Hardcore Zen

Apr 12 2023 397
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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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Ghosts and Enlightenment Experiences with Ben Goldman

Apr 12 2023 57 mins  
In this episode I talk with my nephew Ben Goldman about ghosts and enlightenment experiences. We also get into Scooby Doo.

Gods, Aliens, and Jabberjaw with Ben Goldman

Mar 15 2023 55 mins  
My nephew Ben Goldman joins me for a wide-ranging discussion about gods and divinity in Buddhism, whether aliens could get enlightened, and how Jabberjaw is a rip-off of Scooby Doo.

In The Light - Dogen’s Divine Light Part Five

Mar 10 2023 42 mins  
The roaring finale of my series on Dogen's essay Komyo (aka Divine Light)! In which everything is explained.. or is it?

In The Light: Dogen’s Divine Light Part Four

Feb 17 2023 60 mins  
More commentary on Dogen's essay Komyo (aka Divine Light or Brightness). Also why just hearing this podcast means you've encountered the Buddha himself!

In The Light: Dogen’s Divine Light Part Three

Feb 03 2023 58 mins  
Another deep dive into Dogen's essay KOMYO (aka Divine Light). This time with Ziggy the dog barking at birds! Plus more insights about the nature of reality!

In The Light- Dogen’s Divine Light Part Two

Jan 20 2023 51 mins  
Episode Two of my commentary on Dogen's essay KOMYO (Brightness). In this episode I talk about Milk Medicine, the Gospel of John, how consciousness is like a move, and we hear Ziggy the dog bark!

In The Light: Dogen’s Divine Light Part One (Re-Upload)

Jan 13 2023 52 mins  
Dogen's essay KOMYO is one of his most mystical pieces of writing. This series will examine this fascinating essay in detail.

Women and Misogyny in Zen Buddhism

Aug 12 2022 47 mins  
On a recent YouTube video I talked about misogyny in Buddhism and the pro-female ideas Dogen expressed in Shobogenzo. In this talk from March 16, 2016, I go into greater depth about both subjects in front of an audience at a retreat at Mount Baldy Zen Center.

Dogen’s ”Mind Alone is Buddha”

Jun 24 2022 58 mins  
This is a talk I gave at the Rochester Zen Center on April 24, 2016 about Dogen and his essay "Mind Alone is Buddha." What the heck did he mean by that? Here's my attempt at answering that question.

God is Closer Than Your Jugular Vein

Jun 14 2022 61 mins  
Here's a conversation I had with Sufi sheik Ingo Taleb Rashid at Benediktushof Meditation Center in Germany on September 27, 2017. We talk about God and Star Trek and take questions from the audience.