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Hardcore Zen by Brad Warner

Friday December 19, 2003
In his new book, Brad Warner explores Buddhism and metaphysics through a philosophy he dubs "Hardcore Zen." The "Hardcore" refers to hardcore punk music of the early '80s. "Zen" is the ancient Japanese form of Buddhism where the trick to knowing everything is achieved by understanding that knowledge doesn't exist. In "Hardcore Zen," Warner plays the philosophical alchemist, , melding the two.

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