MBSR Article
Thank you for all your responses to my previous post. I have only replied to a few of them so far. But I promise, I’ll get to everyone. But once again I must call upon the Power Of The Internet. Maybe a month ago or so somebody posted something either in the comments section here […]
Calling All Meditation Experts
OK, folks. Let’s see what the power of the Internet can do. I’ve come up with what I think is a pretty good idea for my next book. I’m not ready to reveal this to the world just yet because I haven’t quite worked out exactly how I want to present the idea publicly. It’s […]
Priest Training
On December 21st I will ordain four Zen priests. This is the first time I have ever done such a thing. I’ve performed jukai ceremonies, which are very similar to priest ordinations, before. A jukai ceremony is where a person agrees to commit their lives to following the Three Devotions, the Three Universal Precepts and […]

Hardcore Zen: The Movie
Pirooz Kalayeh’s movie about me, Brad Warner’s Hardcore Zen, is done and ready for the world. It was shown for the first time on October 5th, 2013 in Amsterdam at the Buddhist Film Festival of Europe. People there dug it, I am told. I couldn’t attend because that day I was hosting a 5-day Zen […]

Spiritual Teacher as Role Model
Our Autumn retreat at Mt. Baldy Zen Center is over and done. But those of you who didn’t go will get another chance when we hold our next retreat there in April. Stay tuned right here for details. One of the many interesting topics that came up this past weekend was the matter of the […]