Hardcore Zen

Cultivating Non-Attachment to Family & Friends

Do Buddhists believe in the power of prayer?

The Power of Prayer

What does "Turn the light around and shine it inward" mean?

Dogen's Meditation Instructions

There's a bar in Tokyo run by Buddhist monks. Is that even allowed??

A Monk Walks Into a Bar...

A talk I gave in Germany in 2024.

The Samadhi of Receiving & Using the Self

What is "I-less abiding," and do you need it in your practice?

I-Less Abiding

Here's what my teacher said about death in Buddhism.

Mortality & Death in Buddhism

You can learn a lot from being totally dependent.

What 5 Nights in Hospital Taught Me

A talk from Bonn, Germany on Sept. 13, 2022. Buddhists use the word "ignorance" a lot. But what does "ignorance" mean in the Buddhist context?

Primordial Ignorance

What's the difference between you, your toilet, and the universe?

Buddha As a Toilet

Religion & Spirituality

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 more books about Zen, shares his thoughts about Zen and other stuff.

Cultivating Non-Attachment to Family & Friends

Hardcore Zen

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