Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate

Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate: A Trip Through Death, Sex, Divorce, and Spiritual Celebrity in Search of the True Dharma

Author	Brad Warner
Cover artist	Johnny Kraft
Country	United States
Language	American English
Subject	Sōtō Zen Buddhism,
Genre	Philosophy/Autobiography
Published	2009 (New World Library)
Pages	224
ISBN	1-57731-559-6
Preceded by	Sit Down and Shut Up
Followed by	Sex, Sin, and Zen

Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate: A Trip Through Death, Sex, Divorce, and Spiritual Celebrity in Search of the True Dharma (often referred to simply as Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate) is a book written by Zen priest and punk rock bassist Brad Warner. The book chronicles Warner's 2007, the year in which Zen helped Warner handle his mother and grandmother's deaths, the dissolution of his marriage, and the end of his career.

The title

Brad Warner has said that the title was inspired by a yogurt commercial featuring two women discussing the deliciousness of their yogurt. One opines that it is "Zen wrapped in Karma dipped In chocolate good."^[1]

Reception

Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate received mostly positive reviews. Publishers Weekly said of the book, " As ever, Warner is unafraid to smash idols, including his own celebrity status as a Zen master."^[2] and "Those familiar with his previous work will find this book exceptionally plainspoken and pungent".^[2]

Elephant Journal claimed that Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate was " destined to be on my “best of ’09″ list."^[3] A review for Razorcake stated "he’s written a book on a subject that I have absolutely zero interest in, and he’s done it well enough that I plowed right through the thing in record time."^[4]

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