Hardcore Zen

It's said that the secret to Buddhist practice is to avoid preferences. How do you do that?

Are dreams as real as waking reality? Dogen thought so!

What is it? How does it relate to practice? How can it be recognized? Can it be cultivated?

My unintended tribute to the late Ace Frehley of KISS.

Why do we always end up right back here?

That's what Dogen said! What does it mean?

A talk I gave in Hebden Bridge, UK last year.

Your opinions are not even your own!

How does Zen Buddhism conceive of space?

What does that mean and what does it have to do with Godzilla?

How Zen turned me from a pessimist into an optimist!

Even Ziggy?

Dogen cried! It's true! He even said so!

Nisargadatta Maharaj had some useful advice about free and pain.

You can think some problems through and get an answer. But more often thought has no solution to your problems.

Is Buddhism a religion that says you should not have kids?

Do Buddhists believe in the power of prayer?

What does "Turn the light around and shine it inward" mean?

How do you do that??

There's a bar in Tokyo run by Buddhist monks. Is that even allowed??

A talk I gave in Germany in 2024.

What is "I-less abiding," and do you need it in your practice?

Here's what my teacher said about death in Buddhism.

You can learn a lot from being totally dependent.

A talk from Bonn, Germany on Sept. 13, 2022. Buddhists use the word "ignorance" a lot. But what does "ignorance" mean in the Buddhist context?

What's the difference between you, your toilet, and the universe?

What does Godzilla have to do with Zen?

And, if so, is that a good thing?

What's the Zen way to overcome overwhelming fear?

Can you have an aim for the future and still be in the here and now?

Is cause-and-effect just a scam by Big Karma?

How do you celebrate Mother's Day when your mom is gone?

Can we use Zen practice as a self help method?

Dogen wrote three books called Shobogenzo. Here I take a look at a new edition of one of the other Shobogenzos.

How does Brad do Zen practice when he's sick?

How can work be Zen practice?

What do Buddhists, who don't believe in God (or at least not the kind of God some people believe in), put our faith in?

How do "meditator influencers" stay blissful all the time?

Is it a Buddhist teaching that we return to the Ocean of Consciousness when we die?

Is Buddhism a spiritual religion?

Is it Buddhist??

For Nishijima Roshi's pamphlet, go to - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qV-F9KoXldRPzmDmpO4H2ZbXPuvmB5Cv/view

Well...what is it?

Here's why!

That's what Dogen said! Seriously!

Brad finally answers your burning question!