Bibliograph

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

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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

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Sit down and shut up

Oclc number

80020152

Responsibility statement

Brad Warner

Sub title

punk rock commentaries on Buddha, God, truth, sex, death, and Dogen's Treasury of the right dharma eye

Summary

In Sit Down and Shut Up, Brad Warner tackles one of the great works of Zen literature, the Shobogenzo by 13th-century Zen master Dogen. Illuminating Dogen<U+2019>s enigmatic teachings in plain language, Warner intertwines sharp philosophical musings on sex, evil, anger, meditation, enlightenment, death, God, sin, and happiness with an exploration of the power and pain of the punk rock ethos. Riffing on his triumphant return to Ohio for a reunion concert of Akron punk bands, Brad uncovers the real heart of Zen, in teachings and stories with a sharp smack of truth,

Table Of Contents

Why Dogen matters -- "Genjo koan" -- Proper posture required -- Four points of zazen -- Zazen by alone -- The colors of the mind -- Kill your anger -- Zen and stress management -- Buddha never metta man he didn't like -- Cleaning up your room -- Evil is stupid -- "Hyakujo's fox" -- The twelvefold chain -- Sex and sin -- The futile pursuit of happiness? -- The day they shot a hole in the Jesus egg -- Death -- God -- It! the thing from beyond the realm of mind -- Buddha is boring -- Bad hair day -- The same difference -- Enlightenment is for sissies! -- The eight truths of great human beings -- The ultimate truth

Target audience

adult

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