The real goal of Zen is to find a way of life that's easy and undramatic. Strong attachments lead to upset and… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
Truly compassionate action arises spontaneously without thought and is carried out in real action with no anticipation of reward and, indeed, no… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
Reality's all you've got. But here's the real secret, the real miracle: it's enough. — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
True nonattachment is understanding that you are fundamentally attached to everything and, through that understanding, dropping your attachment to the view that… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
I mean, I can do that all day long. I can tell you the Vulcan's are not actually devoid of emotion. That… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
the only real time as far as Buddhism is concerned is right now. Right now there is no old age or death… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
I think real enlightenment is total sanity, a kind of acceptance of what actually is. It does involve a kind of different… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
Real morality is based on a single criterion: right action, appropriate action, in the present moment and present situation. — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
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,… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
The real goal of Zen is to find a way of life that's easy and undramatic. Strong attachments lead to upset and drama. — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
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… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
So he [Shoko Asahara] was insane but managed to convince a couple thousand people that he was enlightened. Western culture, which Japan is now… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
I was living in Japan at the time, Shoko Asahara was an important figure and you could say his name and people would immediately… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
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… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
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… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
“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… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
“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… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
I really thought Reagan was going to push the button and blow us all up. It was scary. So when they did the 1998… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
“This world is better than Utopia because - and follow this point carefully - you can never live in Utopia . Utopia is always… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
The state of ambiguity - that messy, greasy, mixed-up, confused, and awful situation you're living through right now - is enlightenment itself. — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
![“If he'd [Jesus] been a little more concerned for his…” quote by Brad Warner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/da4/brad-warner-3919_bits_if-he-d-jesus-been-a-little-more-concern_46874.jpg)
![“So he [Shoko Asahara] was insane but managed to convince…” quote by Brad Warner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/400/brad-warner-3919_convince_so-he-shoko-asahara-was-insane-but-manag_48812.jpg)
