Here is an old interview I did with Brad Warner. Brad is a Zen Monk, a punk rocker, and a monster film-maker. And yet the guy is completely ordinary! He came on the show a few years back while in Montreal for the Fantasia Film Festival. Brad Warner is best known as a writer, and teacher of Zen. He has written two books: Hardcore Zen and Sit Down and Shut Up. He also runs a little Zazen center in Santa Monica.

Brad's talent is to explain Zen and Buddhism in a way that is easy to understand. However, this does not mean that it is watered down Zen or a cook book receipt to better your life. Brad teaches for those who have a certain disdain for new-age philosophies or those who believe that heaven can't be found in a lottery ticket. So what is Zen?

Brad's talk clocks at around a half an hour. During this talk, he responds to questions like: What is Zen, what is Zazen, what is awakening, and how do you differentiate a good actor from a true Zen Master? amongst many others

This interview was originally aired on The Beer O' Clock Radio Show.

Website:

Brad Warner's Suicide Girls Collumn: http://suicidegirls.com/news/contributors/brad_warner/

Brad Warner's Blog: http://hardcorezen.blogspot.com/

A talk with Brad Warner