{"id":2459,"date":"2013-05-30T21:10:59","date_gmt":"2013-05-30T20:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/americanbuddhist\/?p=2459"},"modified":"2013-05-30T21:13:42","modified_gmt":"2013-05-30T20:13:42","slug":"brad-warner-buddhist-meditation-in-a-bunny-suit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/americanbuddhist\/2013\/05\/brad-warner-buddhist-meditation-in-a-bunny-suit.html","title":{"rendered":"Brad Warner: Buddhist meditation in a bunny suit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\"brad — Brad Warner (via wikipedia<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>
Taking on the very serious topic of \u201cWhy should we meditate\u201d while dressed in a cosmic bunny suit might seem a bit strange and, well, it is. But that\u2019s Brad Warner for you, the man who brings you hard core zen<\/a>\u00a0and a slew of books with titles like:<\/p>\n
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Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies and the Truth About Reality<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
Sit Down and Shut Up: Punk Rock Commentaries on Buddha, God, Truth, Sex, Death, and Dogen\u2019s Treasury of the Right Dharma<\/a> Eye<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
Sex, Sin, and Zen: A Buddhist<\/a> Exploration of Sex from Celibacy to Polyamory and Everything in Between<\/a>, and, last but not least,<\/span><\/li>\n
Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate: A Trip Through Death, Sex, Divorce, and Spiritual Celebrity in Search of the True Dharma<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
And now he has put out his most recent book,\u00a0 There Is No God and He Is Always with You: A Search for God in Odd Places<\/a>\u00a0(due out June 11), which, according to the amazon page, tackles such questions as\u00a0Can you be an atheist and still believe in God? \u2013\u00a0Can you be a true believer and still doubt? <\/em>and \u2013\u00a0Can Zen give us a way past our constant fighting about God?\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
His approach might not work for you, which is understandable \u2013 it\u2019s not always really my thing, to be honest, but I do like the message of this video. And odds are, you know someone for whom Brad\u2019s style will resonate *very well<\/em>.<\/p>\n*
*Anyhow \u2013 on to the video. Watch it. Meditate.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n*
*(Oh, and if the bunny suit doesn\u2019t work for you, just close your eyes)<\/p>\n*
<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Warner has also posted an essay expanding on the video:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>One of my top FAQs (that\u2019s Frequently Asked Questions, grandpa!) is \u201cWhy should we meditate?\u201d It\u2019s a good, honest question. And lots of meditation teachers have good answers. A lot of times they\u2019ll quote scientific surveys involving brain scans of meditating monks and things like that. Sometimes they\u2019ll drag out that big doorstop of a book\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0262511096\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0262511096&linkCode=as2&tag=hardzen-20\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Zen and the Brain<\/a>\u00a0and show you some graphs in there. But I\u2019ve never read that book. It\u2019s too smart for me. Nor can I understand most of those graphs and charts \u2014 even though I\u2019ve had my brain scanned at least three different times as part of those kinds of studies.<\/p>\n<p>I meditate because I can feel for myself the huge difference it makes in my life.\u00a0I wouldn\u2019t waste an hour or more every day on some activity that wasn\u2019t worthwhile. And I certainly wouldn\u2019t have kept it up for close to thirty years if it didn\u2019t seem to be doing anything for me!<\/p>\n<p>(<a href=\"http:\/\/hardcorezen.info\/why-should-we-meditate\/1929\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">read the rest<\/a> on his site!)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taking on the very serious topic of \u201cWhy should we meditate\u201d while dressed in a cosmic bunny suit might seem a bit strange and, well, it is. 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