Shundo David Haye – Zen Priest

practice

  • Time and Place

    When my father moved to Cornwall, during the years I lived in London more than two…

  • Reb Anderson

    ‘When we are set free from the way we sign and package the world, we are…

  • Yen Shou

    ‘Turning against present awareness, you lose the essence of your own mind; pursuing comparative and wrong…

  • Sekkei Harada

    ‘It is a splendid thing to dwell within causes and conditions as they are.’ (Unfathomable Depths) To…

  • New Forms

    This is about the midpoint of my visit, and after the constant movement of last week,…

  • Nyogen Senzaki

    ‘This meditation hall is sometimes quite warm in the summer, and somewhat cold even in early…

  • Juzhi

    (Zen Speaks) This is one of the best-known zen stories, and here it is in its…

  • Like A Turtle 

    The weather turned damp once I moved on from Hereford on Friday; I walked between the…

  • Old Stomping Grounds 

    I am a week into my trip now, and am still struggling somewhat to be awake…

  • Tahui

    ‘Existence cannot be grasped; nonexistence cannot be grasped either. Winter’s cold and summer’s heat cannot be…