Hardcore Zen

Feb 03 2025 57 ep. 41 mins 415
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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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Don't Try to Learn Japanese!

Feb 03 2025 31 mins  
It's way too complicated as I shall explain.

Books I Like: The Zen Teaching of Huang Po

Jan 30 2025 19 mins  
A little talk about a Zen book I like.

David Lynch and Transcendental Meditation

Jan 27 2025 23 mins  
In which I give my uninformed opinion on David Lynch and his involvement in Transcendental Meditation

I Dedicate This Meal to... Donald Trump???

Jan 22 2025 23 mins  
For the next 4 years every meal at every Zen center in the USA will be dedicated to Donald Trump. I'll explain how and why.

What is Buddhism... to Me

Jan 15 2025 24 mins  
In which I fail to answer the question posed in the title.

Buddhism is a Nerd Subculture

Jan 10 2025 28 mins  
In which I discuss how some Buddhists are like Star Trek geeks.

The Buddhist Community

Jan 07 2025 20 mins  
My personal reflections on the role of community (sangha) in Buddhist practice.

Buddha's Original Teachings

Jan 07 2025 26 mins  
Does the ancient Pali Canon preserve the actual words of the historical Buddha?

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.