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Zen teacher/author Brad Warner, author of Hardcore Zen, The Other Side of Nothing, Don't Be a Jerk, Sit Down and Shut Up, and many more books about Zen, shares his thoughts about Zen and other stuff.
Episodes
Jan 7, 2025
Jan 7, 2025
20 min
My personal reflections on the role of community (sangha) in Buddhist practice.
Jan 7, 2025
Jan 7, 2025
26 min
Does the ancient Pali Canon preserve the actual words of the historical Buddha?
Apr 12, 2023
Apr 12, 2023
57 min
In this episode I talk with my nephew Ben Goldman about ghosts and enlightenment experiences. We also get into Scooby Doo.
Mar 15, 2023
Mar 15, 2023
55 min
My nephew Ben Goldman joins me for a wide-ranging discussion about gods and divinity in Buddhism, whether aliens could get enlightened, and how Jabberjaw is a rip-off of Scooby Doo.
Mar 10, 2023
Mar 10, 2023
42 min
The roaring finale of my series on Dogen's essay Komyo (aka Divine Light)! In which everything is explained.. or is it?
Feb 17, 2023
Feb 17, 2023
1 hr 1 sec
More commentary on Dogen's essay Komyo (aka Divine Light or Brightness). Also why just hearing this podcast means you've encountered the Buddha himself!
Feb 3, 2023
Feb 3, 2023
58 min
Another deep dive into Dogen's essay KOMYO (aka Divine Light). This time with Ziggy the dog barking at birds! Plus more insights about the nature of reality!
Jan 20, 2023
Jan 20, 2023
51 min
Episode Two of my commentary on Dogen's essay KOMYO (Brightness). In this episode I talk about Milk Medicine, the Gospel of John, how consciousness is like a move, and we hear Ziggy the dog bark!
Jan 13, 2023
Jan 13, 2023
52 min
Dogen's essay KOMYO is one of his most mystical pieces of writing. This series will examine this fascinating essay in detail.
Aug 12, 2022
Aug 12, 2022
47 min
On a recent YouTube video I talked about misogyny in Buddhism and the pro-female ideas Dogen expressed in Shobogenzo. In this talk from March 16, 2016, I go into greater depth about both subjects in front of an audience at a retreat at Mount Baldy Zen Center.