Hardcore Zen

2003 book by Brad Warner
0-86171-380-XOCLC52348846
Dewey Decimal
294.3/927 21LC ClassBQ9288 .W37 2003Followed bySit Down and Shut Up 

Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies, & the Truth about Reality is a book written by Brad Warner, an author and ordained Zen priest. It was released in October 2003 by Wisdom Publications. The work serves as both an autobiography and an introduction to Sōtō Zen philosophy.

Reception

Hardcore Zen received mostly positive reviews. Publishers Weekly said of the book, "Entertaining, bold and refreshingly direct, this book is likely to change the way one experiences other books about Zen—and maybe even the way one experiences reality."[1] Tricycle: The Buddhist Review said "Hardcore Zen is Be Here Now for now."[2]

Publication data

  • Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies, & the Truth about Reality, Brad Warner, Wisdom Publications (October 2003), 224 pages, ISBN 0-86171-380-X

References

  1. ^ "Nonfiction review: Hardcore Zen". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
  2. ^ Joan Duncan Oliver. "Books in Brief". Tricycle: The Buddhist Review (2003). Retrieved May 17, 2012.
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Works of Brad Warner
Non-Fiction
  • Hardcore Zen (2003)
  • Sit Down and Shut Up (2007)
  • Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate (2009)
  • Sex, Sin, and Zen (2010)
  • Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way: Nagarjuna's Mulamadhyamakakarika (co-author with Gudo Wafu Nishijima) (2011)
  • Hardcore Zen Strikes Again (2012)
  • There Is No God and He Is Always With You (2013)
  • Don't Be a Jerk: And Other Practical Advice from Dogen, Japan's Greatest Zen Master (2016)
  • It Came from Beyond Zen!: More Practical Advice from Dogen, Japan's Greatest Zen Master: 2 (2017)
Novels
  • Death To All Monsters! (2011)
  • Gill Women of the Prehistoric Planet (2013)


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