false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177029254m/676003.jpg 676003 1 <div>In <i>Sit Down and Shut Up,</i> Brad Warner tackles one of the great works of Zen literature, the Shobogenzo by 13th-century Zen master Dogen. Illuminating Dogen&#8217;s enigmatic teachings in plain language, Warner intertwines sharp philosophical musings on sex, evil, anger, meditation, enlightenment, death, God, sin, and happiness with an exploration of the power and pain of the punk rock ethos. Riffing on his triumphant return to Ohio for a reunion concert of Akron punk bands, Brad uncovers the real heart of Zen, in teachings and stories with a sharp smack of truth,.</div> 662004 10 4 2007 Sit Down and Shut Up: Punk Rock Commentaries on Buddha, God, Truth, Sex, Death, and Dogen's Treasury of the Right Dharma Eye total:282|5:101|4:95|3:66|2:17|1:3| 282 1120 505 61 4 1 false false Mon Jan 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 04:50:45 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 09:38:04 -0800 2009
The only thing that kept me from giving this five stars is Warner's tendency t...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jan 12 16:58:51 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 12 17:05:13 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 12:52:12 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 12:59:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu May 10 09:40:21 -0700 2007 Mon May 21 08:39:45 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 07:35:36 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 19:30:53 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jun 26 04:38:34 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 05:00:56 -0700 2009
Didn't enjoy this as much as HARDCORE ZEN but I think that's partly 'cos I kept slogging through it when ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 08:29:44 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 13:24:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 21:48:23 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 01 20:00:54 -0700 2008 4 1 false false Tue Oct 16 19:15:22 -0700 2007 Sun Feb 24 00:52:39 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Jan 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 13:03:50 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 08:09:16 -0800 2009
I really like the way that Brad Warner isn't trying to sell you anything (except maybe the practice of zazen), his emphasis of and clarification on the idea that there really isn't any "enlightenment" to be had.

On the other hand, ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Dec 31 16:58:59 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 31 17:10:01 -0800 2007

Brad warner does a good job of presenting how bud...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 14 11:53:27 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 11:58:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Feb 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 21:40:39 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 21:43:12 -0800 2009
No really. It's a good book on buddhism with some really interesting stuff about the founder of Soto Zen buddhism that I didn't know. At least I believe he is the founder I'm not quite sure. Basically the book is about the fact that enlightenment isn...more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Aug 08 11:09:10 -0700 2007 Thu Apr 09 19:32:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Sep 25 18:32:26 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 18:39:38 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 20 20:13:41 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 20 20:23:30 -0700 2008 Hardcore Zen.

Warner is a Zen master (priest) ordained by his Japanese sensei when he was working in Japan in the monster (Godzilla and friends) movie industry. He tea...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 31 22:28:46 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 14:33:30 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Sep 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 14:33:14 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 14:28:20 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Oct 02 20:02:52 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 20:04:25 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Nov 03 08:02:38 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 08:03:50 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=676003