Hardcore Zen
{{Short description|2003 book by Brad Warner}}
{{Infobox book
| name = Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies, & the Truth about Reality
| image = Hardcore Zen cover.jpg
| caption = First edition
| author = Brad Warner
| illustrator =
| cover_artist = Elizabeth Lawrence
| country =
| language = English
| series =
| subject = Sōtō Zen Buddhism
| publisher = Wisdom Publications
| release_date = October 3, 2003
| english_release_date =
| media_type = Print
| pages = 224
| isbn = 0-86171-380-X
| dewey= 294.3/927 21
| congress= BQ9288 .W37 2003
| oclc= 52348846
| preceded_by =
| followed_by = Sit Down and Shut Up
}}
Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies, & the Truth about Reality is a book written by Brad Warner, an author and ordained Zen priest. It was released in October 2003 by Wisdom Publications. The work serves as both an autobiography and an introduction to Sōtō Zen philosophy.
Reception
Hardcore Zen received mostly positive reviews. Publishers Weekly said of the book, "Entertaining, bold and refreshingly direct, this book is likely to change the way one experiences other books about Zen—and maybe even the way one experiences reality."{{cite web |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-86171-380-6 |title=Nonfiction review: Hardcore Zen |accessdate=May 17, 2012 |publisher=Publishers Weekly }} Tricycle: The Buddhist Review said "Hardcore Zen is Be Here Now for now."{{cite journal |url=http://www.tricycle.com/reviews/books-brief-fall-2003 |title=Books in Brief |author=Joan Duncan Oliver | journal =Tricycle: The Buddhist Review | issue =2003 |accessdate=May 17, 2012 }}
Publication data
- Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies, & the Truth about Reality, Brad Warner, Wisdom Publications (October 2003), 224 pages, {{ISBN|0-86171-380-X}}