Shows
San Francisco Zen CenterGreat Is The Matter12/17/2025, Shundo David Haye, dharma talk at City Center. Shundo reflects on two recent deaths in his family, and what our practice can teach us about facing death and cherishing life.
2026-01-1328 min
San Francisco Zen Center Dharma TalksGreat Is The Matter12/17/2025, Shundo David Haye, dharma talk at City Center. Shundo reflects on two recent deaths in his family, and what our practice can teach us about facing death and cherishing life.
2025-12-1828 minSan Francisco Zen CenterStories and Silence08/09/2025, Shundo David Haye, dharma talk at City Center. Shundo David Haye reflects on the way we hold stories about ourselves and others, and how our practice of dwelling in silence can help us change our relationship with them.
2025-08-2134 minSan Francisco Zen Center Dharma TalksStories and Silence08/09/2025, Shundo David Haye, dharma talk at City Center. Shundo David Haye reflects on the way we hold stories about ourselves and others, and how our practice of dwelling in silence can help us change our relationship with them.
2025-08-0934 minSan Francisco Zen CenterLike Spring Arising In Everything04/16/2025, Shundo David Haye, dharma talk at City Center. Shundo David Haye reflects on the upcoming lay ordination ceremony at Beginner's Mind Temple, and talks about how a teacher sees a student: both how they are right now, and the potential of who they will become through practice.
2025-05-2128 minSan Francisco Zen Center Dharma TalksLike Spring Arising In Everything04/16/2025, Shundo David Haye, dharma talk at City Center. Shundo David Haye reflects on the upcoming lay ordination ceremony at Beginner's Mind Temple, and talks about how a teacher sees a student: both how they are right now, and the potential of who they will become through practice.
2025-04-1728 minSan Francisco Zen CenterWhole-Hearted, Open-Hearted01/08/2025, Shundo David Haye, dharma talk at City Center. In this talk, Shundo reflects on the qualities that practice can imbue us with, which are much needed in the world at this time.
2025-02-1122 minSan Francisco Zen Center Dharma TalksWhole-Hearted, Open-Hearted01/08/2025, Shundo David Haye, dharma talk at City Center. In this talk, Shundo reflects on the qualities that practice can imbue us with, which are much needed in the world at this time.
2025-01-0922 minSan Francisco Zen CenterSustaining The Buddha Field That Is Tassajara08/21/2024, Shundo David Haye, dharma talk at Tassajara. In this talk, Shundo explains the elements and significance of the Full Moon Ceremony to those who had participated in it on their arrival day at Tassajara, and encourages everyone to understand their role in creating and sustaining the monastery and the community.
2024-09-1334 minSan Francisco Zen CenterIt Is Always Our Own Effort, And We Are Always Supported By Others08/28/2024, Shundo David Haye, dharma talk at City Center.
In this talk, given at Beginner's Mind Temple, Shundo reflects on a recent visit to Tassajara, which included the monthly Full Moon Ceremony and the Obon Ceremony. He encourages us to remember our place in the ongoing lineage of Buddhas and Ancestors.
2024-09-1027 min
As The Pokeball Turns"Shundo Kyogre Surfing Hawaiian Waves" ft. FilmVlogs | TRAINER'S EYE #102From watching the Pokémon anime to becoming a dedicated Pokémon GO Trainer, FilmVlogs reveals how the franchise has shaped his life, especially through Raids and Shiny Hunting. His rarest Shundos are just the beginning—hear about his excitement as Pokémon Worlds makes its way to Honolulu. Get a local’s take on the Pokémon GO community and what’s to come in the heart of Hawaii! 🎧 Love Pokémon and Twitch? This playlist is for you. Stream the Live Streamers playlist today! SourcesOpening So...
2024-08-1424 minSan Francisco Zen CenterHome and Refuge06/22/2024, Shundo David Haye, dharma talk at City Center.
In this talk, the last given at Beginner's Mind Temple before the zendo closed for renovation, Shundo David Haye reflects on ideas of home, and taking refuge in the Three Treasures of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha.
2024-07-2030 minSan Francisco Zen CenterSwimming Together In The Ocean Of Enlightenment02/21/2024, Shundo David Haye, dharma talk at City Center. In this talk given at Beginner's Mind Temple, Shundo reflects on how a community based on zazen can help human flourishing and offer much-needed connection. Featuring an examination of selected sections of Eihei Dogen’s “Genjo Koan.”
2024-03-0729 minSan Francisco Zen CenterEverything Is UnboundShundo David Haye, in this dharma talk from Beginner’s Mind Temple, discusses a story between the Third and Fourth Ancestors in China, and offers ways to be free to meet the present moment without being caught up in our karmic conditioning.
2023-07-1232 min
As The Pokeball Turns"You Got Any More Of That Pokemon?" ft. itslikecrackyo from The Wailordz Podcast | TRAINER'S EYE #27Passionate about Pokémon GO, itslikecrackyo dives into his favorite activities like Shundo Hunting and Wafu Raiding. He reflects on his GO Fest Seattle experience and dreams of more Pokémon GO events in the future. Don’t miss the inside scoop on the origins of The Wailordz Podcast and how he and co-host R2theOldy got into content creation. 🎧 Hear powerful stories from LGBTQIA+ voices in the Pokémon community. Start listening to the LGBTQIA+ Pokémon Trainers playlist now! SourcesOpening Song: "Forg...
2023-03-0127 minSan Francisco Zen CenterForget About Enlightenment, Just Try To Be Kind09/14/2022, Shundo David Haye, dharma talk at City Center. Drawing on the teachings of Suzuki Roshi and Dogen, Shundo reflects on the history of City Center and how to move forward with our practice in uncertain times.
2022-09-1637 minSan Francisco Zen CenterEase Should Be EasyWhat does it mean to practice in a time of war and pandemic? Using a couple of traditional texts, Shundo suggests ways that we can ground our practice in whatever conditions we find ourselves in. 04/02/2022, Shundo David Haye, dharma talk at City Center.
2022-04-0639 minSan Francisco Zen CenterOne By One Is EnoughAs we enter the third year of the pandemic, reflecting on how our practice, and the legacy of Suzuki Roshi, can help us to keep moving forward.
01/05/2022, Shundo David Haye, dharma talk at City Center.
2022-01-1226 min
Wimbledon ZenThree Zen Chants in Japanese with Shundo David HayeChanting plays a key part in Japanese Soto Zen, but for the Western student, even if you can find the Japanese words set out in English characters,
it can be difficult to know how to pronounce them and the correct cadence to use. In this short recording, Shundo David Haye chants three important Zen texts:
the Bodhisattva Vow, the Robe Chant and the Heart Sutra in Japanese to allow you to see how the chant should correctly be done.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WimbledonZen/~4/UyB5DkW-zY8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>
2017-10-0128 minWimbledon ZenAn interview with Shundo David HayeIn this interview, Wimbledon Zen sits down with Shundo David Haye to discuss his life in Zen. We discuss how he found the practice,
teachers who have influenced him, his favourite pieces of Dogen and common mistakes that Zen students make.
We also discuss how Zen can become more inclusive, opening itself up to a more diverse reflection of our communities.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WimbledonZen/~4/y2OdeaBYadI" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>
2017-09-1828 min