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

New World Library, 2007 - Religion - 255 pages

In this book, Brad Warner tackles one of the great works of Zen literature, the Shobogenzo, by thirteenth-century Zen master Dogen. Illuminating Dogenís enigmatic teachings in plain language, Brad intertwines musings on sex, meditation, death, God, sin, and happiness with an exploration of the punk rock ethos. In chapters such as 'Evil is stupid', 'Kill your anger', and 'Enlightenment is for sissies', Brad melds the antiauthoritarianism of punk with that of Zen, mixing in a travelogue of his triumphant return to Ohio to play in a reunion concert of Akron punk bands. For those drawn to Buddhist teachings but scared off by their stiff austerity, Brad writes with a sharp smack of truth, in teachings and stories that cut to the heart of reality.

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Review: Sit Down and Shut Up: Punk Rock Commentaries on Buddha, God, Truth, Sex, Death, and Dogen's Treasury of the Right Dharma Eye

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I'm currently rereading this. It's a really easy read because of the way Warner integrates his own personal stories about coming to Buddhism and his time in punk rock, and the connections he finds ...

About the author

Brad Warner is a Soto Zen priest, punk rock bass guitarist and the bestselling author of Hard Core zen, Sit Down and Shut Up and the newly released Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Sit Down and Shut Up: Punk Rock Commentaries on Buddha, God, Truth, Sex, Death, and Dogen's Treasury of the Right Dharma Eye; Zen Buddhism Series
• Author: Brad Warner
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: New World Library, 2007
• ISBN: 1577315596, 9781577315599
• Length: 255 pages
• Subjects: Religion / Buddhism / Zen