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Hardcore Zen

Punk Rock, Monster Movies and the Truth about Reality

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Hardcore Zen

By: Brad Warner
Narrated by: Brad Warner
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Summary

This is not your typical Zen book. Brad Warner, a young punk who grew up to be a Zen master, spares no one. 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.

The subtitle says it all: There has never been a book like this.

©2003 Brad Warner (P)2013 Brad Warner Buddhism Philosophy Meditation Zen Buddhism
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The Cat that isn't even billed as co-star, yet it totally steals the show. :)

Joking aside, great book. I have read it a number of times, along with Warner's other books. This works really well as an audiobook. Very relaxed reading and although "not professionally" recorded, the quality is great.

Great audio version of a great book.

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I really enjoyed this book. Very good and straight to the point. I like the way he broke the deep stuff up with stories. Will definitely be listening to it again.

One of my favourite books.

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informative, helpful and entertaining. Brad is very easy to listen to and his personal experiences and anecdotes make this all the more relatable. It's easy to get bogged down in a lot of information heavy zen books, but this is light and perfect to digest. A thoroughly interesting author too!

Fantastic

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If you could sum up Hardcore Zen in three words, what would they be?

Zen made reality

What did you like best about this story?

Brad takes the mythical and ethereal world of buddhism and makes it a down to earth practice. Striping away your expectations and leaving you a 3000 year old practice that just makes sense.

What does Brad Warner bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Brad adds a sense of sincerity to his work that maybe missed upon reading the first time

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

This book when it was first release turned me to the path of Zen and I haven't looked back since

Zen made reality

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This book challenges you. Listen and read it. It will help you be you. Face reality.

The real deal

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