The Pleasures of Zen
“Sense pleasure is the First Army of Mara. Due to previous good actions in the sensual or material realms, we find ourselves reborn in this world. Here, as in other sensual spheres, beings are faced with a wide assortment of appealing sense objects. Sweet sounds, rich smells, beautiful ideas, and other delightful objects touch all […]
It’s Midnight in Frankfurt. Do I Know Where I Am?
I have to say I love my life. It just keeps getting weirder and better. Five years ago I exchanged a chance at financial stability and a respectable career to see if I could make it on my own as an independent author and Zen teacher. My income took an immediate nosedive and initially the […]
Don’t Mention the Zen at War!
I’m at a sesshin so I really shouldn’t be on-line at all, much less posting to my blog. But you gotta do what you gotta do. You’d be forgiven for being shocked that I would recommend an article by Jundo Cohen on Sweeping Zen. But I really have no lingering hard feelings toward either of […]
How Can I Be a Monk and Can I Train With You?
This week I got three emails from people in places far away from where I live asking if they could be my student and two emails asking how to become a monk. This is about my weekly average. So I thought I’d take some time to write a blog about it. As far as training […]
Why You Need to Go to Retreats
It’s retreat season here in Brad Warner World. I am doing a whole slew of them over the next month and a half. Right now I’m in Germany about to begin the first in the series. The final in the series will be our big blow-out three-day Zen and Yoga retreat at Mt. Baldy Zen […]
