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 […]
Europe
I’m on my way to Europe today. My first stop is Benediktushof near Frankfurt, Germany, for a five day sesshin Oct. 2-6. There is still time to sign up. Go to their website for details. The topic of discussion will be the Zen classic Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi. I will do dokusan (personal […]
Is There a Problem With Buddhism?
My friend Danny Fisher wrote an article called Misogyny and Sexual Assault Are Still Missing Links in Conversations About Sangha Sex Scandals. It’s a good article and I don’t have problems with anything he says in the article. I think that what he says in it is right. But the existence of the article and […]