Shundo David Haye – Zen Priest

practice

  • Names of Liberation

    My weekend at Wilbur was shorter than usual as I had an event to get to…

  • Pale Blue Skies

    In this year of mutable weather, I was not especially surprised that it was cooler during…

  • Norman Fischer

    ‘If the bodhisattva realizes she or he could give up anything and everything because there is…

  • Kodo Sawaki

    ‘”No place to fall” is the life of a home-leaver.’ (The Zen Teachings of Homeless Kodo) Leafing…

  • Koun Yamada

    ‘Put your questions on the shelf and practice zazen; you’ll get your own answers.’ (Zen: The Authentic Gate) At…

  • Nyogen Senzaki

    ‘I appreciate your enthusiasm in copying my lectures and keeping them, but remember that I speak…

  • Sylvia Boorstein

    ‘Mind states come and go. Even quiet mind states.’ (It’s Easier Than You Think) A good reminder…

  • Activating Resilience

    Among the conversations I have been having over recent weeks, at Tassajara, as well as at…

  • Buddha Work

    In the Tassajara shop, there was (and probably still is) a sign hanging behind the main…

  • The Intimacy of Sangha

    After my nourishing week in the mountains, and a turn-around in the city just long enough…