Buddhist Geeks - Episode 127: Pop Buddhism & Satori Porn (Brad Warner)

This week's Buddhist Geeks podcast features Brad Warner, one of my favorite Gen-X curmudgeons. For someone who came from a punk rock background, he is totally traditional in his conceptions of Zen practice, but with a little irreverence and occasionally juvenile commentary on his fellow teachers.

Buddhist Geeks - Episode 127: Pop Buddhism & Satori Porn

This week we speak with Gen-X Zen teacher Brad Warner, author of the newly released Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate. We talk a little bit about his book, which leads to a critique of what we might call "Popular Buddhism." We then ask Brad about an article he wrote called, "Satori Porn", where he argues that descriptions of enlightenment that make it sound like an experience just aren't that helpful for students. Even so, at the end of the episode he tries his best to talk about enlightenment, while not describing it in terms of experience.

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