Hardcore Zen

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Zen teacher/author Brad Warner, author of Hardcore Zen, The Other Side of Nothing, 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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#176
Tuesday · 25 min
The Miracle of Peeling Potatoes
Why would THAT be miraculous???
#175
October 27 · 24 min
Compassion for Yourself
Can Zen help you learn to have compassion for yourself?
#174
October 20 · 25 min
Tassajara Stories
A review of the new book about Tassajara Zen monastery by David Chadwick.
#173
October 13 · 15 min
Faith and Doubt
My first Zen teacher said you need an equal amount of faith and doubt to practice and study Zen.
#172
October 7 · 23 min
The Zen of Meat
Should a lay Buddhist work in an industry that sells meat?
#171
September 29 · 21 min
Zen Retreats and Deep Meditation
How much zazen is "enough"?
#170
September 23 · 18 min
How to Get Results from Meditation
#169
September 17 · 25 min
Suffering Never Goes Away But That's All Right
#168
September 15 · 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?

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