Tranquility du Jour #503: The Way of Zen
Tranquility du Jour
Kimberly Wilson
4.6 • 554 Ratings
🗓️ 24 August 2020
⏱️ 37 minutes
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In this week's edition of Tranquility du Jour, I chat with Zen teacher Brad Warner about how his recent book, Letters to a Dead Friend about Zen. We discuss Zen practice has been a lifeline in a difficult world, what he wished he'd shared with his friend about spirituality and meditation, and how the book is a unique tribute to both a life lost and the one Warner has found.
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Brad Warner is the author of Letters to a Dead Friend about Zen and numerous other titles including It Came from Beyond Zen, Don't Be a Jerk, and Hardcore Zen. A Soto Zen teacher, he is also a punk bassist, filmmaker, and popular blogger who leads workshops and retreats around the world. In addition to his books, his writing appears in Lion's Roar, Tricycle, Buddhadharma, and Alternative Press. He lives in Los Angeles where he is the founder and lead teacher of the Angel City Zen Center. Visit him online at www.hardcorezen.info.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome back to Tranquility DeJure, |
| 0:08.5 | nourishing conversations about living a full and meaningful life with doses of |
| 0:13.5 | Tranquility, episode 503. |
| 0:17.8 | I'm your host, Kimberly Wilson, bringing you Tranquility since 2005. Next month is our 15-year anniversary. |
| 0:26.6 | Today, we're talking with the lovely Brad Warner, a Zen teacher, about his recent book, Letters to a Dead Friend about Zen. |
| 0:36.6 | We discuss Zen practice as a lifeline in a difficult world, |
| 0:41.1 | what he wished he'd shared with his friend about spirituality and meditation, and how the book is a |
| 0:46.9 | unique tribute to both a life lost and the one that Warner found. Oh, and his passion as a punk bassist. For those of you new to Tranquility |
| 0:56.7 | DeJure, a big welcome, and be sure to hit the subscribe button in your favorite podcast app, Spotify, |
| 1:03.0 | Apple Podcast, or Overcast, and you'll find a link to this in the show notes, which can be found |
| 1:09.1 | at Kimberlywilson.com slash 503. For more episodes, |
| 1:14.6 | download the Tranquily-Dajure podcast app available for iPhone and Android. And also find |
| 1:21.7 | more at Kimberlywilson.com slash podcast. Now, our next gathering is going to be happening on Sunday, September 20th from |
| 1:30.7 | 8 to 9 p.m. Eastern Time. And it's our fall TDJ Live, which is a seasonal event where we get |
| 1:38.3 | together as a community via YouTube Live. And I share eight new for Tranquility in the fall season. |
| 1:47.1 | Now also in probably October-ish, I'm going to be launching a new e-course called TDJ |
| 1:53.5 | Lifestyle, focusing all on the five Tranquility DeGsor tenants. |
| 1:59.4 | And there's a link in the show notes to join the wait list. |
| 2:03.2 | Also, the last event that I have scheduled is January 1st, 2021, which I can't believe we're |
| 2:11.1 | already talking about January, but it's the New Year's virtual retreat. And we'd love to have you join, and there's a link to find out more also in the show notes. |
| 2:22.8 | Brad Warner is the author of Letters to a Dead Friend About Zen and numerous other titles, including It Came from Beyond Zen, Don't Be a Jerk, and Hardcore Zen. |
| 2:34.7 | A Soto Zen teacher, he is also a punk bassist, filmmaker, and popular blogger, who leads |
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