Brad Warner

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Brad Warner (born March 5, 1964 in Hamilton , Ohio ) is a Zen master , ordained in the Sōtō School of Gudō Wafu Nishijima . He is also a writer , musician , filmmaker and blogger .

Life

Warner was born in 1964 and grew up in the suburbs of Akron, Ohio. From 1972 he lived with his parents in Nairobi , Kenya for 3 years . Back in Ohio, he began playing bass guitar in the hardcore punk band Zero Defex (0DFx) in 1982. 1985-1991 he released 5 albums under the band name Dimentia 13 on the label Midnight Records. He started practicing zazen in the early 1980s . His Zen teacher at the time was Tim McCarthy. In 1993 Warner moved to Japan and taught English there. From 1994 he worked in Tokyo for Tsuburaya Productions, the producer of the Japanese television series Ultraman . In Japan he began to study Zen with Gudō Wafu Nishijima. Nishijima studied Zen under Kōdō Sawaki and Rempo Niwa and founded the Buddhist group Dogen-Sangha. After a few years he received the Dharma transmission from Nishijima and he started to write texts about Buddhism and other topics on his homepage, from 2005 on his blog.

In 2003 his book Hardcore Zen - Punk Rock, Monster Movies and the truth about reality was published. After 11 years in Japan, he moves to Los Angeles, where he leads a zazen group in Santa Monica. Since December 2006 he has been writing articles for the SuicideGirls website . In May 2007 he published his second book Sit Down and Shut Up: Punk Rock Commentaries on Buddha, God, Truth, Sex, Death, and Dogen's Treasury of the Right Dharma Eye.

In 2007 he was appointed head of the Doge Sangha by Gudō Wafu Nishijima.

In 2009 Warner's book Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate: A Trip Through Death, Sex, Divorce, and Spiritual Celebrity in Search of the True Dharma was published.

Teaching

Warner does not understand Buddhism as a religion, but as a philosophy of action. He rejects the doctrine of rebirth. He regards his Zen practice as a further development of his earlier experiences in the punk scene, which he views quite critically.

style

Warner writes in everyday language , uses humor, and often refers to elements of pop culture.

Others

Brad Warner is a vegetarian. He also rejects alcohol and other drugs . The punk scene Warner experienced was very much influenced by that in Washington, DC ( DC Hardcore ), most notably the straight edge band Minor Threat .

literature

  • Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies and the Truth about Reality.
    Brad Warner, Wisdom Publications, Somerville (October 2003), 224 pages, ISBN 978-0861713806
  • Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies & The Truth About Everything.
    Brad Warner, Aurum in J.Kamphausen, Bielefeld (2010), ISBN 978-3-89901-294-1
  • Sit Down and Shut Up: Punk Rock Commentaries on Buddha, God, Truth, Sex, Death, and Dogen's Treasury of the Right Dharma Eye
    Brad Warner, New World Library (May 2007), 256 pages, ISBN 978-1-57731-559 -9
  • Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate: A Trip Through Death, Sex, Divorce, and Spiritual Celebrity in Search of the True Dharma
    Brad Warner, New World Library (February 2009), 240 pages, ISBN 978-1577316541
  • Sex, Sin and Zen. A Buddhist Exploration of Sex from Celibacy to Polyamory and Everything in Between
    Brad Warner, New World Library, Novaro (September 2010), 283 pages, ISBN 978-1-57731-910-8

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Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Warner, Brad
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American Zen master and author
DATE OF BIRTH March 5, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamilton (Ohio)