I read Brad Warners first book: Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies, & the Truth about Reality, and his second book called Sit Down and Shut up: Punk Rock Commentaries on Buddha, God, Truth Sex, Death and Dogen's Treasury of the Right Dharma Eye. The first one was the best one so far, and it really helped me gain a different perspective on life; and I can honestly say that I still benefit from that read(I read the book probably 6 years ago).
The biggest effect the firs book had on me was realizing that probably 85-90% of the things I was always worried about, really wasn't as important as they seemed to be, and I should care about them as much. For example, getting into arguments with my mother and sister don't get on my nerves nearly as much as it used to. I learned to laugh at the triviality of it, and brush it all of. Seriously, I really developed a talent for not giving a * about things like that.
I actually just found out that he wrote this new one, and I definitely have to go and pick this one up. I don't know if it will be as good as the first, but neither was the second one; however I still managed to walk away with some jewels(valuable life lessons and insight).
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