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.

Hardcore Zen

Dogen’s ”Mind Alone is Buddha”

Why do we always end up right back here?

Letting Go of Enlightenment

That's what Dogen said! What does it mean?

Just Follow Circumstances

Finding Enlightenment Within Delusion

A talk I gave in Hebden Bridge, UK last year.

Mind is Not Thought

Your opinions are not even your own!

Your Opinions Don't Matter & Neither Do Mine

How does Zen Buddhism conceive of space?

Space in Zen Buddhism

What does that mean and what does it have to do with Godzilla?

Expressing a Dream Within a Dream

Motivation for Meditation

Should You Teach Zen Before You Master Zen?

How Zen turned me from a pessimist into an optimist!

The Zen of Optimism

Religia i Duchowość

Buddyzm

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.