Bibliograph

Letters to a dead friend about Zen, Brad Warner

Type

Label

Letters to a dead friend about Zen, Brad Warner

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Letters to a dead friend about Zen

Oclc number

1083680780

Responsibility statement

Brad Warner

Summary

"An introduction to Zen Buddhism for general readers, written as a series of imaginary letters from the author to a deceased friend; covers basic Zen concepts such as rebirth, karma, and mindfulness, while also examining the ethical challenges of living a Buddhist life in the modern world"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Carved into the universe -- Remembering Marky Moon -- Wild beast jerky -- Buddhisms : what they agree about -- Is Zen Buddhism a religion? -- Truth vs. Buddhism -- I'm just a Zen bozo -- Zazen isn't just the name of a sleeping tablet you can buy at truck stops -- The goal of having no goals -- The four no bull truths -- When you're dead you've got no self -- The center of a universe with no center -- Intuition -- The no bull eightfold path (sorry!) -- Your karma ran over my dogma (sorry!) -- Some koans you ought to know -- Emptiness -- Are drugs the gateway to Zen? -- He wasn't breathing -- What is Zen and what is just Asian culture -- Crazy wisdom is usually more crazy than wise -- Escape from the compound -- The whole shebang -- Marky's memorial

Target audience

adult

Classification