The Intimate Lifestyle

We have a quite enlightening episode today, with Brad Warner as our guest. Brad grew up in Ohio, but also spent a significant amount of his life in Kenya and Japan. He got into Zen whilst being the bass guitarist for punk rock band Zero Defex, he is also a blogger, and the author of Sex, Sin, and Zen.   Sex, Sin, and Zen is probably one of my favorite books out there and has made me realize how I relate to Zen Buddhism and the similarities of its teachings to basic principles I live by. In this episode, we talk about Zen Buddhism, its teachings, meditation, and how Zen Buddhism views some of the most controversial subjects of our time.   Clear your mind, get grounded and tune into our conversation as we discuss: How Brad views the correlation of punk rock and Zen Buddhism, and its similarities in terms of questioning realities (3:09). What are the forms of Buddhism, and what is Zen Buddhism (4:43)? How Brad ended up writing about sex, Buddhism’s interpretation of sex and sexuality, its background, the percep