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RSS	Feed
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Comments	Feed
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zen	habits
habits	training
training	books
books	about
about	Archives
Archives	breathe
breathe	Essential
Essential	Rules
Rules	to
to	Live
Live	More
More	Like
Like	a
a	Zen
Zen	Monk
Monk	We
We	have
have	more
more	possibilities
possibilities	available
available	in
in	each
each	moment
moment	than
than	we
we	realize
realize	Thich
Thich	Nhat
Nhat	Hanh
Hanh	By
By	Leo
Leo	Babauta
Babauta	I
I	m
m	not
not	a
a	Zen
Zen	monk
monk	nor
nor	will
will	I
I	ever
ever	become
become	one
one	However
However	I
I	find
find	great
great	inspiration
inspiration	in
in	the
the	way
way	they
they	try
try	to
to	live
live	their
their	lives
lives	the
the	simplicity
simplicity	of
of	their
their	lives
lives	the
the	concentration
concentration	and
and	mindfulness
mindfulness	of
of	every
every	activity
activity	the
the	calm
calm	and
and	peace
peace	they
they	find
find	in
in	their
their	days
days	You
You	probably
probably	don
don	t
t	want
want	to
to	become
become	a
a	Zen
Zen	monk
monk	either
either	but
but	you
you	can
can	live
live	your
your	life
life	in
in	a
a	more
more	Zen
Zen	like
like	manner
manner	by
by	following
following	a
a	few
few	simple
simple	rules
rules	Why
Why	live
live	more
more	like
like	a
a	Zen
Zen	monk
monk	Because
Because	who
who	among
among	us
us	can
can	t
t	use
use	a
a	little
little	more
more	concentration
concentration	tranquility
tranquility	and
and	mindfulness
mindfulness	in
in	our
our	lives
lives	Because
Because	Zen
Zen	monks
monks	for
for	hundreds
hundreds	of
of	years
years	have
have	devoted
devoted	their
their	lives
lives	to
to	being
being	present
present	in
in	everything
everything	they
they	do
do	to
to	being
being	dedicated
dedicated	and
and	to
to	serving
serving	others
others	Because
Because	it
it	serves
serves	as
as	an
an	example
example	for
for	our
our	lives
lives	and
and	whether
whether	we
we	ever
ever	really
really	reach
reach	that
that	ideal
ideal	is
is	not
not	the
the	point
point	One
One	of
of	my
my	favorite
favorite	Zen
Zen	monks
monks	Thich
Thich	Nhat
Nhat	Hanh
Hanh	simplified
simplified	the
the	rules
rules	in
in	just
just	a
a	few
few	words
words	Smile
Smile	breathe
breathe	and
and	go
go	slowly
slowly	It
It	doesn
doesn	t
t	get
get	any
any	better
better	than
than	that
that	However
However	for
for	those
those	who
who	would
would	like
like	a
a	little
little	more
more	detail
detail	I
I	thought
thought	I
I	d
d	share
share	some
some	of
of	the
the	things
things	I
I	ve
ve	discovered
discovered	to
to	work
work	very
very	well
well	in
in	my
my	experiments
experiments	with
with	Zen
Zen	like
like	living
living	I
I	am
am	no
no	Zen
Zen	master
master	I
I	am
am	not
not	even
even	a
a	Zen
Zen	Buddhist
Buddhist	However
However	I
I	ve
ve	found
found	that
that	there
there	are
are	certain
certain	principles
principles	that
that	can
can	be
be	applied
applied	to
to	any
any	life
life	no
no	matter
matter	what
what	your
your	religious
religious	beliefs
beliefs	or
or	what
what	your
your	standard
standard	of
of	living
living	Zen
Zen	is
is	not
not	some
some	kind
kind	of
of	excitement
excitement	but
but	concentration
concentration	on
on	our
our	usual
usual	everyday
everyday	routine
routine	Shunryu
Shunryu	Suzuki
Suzuki	Do
Do	one
one	thing
thing	at
at	a
a	time
time	This
This	rule
rule	and
and	some
some	of
of	the
the	others
others	that
that	follow
follow	will
will	be
be	familiar
familiar	to
to	long
long	time
time	Zen
Zen	Habits
Habits	readers
readers	It
It	s
s	part
part	of
of	my
my	philosophy
philosophy	and
and	it
it	s
s	also
also	a
a	part
part	of
of	the
the	life
life	of
of	a
a	Zen
Zen	monk
monk	single
single	task
task	don
don	t
t	multi
multi	task
task	When
When	you
you	re
re	pouring
pouring	water
water	just
just	pour
pour	water
water	When
When	you
you	re
re	eating
eating	just
just	eat
eat	When
When	you
you	re
re	bathing
bathing	just
just	bathe
bathe	Don
Don	t
t	try
try	to
to	knock
knock	off
off	a
a	few
few	tasks
tasks	while
while	eating
eating	or
or	bathing
bathing	Zen
Zen	proverb
proverb	When
When	walking
walking	walk
walk	When
When	eating
eating	eat
eat	Do
Do	it
it	slowly
slowly	and
and	deliberately
deliberately	You
You	can
can	do
do	one
one	task
task	at
at	a
a	time
time	but
but	also
also	rush
rush	that
that	task
task	Instead
Instead	take
take	your
your	time
time	and
and	move
move	slowly
slowly	Make
Make	your
your	actions
actions	deliberate
deliberate	not
not	rushed
rushed	and
and	random
random	It
It	takes
takes	practice
practice	but
but	it
it	helps
helps	you
you	focus
focus	on
on	the
the	task
task	Do
Do	it
it	completely
completely	Put
Put	your
your	mind
mind	completely
completely	on
on	the
the	task
task	Don
Don	t
t	move
move	on
on	to
to	the
the	next
next	task
task	until
until	you
you	re
re	finished
finished	If
If	for
for	some
some	reason
reason	you
you	have
have	no
no	choice
choice	but
but	to
to	move
move	on
on	to
to	something
something	else
else	try
try	to
to	at
at	least
least	put
put	away
away	the
the	unfinished
unfinished	task
task	and
and	clean
clean	up
up	after
after	yourself
yourself	If
If	you
you	prepare
prepare	a
a	sandwich
sandwich	don
don	t
t	start
start	eating
eating	it
it	until
until	you
you	ve
ve	put
put	away
away	the
the	stuff
stuff	you
you	used
used	to
to	prepare
prepare	it
it	wiped
wiped	down
down	the
the	counter
counter	and
and	washed
washed	the
the	dishes
dishes	used
used	for
for	preparation
preparation	Then
Then	you
you	re
re	done
done	with
with	that
that	task
task	and
and	can
can	focus
focus	more
more	completely
completely	on
on	the
the	next
next	task
task	Do
Do	less
less	A
A	Zen
Zen	monk
monk	doesn
doesn	t
t	lead
lead	a
a	lazy
lazy	life
life	he
he	wakes
wakes	early
early	and
and	has
has	a
a	day
day	filled
filled	with
with	work
work	However
However	he
he	doesn
doesn	t
t	have
have	an
an	unending
unending	task
task	list
list	either
either	there
there	are
are	certain
certain	things
things	he
he	s
s	going
going	to
to	do
do	today
today	and
and	no
no	more
more	If
If	you
you	do
do	less
less	you
you	can
can	do
do	those
those	things
things	more
more	slowly
slowly	more
more	completely
completely	and
and	with
with	more
more	concentration
concentration	If
If	you
you	fill
fill	your
your	day
day	with
with	tasks
tasks	you
you	will
will	be
be	rushing
rushing	from
from	one
one	thing
thing	to
to	the
the	next
next	without
without	stopping
stopping	to
to	think
think	about
about	what
what	you
you	do
do	Put
Put	space
space	between
between	things
things	Related
Related	to
to	the
the	Do
Do	less
less	rule
rule	but
but	it
it	s
s	a
a	way
way	of
of	managing
managing	your
your	schedule
schedule	so
so	that
that	you
you	always
always	have
have	time
time	to
to	complete
complete	each
each	task
task	Don
Don	t
t	schedule
schedule	things
things	close
close	together
together	instead
instead	leave
leave	room
room	between
between	things
things	on
on	your
your	schedule
schedule	That
That	gives
gives	you
you	a
a	more
more	relaxed
relaxed	schedule
schedule	and
and	leaves
leaves	space
space	in
in	case
case	one
one	task
task	takes
takes	longer
longer	than
than	you
you	planned
planned	Develop
Develop	rituals
rituals	Zen
Zen	monks
monks	have
have	rituals
rituals	for
for	many
many	things
things	they
they	do
do	from
from	eating
eating	to
to	cleaning
cleaning	to
to	meditation
meditation	Ritual
Ritual	gives
gives	something
something	a
a	sense
sense	of
of	importance
importance	if
if	it
it	s
s	important
important	enough
enough	to
to	have
have	a
a	ritual
ritual	it
it	s
s	important
important	enough
enough	to
to	be
be	given
given	your
your	entire
entire	attention
attention	and
and	to
to	be
be	done
done	slowly
slowly	and
and	correctly
correctly	You
You	don
don	t
t	have
have	to
to	learn
learn	the
the	Zen
Zen	monk
monk	rituals
rituals	you
you	can
can	create
create	your
your	own
own	for
for	the
the	preparation
preparation	of
of	food
food	for
for	eating
eating	for
for	cleaning
cleaning	for
for	what
what	you
you	do
do	before
before	you
you	start
start	your
your	work
work	for
for	what
what	you
you	do
do	when
when	you
you	wake
wake	up
up	and
and	before
before	you
you	go
go	to
to	bed
bed	for
for	what
what	you
you	do
do	just
just	before
before	exercise
exercise	Anything
Anything	you
you	want
want	really
really	Designate
Designate	time
time	for
for	certain
certain	things
things	There
There	are
are	certain
certain	times
times	in
in	the
the	day
day	of
of	a
a	Zen
Zen	monk
monk	designated
designated	for
for	certain
certain	activities
activities	A
A	time
time	for
for	for
for	bathing
bathing	a
a	time
time	for
for	work
work	a
a	time
time	for
for	cleaning
cleaning	a
a	time
time	for
for	eating
eating	This
This	ensures
ensures	that
that	those
those	things
things	get
get	done
done	regularly
regularly	You
You	can
can	designate
designate	time
time	for
for	your
your	own
own	activities
activities	whether
whether	that
that	be
be	work
work	or
or	cleaning
cleaning	or
or	exercise
exercise	or
or	quiet
quiet	contemplation
contemplation	If
If	it
it	s
s	important
important	enough
enough	to
to	do
do	regularly
regularly	consider
consider	designating
designating	a
a	time
time	for
for	it
it	Devote
Devote	time
time	to
to	sitting
sitting	In
In	the
the	life
life	of
of	a
a	Zen
Zen	monk
monk	sitting
sitting	meditation
meditation	zazen
zazen	is
is	one
one	of
of	the
the	most
most	important
important	parts
parts	of
of	his
his	day
day	Each
Each	day
day	there
there	is
is	time
time	designated
designated	just
just	for
for	sitting
sitting	This
This	meditation
meditation	is
is	really
really	practice
practice	for
for	learning
learning	to
to	be
be	present
present	You
You	can
can	devote
devote	time
time	for
for	sitting
sitting	meditation
meditation	or
or	do
do	what
what	I
I	do
do	I
I	use
use	running
running	as
as	a
a	way
way	to
to	practice
practice	being
being	in
in	the
the	moment
moment	You
You	could
could	use
use	any
any	activity
activity	in
in	the
the	same
same	way
way	as
as	long
long	as
as	you
you	do
do	it
it	regularly
regularly	and
and	practice
practice	being
being	present
present	Smile
Smile	and
and	serve
serve	others
others	Zen
Zen	monks
monks	spend
spend	part
part	of
of	their
their	day
day	in
in	service
service	to
to	others
others	whether
whether	that
that	be
be	other
other	monks
monks	in
in	the
the	monastery
monastery	or
or	people
people	on
on	the
the	outside
outside	world
world	It
It	teaches
teaches	them
them	humility
humility	and
and	ensures
ensures	that
that	their
their	lives
lives	are
are	not
not	just
just	selfish
selfish	but
but	devoted
devoted	to
to	others
others	If
If	you
you	re
re	a
a	parent
parent	it
it	s
s	likely
likely	you
you	already
already	spend
spend	at
at	least
least	some
some	time
time	in
in	service
service	to
to	others
others	in
in	your
your	household
household	and
and	non
non	parents
parents	may
may	already
already	do
do	this
this	too
too	Similarly
Similarly	smiling
smiling	and
and	being
being	kind
kind	to
to	others
others	can
can	be
be	a
a	great
great	way
way	to
to	improve
improve	the
the	lives
lives	of
of	those
those	around
around	you
you	Also
Also	consider
consider	volunteering
volunteering	for
for	charity
charity	work
work	Make
Make	cleaning
cleaning	and
and	cooking
cooking	become
become	meditation
meditation	Aside
Aside	from
from	the
the	zazen
zazen	mentioned
mentioned	above
above	cooking
cooking	and
and	cleaning
cleaning	are
are	two
two	of
of	the
the	most
most	exalted
exalted	parts
parts	of
of	a
a	Zen
Zen	monk
monk	s
s	day
day	They
They	are
are	both
both	great
great	ways
ways	to
to	practice
practice	mindfulness
mindfulness	and
and	can
can	be
be	great
great	rituals
rituals	performed
performed	each
each	day
day	If
If	cooking
cooking	and
and	cleaning
cleaning	seem
seem	like
like	boring
boring	chores
chores	to
to	you
you	try
try	doing
doing	them
them	as
as	a
a	form
form	of
of	meditation
meditation	Put
Put	your
your	entire
entire	mind
mind	into
into	those
those	tasks
tasks	concentrate
concentrate	and
and	do
do	them
them	slowly
slowly	and
and	completely
completely	It
It	could
could	change
change	your
your	entire
entire	day
day	as
as	well
well	as
as	leave
leave	you
you	with
with	a
a	cleaner
cleaner	house
house	Think
Think	about
about	what
what	is
is	necessary
necessary	There
There	is
is	little
little	in
in	a
a	Zen
Zen	monk
monk	s
s	life
life	that
that	isn
isn	t
t	necessary
necessary	He
He	doesn
doesn	t
t	have
have	a
a	closet
closet	full
full	of
of	shoes
shoes	or
or	the
the	latest
latest	in
in	trendy
trendy	clothes
clothes	He
He	doesn
doesn	t
t	have
have	a
a	refrigerator
refrigerator	and
and	cabinets
cabinets	full
full	of
of	junk
junk	food
food	He
He	doesn
doesn	t
t	have
have	the
the	latest
latest	gadgets
gadgets	cars
cars	televisions
televisions	or
or	iPod
iPod	He
He	has
has	basic
basic	clothing
clothing	basic
basic	shelter
shelter	basic
basic	utensils
utensils	basic
basic	tools
tools	and
and	the
the	most
most	basic
basic	food
food	they
they	eat
eat	simple
simple	vegetarian
vegetarian	meals
meals	consisting
consisting	usually
usually	of
of	rice
rice	miso
miso	soup
soup	vegetables
vegetables	and
and	pickled
pickled	vegetables
vegetables	Now
Now	I
I	m
m	not
not	saying
saying	you
you	should
should	live
live	exactly
exactly	like
like	a
a	Zen
Zen	monk
monk	I
I	certainly
certainly	don
don	t
t	But
But	it
it	does
does	serve
serve	as
as	a
a	reminder
reminder	that
that	there
there	is
is	much
much	in
in	our
our	lives
lives	that
that	aren
aren	t
t	necessary
necessary	and
and	it
it	can
can	be
be	useful
useful	to
to	give
give	some
some	thought
thought	about
about	what
what	we
we	really
really	need
need	and
and	whether
whether	it
it	is
is	important
important	to
to	have
have	all
all	the
the	stuff
stuff	we
we	have
have	that
that	s
s	not
not	necessary
necessary	Live
Live	simply
simply	The
The	corollary
corollary	of
of	Rule
Rule	is
is	that
that	if
if	something
something	isn
isn	t
t	necessary
necessary	you
you	can
can	probably
probably	live
live	without
without	it
it	And
And	so
so	to
to	live
live	simply
simply	is
is	to
to	rid
rid	your
your	life
life	of
of	as
as	many
many	of
of	the
the	unnecessary
unnecessary	and
and	unessential
unessential	things
things	as
as	you
you	can
can	to
to	make
make	room
room	for
for	the
the	essential
essential	Now
Now	what
what	is
is	essential
essential	will
will	be
be	different
different	to
to	each
each	person
person	For
For	me
me	my
my	family
family	my
my	writing
writing	my
my	running
running	and
and	my
my	reading
reading	are
are	essential
essential	To
To	others
others	yoga
yoga	and
and	spending
spending	time
time	with
with	close
close	friends
friends	might
might	be
be	essential
essential	For
For	others
others	it
it	will
will	be
be	nursing
nursing	and
and	volunteering
volunteering	and
and	going
going	to
to	church
church	and
and	collecting
collecting	comic
comic	books
books	There
There	is
is	no
no	law
law	saying
saying	what
what	should
should	be
be	essential
essential	for
for	you
you	but
but	you
you	should
should	consider
consider	what
what	is
is	most
most	important
important	to
to	your
your	life
life	and
and	make
make	room
room	for
for	that
that	by
by	eliminating
eliminating	the
the	other
other	less
less	essential
essential	things
things	in
in	your
your	life
life	Before
Before	enlightenment
enlightenment	chop
chop	wood
wood	and
and	carry
carry	water
water	After
After	enlightenment
enlightenment	chop
chop	wood
wood	and
and	carry
carry	water
water	Wu
Wu	Li
Li	Tell
Tell	me
me	who
who	you
you	are
are	again
again	I
I	m
m	Leo
Leo	Babauta
Babauta	founder
founder	of
of	Zen
Zen	Habits
Habits	I
I	transformed
transformed	my
my	life
life	about
about	years
years	ago
ago	and
and	have
have	helped
helped	thousands
thousands	of
of	people
people	change
change	theirs
theirs	through
through	habit
habit	change
change	and
and	mindfulness
mindfulness	training
training	I
I	m
m	a
a	vegan
vegan	dad
dad	a
a	husband
husband	and
and	we
we	re
re	now
now	living
living	in
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