Brad Warner shares his views on sex, meditation, death, God, sin, and happiness, comparing his own beliefs to the punk rock ethos and the "Shobogenzo" by thirteenth-century Zen master Dogen.
Why Dogen matters -- "Genjo koan" -- Proper posture required -- Four points of zazen -- Zazen by alone -- The colors of the mind -- Kill your anger -- Zen and stress management -- Buddha never metta man he didn't like -- Cleaning up your room -- Evil is stupid -- "Hyakujo's fox"…
Brad Warner shares his views on sex, meditation, death, God, sin, and happiness, comparing his own beliefs to the punk rock ethos and the "Shobogenzo" by thirteenth-century Zen master Dogen.
Illuminating Zen master Dogen's enigmatic teachings in clear language, Brad Warner intertwines sharp philosophical musings on sex, evil, anger, meditation, enlightenment, death, God, sin, and happiness with an exploration of the punk rock ethos.
In Japan in 1253, one of the great thinkers of his time died -- and the world barely noticed. That man was the Zen monk Eihei Dogen. For centuries his main work, Shobogenzo, languished in obscurity, locked away in remote monasteries until scholars rediscovered it in the twentiet…
In Japan in 1253, one of the great thinkers of his time died -- and the world barely noticed. That man was the Zen monk Eihei Dogen. For centuries his main work, Shobogenzo, languished in obscurity, locked away in remote monasteries until scholars rediscovered it in the twentiet…
In Japan in 1253, one of the great thinkers of his time died -- and the world barely noticed. That man was the Zen monk Eihei Dogen. For centuries his main work, Shobogenzo, languished in obscurity, locked away in remote monasteries until scholars rediscovered it in the twentiet…
In Japan in 1253, one of the great thinkers of his time died -- and the world barely noticed. That man was the Zen monk Eihei Dogen. For centuries his main work, Shobogenzo, languished in obscurity, locked away in remote monasteries until scholars rediscovered it in the twentiet…
Challenges popular conceptions about preternaturally calm, all-wise spiritual gurus to counsel readers about real-world Buddhism as a practical lifestyle approach that enables practitioners to manage challenging times, in a guide that describes the personal difficulties faced by…