Shundo David Haye – Zen Priest

practice

  • What I think about when I am thinking 

    In the Lotus Sutra we read that ‘Only a buddha together with a buddha can fathom…

  • What I think about when I am thinking 

    ‘All things are Buddhadharma’ (Genjo Koan) There are interconnected strains of thought running through my head,…

  • Bicycle Roaming Zen 

    A high pressure system has settled over the city, and we have an unusual simultaneity of…

  • Unconnected 

    A week ago Sunday, my laptop made a worrisome noise while I was reading, and a…

  • Taking to the Mountains 

    There has been more rain since I have been back from England than I would have…

  • Leonard Cohen

    ‘“Nobody goes into a Zen monastery as a tourist,” Cohen told me. “There are people who…

  • Suzuki Roshi

    ‘Before we open our mouths, we are already expressing the big existence, including ourselves.’ (Zen Mind, Beginner’s…

  • Going Places

    Often when I give zazen instruction, I end up saying something about airports. The gist of…

  • Blanche Hartman

    ‘Even today, as we consciously make an effort to live a life of no harm, we…

  • Roaming Zen

    All year I have been trying to figure out how to get Mount Davidson into a…