60 Best Zen Blogs & Websites
Zen Blogs
Here are 60 Best Zen Blogs you should follow in 2024
1. Zen Habits
San Diego, California, US
Zen Habits is about finding simplicity and mindfulness in the daily chaos of our lives. It's about clearing the clutter so we can focus on what...9;s important, create something amazing, and find happiness. Leo Babauta is the Creator of Zen Habits living in San Diego, California.more
zenhabits.net
RSS 17.7K 174.6K 1 post / week Nov 2016 74 Get Email Contact
2. Kwan Um School of Zen Blog
The Kwan Um School of Zen supports over 100 Zen centers around the world teaching you the practices and forms of traditional Zen training.
kwanumzen.org/teac..
RSS 7.5K 2.7K 1 post / week 41 Get Email Contact
3. Empty Gate Zen Center Blog
Berkeley, California, US
This blog is a teaching blog brought to you by Empty Gate Zen Center, which provides training in Zen meditation affiliated with The Kwan Um School of ...Zen.more
emptygatezen.com/blog
RSS 3.4K 3.5K 1 post / month 27 Get Email Contact
4. Patheos Blog » Monkey Mind
Long Beach, California, US
Patheos is the world's leading multi-faith site dedicated to hosting the conversation on faith. This blog is written by James Ford, who is a Zen B...uddhist priest and author, which mostly addresses aspects of the Zen life.more
patheos.com/blogs/..
RSS 985 1 post / week Sep 2006 84 Get Email Contact
5. San Francisco Zen Center » Zen Practice
San Francisco, California, US
San Francisco Zen Center is a Soto Zen community where the offerings of zazen, study and work practice are available to a diverse population of studen...ts, visitors, lay people, priests, and monks.more
blogs.sfzc.org/blo..
RSS 19.4K 12.7K 9.9K 6 posts / month 57 Get Email Contact
6. Buddhism now » Chan / Seon / Zen
Totnes, England, UK
Buddhism Now is an online Buddhist magazine, giving advice on how to practice Buddhism. Here you will find Posts about Chan / Seon / Zen written by Bu...ddhism Now.more
buddhismnow.com/ca..
RSS 4.4K 220.9K 3 posts / week 42 Get Email Contact
7. Plum Village
Bergerac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
A global community of mindfulness practice centers and monasteries offering retreats and teachings on engaged Buddhism and the art of mindful living. ...Our beloved teacher Thich Nhat Hanh, the founder of the International Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism, passed away on 22nd January 2022. We have been commemorating his life with ceremonies and spiritual practice.more
plumvillage.org
RSS 141.2K 171 74.1K 4 posts / week 63 Get Email Contact
8. The Existential Buddhist
Westchester, New York, US
The Existential Buddhist is non-sectarian, exploring Buddhism from the point of view of reason and lived experience, rather than from adherence to dog...ma and/or spiritual authority.more
existentialbuddhis..
RSS 4.5K 620 1 post / month 24 Get Email Contact
9. Jade Mountain Buddha Hall
Northumberland, UK
This blog is written by Rev. Mugo, who has practiced Soto Zen within the OBC first hand. Jade Mountains contains, and points to, various sources of Bu...ddhist teachings.more
jademountains.net
RSS 912 1 post / quarter Jan 2003 20 Get Email Contact
10. Karen Maezen Miller
Sierra Madre, California, US
Cheerio Road is a blog brought to you by Karen Maezen Miller. I'm a wife and mother as well as a Zen Buddhist priest at the Hazy Moon Zen Center i...n Los Angeles. I write about spirituality in everyday life.more
karenmaezenmiller.com
RSS 1 post / week Jun 2007 38 Get Email Contact
11. Infinite Quantum Zen
Infinite Quantum Zen Website is a Central Hub for Crystallized Wisdom of Spirituality, Consciousness, Awareness, Mindfulness, Happiness, Inspiration a...nd Motivation, Simplicity and Stillness, Non-Duality, Advaita Vedanta, Buddhism, Taoism, Zen, and the Mysteries of the Quantum World. This website is for those who have become aware that there is more to life than what they have been taught or experienced. This website is a glimpse into a way of seeing - it may be summed up as an attempt to see and help others see.more
infinitequantumzen..
RSS 4 1 post / day 6 Get Email Contact
12. Brooklyn Zen Center
Millerton, Pennsylvania, US
Brooklyn Zen Center (BZC) is an embodied training community in the Soto Zen tradition. We aspire to offer opportunities to realize personal and collec...tive liberation through the cultivation of intimate, ethical, and just relationships with ourselves and all beings. Our vow to practice undoing harmful and oppressive conditioning compassionately transforms our world.more
brooklynzen.org/ca..
RSS 3.1K 1 post / week 39 Get Email Contact
13. The Same Old Zen Blog
This blog is written by Sensei Alex Kakuyo, a lay Buddhist minister and former Marine. He serves as a teacher in the Bright Dawn Center of Oneness Bud...dhism; a nonsectarian Buddhist sangha that encourages students to find Dharma teachings in everyday life.more
sameoldzen.blogspo..
RSS 5.6K 3.5K 2 posts / month 20 Get Email Contact
14. Mountain Record
New York, US
Mountain Record is the oldest American Zen quarterly, a spiritual journal by the Zen Mountain Monastery with Rinzai & Soto Zen Buddhism teachings, poe...ms & more. For nearly four decades, Mountain Record quarterly journal offered spiritual seekers of all faiths a unique journey through words and images.more
mountainrecord.org
RSS 864 215 2 posts / quarter 23 Get Email Contact
15. Santa Cruz Zen Center
Santa Cruz, California, US
News and Teachings from the Santa Cruz Zen Center. The purpose of our Center is to embody and communicate the teachings of the Buddha. Our understandi...ng of the non-duality of compassion and wisdom, practice and realization, has been conveyed through the Soto School.more
sczc.org/news
1.6K 468 1 post / week 21 Get Email Contact
16. Jason Quinn Zen Blog
Santa Clara, California, US
Blog by Jason Quinn, author of No-Nonsense Zen for Beginners, about Zen, meditation, life, and purpose. This website is dedicated to Zen, meditation, ...and life. He hopes that this can be valuable for anyone looking to investigate life, understand themselves, and respond to this world clearly and helpfully.more
jasonquinnzen.com/..
RSS 119 471 379 1 post / month 6 Get Email Contact
17. Zen Center of Denver Blog
Denver, Colorado, US
The Zen Center of Denver offers meditation instruction, daily meditation and retreats with authentic Zen teachers and a community of seasoned meditati...on practitioners.more
zencenterofdenver...
RSS 1.1K 1 post / month 26 Get Email Contact
18. Flowing Zen Blog
I'm Anthony Korahais, and I created Flowing Zen because I know what it's like to suffer. Read my blog to know a lot more practicality, about l...ife, what heaps, how I healed, what helped me, process, and a lot more things!more
flowingzen.com/cat..
RSS 1 post / month 37 Get Email Contact
19. The Zen Community of Oregon
Clatskanie, Oregon, US
Zen Community of Oregon is a Soto Zen Buddhist community in the lineage of Taizan Maezumi Roshi (1931-1995). Maezumi Roshi's life vow was to plant... the Dharma deeply on the soil of North America. The monastery aspires to maintain authentic, whole-hearted practice while keeping the teachings open and accessible to anyone with a sincere desire to practice the Buddha way.more
zendust.org/catego..
2.1K 1.5K 1 post / quarter 33 Get Email Contact
20. One Time, One Meeting
One Time, One Meeting is a monthly column on the practice of Zen meditation. Here you can find articles like the dignity of stillness, Good for nothin...g, becoming ancestors, the pleasures of inscription and many more like this!more
practiceofzen.com
RSS 1 post / quarter 12 Get Email Contact
21. Turning Words
Hi, I'm Jeff Kogen Seul, a teacher at the Greater Boston Zen Center. I post my talks and other musings about Zen here. Turning words in Zen promp...ts realization. Your mileage may vary, but I thought it was a catchy name for a Zen blog.more
turningwords.org
RSS 8 posts / quarter 7 Get Email Contact
22. Zen Life & Meditation Center Blog
Oak Park, Illinois, US
Follow our blog for better understanding of zen teachings, meditations techniques and our latest news and updates. ZLMC empows you to live a Zen-inspi...red life of openness, empathy and clarity in the face of change and uncertainty.more
zlmc.org/blog
RSS 1.5K 32 1 post / quarter 22 Get Email Contact
23. Zen Garland Blog
The teachers and community at Zen Garland meet each practitioner with respect for their unique being and address their personal situation and aspirati...ons. Our goal is to help each practitioner gain skills to deepen their humanity and empower their personal expression in the world.more
zengarland.org/blog
758 6 1 post / month 16 Get Email Contact
24. Zen Embodiment
Seattle, Washington, US
Zen Embodiment is all about movement, meditation, and internal processes. Here you can find mind-healing articles like don't be vulgar move with e...ssences, mind transmission, the second breath recorded, you have to love your practice, and many more!more
zenembodiment.com
RSS 3 posts / month 15 Get Email Contact
25. San Mateo Zen Blog
San Francisco, California, US
San Mateo Zen community, an affiliate of the PACIFIC ZEN INSTITUTE, is a welcoming group of mostly Silicon Valley and San Francisco professionals, hom...emakers, craftspeople, and students who have joined together as a community to practice Zen. We have entered a path that is at once both fresh and ancient, both impermanent and enduring. A path of exploration, discovery, and freedom.more
sanmateozen.org/blog
RSS 1 post / month 7 Get Email Contact
26. No Gate Zen Center Blog
Albuquerque, New Mexico, US
No Gate Zen Center is a traditional and not-so-traditional Zen Buddhist sangha. Our lineage is Soto and Rinzai Zen and we engage in Dream-Koan* practi...ce as well as other beautiful and inspirational, diverse Buddhist practices. Our practices are relevant, vibrant, and deeply meaningful in today's world. Read our blog to know more about our practices.more
nogatezencenter.or..
RSS 1 post / week 4 Get Email Contact
27. Bodhi Heart Blog
New York, England, UK
Bodhi Heart was born on a mountain 7,000 ft. above sea level. We help you restore your peace of mind with Rolfing, Coaching, and Meditation Classes so... you can flourish in peace doing what you love. We want to help folks thrive in an increasingly complex world.more
bodhiheart.com/blog
RSS 1 1 post / year 16 Get Email Contact
28. Firefly Hall Blog
Worcester, Massachusetts, US
This blog is brought to you by Melisa Blacker, who offers private guidance in Zen meditation and gives Zen talks at daily practice periods at Boundles...s Way Temple.more
fireflyhall.blogsp..
RSS 1 post / month Mar 2009 9 Get Email Contact
29. ZenHeads Blog
Bournemouth, England, UK
Explore the profound teachings of Buddhism and the transformative wisdom of Zen through our collection of insightful articles and tutorials. ZenHeadsU...K is your gateway to a more serene and mindful existence; a community of like-minded individuals dedicated to promoting Zen and Buddhist principles in everyday lives.more
zenheads.co.uk/blog
RSS 70 203 638 10 posts / quarter 3 Get Email Contact
30. Turn Up Your Zen Blog
Killara, Victoria, Australia
Turn UP Your Zen blog shares meditation and mindfulness practices to help you reduce stress, to live a calm, relaxed & present life. It was created by... Tania to help people when she observed the growing number of well-educated, overly busy men and women feeling stressed out, reactive, numb, overwhelmed, anxious &/or depressed.more
turnupyourzen.com/..
RSS 371 497 2 posts / month 4 Get Email Contact
31. Zen Healing Studio Blog
Embrace a world of insights: a journey into Zen Healing Studio's extensive blog. Zen Healing Studio is a personal transformation service that guid...es individuals on a profound journey toward attaining a serene state of mind, even amidst life's uncontrollable circumstances.more
zenhealingstudio.c..
RSS 788 790 9 posts / year 1 Get Email Contact
32. Patheos Blog » Wild Fox Zen
Patheos is the world's leading multi-faith site dedicated hosting the conversation on faith. Explore the world's faith through different persp...ectives on religion and spirituality! At Patheos, Buddhist Dosho Port writes his blog Wild Fox Zen.more
patheos.com/blogs/..
RSS 95K 14.5K 19 posts / year 84 Get Email Contact
33. Hardcore Zen
Los Angeles, California, US
Hardcore Zen is a blog managed by Brad Warner, an author and ordained Zen priest. He released a book with the same name, which serves as both an autob...iography and an introduction to Soto Zen philosophy.more
hardcorezen.info
RSS 4.1K 9K 5 posts / year Apr 2006 45 Get Email Contact
34. Meditation-zen.org Blog
Strasbourg, Grand-Est, France
This blog maintained by Meditation-Zen helps discover the practice of Soto Zen, learning to meditate and preaches the teachings of zen.
meditation-zen.org..
RSS 4.5K 654 40 Get Email Contact
35. Tim Burkett's Blog | Zen Buddhist Teachings
Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
This blog is written by Tim Burkett who is psychologist, author, and Guiding Teacher at the Minnesota Zen Meditation Center.
mnzencenter.org/ti..
RSS 2.5K 32 Feb 2018 31 Get Email Contact
36. Zenwest Buddhist Society
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Zenwest offers Zen Meditation and Mindfulness training, courses, workshops, classes, and retreats. A variety of inclusive activities for the Sangha an...d broader community.more
zenwest.ca
RSS 143 22 Get Email Contact
37. The Zennist | Going to the very heart of Zen
Atlanta, Georgia, US
I have dedicated my life to see what the Buddha saw. So far I've been lucky. Follow to get updates from my blog.
zennist.typepad.co..
RSS 1.9K 5 posts / year Feb 2007 30 Get Email Contact
38. Zen Center of Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Zen Center of Las Vegas's mission is to help us understand and see our situation and life direction. We create suffering in this world by thoughts... of, 'Here I am, this is where I want to be.' We're always projecting outward. We're clouded by 'I, my, me.' By getting rid of judgmental thought, we get back to the essence of who we are, which is compassion.'more
zenlasvegas.com
RSS 1.7K 11 Get Email Contact
39. Blue Mountain Zendo
Pennsylvania, US
Blue Mountain Zendo nurtures and builds upon the initial spark of awakening which occurs as the catalyst for our awakening process, and together with ...the sangha, forges a personal path that reveals the true source of that rudimentary spark. It is true to traditional Rinzai Zen form and offers traditional liturgy, koan practice, ceremony, dokusan, zazen, intensity, and discipline.more
bluemountainzendo.org
RSS 1.2K 1 post / year Mar 2012 14 Get Email Contact
40. Nyohō Zen
This blog is a place to explore the teaching of nyoho-being in accord with the Dharma. In traditional monastic terms, nyoho is discussed in terms of c...olor, materials, and size as they relate to food, clothing, and shelter. The goal of this blog is to try to examine this teaching in terms of both its traditional interpretations and also its larger implications in our daily lives.more
nyoho.com
1.8K 126 18 Get Email Contact
41. The Zen Garland Order
A Community and Order for Zen Practice, Education, and Service.
zengarland.org
RSS 759 6 16 Get Email Contact
42. The One Open Door
Colorado Springs, Colorado, US
This website is dedicated to the practice of Zen Buddhist Meditation and to the work of ending suffering.
theoneopendoor.org
RSS 142 39 30 posts / year 9 Get Email Contact
43. A to Zen Life Blog
Hi there, I'm Marissa! Along my journey to let go of 30 years of clutter, I accidentally became a minimalist and it was life-changing. This blog i...s my place to share all my learning, decluttering tips, and more! My mission is to help real families just like we conquer their clutter and simplify their way to a happier and better life.more
atozenlife.com/blog
RSS 910 32 90.2K 2 posts / year 33 Get Email Contact
44. Zen Osho Energy Blog
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Zenosho Energy provides Hypnotherapy, Past Life Regression Hypnotherapy, and Meditation services. If you are struggling in your life and looking for m...otivation or answers, this could be your help. Get to know about all our courses, therapy, and more on our blog section.more
zenoshoenergy.com...
RSS 4.3K 24.3K 7 Get Email Contact
45. Zen Fellowship of Bakersfield Blog
St. Bakersfield, California, US
Dedicated to the practice of zazen, or Zen meditation, in the Soto tradition of Taisen Deshimaru and Kodo Sawaki. We are an American Zen Association m...ember organization affiliated with the New Orleans Zen Temple, the Zen Fellowship of Alexandria, Louisiana, and more. Go through our blog to know more about us, and how we work.more
zenbakersfield.blo..
RSS 458 1.1K 1 post / year 15 Get Email Contact
46. New Orleans Zen Temple
New Orleans, Louisiana, US
New Orleans Zen Temple practices traditional Zen practices in the heart of New Orleans. Sam Kearley leads the group with great commitment, and the uni...versity has been very supportive, dedicating space in the Meditation Chapel of the beautiful All Saints' Chapel.more
neworleanszentempl..
RSS 718 119 3 posts / year 5 Get Email Contact
47. Not Quite Zen Blog
Cleveland, Ohio, US
If you've ever felt anxiety, depression, and anger, or struggled with the challenges of daily life then this Not Quite Zen is for you. It is about... taking small steps toward a better life, but it's also about acceptance. Get insight into all the problems, solutions, tips, and information related to mental health.more
notquitezen.co/blog
RSS 17 6 66 6 posts / year 7 Get Email Contact
48. Buffalo Zen Dharma Community Blog
Buffalo, New York, US
The Buffalo Zen Dharma Community has begun its usual full-service weekly Tuesday night meditation program at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Read our... blog to know more about our community, what we do, what happens at our gatherings, and many more!more
buffalozen.org/blog
RSS 698 5 posts / year 12 Get Email Contact
49. Zen Words
London, England, UK
Zen Words is a self-help blog for the heart and mind: spirituality, mental health, my life, and more! Lessons and Enlightenment for the Mind and Heart.... My experiences in life are summarised into bitesize chunks of advice for your betterment.more
zenwords.org
RSS 37 64 119 1 post / year 6 Get Email Contact
50. Blog by Esther Neela M.
Singapore
This is a blog from a Zen living enthusiast. The author practices Meditation, Reiki, Yoga, Qigong, and Natural Therapies such as Ayurveda.
estherneela.blog
RSS 4.6K 152 4 Get Email Contact
51. Open Gate Zen Collective Blog
Chula Vista, California, US
OG (Open Gate) Zen collective is a group of people that share, and are motivated, by the practice of Zen to achieve a more harmonious world. Our missi...on is to gather and practice zazen (Zen meditation) and develop Zen training. We practice to realize and embody what our Zen ancestors have done for centuries, to realize our Buddha nature, to awaken, and serve others.more
ogzen.org/blog
RSS 377 1 post / year 5 Get Email Contact
52. The Stink of Zen Blog
Brighton, England, UK
This blog presents writings on zen practice, meditative life, and surviving tough times.
thestinkofzen.blog..
RSS May 2011 8 Get Email Contact
53. York Zen Blog
York, England, UK
This is the blog of the York Zen Group. Here you can find interesting articles and information on various subjects concerning Zen, practice, life, art..., retreats and other subjects.more
yorkzen.com/blog
RSS 8 Get Email Contact
54. Zen Master Dogen
San Francisco, California, US
Focuses on the teaching of the Great Master and founder of Soto Zen. The site features downloads of his work, recommended books and analysis, related ...teachings from modern Zen Masters, audiofiles and podcasts, and more.more
zenmasterdogen.com
RSS 4 Get Email Contact
55. Zen Living
From cultivating inner peace to creating a serene home environment, Zen Living offers expert advice and inspiring content to help you embark on a tran...sformative journey toward a life of mindfulness, purpose, and tranquility.more
zenlivingmag.com
RSS 1 18 posts / year 1 Get Email Contact
Zen Bloggers
Blogger Name | Blog Link | Total Blog Posts | |
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James Ford | patheos.com | 63 | |
Sambodhi Padmasamadhi | infinitequantumzen.info | 62 | |
Dulce Fernandes | brooklynzen.org | 42 | |
Karim Manji | plumvillage.org | 36 | |
mugaisangha | nogatezencenter.org | 28 | |
T. Linh Dị | plumvillage.org | 25 | |
Jon Joseph | sanmateozen.org | 22 | |
Sangha News editor | blogs.sfzc.org | 19 | |
Graciela Moreno | zenlivingmag.com | 18 | |
Robert Althouse | zlmc.org | 15 | |
Sr. Giac An | plumvillage.org | 11 | |
Sifu Anthony Korahais | flowingzen.com | 10 | |
Ruong Phap | plumvillage.org | 9 | |
corey ichigen hess | zenembodiment.com | 8 | |
Rachel Butt | plumvillage.org | 7 | |
Jeff | turningwords.org | 6 | |
Mugo | jademountains.net | 6 | |
Karen Maezen Miller | karenmaezenmiller.com | 6 | |
Ben Howard | practiceofzen.com | 6 | |
Zen Master Seung Sahn | kwanumzen.org | 6 | |
Seth Zuiho Segall | existentialbuddhist.com | 5 | |
Dosho Port | patheos.com | 3 | |
The Zennist | zennist.typepad.com | 3 | |
Hokyu Aronson | mountainrecord.org | 2 | |
Br Duc Tru | plumvillage.org | 2 | |
Tai Nghiem | plumvillage.org | 2 | |
Andrzej Stec JDPSN | kwanumzen.org | 2 | |
Zen Master Bon Shim | kwanumzen.org | 2 | |
Zen Master Bon Soeng | kwanumzen.org | 2 | |
Zen Master Soeng Hyang | kwanumzen.org | 2 | |
Monta Kuseki May | zengarland.org | 2 | |
Rev. Anna Myosen Nacher | zengarland.org | 2 | |
Trish Kojindo Johnson | zengarland.org | 2 | |
Marissa | atozenlife.com | 2 | |
Sister True Dedication | plumvillage.org | 1 | |
Brad | hardcorezen.info | 1 | |
Sr. Tai Nghiem | plumvillage.org | 1 | |
Skye Jigen Lavin | zlmc.org | 1 | |
June Tanoue | zlmc.org | 1 | |
Jose M Palma Trujillo | ogzen.org | 1 | |
Tania Burgess | turnupyourzen.com | 1 | |
Amanda Goddard | zenhabits.net | 1 | |
Marshall White JDPSN | kwanumzen.org | 1 | |
Maarten Hunink | plumvillage.org | 1 | |
Roshi Kisho | zengarland.org | 1 | |
Wes Dojun Miller | zengarland.org | 1 | |
Richard Collins | neworleanszentemple.org | 1 | |
Joriki | bluemountainzendo.org | 1 | |
Kwan Um School of Zen | kwanumzen.org | 1 | |
Zen Master Tan Wol | kwanumzen.org | 1 |