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Hardcore Zen

Hardcore Zen

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Show overview

Hardcore Zen has been publishing since 2023, and across the 3 years since has built a catalogue of 105 episodes. That works out to roughly 40 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.

Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 19 min and 25 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Religion & Spirituality show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 20 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 78 episodes published. Published by hardcorezen.

Episodes
105
Running
2023–2026 · 3y
Median length
22 min
Cadence
Fortnightly

From the publisher

Zen teacher/author Brad Warner, author of Hardcore Zen, Letters to a Dead Friend About Zen, Don't Be a Jerk, Sit Down and Shut Up, and many more books about Zen, shares his thoughts about Zen and other stuff.

Latest Episodes

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The Elimination of Suffering

May 12, 202623 min

Is Zen a Form of Buddhism?

May 5, 202623 min

Meditation and Pain

Apr 28, 202625 min

Don't Criticize Buddhists!

Apr 22, 202623 min

Does Everyone Experience Karma the Same Way?

Apr 15, 202618 min

Ep 144Sometimes Pain is Bad

Shohaku Okumura has an interesting explanation of Dogen's essay on pain.

Apr 7, 202622 min

Ep 143Sometimes Pain is Good

Is it really...?

Mar 30, 202621 min

Ep 142Self and Time

Dogen said that the self arrays itself and looks at itself. What does that mean?

Mar 24, 202612 min

Ep 141Life is Just Life, Death is Just Death

What more can I say? A lot apparently!

Mar 6, 202643 min

Ep 140Zen Author David Chadwick 1945-2026

A tribute to my friend and one of the great Zen writers.

Feb 27, 202618 min

Ep 139My Ketamine Experience

Can drugs make you Enlightened?

Feb 25, 202621 min

Ep 138Self Power vs. Other Power

What does that even mean??

Feb 18, 202624 min

Ep 137Science Proves Buddhism! ... Or Does It?

Why am I not all excited by the latest evidence that science proves Buddhism is true?

Feb 11, 202622 min

Ep 136Blowing Zen?

Is playing the flute the same as doing zazen?

Feb 4, 202621 min

Ep 135Radical Acceptance: The Only Approach That Makes Sense

Jan 28, 202620 min

Ep 134Why Doesn't Zen Talk About Loving Kindness?

Buddha never met man he didn't like!

Jan 22, 202623 min

Ep 133How to Achieve One-Pointed Concentration

Or do you really need to?

Jan 15, 202615 min

Ep 132Are We LARP-ing Zen?

Is Western Zen just live action role playing?

Jan 13, 202624 min

Ep 131What If There is ABSOLUTELY No Zen Teacher Nearby?

Like if you're living on a remote island or something.

Jan 8, 202623 min

Ep 130Why Do You Need a Teacher to Study Buddhism

So you don't become a cult leader! And other reasons...

Jan 6, 202623 min
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