suzuki Roshi

    ‘Zen student is not, you know, so expressive, you know. Mostly they keep silent. They do…

  • Lama Rod Owens

    ‘We have to understand that at some point we have to develop an attitude of needing…

  • Dogen

    ‘Some people think that buddha nature is like seeds of grass and trees: when dharma rain…

  • Respite

    The temperature dropped, quite considerably, on Wednesday. As much as I usually grumble about the fog,…

  • Corey Ichigen Hess

    ‘Doing this creative, natural standing practice was a gateway for me to open up.  I started…