All right. Here's an idea I've been nursing for a while without really pursuing it.
There are a zillion photo essays on How to Do Zazen out there. All the same. Boring. I had an idea to get a few SGs together and demonstrate the practice. The entire shoot would be over & done with very quickly. I'd show the posture, you'd do the posture,...
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There are a zillion photo essays on How to Do Zazen out there. All the same. Boring. I had an idea to get a few SGs together and demonstrate the practice. The entire shoot would be over & done with very quickly. I'd show the posture, you'd do the posture,...
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dickiev:
Hey, isn't it Monday? Where's the column? 
dusti:
Yes.
For those of you who don't know, I have a real blog at http://hardcorezen.blogspot.com This is the one I tend to regularly and keep up with and so on.
Here is a list of my upcoming gigs:
North Hollywood, California:
* Thursday August 9th, 7PM at Many Paths Bookstore, 5152A Lankershim Boulevard
North Hollywood Arts District, cross-streets are Lankershim and Magnolia Boulevards
New York City,...
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Here is a list of my upcoming gigs:
North Hollywood, California:
* Thursday August 9th, 7PM at Many Paths Bookstore, 5152A Lankershim Boulevard
North Hollywood Arts District, cross-streets are Lankershim and Magnolia Boulevards
New York City,...
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venla:
I didn't know you were member 
Just read your book, it's in Finnish too
Just read your book, it's in Finnish too
fatality:
To tell you the truth, I was always kind of put off by the juxtaposition of words in the title "Hardcore Zen" (regarding your posts here), but I'm glad I finally read one. Definitely going to try to read some more of your stuff: posts and books.
For any of you who don't know, I have a real blog at http://hardcorezen.blogspot.com. This is the one I tend to regularly and keep up with and so on.
Anyhow, I'm gonna try and be better here. So this is a list of my upcoming gigs:
North Hollywood, California:
Thursday August 9th, 7PM at Many Paths Bookstore, 5152A Lankershim Boulevard
North Hollywood Arts District, cross-streets...
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Anyhow, I'm gonna try and be better here. So this is a list of my upcoming gigs:
North Hollywood, California:
Thursday August 9th, 7PM at Many Paths Bookstore, 5152A Lankershim Boulevard
North Hollywood Arts District, cross-streets...
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demoivre:
Just to let you know, the link to your blog above isn't working. (If I copy and paste the link manually, it seems fine though.) 
Thank you for all the condolence messages. My dad is telling friends and relatives that instead of sending flowers or anything they should donate to the Huntington's Disease Society of America. If the link doesn't work and you want to donate, go to www.hdsa.org and look for the "donate" link on the upper left of the page. HD is still pretty mysterious stuff, so...
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polonovia:
What a nice place to find you! I wrote you a note many years ago (Li from Chicago) and you were kind enough to write back (you mentioned you lived in Roger's Park for a while). Hope you are well. When did you return to the states? Cheers! 
amelia:
*hug*
I would like to point out here that I am not Marilyn Manson. Yesterday I got a phone call. "Is Br(unintelligible) there?" asked a female voice I did not recognize.
I said, "This is Brad."
Long silence. "Hello?" I said.
"Hello," she replied. More silence. Then, "Are you Marilyn Manson?"
"No," I said, for truly I am not.
More silence. Then, "Do you know his...
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I said, "This is Brad."
Long silence. "Hello?" I said.
"Hello," she replied. More silence. Then, "Are you Marilyn Manson?"
"No," I said, for truly I am not.
More silence. Then, "Do you know his...
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rahodeb:
awesome.
nadirbyte:
Anyway, I found out his real name is Brian Warner. So this girl must have looked up every B. Warner listed in Los Angeles and decided I was Marilyn.
HAH! That is to a good laugh, truly.
She is so serious about her quest -- ever wonder what's "her story", there?
Hi there. I promised some footnotes so here goes...
SCAM BUDDHISM
There is really very little scam Buddhism out there. I write about the few scams that do exist because I don't see anyone else doing so. But that doesn't mean that if you go to your local Buddhist temple or center you're likely to get taken in by a bunch of con artists. The...
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SCAM BUDDHISM
There is really very little scam Buddhism out there. I write about the few scams that do exist because I don't see anyone else doing so. But that doesn't mean that if you go to your local Buddhist temple or center you're likely to get taken in by a bunch of con artists. The...
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davy:
I love the line:
The rule of the universe is crystal clear to every single human being in every situation. The problem is we are very good at shouting it down with our thoughts and emotions.
a great truism. Can I add a quote from a book on Wicca I'm just reading:
"The only difference between the physical and the spirItual is that the former is denser"
... it just seems to fit somehow
I see from your books list a lot of Dinosaurs ? Have you seen "Encyclopedia Prehistorica. Dinosaurs. The definitive pop up book" It's fantastic!
ISBN 07632228-1
The rule of the universe is crystal clear to every single human being in every situation. The problem is we are very good at shouting it down with our thoughts and emotions.
a great truism. Can I add a quote from a book on Wicca I'm just reading:
"The only difference between the physical and the spirItual is that the former is denser"
... it just seems to fit somehow
I see from your books list a lot of Dinosaurs ? Have you seen "Encyclopedia Prehistorica. Dinosaurs. The definitive pop up book"
It's fantastic!
ISBN 07632228-1
mistersatan:
Hey, real good to see you on here. A friend of mine recommended your book to me a while ago, and it was pretty damn good. Looking forward to reading what else you have to say.
NOBODY MASTERS ZEN
I'm gonna start using this blog as footnotes to my articles, stuff that's not a big deal enough to make a whole article about, but that might need to be addressed somehow.
ANYWAY, in my first article I said that I was what the writers from the old Kung Fu TV series called a "Zen Master." There really is no such thing...
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I'm gonna start using this blog as footnotes to my articles, stuff that's not a big deal enough to make a whole article about, but that might need to be addressed somehow.
ANYWAY, in my first article I said that I was what the writers from the old Kung Fu TV series called a "Zen Master." There really is no such thing...
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zef:
I've read a few entries from your blog and now these posts here. Your comments on the proper seating posture for practicing meditation were very insightful. It was a nice slap in the face wake up to how I live my life. It hasn't produced tremendous affects yet, but I am getting there. Particularly the statement that went something along the lines of "if you are too overweight to manage the lotus position, perhaps you should lose weight" or something to that affect. Your straightforwardness is very much appreciated thank you.
phantasy:
I can't wait to read your book!
They asked me to write for Suicide Girls. Tits, ass, and Zen -- a winning combination for sure. Not sure how this is gonna work out. But we'll see once I start posting.
Here's a promo for the movie I made. It's called Celeveland's Screaming! It's all about the tiny, short-lived but furiously energetic hardcore punk scene in Northeast Ohio in the early 1980's. To...
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Here's a promo for the movie I made. It's called Celeveland's Screaming! It's all about the tiny, short-lived but furiously energetic hardcore punk scene in Northeast Ohio in the early 1980's. To...
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dreamrazor:
I read "Hardcore Zen" and it made made being a Buddhist easier. Thanks...
buddhuchile:
I read "Hardcore Zen" and it made made being a Buddhist harder (as in more challenging). Thanks...
