I was living in Japan at the time, Shoko Asahara was an important figure and you could say his name and people… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
I mean somebody could write another book and say Brad's idea about Buddhism and sex is wrong, and here's mine, and that… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
So when we come across somebody who does understand this and makes an effort to try and explain it to us, some… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
You know that for sure because Godzilla was killed by an ordinary missile. He spends most of that film dodging them but… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
Those who hope for purity and righteousness always try and destroy that which disturbs them. They think the disturbance comes from outside… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
The obvious example would be Jesus. Jesus is an object of fascination for me. He's an interesting historical character because we don't… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
In the Japanese movie's they're throwing everything they have at him, every missile, but he keeps coming, he can't be stopped and… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
I think a lot of people trying to follow Buddhism these days are getting confused about sex and they don't understand what's… — 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
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