Shundo David Haye – Zen Priest

practice

  • Sharon Salzberg

    ‘Ultimately, we forgive others in order to free ourselves. What happens in our hearts is our…

  • Mumon

    ‘Buddhism makes mind its foundation and no-gate its gate. Now how do you pass through this…

  • Shodo Harada

    ‘Samu: in a Zen dojo it is said,”First is samu, second is zazen, third is reading…

  • Dogen

    Staying in mountains, I gradually awaken to mountain sounds and colors Fruit growing and flowers open,…

  • Michael Stone

    ‘The unshakable sanity that comes from the wellspring of silence returns us to our selves –…

  • Chögyam Trungpa

    ‘Whenever we begin to evaluate, deciding that we should or should not do this or that,…

  • Uchiyama Roshi

    ‘Middle Way does not mean halfway. Nor does it mean some sort of watered-down, defeated compromise…

  • A Quick Wash and Brush Up

    This blog has been active for a little over two and a half years, and I…

  • Suzuki Roshi

    ‘Even the name of Buddhism is already a dirty spot on our practice. What is important…

  • Katagiri Roshi

    ‘Buddha put emphasis on being considerate to others before anything else. Why? Others are entirely identical…