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Episode 163 · Hardcore Zen

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5 Aug 2026 · 6 min

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Hardcore Zen

hardcorezen · Devotional & Spiritual · English

Zen teacher/author Brad Warner, author of Hardcore Zen, The Other Side of Nothing, Don't Be a Jerk, Sit Down and Shut Up, and many more books about Zen, shares his thoughts about Zen and other stuff.

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