Shundo David Haye – Zen Priest

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Keizan Jokin

‘Do no say that “I alone am honored” is Buddha, and do not say that he…
Kobun Chino

‘Why do we forget the self? To attain supreme prefect enlightenment? I am sorry, it isn’t…
Frogs In Cabarga Creek

Perhaps the most surprising thing about my week at Tassajara is that the temperature in San…
The Tenth Grave Precept

I vow not to disparage the Three Treasures. (Zen Center) Experience the intimacy of things. Do not defile…
Buddha Ancestors

After finishing Shinshu’s book, I was moved by some mysterious preference to pick up as my…
Dogen

‘Even when we have the eyes [to see mountains as] the appearance of grass and trees,…
Ruth Fuller Sasaki

‘The Japanese Zen masters of today are trying faithfully to carry on their reaching against tremendous…
Norman Fischer

‘I have always appreciated the fact that when you give a Zen talk, you make three…
Joyful Effort

Last weekend I spent time at both temples: on Saturday I offered the zazen instruction at…
Martin Buber

‘Because we cannot circle above all existence—sleepless, unbroken, boundless, glowing—we content ourselves with being submerged and…