Shundo David Haye – Zen Priest

practice

  • Michael Stone

    ‘The world is vast and the body and breath are spacious when we are at ease…

  • Doing nothing is not over-rated

    It would be a bit of a stretch to call my current life stressful, but last…

  • Keido Fukushima

    ‘A monastery is a greenhouse for growing non-ego… We don’t let the monks sleep much, and…

  • The Sutra of Innumerable Meanings

    ‘A bodhisattva, if he wants to learn and master the doctrine of Innumerable Meanings, should observes…

  • Shodo Harada

    ‘Original Nature can be realized if you can just let go of everything. To conceptualize around…

  • What I think about when I am riding

    There is a well-known zen story I was reminded of this weekend. Here is one version…

  • Loving the Mountains

    Being at Tassajara feels like a skin I put on, and most times it feels like…

  • Everyone is Illuminated

    ‘Always acting alone, walking alone, The enlightened travel the same road of freedom. The tune is ancient,…

  • Dogen

    ‘Dropping off body and mind is good practice. Make a vigorous effort to pierce your nostrils.…

  • The Fundamental Point

    ‘Zen master Baoche of Mount Mayu was fanning himself. A monk approached and said, “Master, the…