Now I Wanna Be Your Dogen

I felt in the scene I was in, we weren’t going as far as we could. We were stopping at questioning mainstream society but we weren’t questioning even our own society…a few of us were…and I think there’s people in the punk scene who questioned the punk scene itself, which is good. But you can go even further than that and question everything you look at. It doesn’t mean you end up lost—you just don’t accept things at face value. You keep revising your own conclusion…

Sit Down and Shut Up

CBC Radio’s Tapestry interviewed Brad Warner 2 weeks ago (ack..Real Media) who discussed the parallels between his experience as a punk rocker and discipline as a Zen buddhist. Much of what he spoke of reminded me of the ethos of the EduPunk discourse and I quite enjoyed his perspective. His book is great fun, insightful, and available at NewWorldLibrary. You can also check out his blog over at Hardcore Zen.

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