BRAD WARNER debates GENPO ROSHI about BIG MIND™

Brad Warner (Hardcore Zen, Sit Down & Shut Up) debates Genpo Roshi on the matter of the Big Mind™ process.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• hardcore
• zen
• brad
• warner
• buddhism
• punk
• rock
• big
• mind
• genpo
• roshi
• sock
• monkey

[phaila]

Brad Warner misses the point. But by deep inference, his ignorance points to the truth.

I'd question whatever lineage he connect to in permitting such a trashy defense of Zen.

[doubtboy]

And the truth is...?

Personally I question $50,000 instant enlightenment seminars as expressions of Buddhism. But maybe I'm just weird.

[messner1967]

Big Mind, Big Wallet.

Rock on, Brad.

[santiagueri]

I did Big Mind (is not 50.000 it cost me 700 for 2 days) and it triggered an opening that continues still (I've been in meditation for a decade by the way) You might be a little bit attached to tradition thus missing the point (maybe you are being hypnotized?) I wander if you really know what the process is about and if you are willing to question your own notion of enlightenment. If zen is about being one with everything (even big mind) you shouldn't be afraid. Video is funny tough ;)

[werspansio]

how about a collaboration with brad and genpo? genpo as creator and brad as destroyer.

[Barahist]

Pathetic

[OlPapaGuedhe]

What I really want to know is how Brad was able to do this for 7 1/2 minutes without just cracking up the whole time.

[moonwaterzen]

@everyone part 2 Just look at Brads videos, check out his books and you'll see he does not force any dogma on you. He always says find your truth. I looked at some of this GR guys videos and felt like I needed to shower immediately! He carries himself with such all knowing superiority, and speaks like a cross between a therapist and a fortune teller. He speaks of "Higher Selves" Can't even a Buddhist novice see through this delusion? BM=BS New age hypnosis, wait 'till reality crashes the party.

[moonwaterzen]

@Everyone who feels compelled to belittle Brad for this: Is it just me or is it not expected that people who view this might have some understanding of Zen? Clearly if this video offends you, you just don't get it; Zen, Brad, enlightenment, the whole point of it and least of all this Genpo Roshi guy! "Be lamps unto your selves!" (some guy ah, Buddha said that) Brad is not selling you his plan for enlightenment, merely pointing out how foolish that notion is. (with foolishness).

[jamesejudy3]

@phaila

***LOL***



[squamish4244]

@EFunkProductions You speak the truth. From what I have read, Big Mind has its uses, especially for beginners, but anyone who thinks it is going to give them a "quick fix" is being extremely naive. I speak as one who has undergone a hellish struggle with chemical addiction and I have been shocked at the strength of the terror, rage, and grief that have poured out of me through my withdrawal/recovery process. It is indeed a lifelong journey to live with wisdom and compassion, but worth it.

[squamish4244]

Brad Warner is a jackass, but Genpo's Big Mind process, which I have no doubt has benefited many people on the path, has become vastly overhyped and commercialized. It has also apparently failed to resolve certain internal conflicts of Genpo's, as his recently exposed five-year history of affairs with several students and resignation as abbot of the Kanzeon Zen Center has demonstrated. So Brad may still be a jackass, but maybe he saw some issues with Genpo years ago that others did not.

[HardstyleBassHoles]

@Santiagojimenezb thanks for the input