Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies, & the Truth about Reality
First edition
AuthorBrad Warner
Cover artistElizabeth Lawrence
LanguageEnglish
SubjectSōtō Zen Buddhism
PublisherWisdom Publications
Publication date
October 3, 2003
Media typePrint
Pages224
ISBN0-86171-380-X
OCLC52348846
294.3/927 21
LC ClassBQ9288 .W37 2003
Followed bySit Down and Shut Up 

Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies, & the Truth about Reality is a book written by Brad Warner, an author and ordained Zen priest. It was released in October 2003 by Wisdom Publications. The work serves as both an autobiography and an introduction to Sōtō Zen philosophy.

Reception

Hardcore Zen received mostly positive reviews. Publishers Weekly said of the book, "Entertaining, bold and refreshingly direct, this book is likely to change the way one experiences other books about Zen—and maybe even the way one experiences reality."[1] Tricycle: The Buddhist Review said "Hardcore Zen is Be Here Now for now."[2]

Publication data

  • Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies, & the Truth about Reality, Brad Warner, Wisdom Publications (October 2003), 224 pages, ISBN 0-86171-380-X

References

  1. "Nonfiction review: Hardcore Zen". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
  2. Joan Duncan Oliver. "Books in Brief". Tricycle: The Buddhist Review (2003). Retrieved May 17, 2012.


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