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> [I never really got around to discussing that specific topic which I think it crucially important to understand. If you were a monk in Buddhist time and you had sex, there was a good chance a child would be conceived.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-warner/i-never-really-got-around-to-discussing-that-specific-topic-which-i/)

[Brad Warner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-warner/)

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> [The thing with the question of oneness or non-oneness is that you can literally discuss it forever. You can go into the philosophy section of any library and you'll see people have been discussing it forever and will continue to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-warner/the-thing-with-the-question-of-oneness-or-non-oneness-is-that-you-can/)

[Brad Warner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-warner/)

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## More by Brad Warner

> [One of the things I regret about not putting in that book or I think it's there but I didn't really elaborate on it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-warner/one-of-the-things-i-regret-about-not-putting-in-that-book-or-i-think/)

[Brad Warner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-warner/)

> [The real goal of Zen is to find a way of life that's easy and undramatic. Strong attachments lead to upset and drama.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-warner/the-real-goal-of-zen-is-to-find-a-way-of-life-that-s-easy-and/)

[Brad Warner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-warner/)

> [ If he'd \[Jesus\] been a little more concerned for his own safety and well being he may have toned things down a little bit… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-warner/if-he-d-jesus-been-a-little-more-concerned-for-his-own-safety-and/)

[Brad Warner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-warner/)

> [ So he \[Shoko Asahara\] was insane but managed to convince a couple thousand people that he was enlightened. Western culture, which Japan is now… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-warner/so-he-shoko-asahara-was-insane-but-managed-to-convince-a-couple/)

[Brad Warner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-warner/)

> [I was living in Japan at the time, Shoko Asahara was an important figure and you could say his name and people would immediately…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-warner/i-was-living-in-japan-at-the-time-shoko-asahara-was-an-important/)

[Brad Warner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-warner/)

> [So that's Godzilla, he's ultimately going to get you regardless of what you do. Maybe the people who made the American Godzilla film were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-warner/so-that-s-godzilla-he-s-ultimately-going-to-get-you-regardless-of/)

[Brad Warner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-warner/)

> [We always imagine that there's got to be somewhere else better than where we are right now; this is the Great Somewhere Else we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-warner/we-always-imagine-that-there-s-got-to-be-somewhere-else-better-than/)

[Brad Warner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-warner/)

> [“Thus a person can be a Buddha one minute and a jackass three minutes later. You don't just become Buddha at the moment of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-warner/thus-a-person-can-be-a-buddha-one-minute-and-a-jackass-three-minutes/)

[Brad Warner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-warner/)

> [“It’s hard for most of us to admit, but when you start paying attention you’ll notice that you actually enjoy being angry. There’s this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-warner/it-s-hard-for-most-of-us-to-admit-but-when-you-start-paying-attention/)

[Brad Warner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-warner/)

> [I really thought Reagan was going to push the button and blow us all up. It was scary. So when they did the 1998…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-warner/i-really-thought-reagan-was-going-to-push-the-button-and-blow-us-all/)

[Brad Warner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-warner/)

> [“This world is better than Utopia because - and follow this point carefully - you can never live in Utopia . Utopia is always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-warner/this-world-is-better-than-utopia-because-and-follow-this-point/)

[Brad Warner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-warner/)

> [The state of ambiguity - that messy, greasy, mixed-up, confused, and awful situation you're living through right now - is enlightenment itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-warner/the-state-of-ambiguity-that-messy-greasy-mixed-up-confused-and-awful/)

[Brad Warner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-warner/)

> [Truly compassionate action arises spontaneously without thought and is carried out in real action with no anticipation of reward and, indeed, no concept of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-warner/truly-compassionate-action-arises-spontaneously-without-thought-and/)

[Brad Warner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-warner/)

> [Buddha might be the one thing that could settle Godzilla down. He might say, "Listen Godzilla, you don't have to do all this. Just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-warner/buddha-might-be-the-one-thing-that-could-settle-godzilla-down-he/)

[Brad Warner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-warner/)

> [It's sort of another innovation, probably a good innovation, of Western culture to separate the ideas between science and philosophy, but it's important to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-warner/it-s-sort-of-another-innovation-probably-a-good-innovation-of-western/)

[Brad Warner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-warner/)

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