Hardcore Zen

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!

What do you believe in?

Here's why!

I'm sorry, but...

Seriously. It's not.

It's my birthday, so here's some Zen stuff about birth.

What on Earth does THAT mean???

Oooohh!! Spoooooky stuff this time!

I doubt it!

The coyote when he tried to kill the roadrunner couldn't and neither can you.

Someone asked me how to do this, so I answered!

Keep it up!

It's true!!

About my friend's death and death in general.

It's way too complicated as I shall explain.

A little talk about a Zen book I like.

In which I give my uninformed opinion on David Lynch and his involvement in Transcendental Meditation

For the next 4 years every meal at every Zen center in the USA will be dedicated to Donald Trump. I'll explain how and why.

In which I fail to answer the question posed in the title.

In which I discuss how some Buddhists are like Star Trek geeks.

My personal reflections on the role of community (sangha) in Buddhist practice.

Does the ancient Pali Canon preserve the actual words of the historical Buddha?

In this episode I talk with my nephew Ben Goldman about ghosts and enlightenment experiences. We also get into Scooby Doo.

My nephew Ben Goldman joins me for a wide-ranging discussion about gods and divinity in Buddhism, whether aliens could get enlightened, and how Jabberjaw is a rip-off of Scooby Doo.