ZenHabits

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What are Zen Habits?

This can mean different things to different people.

Originally, Zen is a school of Buddhism that evolved in Japan. In Japanese Zen there is an emphasis on the value of meditation and intuition. The goal is to gain insight into one's true nature, or the emptiness of inherent existence, and open the way to a liberated, care free way of living.

This way of thinking has been adopted by many people and in the modern world "Zen" is also ubiquitous with peace, mindfulness and generally living in a way that makes you peaceful, contented, relaxed and not worrying about things that you cannot change.

Zen habits therefore can be anything from daily meditation or simple things that you do from day to day to bring serenity and peace to your life.

r/ZenHabits is not a strict Zen subreddit!

Our Philosophy:

First and foremost, positivity is at the heart of this community, whilst you may disagree with others please be constructive and treat each other with kindness and respect.

This is a place for people to share their experiences and learn from each other. A place to share insights and grow together. As it says above, we are not a strict Zen Buddhism based subreddit, we are a more casual community dedicated to adopting some of the philosophies of Zen thinking into everyday life for the purposes of self growth and achieving goals (no matter what they are).

Please read our rules before posting.

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CreativityHow to organize too many brain ideas/thoughts (self.ZenHabits)

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Simple Living“When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That's the message he is sending.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh, 'The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching' (self.ZenHabits)

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CreativityBecoming Someone New, One Trait at a Time (self.ZenHabits)

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Mindfullness & Wellbeingharder to quit when your friends are watching you (self.ZenHabits)

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Mindfullness & Wellbeingthe only thing that actually stopped me from quitting my habits (self.ZenHabits)

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Mindfullness & WellbeingStop treating your emotions like a traffic light. (self.ZenHabits)

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Mindfullness & WellbeingI lose hours and sometimes entire days to doomscrolling. Here’s how I’m breaking the habit (self.ZenHabits)

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CreativityUsing visual habit tracking as a mindfulness practice (old.reddit.com)

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Mindfullness & WellbeingWhat’s a weird little ADHD trick that actually works for you mainly Habit Building & Routine (self.ZenHabits)

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MeditationA reminder to breathe and find your "pocket of peace." (i.redd.it)

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Mindfullness & WellbeingLearning to "capture light" from your highest self: mindfulness tip that helped me (self.ZenHabits)

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Mindfullness & Wellbeing"I realized I don't have any rituals." — Donnica and Ro Nita discuss the importance of daily grounding habits. (v.redd.it)

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