Hardcore Zen
Punk Rock, Monster Movies, & the Truth about Reality
by Brad Warner · first published 2003
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A collection of essays in which Brad Warner explores Zen and other factors that have shaped his life.
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…like taking the lid off a pot on the verge of boiling over. (It's an especially direct way to train your mind to stay focused, too.) There's a decent chapter about sitting meditation in Brad Warner's _Hardcore Zen_, which I also recommend because it isn't a bunch of new-age-y sunshine and lollipops. (Looking at a lot of other Western books on Buddhism, you'd think Zen had antioxidants or something.)
on “Meditation Becomes Beneficial Surprisingly Fast” ↗…Check out his blog: http://www.hardcorezen.blogspot.com/ And his articles at Suicide Girls: http://suicidegirls.com/members/Brad_Warner/news/ (the articles are ok but the site itself is probably nsfw) Hardcore Zen is my favourite book.
on “Zen is boring” ↗Also Hardcore Zen http://www.amazon.com/Hardcore-Zen-Monster-Movies-Reality/dp... and Brad Warner's blog http://hardcorezen.blogspot.com/
on “An Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation” ↗…coming from with these feelings. I've recently been making incredible progress with changing my thinking to be more productive and to simply becoming more happy and satisfied while moving forward. 1. Read Hardcore Zen: http://www.amazon.com/Hardcore-Zen-Monster-Movies-Reality/dp... 2. Read my last blog post: http://siberianfruit.com/post/6042838362/the-myth-about-what... 3. Work on separating facts from your interpretation.…
on “Ask HN: Overcoming an Inferiority Complex” ↗…would encourage you to try meditation. It's not a cure for depression, but it can have effects that help. In the Zen tradition, Brad Warner's books have been very helpful to me. http://www.amazon.com/Hardcore-Zen-Monster-Movies-Reality/dp...
on “Ask HN: Any advice for a programmer who has hit rock bottom?” ↗“Suffering occurs when your ideas about how things ought to be don’t match how they really are.” I started reading Hardcore Zen out of interest after seeing it recommended in a twitter thread. Still deciding about the book but this one stuck with me, that (physical causes aside) unhappiness can be a choice that you make moment…
on “Ask HN: Advice that changed your life?” ↗