Shundo David Haye – Zen Priest

practice

  • Avatamsaka Sutra

    ‘When great enlightening beings practice dedication in this way, they do not become attached to actions,…

  • What I think about when I am riding

    One of the notions I tend to rabbit on about when I am teaching is to…

  • Back in the Mountains

    A day at Tassajara for the shuso ceremony is a long day; we left before light on Sunday,…

  • Katagiri Roshi

    ‘We have to practice egolessness constantly. We don’t believe this because we are used to living…

  • Yunyan

    ‘Dongshan asked Yunyan, “When I want to see it face to face, what should I do?”…

  • A New Shuso Crop

    I have written about shuso ceremonies at Zen Center before, and we are in the spring season for…

  • Ta Hui

    ‘By keeping mindful of the matter of birth and death, your mental technique is already correct.…

  • Clouds and Water

    Redbuds always make me think of Tassajara, where I first came across them: one by the…

  • Ganto

    ‘As soon as there’s something considered important, it becomes a nest.’ This line might not strike…

  • Ta Hui

    ‘The truth that is as it is has been continuous since antiquity without ever having varied…