Hardcore Zen

Sometimes Pain is Good

Do we do zazen in order to have a kensho or "enlightenment experience"?

Is ENLIGHTENMENT the Point of Zen?

If Zazen is good for nothing, why do it at all?

What is Zazen Supposed to Do/

Is that the goal of Buddhist practice?

The Elimination of Suffering

Some say it is, some say it isn't.

Is Zen a Form of Buddhism?

Meditation and Pain

The Precepts say we shouldn't criticize other Buddhists. Why does Dogen do it all the time? Why do I?

Don't Criticize Buddhists!

...or is it different for some people?

Does Everyone Experience Karma the Same Way?

Shohaku Okumura has an interesting explanation of Dogen's essay on pain.

Sometimes Pain is Bad

Dogen said that the self arrays itself and looks at itself. What does that mean?

Self and Time

Buddhism

Religion & Spirituality

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.

Sometimes Pain is Good

Hardcore Zen

More episodes from "Hardcore Zen"

Is ENLIGHTENMENT the Point of Zen?

What is Zazen Supposed to Do/

The Elimination of Suffering

Is Zen a Form of Buddhism?

Meditation and Pain

Don't Criticize Buddhists!

Does Everyone Experience Karma the Same Way?

Sometimes Pain is Bad

Sometimes Pain is Good

Self and Time