Hardcore Zen

hardcorezen

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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100 episodes
Updated Tuesday

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Tuesday · 28 min
Nobody Knows Anything (My Cancer Story)
Well... some people know some things. But, really, nobody knows anything.
July 21 · 27 min
Why Does Meditation Take So Long?
How come I can't get instant enlightenment?
July 14 · 12 min
The Dalia Lama sez Don't meditate to Feel Better
Is he right???
July 8 · 22 min
There Are No Zen Teachers
Then how come there are so many people teaching Zen?
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?
June 23 · 19 min
What Are You Gonna Do With Enlightenment?
Maybe it'll make you rich and famous!
June 17 · 22 min
The Dharma of Disclosure Day
What would Buddhists think if the truth about aliens were revealed?
June 10 · 19 min
Making Effort in Meditation
What sort of effort is required?
June 3 · 25 min
Stages of Enlightenment
Can Enlightenment experiences be ranked?
May 26 · 23 min
Is ENLIGHTENMENT the Point of Zen?
Do we do zazen in order to have a kensho or "enlightenment experience"?
May 19 · 23 min
What is Zazen Supposed to Do?
If Zazen is good for nothing, why do it at all?
May 12 · 23 min
The Elimination of Suffering
Is that the goal of Buddhist practice?
May 5 · 23 min
Is Zen a Form of Buddhism?
Some say it is, some say it isn't.
April 28 · 25 min
Meditation and Pain
... or "Zazen is Annoying"
April 22 · 23 min
Don't Criticize Buddhists!
The Precepts say we shouldn't criticize other Buddhists. Why does Dogen do it all the time? Why do I?
April 15 · 18 min
Does Everyone Experience Karma the Same Way?
...or is it different for some people?
April 7 · 22 min
Sometimes Pain is Bad
Shohaku Okumura has an interesting explanation of Dogen's essay on pain.
March 30 · 21 min
Sometimes Pain is Good
Is it really...?
March 24 · 12 min
Self and Time
Dogen said that the self arrays itself and looks at itself. What does that mean?
March 6 · 43 min
Life is Just Life, Death is Just Death
What more can I say? A lot apparently!

Hardcore Zen

Nobody Knows Anything (My Cancer Story)

Why Does Meditation Take So Long?

The Dalia Lama sez Don't meditate to Feel Better

There Are No Zen Teachers

Is Life a Kind of Dream?

What Are You Gonna Do With Enlightenment?

The Dharma of Disclosure Day

Making Effort in Meditation

Stages of Enlightenment

Is ENLIGHTENMENT the Point of Zen?

What is Zazen Supposed to Do?

The Elimination of Suffering

Is Zen a Form of Buddhism?

Meditation and Pain

Don't Criticize Buddhists!

Does Everyone Experience Karma the Same Way?

Sometimes Pain is Bad

Sometimes Pain is Good

Self and Time

Life is Just Life, Death is Just Death