Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies and the Truth About Reality
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (660 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1614293163 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 232 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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("Why should you listen to me? Who the hell am I? No one. Yet this is no litany of Zen orthodoxy designed for study. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. Warner, an early-'80s hardcore punk musician, discovered Zen in college, moved to Japan to make B-grade monster movies, and eventually became a bona fide Zen master by formally receiving "dharma transmission." Yet true to his punk spirit, he relentlessly demands that all teaching, all beliefs, all authority-including his own-must be questioned. From Publishers Weekly There's a Zen story about a teacher who holds up his finger, then reminds his student to look beyond the finger itself, to what the finger is pointing at-the moon. That'
Zen, plain and simple, with no BS. This bold new approach to the "Why?" of Zen Buddhism is as strongly grounded in the tradition of Zen as it is utterly revolutionary. Warner's voice is hilarious, and he calls on the wisdom of everyone from punk and pop culture icons to the Buddha himself to make sure his points come through loud and clear. As it prods readers to question everything, Hardcore Zen is both an approach and a departure, leaving behind the soft and lyrical for the gritty and stark perspective of a new generation. This is not your typical Zen book. This new edition will feature an afterword from the author.. Brad Warner, a young punk who grew up to be a Zen master, spares no one
"Great book with a few flaws" according to Kindle Customer. I will preface this with saying Brad Warner has done a tremendous job reaching out to younger folks and introducing Dharma to people around the world, as well as emphasizing the ideas of Zazen/Shikantaza through the Soto tradition more than many authors out there. I've followed his artic. Harpo said Just as the title says: Hardcore Zen, and nothing but!. There are probably as many opinions about Zen and Buddhist practice as there are Zen practitioners. Brad Warner cuts through the rhetoric and dogma with a very down-to-Earth and blunt style that is more useful for a real western Zen novice than all the traditional academics out there.Hig. Tanya Priest said Zazen. I read Brad Warner's second book Sit Down and Shut up and enjoyed it so much that I had to get his first book, this book, and read it. I will say that I liked Sit Down and Shut Up more than this book but it is still a very good read. Good enough that after this one I had to keep going, a