Shundo David Haye – Zen Priest

practice

  • Jakusho Kwong

    ‘In a Zen temple or monastery collecting garbage is one of the most important jobs. When…

  • Jon Kabat-Zinn

    ‘We are constantly shoveling into our minds more things to react to; more things to think,…

  • Spending Money

    Following my urges from last week, I saw a bike that totally fitted the bill for…

  • Riding to Green Gulch

    My enthusiasm for the Zen-a-thon ride was tempered slightly as it approached, once I had seen…

  • Making Money

    I have been in a very good mood the last week or so, and there are…

  • Shinshu Roberts

    ‘Each moment is a fresh moment that we can enact to the best of our ability.…

  • April Showers

    The roam on Saturday drew a nice crowd of regulars and occasionals. The weather could not…

  • Cheri Huber

    ‘Recently a woman came to see me with a difficulty in her life, which was that…

  • The Unavoidable Perfection of the Universe

    Editing, processing and uploading the Zen Center dharma talks is one of the things I do as…

  • Dogen

    ‘”It knows without touching things” [from Hongzhi’s Zazenshin]. Knowing, here, of course does not mean perception. For perception…