Shundo David Haye – Zen Priest

practice

  • The Energy of the Repeated Gesture

    Back in the days of the first blog I wrote, whenever I was going to be away…

  • This Drifting, Wandering Life

    September seems to be slipping by quickly, and the last few mornings have felt autumnal, with…

  • Dogen

    ‘Dogen drew a circle in the air with his whisk, held up the whisk, and said: If…

  • Sharon Salzberg

    ‘Fear is the primary mechanism sustaining the concept of the “other”, and reinforcing the subsequent loneliness…

  • Kobun Chino

    ‘Remembering the advice of Dogen Zenji, it is said that in order to admit and observe…

  • Shodo Harada

    ‘When one sees clearly into one’s own mind, one sees that the worlds of the hell…

  • Making The Unwanted Wanted

    Even now, decades after, I wash my face with cold water – Not for discipline, nor…

  • The Life Force Of This Moment

    It was 112 degrees when I arrived at Wilbur on Friday afternoon; I think that is…

  • Dogen

    ‘In the entire universe in ten directions there is no Dharma at all that has not…

  • Lew Richmond

    ‘When we express our gratitude, we are recognizing that once again, to our surprise, the world…