| Brad
Warner
Zen Priest
, Author & Punk Rock Bass Player
In Manchester
The enigma that is Brad
Warner will be coming to Manchester on Saturday November 19 2011
to host a 1 day meditation retreat. Brad will also be giving a talk
on Friday 18th November on everything from the Dharma (the teachings
of the Buddha ) to the origins of punk rock !!
This is a unique opportunity to sit and to listen to one of the
world’s leading contemporary Buddhist thinkers- this will
be Brad’s first (and maybe last once he’s sampled the
weather) visit and workshop in Manchester – not to be missed.
Friday 18th November
7pm-9pm Talk ‘Dharma in modern day living’
In this talk Brad will be talking about his own experience with
Buddhism and the struggle to put into practice the Dharma in modern
day living. There will be a Question and Answer session at the end
of the talk – so please bring your questions with you!
Saturday 19th
November 10am-4pm A day of Meditation
Brad will be leading students through the key components of ‘zazen’
the zen form of meditation. This will be open to all students including
complete beginners.
Where : Village Hall
Palatine Road Didsbury Manchester (please call for directions)
Cost : Fri £10 Sat £20 £25 if both sessions are
booked together
Info and bookings: info@yoga-manchester.co.uk
/ 07983 605 295
Brad Warner Biog
Brad is the author of Hardcore Zen, Sit Down & Shut Up, Zen
Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate, and Sex, Sin and Zen. He began
studying Zen in the early 80's under Tim McCarthy, a student of
Kobun Chino Roshi. Brad was ordained in the Soto School of Zen by
Gudo Nishijima Roshi, co-translator of the only complete English
edition of Dogen Zenji's 12th century masterpiece Shobogenzo. Before
moving to California, Brad taught zazen classes and led retreats
in Japan for several years. He now teaches and leads numerous retreats
each year in the US, Canada, Europe and Japan. Brad is president
of Dogen Sangha International
http://hardcorezen.blogspot.com/
NB you do not have to
have any knowledge of Buddhism, meditation
or punk rock to attend this workshop!
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