Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock Monster Movies & The Truth about Reality (Large Print 16pt) - Tapa blanda

This is not your typical''Zen'' book. Brad Warner, the young punk who grew up to be a Zen master, spares no one - just like Reality itself. This bold new approach to the Why of Zen Buddhism is as strongly grounded in the tradition of Zen as it is utterly revolutionary; Warner's voice is hilarious, and he calls on the wisdom of everyone from punk and pop culture icons a to the Buddha himself to make sure his points come through loud and clear.The subtitle (and the cover!) say it all; there has never been a book like this one

Brad Warner lives in Tokyo, Japan. He has studied Soto Zen with Gudo Wafu Nishijima. If there is such a thing as a Zen Master (and there isn't), he is one (and he's not). In the early 80s, he was the bassist for ODFx (or Zero Defex), a hardcore punk band. After ODFx bit the dust, he made five albums under the band name Dimentia 13. He then moved to Japan where, in addition to his Zen studies, he works for Tsuburaya Productions, the company founded by Eiji Tsuburaya, the special effects man behind the classic Godzilla films.