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On the archive page, you’ll find links to all published posts on Zen-Journal.com. Some posts have to do with ZenJo while others look at the deeper topics of meditation, mindfulness, and a Zen-Based approach to life.
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January 2020
- 20: A Day in the Life of ZenJi, the Zen-Journal Monk (0)
- 11: The More Mindful (and Genius) Alternative to Setting New Year’s Resolutions and Goals (that you’ll probably abandon anyway) (0)
- 06: My System for Exploring ‘Areas of Focus’ for 2020 … Instead of Resolutions (1)
December 2019
- 28: Welcoming 2020 by Announcing the “Zen-Journal Home Study Course” (0)
- 22: Did You Quit Using Zen-Journal? That’s OK, ZenJi Says Now is a Great Time to Start Again (0)
January 2019
December 2018
- 29: My Single New Year’s Resolution and How It Can Change the Rest of “Your” Life (2)
- 24: My Morning Zen-Journal Workflow (0)
- 10: 3 Reasons Why You Should (and Shouldn’t) Buy a New Notebook for the New Year (0)
November 2018
- 29: Why Giving Some Thought to Your Zen-Journal’s Daily Header is a Good Idea (0)
- 25: A QUICK GUIDE TO ZEN-JOURNAL (1)
- 22: Why I Don’t Use Separate Zen-Journals for Personal and Professional Use & Why You Don’t Have to Either (0)
- 19: Why You’d Want to Start Using Zen-Journal – Even If You’re Happy with Your Current System (0)
May 2018
- 28: Sacredness Is Not Just an Idea, but an Experience (1)
- 23: Morning Zen: Getting Ready for Work (0)
- 18: The Key to Effecting Change in the Workplace is Practicing Mindfulness (0)
- 16: Anti-Awareness and The Miracle of Mindfulness, Revisited (1)
February 2018
- 12: A Real Life Example of Compassionate-Kindness in Action (0)
- 01: If You’re Overscheduled, Bad Task Karma Could Be Why (1)
January 2018
- 19: Work as a Practice for Awakening (0)
- 10: How You Can Rapidly Switch Between Sections in Your Zen-Journal Even Without a Ribbon Marker (0)
- 06: My 100% Digital Zen-Journal Experiment (1)
August 2017
July 2017
- 30: How To Use Mindfulness to Survive and Thrive in Today’s Open Seating Work Environments (0)
- 10: My Most Meaningful Work – A 40+ Year Path of Gradual Awakening (3)
June 2017
- 27: 8 Ways Regular Mindfulness Practice Can and Will Transform Your Brain (0)
- 25: Your Workday Doesn’t Have To Feel Like You’re Living a Scene from ‘The Shining’ (0)
- 25: No, You’re Not Crazy; 3 Reasons Why Working for a Type-A Boss Feels Like You’re Losing Your Mind (0)
- 16: From Whom Should You Learn Meditation? (0)
- 08: Why Most Planning Systems Get It Wrong When Prioritizing Tasks (5)
- 07: The One Change You Can Make in Your Planning that Will Change Everything (3)
- 06: The Relevance Filter ~ The Zen Master’s Secret for Preventing Overscheduling, Overcommitment, and Overwhelm (4)
April 2017
- 06: If You Use More than One Journal, You’re Asking for Trouble (6)
- 06: 7 Tips for Using Your Zen-Journal for More Mindful Life Planning (3)
March 2017
- 24: Zen-Journal’s Simple Format Provides Surprising Depth (0)
- 23: The Top 5 Benefits of Becoming a Zen-Journal User (0)
- 23: The Pen Beats the Keyboard ~ Why Using a Handwritten Zen-Journal Will Make You Smarter and More Competitive (0)
- 22: How To Be So Good You Can’t Be Ignored (0)
- 20: Zen-Journal: The More Mindful Planning System for Creatives, Business Owners, and Planners (5)
- 19: When Things Fall Apart, Part 2 (0)
August 2016
- 17: Quieting Your Inner Drama Queen
- 07: Long Time Gone: Thoughts on Falling Out of Love With Your Path (2)
March 2016
- 28: What Is It that You Can’t Not Do? (13)
- 28: When Things Fall Apart, Part 1 (0)
February 2016
- 24: Ask Baz: Our Greatest Weakness
- 17: Ask Baz: On Being Distracted
- 13: Why Labels are Meaningless
- 07: We Aren’t Anything Unless We Are Compassionate
January 2016
June 2015
- 29: 8 Defining Characteristics of a Spiritual Rebel (2)
- 26: If You Want to Smoke, then Smoke; If You Want to Drink, then Drink. Who am I to Judge?
- 26: You’re Perfect Already…and You Need Some Improvement
- 17: The Non-Secret to Non-Suffering
- 12: 9 Ways You Suffer Without Realizing It (8)
- 03: 8 Ways Not to Think About Meditation (4)
May 2015
- 27: The Mindfulness of Getting Inked
- 20: The Buddhist Who Says F*ck
- 16: Compassionate-Kindness in the 21st Century (4)
April 2015
- 30: Only 3 Things Matter (2)
October 2014
September 2014
August 2014
- 30: 7 Principles for Living an Awakened Life (1)
- 21: Rethinking Rebirth and Reincarnation (1)
- 19: Your Mind is All Your Truly Have
- 12: Robin Williams, Non-Suffering & Extending Our Compassion
- 11: Welcome to Zen-Journal.com (1)
- 08: Why I Practice Buddhism, Don’t Attend Church, and Don’t Hold Any Beliefs
July 2014
- 30: 7 Insights from my Month-Long Facebook Fast (11)
- 28: How Christopher Hitchens Helped Me Meditate for 4.5 hours (1)
- 22: Discovering My Inner Zen Monk (0)
- 10: Essential Buddhist Practice
- 10: Focus on the Essentials
- 03: A Practical Buddhist Response to Violence (0)
May 2014
November 2013
- 16: How a Little Boy’s Wish Turned the City of SF into Superheroes Full of Compassion
- 01: The End of Existential Angst (0)
October 2013
- 29: How I Moved On (0)
- 27: Buddha in Blue Jeans – a Free Download (0)
- 20: How to Choose Non-Suffering (0)
- 14: The Kevlar Combo – Yoga & Meditation (0)
- 12: End Suffering, Live Simply, Be Happy (0)
- 10: Some Days are Better than Others (0)
- 04: It’s a Moment-by-Moment Choice
September 2013
- 28: How to Separate Negative Emotion from Victimization and Suffering (0)
- 27: His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Love & Compassion
- 25: What Are You Fighting? (0)
- 24: Thoughts on Right Livelihood (0)
- 20: How 3 Simple Practices Can Eliminate Suffering
- 16: Feeling Compassion, Being Kind (0)
- 12: The Nourishing Power of Stillness (0)
- 05: How to Get Along with Your Boss…All the Time (0)
August 2013
June 2013
- 26: Leo Babauta: I Failed (0)
May 2013
- 29: The Importance of Asking the Big Questions (6)
- 26: The Cure for Dogma (0)
April 2013
- 10: How to Live Without Beliefs (14)
March 2013
February 2013
January 2013
December 2012
- 15: Sandy Hook ~A Time for Grieving (2)
August 2012
- 17: What’s Your ‘Pulpit of Origin?’ (3)
- 14: Sitting Quietly, Simply Being (6)
- 02: Excerpt: ‘What is Practical Buddhism?’ (2)
July 2012
- 29: Evolving my Book: The Practical Buddhist (0)
- 19: Freeze-Framing Our Lives (2)
May 2012
March 2012
- 13: What’s Practical Buddhism? (4)
- 07: Why Seeking Enlightenment is Pointless (2)
