Podcast appearances and mentions of Brad Warner

On this episode we talk about gratitude, sobriety, nutrition and how we make changes in the later stages of our lives through the lense of Ray Cappo, EF Schumacher, Brad Warner, Mo Gawdat (again) and loads more. It's the last one of the year, enjoy it.The Sohbet Punx Podcast (formerly Breakfast Punx) is a fortnightly discussion of meaning, transcendence, awe and spirituality with a small "S" brought to you by Dave (Haest/Sham City Roasters) and Siobhan (Comeback Clit). These discussions are not academic - we use personal experience and our own journey to try to understand complicated issues and hope to make discoveries through open, nuanced discussion whilst showing our workings in the process. Also, we laugh a lot.

In this episode, I host a dialogue between Brad Warner, Zen teacher, Youtuber, and best-selling author of “Hardcore Zen”; and Shozan Jack Haubner, ex-Zen Monk, Youtuber, and prize winning author of the memoir “Zen Confidential: Confessions of a Wayward Monk”. Brad and Jack explore their own journeys as writers, the humorous and confessional elements in their work, and the complications of writing about real life events that involve other people. Brad and Jack reflect on what they see as the politicisation of American Zen, describe how religious institutions can compromise their principles when faced with financial and political pressure, and explain their own efforts on Youtube and elsewhere to challenge hegemony and encourage a return to essential Zen. Brad and Jack also discuss facing criticism as public figures, consider some of their more controversial videos and views, and reveal how they stay centred amidst the polarising forces of today's internet and social media world. … Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep271-zen-confessions-brad-warner-shozan-jack-haubner Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast'. … Topics include: 00:00 - Intro 01:10 - Radical self disclosure 02:49 - Why Brad began writing about Zen 05:59 - Hardcore Zen and success 06:48 - Noah Levine's Dharma Punx 07:50 - Jack's initial Zen writing 10:43 - Complications of being ordained 12:34 - When people find out 13:40 - Protecting others' identity 16:29 - Compromise thru affiliation with Zen organisations 18:08 - Selling meditation as a product 21:03 - Austrian Zen and hard retreat 22:44 - Mainstream mindfulness 23:37 - Wearing Zen robes 24:55 - Why Brad stopped teaching in the USA 25:45 - Hostility in NYC 27:50 - Zen apprenticeship and closing the doors 30:53 - Boomer hippy ideals vs real Zen 31:45 - US Zen hegemony 35:11 - Politicised Zen and 80s televangelists 36:20 - Bullying and fixed views 37:25 - Sasaki Roshi's scandal and encounters with boutique Zen teachers 39:02 - Politicisation of US Zen 41:07 - Financial pressure and running an institution 44:59 - Brad on Sasaki Roshi 47:16 - Sweeping Zen 48:08 - Challenging socio-political trends in American Zen 50:08 - Hijacking Zen 56:06 - The Jack Kornfield problem 59:20 - Attacked from both sides 01:01:16 - Right wing Zen 01:03:54 - Demonising the other side and facing your shadow 01:09:40 - Abuse and pushing your buttons 01:12:10 - Being too nice 01:13:28 - Self-justification 01:14:57 - Co-opting Zen 01:16:09 - Sasaki beats a lazy student 01:19:06 - The danger of Zen practice 01:23:06 - Patron priest corruption 01:24:58 - Dealing with negative feedback on social media 01:33:24 - Internet radicalisation and keeping your head 01:38:52 - Watching your equilibrium 01:39:49 - Jordan Peterson vs Zen 01:43:07 - Teachings vs entertainment 01:46:00 - Why Rinzai is evil and Soto sucks Previous episode with Brad Warner: - www.guruviking.com/podcast/155-hardcore-zen-brad-warner Previous episodes with Shozan Jack Haubner: - https://www.guruviking.com/search?q=haubner … To find out more about Brad Warner, visit: - http://hardcorezen.info/ - https://www.youtube.com/c/HardcoreZen To find our more about Shozan Jack Haubner, visit: - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt9Q74t3o7AUCJ_bKTc5CgA … For more interviews, videos, and more visit: - https://www.guruviking.com Music ‘Deva Dasi' by Steve James

In the realm of spirituality and Zen Buddhism, today's guest offers a unique blend of insight and experience. We welcome Brad Warner, a Zen Buddhist teacher and author of the profound book, "The Other Side of Nothing." Brad Warner has traversed a fascinating journey from the material world of entertainment to the deep, contemplative practices of Zen, bringing a fresh and accessible perspective to these ancient teachings.Brad's spiritual path began in an unlikely place—Africa. As a child, he was captivated by the vibrant religious iconography of the Indian population in Nairobi. This early exposure led him to explore Eastern religions, culminating in his study of Zen Buddhism at Kent State University. It was there that he encountered the transformative words of the Heart Sutra: "Form is emptiness, emptiness is form." This revelation marked the beginning of his deep dive into Zen practice.SPIRITUAL TAKEAWAYSThe Essence of Meditation: Meditation stands at the core of Zen Buddhism, a practice that Brad insists is indispensable. "Meditation was the easiest way," he explains, drawing on his teacher's wisdom. This daily practice is not about achieving bliss but about engaging fully with the present moment, free from the constant pull of future desires.Understanding Non-Duality: Zen teaches the concept of non-duality, the idea that there is no true separation between the self and the universe. Brad likens individuals to puzzle pieces, each one essential to completing the whole picture. This view fosters a sense of interconnectedness and shared existence.Letting Go of Desires: A significant part of Zen practice is learning to let go of desires. Brad shares how meditation helps in this process, allowing practitioners to release each desire as it arises, making way for a more peaceful and centered life. "The best way to get any of those benefits is to forget about trying to get them," he advises.Brad's exploration of Zen is deeply rooted in the teachings of Zen masters who emphasize the practice as "good for nothing." This phrase, which may initially seem off-putting, encourages practitioners to engage in meditation without the expectation of future rewards, thereby embracing the present fully.Throughout our conversation, Brad sheds light on complex concepts like karma and reincarnation. He describes karma as action and reaction, a principle that highlights the interconnectedness of our actions and their consequences. Reincarnation, he explains, is less about individual continuity and more about the flow of life, similar to the lighting of one candle from another.Brad's unexpected journey from a career in the entertainment industry to becoming a Zen teacher underscores the unpredictable nature of spiritual paths. Initially resistant to teaching, he ultimately embraced it as his calling, recognizing it as his contribution to the world. "It seems to be what the universe wants from me," he reflects.In this profound conversation, Brad Warner offers practical insights while inviting us to explore the deeper mysteries of existence. His teachings remind us that the ultimate purpose of life may simply be to engage fully in each moment, responding to the needs of the present with awareness and compassion.Please enjoy my conversation with Brad Warner.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/next-level-soul-podcast-with-alex-ferrari--4858435/support.

I sometimes ask the producer of the UnMind podcast whether there is any subject he would like me to address, that he thinks is timely, and that others might find to be of interest. He sent me the following note: I was re-reading notes I've made in a Brad Warner book (“It Came From Beyond Zen”) and he made two points that are hitting me today. He interpreted Dogen's chapter “Kannon” and then commented on the interpretation: To me the basic idea of this whole essay is that compassion is intuitive. You can assess a given situation and think about how to deal with it compassionately. And you might even come up with the right answer that way. But in actual moment-by-moment interactions, compassion isn't a matter decided by thought. You have to be able to see your instantaneous intuitive response and then do it. This is hard. One of the reasons we practice meditation is to help us see our intuitive responses more clearly. Then: A little further along I have Dogen say, “You give yourself to yourself, and you give everyone else to everyone else.” That's pretty close to the original. This is important. If you don't take care of yourself, you can't take care of anyone else. There's no great merit in burning yourself out for the sake of others, since you'll only end up becoming a burden to those who'll have to take care of you after you wreck yourself in the process. Brad is a relatively younger and relatively famous Zen friend who has visited Atlanta from time to time; he and I once led a retreat together in Nashville, if memory serves. I agree with his point that compassion is basically intuitive, rather than entirely analytical. We speak of “practicing” compassion, and it is true that we can train ourselves to respond to individuals and situations more compassionately — that is, by seeing their side of the story, et cetera — but we should probably differentiate between practicing compassion and actually experiencing it. The word literally means “suffer with”: the prefix “com” meaning “with”; while “passion” is interchangeable with “suffering” as in “the passion of Christ.” Passion also means feeling strongly about something, as in “my passion is art” or music. But back to the idea of experiential compassion, of which I have written before. When we realize that we are the recipient of compassion in the sense of suffering as allowing, as in “suffer the little children to come unto me” as attributed to Christ, we recognize that we exist by virtue of the universe allowing us to exist — in that “goldilocks zone” in space and time where our home planet is far enough from, and close enough to, the sun that it can support life as we know it. The determinative parameters apparently do not have to be off by much to eliminate the possibility of sentient life on Earth. So in some sense, the planet is willing to suffer with us, until we become insufferable, which threshold we may have already transgressed, what with climate change and all. Religious belief systems aside, we may be hanging by a thread that is ready to snap. Ergo, we exist by dint of the compassion of the universe in its willingness to support life. Now, when we attribute “willingness” to the unconscious universe, eyebrows will be raised. The root word of willingness is “will,” and if we attribute will to the impersonal world in which we live, the next question will be, “Whose will?” It is counterintuitive to attribute will, unless it is to a “who.” But we can also look at will — the will to survive, the will to exist, and the will to propagate the species, for example — as disembodied will. Associated with will is the notion of intent — on both conscious and unconscious levels. Is it our intent to exist? Did we “will” ourselves into existence? Is there such a thing as “free will?” Or do all willful acts come with a price tag? Are we delusional in imagining that we are exerting free will in coming and going in this universe? As students at the Institute of Design, Illinois Tech, we would occasionally attend a movie series offered at the University of Chicago, in which they screened foreign films that would not be readily available in commercial theaters. After the feature they would show a short film or a series, one of which was entitled “The Lost Planet Ergro” if memory serves. These were in the category of “so bad they are good.” One of the leading characters in the script, when hearing some far-fetched explanation of the latest sci-fi phenomenon shown in the film would solemnly declare, “That's too deep for me.” After so many repetitions following so many scenes, it became unbearably funny. This is the way I feel about the speculations mentioned above. Apparently, Buddha did not exactly suffer fools gladly, and rejected flights of fancy from the practical standpoint of whether of not they addressed the problem at hand, that of the daily suffering in life. His experience in meditation apparently resolved many of the conflicts and conundrums we face in our lives, compounded, as they are by, complications of modern civilization. The story goes that, in the face of irreconcilable differences between the way he wished things might be, and the way that things really were, and still are, he resorted to meditation. He sat down, in all humility, and faced the fact that, with all of his intelligence, education, and privileged position in the caste system of his time, he did not really know what he most desperately needed to know. The story continues that he resolved to sit there and die, if need be, to settle once and for all the dilemma of his estrangement from the world, owing to the seemingly needless suffering he witnessed on a daily basis. He learned — and we should resolve — to “suffer with” the true causes and conditions of our existence, as he articulated them: aging, sickness, and death, to begin with; along with social dimensions of being away from our loved ones, and/or being with people we do not like. The depth and breadth of his insight still resonates today, in the validation of the Four Noble Truths and Noble Eightfold Path as being as relevant to our times as to his. Although, as I mention in earlier episodes, the complexity of our context has multiplied geometrically. If we take Buddha's example and message to heart, we can see that the compassionate thing to do is to embrace karmic causality, and the causes and conditions within our personal, social, natural and universal spheres of action and influence. The atrocities we witness around the globe, which manifest as the opposite of compassion, and the quintessential nature of ignorance, do not lobby against the veracity of Buddha's insight, but indeed confirm it in the most depressing manner imaginable. We do not have to imagine it because it is real, and has real karmic consequences. The native American tribes had a unique take on this hypothesis, as expressed by one of their chiefs during the genocidal advent of the white European settlers. It went something like this: The tribal members who had been slaughtered in the conquest — men, women and children — would be reborn as future generations of the children of the invaders. The perfect retribution, big-time karmic consequence. Whether or not you choose to honor or even consider this possibility, if those waging war on others, cavalierly bombing and otherwise laying waste to noncombatant civilians, were to believe that, like chopping down weeds after they had gone to seed, their very efforts are simply multiplying the future ranks of the perceived enemy, it might give them pause. If the “final solution” is genocide, wiping out the entire “other,” but it turns out not to work, but in fact simply kicks the can down the road a generation or two, the futility of the warring endeavor might finally come crashing home. This conclusion will never be drawn in the context of theistic beliefs in the eternal soul, of course. Unless they allow for some version of rebirth or reincarnation. Buddhism does not hold out this possibility in order to debate or refute contrary ideas. But what if it is true? Wouldn't the intrinsic irresolution, itself, perhaps contribute to a more moderate, compassionate approach to — if not loving thine enemies — at least recognizing that they may prevail, in spite of, or as a direct result of, our best efforts to eliminate them? As Master Dogen reminds us: Yet in attachment, blossoms fall In aversion, weeds spread And as one of our members reminded us when we were weeding the parking lot of the prior Zen center: “Weeds are flowers we don't want; flowers are weeds we do want.” But the herbicides that we spew over the land, in order to eradicate those flowers we identify as weeds in the patch, ultimately blow back our way, often taking our favorite blossoms with it. We are all, like it or not, forced to experience compassion, “suffering with,” suffering the ignorance of our fellow human beings. Suffering fools, if not gladly, as the saying goes. Karma and its consequences are not individuated; they come bundled with the species.* * * Elliston Roshi is guiding teacher of the Atlanta Soto Zen Center and abbot of the Silent Thunder Order. He is also a gallery-represented fine artist expressing his Zen through visual poetry, or “music to the eyes.”UnMind is a production of the Atlanta Soto Zen Center in Atlanta, Georgia and the Silent Thunder Order. You can support these teachings by PayPal to donate@STorder.org. Gassho.Producer: Shinjin Larry Little

The realization that everything in the universe forms a single, integrated whole can be difficult to grasp. Author and Zen priest Brad Warner shares, in a light-hearted way, how a true understanding of Reality, the ultimate unity of all things, instills in us a sense of responsibility for the welfare of all life.

The idea that everything in our Universe forms a single, unified whole is a difficult concept to grasp for most of us. Fortunately, today's guest has a firm grip on Zen Buddhism and understands the concept as well as many others foreign to the West for far too long. We'll talk to Brad Warner, author of “THE OTHER SIDE OF NOTHING: The Zen Ethics of Time, Space, and Being”. Website: www.HardCoreZen.info

The idea that everything in our Universe forms a single, unified whole is a difficult concept to grasp for most of us. Fortunately, today’s guest has a firm grip on Zen Buddhism and understands the concept as well as many others foreign to the West for far too long. We talk to Brad Warner, author of THE OTHER SIDE OF NOTHING: The Zen Ethics of Time, Space, and Being.

The idea that everything in our Universe forms a single, unified whole is a difficult concept to grasp for most of us. Fortunately, today's guest has a firm grip on Zen Buddhism and understands the concept as well as many others foreign to the West for far too long. We'll talk to Brad Warner, author of “THE OTHER SIDE OF NOTHING: The Zen Ethics of Time, Space, and Being”. Website: www.HardCoreZen.info

Brad Warner is the author of The Other Side of Nothing and numerous other titles including Letters to a Dead Friend about Zen, Don't Be a Jerk, and Hardcore Zen. A Soto Zen teacher, he is also a punk bassist, filmmaker, and popular blogger who leads workshops and retreats around the world. In addition to his books, his writing appears in Lion's Roar, Tricycle, Buddhadharma, and Alternative Press. He also hosts The Hardcore Zen Podcast and talks about Zen almost every day on his YouTube channel. On this episode of the Psychology Talk Podcast, Brad speaks with Dr. Hoye about all, some, or none of the aforementioned things, as well as his new book The Other Side of Nothing: The Zen Ethics of Time, Space, and Being, available from New World Library. Psychology and Buddhism both seek to end suffering and help people grow into happier human beings. Mindfulness has been an absorbed in psychotherapy, lots of studies showing long term, and even short-term practice increase brain functioning and focus, reduce anxiety and depression. But the soul/philosophy of Buddhism has been taken from it. Studies point to the incorporation of those principles into a person's practice increases the efficacy of the “results orientation' that psychotherapy is all giddy about. We tackle this and much, much more on this enlightening episode, including:Materialism & IdealismZen EthicsBrad's mentore Nishijima RoshiStoicism/Existentalism/Zen? Doing the right thing without beliefBrad's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/hardcorezenBrad's Blog: http://hardcorezen.infoThe Book, The Other Side of Nothing: https://www.newworldlibrary.com/Religion/THE-OTHER-SIDE-OF-NOTHINGThe Psychology Talk Podcast is a unique conversation about psychology around the globe. Your host Dr. Scott Hoye discusses psychology and mental health trends with practitioners and experts to keep you informed about issues and trends in the industry. Dr. Hoye is a clinical psychologist and the director of Chicago Psychology Services, in Chicago, IL., USA. https://psych-talk.comhttps://www.instagram.com/psychtalkpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/psychtalkpodcasthttps://chicagopsychservices.com

Brad Warner converses with Banyen Books & Sound on his book, The Other Side of Nothing – a real, relatable guide to Zen Buddhist ethics for modern times. Brad Warner is the author of The Other Side of Nothing and numerous other titles including Letters to a Dead Friend about Zen, Don't Be a Jerk, and Hardcore Zen. A Soto Zen teacher, he is also a punk bassist, filmmaker, and popular blogger who leads workshops and retreats around the world. In addition to his books, his writing appears in Lion's Roar, Tricycle, Buddhadharma, and Alternative Press. He lives in Los Angeles where he is the founder and lead teacher of the Angel City Zen Center. Visit him online at https://www.hardcorezen.info.

On episode 62 of Outside The Studio: What do meditating and brushing your teeth have in common? You do both for others and not just yourself. Brad Warner and Tessa discuss how to build the discipline to meditate every day, how to acknowledge your emotions without letting them consume you, how to make sense of life's contradictions, and the untrendy ethics of Buddhism that aren't covered in mainstream media. Brad Warner is a Sōtō Zen monk. He is the author of several books including The Other Side of Nothing and Hardcore Zen. Timestamps (00:00) Who is Brad Warner? (03:00) How Brad found Buddhism (and Japanese adventures) (10:04) The inconvenient and untrendy aspects of Buddhism (12:20) What if success was irrelevant? (16:52) Staying consistent with meditating (19:20) What's the best yoga posture? (20:45) What is Zen Buddhism? (23:43) What's on the other side of nothing? (29:43) Reframing how you think of karma (38:24) Buddhism and sexuality (46:50) What would Buddha say about jealousy? (51:06) European Buddhism tour 4 Key Takeaways 1. Meditation blurs the definition of success. In fact, it can even negate success altogether. It just is what it is, it is not measured on a scale. 2. Buddhism is meditation. What the Buddha taught was meditation. Not everyone would agree with that statement, but teaching Buddhism without meditation doesn't stay true to its founding principles. 3. The other side of nothing is a space where you negate yourself. It is understanding yourself as an illusion. It is thinking of yourself as not something that belongs to you, but belongs to everything. 4. Only think of Karma in relation to yourself. Try not to look at the big picture too much. Get involved in what you can influence. Links The Other Side of Nothing: The Zen Ethics of Time, Space, and Being by Brad Warner https://www.amazon.com/Other-Side-Nothing-Ethics-Space/dp/1608688046 Connect With Brad Warner: Website: http://hardcorezen.info/ YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HardcoreZen?app=desktop Connect With Tessa Tovar: Website: https://tessatovar.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tessamarietovar/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tessa-tovar-baa27613 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/TBenedicktus

What Matters Most podcast host Paul Samuel Dolman speaks with Soto Zen priest, author, and musician Brad Warner about his work. The post Brad Warner #1047 appeared first on Paul Samuel Dolman.

Brad Warner is the author of The Other Side of Nothing and numerous other titles including Letters to a Dead Friend about Zen, Don't Be a Jerk, and Hardcore Zen. A Soto Zen teacher, he is also a punk bassist, filmmaker, and popular blogger who leads workshops and retreats around the world. In addition to his books, his writing appears in Lion's Roar, Tricycle, Buddhadharma, and Alternative Press. He also also hosts The Hardcore Zen Podcast and talks about Zen almost every day on his YouTube channel. Visit him online at www.hardcorezen.info.

I am very pleased to welcome back Brad Warner to Zen Commuter.

Ordained as a Soto Zen priest, Brad Warner is also a punk bassist, filmmaker, and blogger. He is the founder of Angel City Zen Center in Los Angeles and the author of Hardcore Zen, Sit Down and Shut Up, and several other books about Zen Buddhism. His writing appears on SuicideGirls.com and in Lion's Roar, Tricycle, Buddhadharma, and Alternative Press. He lives in Los Angeles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brad Warner is the author of The Other Side of Nothing and numerous other titles including Letters to a Dead Friend about Zen, Don't Be a Jerk, and Hardcore Zen. A Soto Zen teacher, he is also a punk bassist, filmmaker, and popular blogger who leads workshops and retreats around the world.In addition to his books, his writing appears in Lion's Roar, Tricycle, Buddhadharma, and Alternative Press. He lives in Los Angeles where he is the founder and lead teacher of the Angel City Zen Center.The Other Side of Nothing: The Zen Ethics of Time, Space, and BeingIn the West, Zen Buddhism has a reputation for paradoxes that defy logic. In particular, the Buddhist concept of nonduality—the realization that everything in the Universe forms a single, integrated whole—is especially difficult to grasp. In The Other Side of Nothing, Zen teacher Brad Warner untangles the mystery and explains nonduality in plain English. To Warner, this is not just a philosophical problem: Nonduality forms the bedrock of Zen ethics, and once we comprehend it, many of the perplexing aspects of Zen suddenly make sense.Drawing on decades of Zen practice, he traces the interlocking relationship between Zen metaphysics and ethics, showing how a true understanding of reality—and the ultimate unity of all things—instills in us a sense of responsibility for the welfare of all beings. When we realize that our feeling of separateness from others is illusory, we have no desire to harm any creature. Warner ultimately presents an expansive overview of the Zen ethos that will give beginners and experts alike a deeper understanding of one of the world's enduring spiritual traditions.

Do you find the topic of non-duality confusing? Join us for a discussion with Brad Warner on his new #book The Other Side of Nothing: The Zen Ethics of Time, Space, and Being.Tune in Friday, July 1st at 10AM PST/1PM EST and Tuesday, July 5th at 3PM PST / 6PM EST #MomentsWithMarianne airs in the Southern California area on KMET1490AM & 98.1 FM, ABC Talk News Radio affiliate! Not in the area? Click here to listen! https://tunein.com/radio/KMET-1490-s33999/ Brad Warner is the author of numerous books, he is a Soto Zen teacher, a punk bassist, filmmaker, and popular blogger who leads workshops and retreats around the world. In addition to his books, his writing appears in Lion's Roar, Tricycle, Buddhadharma, and Alternative Press. He also the host of The Hardcore Zen Podcast on YouTube. www.hardcorezen.infoFor more information visit: www.MariannePestana.com To see the Book Club list visit: https://www.mariannepestana.com/book-club/Missed a show that you have to hear? Click here to catch up! https://www.spreaker.com/show/moments-with-marianne

http://hardcorezen.info/ Brad Warner was born in Ohio, grew up in Africa, and lived in Japan for eleven years, where he got ordained as a Zen monk. He now resides in the Hipsterville part of Los Angeles. He began sitting zazen when he was eighteen years old under the instruction of Tim McCarthy and was made a dharma heir of Gudo Nishijima Roshi in the futuristic year 2000. He also travels the world showing people how to sit down and shut up. He has given talks and led Zen meditation retreats in the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Finland, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Poland, Israel, Belgium, Spain, and Japan. His books have been translated into fewer languages than those of anyone you've ever seen on the cover of a meditation magazine, but there are editions in Finnish, Polish, German, and Greek. And supposedly there's one in Hebrew, but he's never seen a copy. Or maybe he has but doesn't know it because he can't read Hebrew. He wishes someone would point it out to him somewhere if the book actually exists. He plays bass guitar in the hardcore punk band Zero Defex (0DFx). He has had major roles in several movies, including Zombie Bounty Hunter M. D. and Shoplifting from American Apparel. He also wrote, produced, and directed his own film, Cleveland's Screaming. Plus, he made five albums for Midnight Records under the semi-fictional band name Dimentia 13. When he's not doing zazen, Brad can be found at record stores all over the world searching for obscure psychedelia and songs to add to his incredible cheesy seventies playlist. He enjoys bad science fiction movies and cats, though dogs are okay too. He's a vegetarian but tries not to be a total pain in the ass about it.

Podcast: This week on the show we feature a pre-recorded conversation with returning guest, Zen teacher, Brad Warner, about his latest book, THE OTHER SIDE OF NOTHING: The Zen Ethics of Time, Space, and Being, published this year by New World Library. In the West, Zen Buddhism has a reputation for paradoxes that defy logic. In particular, the Buddhist concept of nonduality — the realization that everything in the universe forms a single, integrated whole — is especially difficult to grasp. In THE OTHER SIDE OF NOTHING, Brad untangles the mystery and explains nonduality in plain English. To Brad, this is not just a philosophical problem: nonduality forms the bedrock of Zen ethics, and once we comprehend it, many of the perplexing aspects of Zen suddenly make sense. Drawing on decades of Zen practice, he traces the interlocking relationship between Zen metaphysics and ethics, showing how a true understanding of reality — and the ultimate unity of all things — instills in us a sense of responsibility for the welfare of all beings. When we realize that our feeling of separateness from others is illusory, we have no desire to harm any creature. Warner ultimately presents an expansive overview of the Zen ethos that will give beginners and experts alike a deeper understanding of one of the world's enduring spiritual traditions. Brad Warner is the also the author of numerous other titles including Letters to a Dead Friend about Zen, Don't Be a Jerk, and Hardcore Zen. A Soto Zen teacher, he is also a punk bassist, filmmaker, and popular blogger who leads workshops and retreats around the world. In addition to his books, his writing appears in Lion's Roar, Tricycle, Buddhadharma, and Alternative Press. He also hosts The Hardcore Zen Podcast and talks about Zen almost every day on his YouTube channel. More information about Brad Warner's work can be found at:     Hardcore Zen website: hardcorezen.info,   Brad Warner on YouTube: www.youtube.com,   THE OTHER SIDE OF NOTHING at New World Library: www.newworldlibrary.com,   Brad Warner on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org,   Brad Warner on Twitter: twitter.com,   Brad Warner on Facebook: www.facebook.com,   Hardcore Zen on Facebook: www.facebook.com.

In this episode I am joined by Brad Warner, Zen teacher and best-selling author of ‘Hardcore Zen' and ‘The Other Side of Nothing'. Brad recounts his unusual childhood, his passion for Punk rock ethics, and reveals what thwarted his teenage desire to become a born again Christian. Brad describes his first encounter with Zen, shares the secret of his decades of daily practice, and explains why he is at odds with the culture and institutions of mainline American Zen. Brad also discusses his awakening experience, the significance of dharma transmission, his new book on ethics, and what Dogen's mysterious metaphors have in common with the TV show ‘Ancient Aliens'. … Video version: www.guruviking.com/podcast/155-hardcore-zen-brad-warner Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast'.
 … Topics include: 00:00 - Intro 00:48 - Brad's writing process 01:54 - ‘I'm not saying it was Aliens, but it was Aliens' 03:25 - Brad's unusual upbringing 06:22 - Finding Zen and moving to Japan 09:38 - Punk rock ethics 11:38 - Trying to become a Christian 14:39 - Practice vs belief 18:09 - At odds with institutional Zen 20:57 - Brad's Zen vs American Zen 25:08 - American Buddhist politics 26:25 - The secret of Brad's daily meditation practice 36:01 - Meditation consequences permanent or temporary? 39:11 - The danger of stopping practice after awakening 40:56 - Nishijima Roshi cutting Brad down 46:36 - Brad's awakening experience 49:37 - Receiving Dharma transmission 54:01 - Links to SFZC 55:09 - Dharma transmission wars and institutional power 01:02:06 - Secret lineage of transmission 01:05:06 - Will Brad give dharma transmission? 01:09:35 - What if Nishijima Roshi had moved to the USA? 01:13:41 - Does Brad have a teacher now? 01:17:15 - Brad's new book about ethics and non-duality 01:25:13 - Dogen's elusive metaphors 01:30:44 - Brad on race and being a foreigner … To find out more about Brad Warner, visit: - http://hardcorezen.info/ - https://www.youtube.com/c/HardcoreZen For more interviews, videos, and more visit: - www.guruviking.com Music ‘Deva Dasi' by Steve James

In the West, Zen Buddhism has a reputation for paradoxes that defy logic. In particular, the Buddhist concept of nonduality -- the realization that everything in the universe forms a single, integrated whole -- is especially difficult to grasp. In The Other Side of Nothing: The Zen Ethics of Time, Space, and Being (New World Library, 2022), Zen teacher Brad Warner untangles the mystery and explains nonduality in plain English. To Warner, this is not just a philosophical problem: nonduality forms the bedrock of Zen ethics, and once we comprehend it, many of the perplexing aspects of Zen suddenly make sense. Drawing on decades of Zen practice, he traces the interlocking relationship between Zen metaphysics and ethics, showing how a true understanding of reality -- and the ultimate unity of all things -- instills in us a sense of responsibility for the welfare of all beings. When we realize that our feeling of separateness from others is illusory, we have no desire to harm any creature. Warner ultimately presents an expansive overview of the Zen ethos that will give beginners and experts alike a deeper understanding of one of the world's enduring spiritual traditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In the West, Zen Buddhism has a reputation for paradoxes that defy logic. In particular, the Buddhist concept of nonduality -- the realization that everything in the universe forms a single, integrated whole -- is especially difficult to grasp. In The Other Side of Nothing: The Zen Ethics of Time, Space, and Being (New World Library, 2022), Zen teacher Brad Warner untangles the mystery and explains nonduality in plain English. To Warner, this is not just a philosophical problem: nonduality forms the bedrock of Zen ethics, and once we comprehend it, many of the perplexing aspects of Zen suddenly make sense. Drawing on decades of Zen practice, he traces the interlocking relationship between Zen metaphysics and ethics, showing how a true understanding of reality -- and the ultimate unity of all things -- instills in us a sense of responsibility for the welfare of all beings. When we realize that our feeling of separateness from others is illusory, we have no desire to harm any creature. Warner ultimately presents an expansive overview of the Zen ethos that will give beginners and experts alike a deeper understanding of one of the world's enduring spiritual traditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/buddhist-studies

In the West, Zen Buddhism has a reputation for paradoxes that defy logic. In particular, the Buddhist concept of nonduality -- the realization that everything in the universe forms a single, integrated whole -- is especially difficult to grasp. In The Other Side of Nothing: The Zen Ethics of Time, Space, and Being (New World Library, 2022), Zen teacher Brad Warner untangles the mystery and explains nonduality in plain English. To Warner, this is not just a philosophical problem: nonduality forms the bedrock of Zen ethics, and once we comprehend it, many of the perplexing aspects of Zen suddenly make sense. Drawing on decades of Zen practice, he traces the interlocking relationship between Zen metaphysics and ethics, showing how a true understanding of reality -- and the ultimate unity of all things -- instills in us a sense of responsibility for the welfare of all beings. When we realize that our feeling of separateness from others is illusory, we have no desire to harm any creature. Warner ultimately presents an expansive overview of the Zen ethos that will give beginners and experts alike a deeper understanding of one of the world's enduring spiritual traditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/religion

In the West, Zen Buddhism has a reputation for paradoxes that defy logic. In particular, the Buddhist concept of nonduality -- the realization that everything in the universe forms a single, integrated whole -- is especially difficult to grasp. In The Other Side of Nothing: The Zen Ethics of Time, Space, and Being (New World Library, 2022), Zen teacher Brad Warner untangles the mystery and explains nonduality in plain English. To Warner, this is not just a philosophical problem: nonduality forms the bedrock of Zen ethics, and once we comprehend it, many of the perplexing aspects of Zen suddenly make sense. Drawing on decades of Zen practice, he traces the interlocking relationship between Zen metaphysics and ethics, showing how a true understanding of reality -- and the ultimate unity of all things -- instills in us a sense of responsibility for the welfare of all beings. When we realize that our feeling of separateness from others is illusory, we have no desire to harm any creature. Warner ultimately presents an expansive overview of the Zen ethos that will give beginners and experts alike a deeper understanding of one of the world's enduring spiritual traditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inner Journey with Greg Friedman welcomes Brad Warner. Our guest on Inner . Brad is a Soto Zen Priest, a punk bassist, a filmmaker and his latest book is called, “The Other Side of Nothing”.

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In The Other Side of Nothing: The Zen Ethics of Time, Space, and Being , Zen teacher Brad Warner untangles the mystery and explains nonduality in plain English. To Warner, this is not just a philosophical problem: nonduality forms the bedrock of Zen ethics, and once we comprehend it, many of the perplexing aspects of Zen suddenly make sense.Drawing on decades of Zen practice, Warner traces the interlocking relationship between Zen metaphysics and ethics, showing how a true understanding of reality — and the ultimate unity of all things — instills in us a sense of responsibility for the welfare of all beings. When we realize that our feeling of separateness from others is illusory, we have no desire to harm any creature.He lives in Los Angeles where he is the founder and lead teacher of the Angel City Zen Center. Visit him online at www.hardcorezen.info. Check out the new book - The Other Side Of Nothing Tour - Catch East Forest LIVE - TICKETS: http://eastforest.org/tourJuly 1-4 - Retreat: Esalen Institute Hot Springs, Big Sur, CA (sold out)August 24-28 -  Retreat: Love Serve Remember Retreat, NC 'Nov 15 - London, UKDec 9-12 - Retreat: Esalen Institute Hot Springs, Big Sur, CA (coming soon)+ JOURNEY SPACE LIVE - Exclusive world premiere listening events of new East Forest psychedelic guidance music and online facilitation with JourneySpace.com, May 28, and June 18. Join our East Forest COUNCIL on Patreon.  Monthly Zoom Council, podcast exclusives, live-streams, and more. Listen to East Forest music:  "IN" - the latest full album  release from East Forest - LISTEN NOW: Spotify / AppleListen to East Forest guided meditations on Spotify & AppleOrder a vinyl, dad hats, sheet music, original perfume oils, and more: http://eastforest.orgPlease rate Ten Laws with East Forest in iTunesAnd on Spotify★★★★★Sign up to learn about new retreats, shows in your area, and to join the community.Stay in the flow:Mothership:  http://eastforest.org/IG:  https://www.instagram.com/eastforest/FB:  https://www.facebook.com/EastForestMusic/TW:  https://twitter.com/eastforestmusicJOIN THE COUNCIL - PATREON: http://patreon.com/eastforest**Disclaimer: Please act responsibly - East Forest is not offering medical advice or condoning illegal activity.  Blessings.

 Brad Warner was born in Ohio in 1964. In 1983 he met Zen teacher Tim McCarthy and began his study of Zen while he was still the bass player of the hardcore punk band Zero Defex, whose big hit was the eighteen-second masterpiece "Drop the A-Bomb on Me!" In the 1980s he released five albums of psychedelic rock under the band name Dimentia 13 (that's the way he spelled it), though Dimentia 13 was often a one-man band with Brad playing all the instruments. In 1993 he moved to Japan, where he landed a job with Tsuburaya Productions, the company founded by Eiji Tsuburaya, the man who created Godzilla. The following year Brad met Gudo Nishijima Roshi, who ordained him as a Zen monk and made him his dharma heir in 2000. He has written several books and just released a new one titled "The Other Side of Nothing: The Zen Ethics of Time, Space, and Being ". Brad's new book: - https://www.amazon.com/Other-Side-Nothing-Ethics-Space/dp/1608688046 For more on the Simplicity Zen Podcast: - https://simplicityzen.com/ 

Brad Warner is the author of several books on Zen. A Soto Zen priest, he is a punk bassist, filmmaker, Japanese-monster-movie marketer, and popular blogger based in Los Angeles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Brad Warner is the author of several books on Zen. A Soto Zen priest, he is a punk bassist, filmmaker, Japanese-monster-movie marketer, and popular blogger based in Los Angeles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/buddhist-studies

Brad Warner is the author of several books on Zen. A Soto Zen priest, he is a punk bassist, filmmaker, Japanese-monster-movie marketer, and popular blogger based in Los Angeles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/religion

Brad Warner is the author of several books on Zen. A Soto Zen priest, he is a punk bassist, filmmaker, Japanese-monster-movie marketer, and popular blogger based in Los Angeles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brad Warner is the author of Hard Core Zen and 8 other books. He does daily podcasts one can find at Hard Core Zen on YouTube. And that's not all.

Brad Warner is the Founder and Co-owner of Rutherford Equipment Rental, a business that provides production equipment for commercial wineries, breweries, and beverage producers in Northern California. He is the Owner of Warner Winery Consulting, North Bay Air Purification, and Leto Cellars, Inc. He began his enduring career working at the Charles Krug Winery. He served as the Vice President of Production and then Director of Property and Facilities at the Robert Mondavi Winery. Before creating his own winery equipment rental company, Brad became the Winemaker and Director of Operations at Sawyer Cellars and then Winemaker and General Manager at Foley Johnson Winery. Lisa Warner is the Co-owner and Director of Operations at Rutherford Equipment Rental and Co-founder and Vintner at Leto Cellars, Inc. She has over three decades of experience working in winery production and is the Co-Owner of Warner Winery Consulting and North Bay Air Purification. Her career began as the Facilities Coordinator and Purchaser for Robert Mondavi Winery. She previously worked as the Production Buyer for Diageo, Procurement and Brand Manager for Hambrecht Vineyards and Winery, and National Accounts Director for Hahn Family Wines. In this episode with Brad and Lisa Warner How do you overcome the challenges of beverage production? Are you wondering how your small or large company will reach its full potential? When producing wine, it is essential to consider all aspects — and Brad and Lisa Warner created a solution by providing portable small tank operations to aid in small batch productions. Brad and Lisa bring passion and empathy to the industry to figure out the best solution to your wine-making needs. On this episode of Legends Behind the Craft, Drew Hendricks sits down with Brad and Lisa Warner, Owners of Rutherford Equipment Rental, to discuss what makes them different in the specialty-equipment rental beverage industry. They discuss cultivating an authentic and trustworthy business, building a strong connection with consumers, and the importance of barrel filtration education.

This week on the show we talk with Brad and Glenn about their time working for Mr. Mondavi. Brad got his winery job at Charles Krug working harvest in 1967, while there he accepted a second job working at the then new Robert Mondavi Winery in 1970. Perhaps the only Read more... The post The Wine Makers – Brad Warner, Leto Cellars & Glenn Workman, Robert Mondavi Winery appeared first on Radio Misfits.

On this episode of Meta Perspective we had an awesome discussion with Zen teacher Brad Warner who is the author of the book Hardcore Zen. We discuss Zen, practice, philosophy, awakening, and even UFOs! See Here: https://youtu.be/S3w-M4gCJtQ

"No matter what you do or think, or how deluded you are, the truth of the universe is still exactly as it is. So whether you notice it or not doesn't change anything. If you're having a crappy day and you, and you don't notice it, that's still the truth of the universe." - Brad Warner   Brad returns from his wayward travels with an original fresh and previously unreleased Dogen Shobogenzo translation (rendition?), taking on the classic Yui Butsu Yo Butsu (Buddha Alone Together with Buddha). Can we ever notice how enlightened we are? Does it matter if we ever notice how enlightened we are?? And what do they mean that we're already enlightened, when sometimes (ok, much of the time) we might just not be feeling it??? Find out here. And warning! Due to time constraints Brad wasn't able to read us the whole chapter, so be sure to check out and subscribe to Brad's own Hardcore Zen Podcast for a full reading and commentary on this piece and so much more. Also up now on all your favorite podcast platforms.

THREE MONKS WALK INTO A BAR - Rylend and David talk with a couple of real deal Zen Monks-turned-authors - Brad Warner (Hardcore Zen) and Shozan Jack Haubner (Zen Confidential) - about the often very complicated proposition of marketing spiritually-slanted works... and when they realize on air that Hitler, Freud, and Einstein where all, at one point, in Vienna at the same time, the guys gleefully beat out a ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI meets THE HANGOVER-style romp... but with zombies? BRAD WARNER Twitter: @BradWarner Instagram: @hardcorezenbrad Website: hardcorezen.info SHOZAN JACK HAUBNER Twitter: @ShozanJHaubner Website: https://www.shambhala.com/authors/g-n/shozan-jack-haubner.html --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions

Cast Members: Aaron Steele the Game Master. Travis Martin as Korbin Velk. Brad Clarke as Cedric the Sharp.  Trevor Pella as Jamesonite the 72nd! Justin Martin as Loric Hammerpipe. Brad Warner as Dulug "The Hammer" Stone in our Chronicles of Reykia campaign About Us: The In Character podcast is a tabletop role-playing game podcast focused on narrative storytelling using a variety of RPG systems, including Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition, Fantasy Flight Games Genesys role-playing game system and Star Wars: Edge of the empire, age of rebellion, and force and destiny. Starfinder, and many more! In season 1 and 2, we play through the Tyranny of Dragons adventure by Wizards of the Coast. We periodically release an episode from our Chronicles of Reykia campaign which uses the Genesys role-playing game system by Fantasy flight games. Contact Us: Website Twitter @InCharacterPod Instagram @InCharacterPod Facebook Page contact@icpodcast.ca  Credits: Official Character art commissioned by Sam Murphy @saequis on Twitter or @sketchquis on instagram. Music: Showdown Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Legal: Dungeons & Dragons and Faerûn are property of Wizards of the Coast. The Genesys role-playing game and The Realms of Terrinoth are property of Fantasy Flight Publishing. All other trade-marks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

Cast Members: Aaron Steele the Game Master. Travis Martin as Korbin Velk. Brad Clarke as Cedric the Sharp.  Trevor Pella as Jamesonite the 72nd! Justin Martin as Loric Hammerpipe. Brad Warner as Dulug "The Hammer" Stone in our Chronicles of Reykia campaign About Us: The In Character podcast is a tabletop role-playing game podcast focused on narrative storytelling using a variety of RPG systems, including Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition, Fantasy Flight Games Genesys role-playing game system and Star Wars: Edge of the empire, age of rebellion, and force and destiny. Starfinder, and many more! In season 1 and 2, we play through the Tyranny of Dragons adventure by Wizards of the Coast. We periodically release an episode from our Chronicles of Reykia campaign which uses the Genesys role-playing game system by Fantasy flight games. Contact Us: Website Twitter @InCharacterPod Instagram @InCharacterPod Facebook Page contact@icpodcast.ca  Credits: Official Character art commissioned by Sam Murphy @saequis on Twitter or @sketchquis on instagram. Music: Showdown Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Legal: Dungeons & Dragons and Faerûn are property of Wizards of the Coast. The Genesys role-playing game and The Realms of Terrinoth are property of Fantasy Flight Publishing. All other trade-marks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

Cast Members: Aaron Steele the Game Master. Travis Martin as Korbin Velk. Brad Clarke as Cedric the Sharp.  Trevor Pella as Jamesonite the 72nd! Justin Martin as Loric Hammerpipe. Brad Warner as Dulug "The Hammer" Stone in our Chronicles of Reykia campaign About Us: The In Character podcast is a tabletop role-playing game podcast focused on narrative storytelling using a variety of RPG systems, including Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition, Fantasy Flight Games Genesys role-playing game system and Star Wars: Edge of the empire, age of rebellion, and force and destiny. Starfinder, and many more! In season 1 and 2, we play through the Tyranny of Dragons adventure by Wizards of the Coast. We periodically release an episode from our Chronicles of Reykia campaign which uses the Genesys role-playing game system by Fantasy flight games. Contact Us: Website Twitter @InCharacterPod Instagram @InCharacterPod Facebook Page contact@icpodcast.ca  Credits: Official Character art commissioned by Sam Murphy @saequis on Twitter or @sketchquis on instagram. Music: Showdown Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Legal: Dungeons & Dragons and Faerûn are property of Wizards of the Coast. The Genesys role-playing game and The Realms of Terrinoth are property of Fantasy Flight Publishing. All other trade-marks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

With Thay out of the way, our heroes get in some last minute preparations before they siege the well of dragons! Cast Members: Aaron Steele the Game Master. Travis Martin as Korbin Velk. Brad Clarke as Cedric the Sharp.  Trevor Pella as Jamesonite the 72nd! Justin Martin as Loric Hammerpipe. Brad Warner as Dulug "The Hammer" Stone in our Chronicles of Reykia campaign About Us: The In Character podcast is a tabletop role-playing game podcast focused on narrative storytelling using a variety of RPG systems, including Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition, Fantasy Flight Games Genesys role-playing game system and Star Wars: Edge of the empire, age of rebellion, and force and destiny. Starfinder, and many more! In season 1 and 2, we play through the Tyranny of Dragons adventure by Wizards of the Coast. We periodically release an episode from our Chronicles of Reykia campaign which uses the Genesys role-playing game system by Fantasy flight games. Contact Us: Website Twitter @InCharacterPod Instagram @InCharacterPod Facebook Page contact@icpodcast.ca  Credits: Official Character art commissioned by Sam Murphy @saequis on Twitter or @sketchquis on instagram. Music: Showdown Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Legal: Dungeons & Dragons and Faerûn are property of Wizards of the Coast. The Genesys role-playing game and The Realms of Terrinoth are property of Fantasy Flight Publishing. All other trade-marks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

Things got a little silly in the episode y'all...   Cast Members: Aaron Steele the Game Master. Travis Martin as Korbin Velk. Brad Clarke as Cedric the Sharp.  Trevor Pella as Jamesonite the 72nd! Justin Martin as Loric Hammerpipe. Brad Warner as Dulug "The Hammer" Stone in our Chronicles of Reykia campaign   About Us: The In Character podcast is a tabletop role-playing game podcast focused on narrative storytelling using a variety of RPG systems, including Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition, Fantasy Flight Games Genesys role-playing game system and Star Wars: Edge of the empire, age of rebellion, and force and destiny. Starfinder, and many more! In season 1 and 2, we play through the Tyranny of Dragons adventure by Wizards of the Coast. We periodically release an episode from our Chronicles of Reykia campaign which uses the Genesys role-playing game system by Fantasy flight games. Contact Us: Website Twitter @InCharacterPod Instagram @InCharacterPod Facebook Page contact@icpodcast.ca    Credits: Official Character art commissioned by Sam Murphy @saequis on Twitter or @sketchquis on instagram.   Music: Showdown Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Legal: Dungeons & Dragons and Faerûn are property of Wizards of the Coast. The Genesys role-playing game and The Realms of Terrinoth are property of Fantasy Flight Publishing. All other trade-marks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

Cast Members: Aaron Steele the Game Master. Travis Martin as Korbin Velk. Brad Clarke as Cedric the Sharp.  Trevor Pella as Jamesonite the 72nd! Justin Martin as Loric Hammerpipe. Brad Warner as Dulug "The Hammer" Stone in our Chronicles of Reykia campaign   About Us: The In Character podcast is a tabletop role-playing game podcast focused on narrative storytelling using a variety of RPG systems, including Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition, Fantasy Flight Games Genesys role-playing game system and Star Wars: Edge of the empire, age of rebellion, and force and destiny. Starfinder, and many more! In season 1 and 2, we play through the Tyranny of Dragons adventure by Wizards of the Coast. We periodically release an episode from our Chronicles of Reykia campaign which uses the Genesys role-playing game system by Fantasy flight games. Contact Us: Website Twitter @InCharacterPod Instagram @InCharacterPod Facebook Page contact@icpodcast.ca    Credits: Official Character art commissioned by Sam Murphy @saequis on Twitter or @sketchquis on instagram.   Music: Showdown Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Legal: Dungeons & Dragons and Faerûn are property of Wizards of the Coast. The Genesys role-playing game and The Realms of Terrinoth are property of Fantasy Flight Publishing. All other trade-marks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

Podcast: This week on the show on the show we present a pre-recorded conversation with Brad Warner about his latest book, Letters to a Dead Friend About Zen. Brad Warner is the founder and head teacher of Angel City Zen Center and Dogen Sangha Los Angeles. He is the author of the popular Hardcore Zen blog as well as several other books on Zen Buddhism including, Hardcore Zen - Punk Rock, Monster Movies, & the Truth About Reality; Sit Down and Shut Up - Punk Rock Commentaries on Buddha, God, Truth, Sex, Death, & Dogen's Treasury of the Right Dharma Eye; and Don't Be a Jerk - and Other Practical Advice from Dogen, Japan's Greatest Zen Master. He plays bass in the hardcore punk band Zero Defex (0DFx), is the star of the movies Shoplifting From American Apparel and Zombie Bounty Hunter M.D., was director of the film Cleveland's Screaming! and is a former vice president of the US branch of Tsuburaya Productions, the company founded by the creator of Godzilla. Brad moved to Japan in 1993 where he began studying Zen with the iconoclastic teacher Gudo Wafu Nishijima. After a few years, Nishijima ordained Brad and made him his dharma successor. More information about Brad Warner's work can be found at: Hardcore Zen website: hardcorezen.info, Angel City Zen Center website: www.aczc.org, Brad Warner on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org, Brad Warner on Twitter: twitter.com, Brad Warner on Facebook: www.facebook.com, Hardcore Zen on Facebook: www.facebook.com, Brad Warner on YouTube: www.youtube.com.

Podcast: This week on the show on the show we present a Skype conversation with Brad Warner. Brad Warner is the founder and head teacher of Angel City Zen Center and Dogen Sangha Los Angeles. He is the author of the popular Hardcore Zen blog as well as several books on Zen Buddhism including Hardcore Zen - Punk Rock, Monster Movies, & the Truth About Reality; Sit Down and Shut Up - Punk Rock Commentaries on Buddha, God, Truth, Sex, Death, & Dogen's Treasury of the Right Dharma Eye; and Don't Be a Jerk - and Other Practical Advice from Dogen, Japan's Greatest Zen Master. He plays bass in the hardcore punk band Zero Defex (0DFx), is the star of the movies Shoplifting From American Apparel and Zombie Bounty Hunter M.D., was director of the film Cleveland's Screaming! and is a former vice president of the US branch of Tsuburaya Productions, the company founded by the creator of Godzilla. More information about Brad Warner's work can be found at: Hardcore Zen website: hardcorezen.info Angel City Zen Center website: www.aczc.org Brad Warner on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org Brad Warner on Twitter: twitter.com Brad Warner on Facebook: www.facebook.com Hardcore Zen on Facebook: www.facebook.com Brad Warner on YouTube: www.youtube.com

In what may be the final episode, Amanda, Aimee, and Jacob reflect upon the podcast with gratitude. Part exploration, part retrospective, and even part mailbag, this episode marks the end of one era and the beginning of another. How does paganism typically handle endings, afterlives, fate, and destiny? What illuminations might be found in our places of uncertainty? Is there power and potential for growth and change in quitting? And what, if anything, might be next? Mentions: - Why I Quit My Dream Job In The Music Industry, by Casey Dienel: https://blog.usejournal.com/why-i-quit-my-dream-job-abaa4b8bfa61 - Why Is There Suffering? A Modern Pagan Response, by John Beckett: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/johnbeckett/2019/02/why-is-there-suffering-a-modern-pagan-response.html - Brad Warner: http://www.hardcorezen.info - Spirit Circle (manga): https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781626926011 - Once Upon a Squirrel (Aimee's writing blog): http://www.onceuponasquirrel.com/ - The Arcanist: https://thearcanist.io/ - Lady Althaea Courses: https://www.ladyalthaea.com/courses.html - Aimee Twitter: https://twitter.com/ajsprocket - Aimee's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ajsprocket/ - Jacob's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThatVenusian - Jacob's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatvenusian/ - Rachel True & The Craft Reunion: https://www.vibe.com/2019/02/rachel-true-invited-to-craft-reunion-after-accusing-conventions-of-racism Links: - Website: http://www.thepriestesses.com - Email: thepriestesses@gmail.com - Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepriestesses - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepriestesses/ - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepriestesses - Music by Rebecca E. Tripp: http://www.crystalechosound.com

In this brief, strange trip, Amanda and Jacob sit down with the enigmatic "Shamama," for a little look into the history and use of entheogens and psychedelics in modern Paganism. Are drug culture and Pagan culture somehow inseparable? What connects us to sacred experience? And what made "Neo-Paganism" so "neo," anyways? Mentions: - Timothy Leary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Leary - Ram Dass (Richard Albert): https://www.ramdass.org/bio/ - Terrence McKenna: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_McKenna - Peter Max: https://petermax.com/pages/peter-max-biography - Legal history of cannabis in the United States: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_history_of_cannabis_in_the_United_States - Marijuana Timeline: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/dope/etc/cron.html - A Social History Of America's Most Popular Drugs: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/drugs/buyers/socialhistory.html - The Grateful Dead: http://www.dead.net/ - Don Henley - The Boys of Summer: http://americansongwriter.com/2012/06/the-boys-of-summer-don-henley/ - Green Egg: A Journal of the Awakening Earth (Vol 28, #110, Autumn 1995) - My Long Strange Trip to Find the Goddess, by Grateful Geb - Green Egg (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Egg - The Incredible String Band: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-39304909 Sharing Space: - Pomegranate: The International Journal of Pagan Studies: https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/POM - The Wild Hunt: https://wildhunt.org/ - New Age (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Age - Caffeina: http://www.goddessgift.com/goddess-myths/Roman-goddess-caffeina.htm - Cheese: https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/scicurious/no-cheese-not-just-crack - More Cheese: https://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2018/feb/13/crack-and-cheese-do-pleasurable-things-really-affect-your-brain-like-drugs Brad Warner on drugs (some selections): - Mountain of Drugs: http://hardcorezen.info/mountain-of-drugs/227 - The Enlightenment Drug: http://hardcorezen.info/the-enlightenment-drug/2781 - Why I Don't Do Psychedelic Drugs: http://hardcorezen.info/why-i-dont-do-psychedelic-drugs/3759 - Drugs, Meditation, and Mountain Climbing: http://hardcorezen.info/drugs-meditation-and-mountain-climbing/5388 - Spiritual Teachers, Stop Enabling Addicts!: http://hardcorezen.info/spiritual-teachers-stop-enabling-addicts/5497 - Clinical and Indigenous Culture Use of Psychedelics: http://hardcorezen.info/clinical-and-indigenous-culture-use-of-psychedelics/5505 Links: - Website: http://www.thepriestesses.com - Email: thepriestesses@gmail.com - Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepriestesses - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepriestesses/ - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepriestesses - Ko-fi: https://www.ko-fi.com/thepriestesses - Music by Rebecca E. Tripp: http://www.crystalechosound.com

In this sticky episode, Amanda, Aimee, and Jacob talk about sex magick. But mostly about sex. And they have a healthy go at masturbation, while they're at it. How does sex and self-love play along with our mental, emotional, and spiritual health? How do they connect us to ourselves and others? What techniques might... come in handy? And moreover, what does it mean to embrace our own power? Mentions: - The Lesbian Kama Sutra, by Kat Harding: https://www.amazon.com/Lesbian-Kama-Sutra-Kat-Harding/dp/0312335857/ - A Druid's Handbook to the Spiritual Power of Plants: Spagyrics in Magical and Sexual Rituals, by Jon G. Hughes: https://www.amazon.com/Druids-Handbook-Spiritual-Power-Plants/dp/1620552655/ - Good Clean Love Almost Naked Organic Personal Lubricant: https://goodcleanlove.com/collections/personal-lubricants/products/almost-naked-organic-personal-lubricant - CBD Oil Lube: https://www.marijuanabreak.com/cbd-as-a-sex-lube - Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (2017): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6133130/ - Althaea Sebastiani: http://www.ladyalthaea.com/every-day-is-magickal - GGG: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-passion-paradox/201208/are-you-ggg - Sex, Sin, and Zen: A Buddhist Exploration of Sex from Celibacy to Polyamory and Everything in Between, by Brad Warner: https://www.amazon.com/Sex-Sin-Zen-Exploration-Everything/dp/1577319109 Sharing Space: - Good Clean Love Personal Lubricants: https://goodcleanlove.com/collections/personal-lubricants - The Goulet Pen Company: https://www.gouletpens.com/ - Laurelei Black: http://www.laureleiblack.com/ - Laurelei Black (Amazon author page): https://www.amazon.com/Laurelei-Black/e/B008DKAFUO/ - Cult of Aphrodite: Rites and Festivals of the Golden One, by Laurelei Black: https://www.amazon.com/Cult-Aphrodite-Rites-Festivals-Golden/dp/1451527268/ - Aphrodite's Priestess, by Laurelei Black: https://www.amazon.com/Aphrodites-Priestess-Laurelei-Black/dp/1449964974/ - Crown of Violets: Words and Images Inspired by Aphrodite, by Laurelei Black: https://www.amazon.com/Crown-Violets-Images-Inspired-Aphrodite/dp/1451522304/ - Aphrodite's Magic: Celebrate and Heal Your Sexuality, by Jane Meredith: https://www.amazon.com/Aphrodites-Magic-Celebrate-Heal-Sexuality/dp/1846942861/ - Sexplanations with Dr. Doe (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkxMlA7rt-mnIc1AjbyAsPw Links: Website: http://www.thepriestesses.com Email: thepriestesses@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepriestesses Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepriestesses/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepriestesses Music: Rebecca E. Tripp (www.crystalechosound.com)

We have a great show for you today. I have an interesting chat about transformation and Zen with Brad Warner who is an actual Zen Master. I like to bring you these non-running, but related conversations to help us think outside the box. As we know from experience, thinking outside the box can help us find ‘the third way'. In section one I'll talk about change and the elasticity of human systems. In section two I'll talk about heat running – not the typical '10 things to remember' post but a deeper dive into my experience last weekend running 20 miles in the teeth of it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.