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Corporate Mindfulness is Bullshit

I couldn’t say it better than this article from Salon, Corporate Mindfulness is Bullshit: Zen or No Zen, You’re Working Harder and Getting Paid Less.       I’ve got a new book coming out soon! Stay up to date on its release schedule, my live appearances and more by signing up for our mailing […]

Secure Your Mask Before Helping Others

I’m on retreat right now and can’t post. Here’s a rerun of an article I wrote for Suicide Girls dated August 8, 2011 *   *   * A few people have responded to my blog by comparing me to this or that teacher and saying those guys are much better because they encourage their […]

Pure Awareness?

I’m on retreat and can’t post. Here’s a rerun of an article I did on my older blog, posted May 12, 2012 *   *   * My name is Brad and I subscribe to Deepak Chopra’s Twitter feed. Hi Brad! I don’t even really “get” Twitter. I’m not sure just what you’re supposed to […]

That Which Has a Beginning and Ending in Time is Not Real?

I did an event at a Finnish sauna last week. In Finland saunas aren’t just places weird health-nuts go and sweat by themselves. They are communal gathering spaces. People have parties in them, get spiritual in them, all kinds of stuff. I met one Finnish guy who was born in a sauna. This particular Zen […]

The Responsibilities of Being a Zen Student

A Zen teacher is someone who has done zazen for a long time and allows — tolerates may be a better word — others to join their practice. A few years ago I did a talk at a Zen center in New York City where several people seemed to be hostile to what I had […]