One of the things I regret about not putting in that book or I think it's there but I didn't really elaborate… — Brad Warner Approach 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… — Brad Warner Attachment 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… — Brad Warner Bits 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… — Brad Warner Convince 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… — Brad Warner America 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… — Brad Warner American gods 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… — Brad Warner Believe 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… — Brad Warner Buddhism 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.… — Brad Warner Paying Attention 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… — Brad Warner American gods Copy Share Image
“This world is better than Utopia because - and follow this point carefully - you can never live in Utopia . Utopia… — Brad Warner Reality 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 Ambiguity 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 Action Copy Share Image
Buddha might be the one thing that could settle Godzilla down. He might say, "Listen Godzilla, you don't have to do all… — Brad Warner Bits Copy Share Image
It's sort of another innovation, probably a good innovation, of Western culture to separate the ideas between science and philosophy, but it's… — Brad Warner Culture Copy Share Image
“The very idea of higher states of consciousness is absurd. Comparing one state of consciousness to another and saying one is "higher"… — Brad Warner State-of-consciousness Copy Share Image
“Because a lot of our philosophical stances these days are kind of half-assed. We’re very bold in our proclamations of our own… — Brad Warner Philosophy Copy Share Image
When I first started watching Godzilla, I was a kid and a big dinosaur freak and was like, "Oh my gosh, there's… — Brad Warner Aspect Copy Share Image
Reality's all you've got. But here's the real secret, the real miracle: it's enough. — Brad Warner Enough Copy Share Image
Jesus was probably a guy who thought, "This thing that I've discovered can save the world and everybody is miserable without it."… — Brad Warner Dues Copy Share Image
Buddhists have a long-standing tradition of believing that at some level we always know what the best course of action is in… — Brad Warner Action Copy Share Image
Since then, my approach to all things spiritual is rather cynical you could say. When somebody present something to me as spiritual,… — Brad Warner All things Copy Share Image
So what I liked about Zen was that it never goes off into the realm of imagination land, or if it does… — Brad Warner Addresses Copy Share Image
At times, Zen does get into some Buddhist Cosmology. Nishijima Roshi, my main teacher would talk about that and almost every time… — Brad Warner Addresses Copy Share Image
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