Meditation and Pain
... or "Zazen is Annoying"
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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 Ze...
... or "Zazen is Annoying"
The Precepts say we shouldn't criticize other Buddhists. Why does Dogen do it all the time? Why do I?
...or is it different for some people?
Shohaku Okumura has an interesting explanation of Dogen's essay on pain.
Is it really...?
Dogen said that the self arrays itself and looks at itself. What does that mean?
What more can I say? A lot apparently!
A tribute to my friend and one of the great Zen writers.
Can drugs make you Enlightened?
What does that even mean??
Why am I not all excited by the latest evidence that science proves Buddhism is true?
Is playing the flute the same as doing zazen?
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...
Buddha never met man he didn't like!
Or do you really need to?
Is Western Zen just live action role playing?
Like if you're living on a remote island or something.
So you don't become a cult leader! And other reasons...
Well... Yes and no...
Is the Apple TV series Pluribus about what an Enlightened world would look like?
Robot and AI generated Zen/Buddhism SUCKS!
Are accomplishments all they're cracked up to be?
What actually is the sound of one hand clapping?
Why don't Zen people talk more about love?
Christianity teaches forgiveness. What about Buddhism?
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...
It's said that the secret to Buddhist practice is to avoid preferences. How do you do that?
Are dreams as real as waking reality? Dogen thought so!
What is it? How does it relate to practice? How can it be recognized? Can it be cultivated?
My unintended tribute to the late Ace Frehley of KISS.
Why do we always end up right back here?
That's what Dogen said! What does it mean?
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...
A talk I gave in Hebden Bridge, UK last year.
Your opinions are not even your own!
How does Zen Buddhism conceive of space?
What does that mean and what does it have to do with Godzilla?
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...
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...
How Zen turned me from a pessimist into an optimist!
Even Ziggy?
Dogen cried! It's true! He even said so!
Nisargadatta Maharaj had some useful advice about free and pain.
You can think some problems through and get an answer. But more often thought has no solution to your problems.
Is Buddhism a religion that says you should not have kids?
Do Buddhists believe in the power of prayer?
What does "Turn the light around and shine it inward" mean?
How do you do that??
There's a bar in Tokyo run by Buddhist monks. Is that even allowed??
A talk I gave in Germany in 2024.