Hardcore Zen

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Zen teacher/author Brad Warner, author of Hardcore Zen, Letters to a Dead Friend About Zen, Don't Be a Jerk, Sit Down and Shut Up, and many more books about Zen, shares his thoughts about Zen and other stuff.

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#168
Yesterday · 26 min
The Dark Side of Mindfulness
Meditation is dangerous!!!
#167
September 9 · 23 min
I Am Not This Body
OK. Then what am I???
#166
September 1 · 21 min
I Am Not Very "Zen"
The Urban Dictionary defines Zen as being chill and laidback. I am not that! Is that a problem in practicing actual Zen?
#165
August 25 · 20 min
Zen & The Four Noble Truths
What does Zen say about the Four Noble Truths?
#164
August 18 · 20 min
Why Does Zen Care So Much About Ethics?
I'm not sure I can answer this one. But I tried!
#161
August 11 · 16 min
When a Dharma Talk is Not a Dharma Talk
What should you do when you go to a Dharma Talk and they talk about something else instead?
#163
August 5 · 6 min
Surgery Report
How did it go? Here's how!
#159
August 4 · 24 min
Don't View Big Fish!
Why did Dogen tell people not to view big fish?
#162
July 28 · 28 min
Nobody Knows Anything (My Cancer Story)
Well... some people know some things. But, really, nobody knows anything.
#160
July 21 · 27 min
Why Does Meditation Take So Long?
How come I can't get instant enlightenment?
#158
July 14 · 12 min
The Dalia Lama sez Don't meditate to Feel Better
Is he right???
#157
July 8 · 22 min
There Are No Zen Teachers
Then how come there are so many people teaching Zen?
#156
June 30 · 20 min
Is Life a Kind of Dream?
Dogen says, “It may be that the state in a dream and the state in waking consciousness are equally real.” Why?
#155
June 23 · 19 min
What Are You Gonna Do With Enlightenment?
Maybe it'll make you rich and famous!
#154
June 17 · 22 min
The Dharma of Disclosure Day
What would Buddhists think if the truth about aliens were revealed?
#153
June 10 · 19 min
Making Effort in Meditation
What sort of effort is required?
#152
June 3 · 25 min
Stages of Enlightenment
Can Enlightenment experiences be ranked?
#151
May 26 · 23 min
Is ENLIGHTENMENT the Point of Zen?
Do we do zazen in order to have a kensho or "enlightenment experience"?
#150
May 19 · 23 min
What is Zazen Supposed to Do?
If Zazen is good for nothing, why do it at all?
#149
May 12 · 23 min
The Elimination of Suffering
Is that the goal of Buddhist practice?

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