The Other Side of Nothing: The Zen Ethics of Time, Space, and Being | Brad Warner

In the West, Zen Buddhism has a reputation for paradoxes that defy logic. In particular, the Buddhist concept of nonduality - the realization that everything in the universe forms a single, integrated whole - is especially difficult to grasp. This is not just a philosophical problem: nonduality forms the bedrock of Zen ethics, and once we comprehend it, many of the perplexing aspects of Zen suddenly make sense.
When we realize that our feeling of separateness from others is illusory, we have no desire to harm any creature. Join American Zen teacher Brad Warner for an exploration on the relationship between the Buddhist ethical precepts and nonduality.
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Brad Warner is an American Zen teacher, born in Ohio. He began studying and practicing Zen nearly 40 years ago, in 1983, with Tim McCarthy, who was a student of Kobun Chino Otogawa Roshi. Brad lived for 11 years in Japan (1993-2004), where he received Dharma transmission from Gudo Wafu Nishijima Roshi. In 2004, Nishijima Roshi made Brad the President of his organization, Dogen Sangha International. He has written ten books about Zen including The Other Side of Nothing (2022), Letters to a Dead Friend About Zen (2019), and Hardcore Zen (2003). His TH-cam channel, / hardcorezen , contains hundreds of hours of videos. His website is hardcorezen.info. Brad lives in Upland, California.
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