50 Best Zen Blogs & Websites in 2025

1. Zen Habits

Blog https://zenhabits.net/archives/ + Follow Blog
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's important, create something amazing, and find happiness. Leo Babauta is the Creator of Zen Habits living in San Diego, California.MORE Email ****@zenhabits.net
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2. Kwan Um School of Zen Blog

Blog https://kwanumzen.org/teaching-blog + Follow 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.
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3. Empty Gate Zen Center Blog

Blog https://www.emptygatezen.com/blog + Follow Blog
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.
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4. Patheos Blog » Monkey Mind

Blog https://www.patheos.com/blogs/monkeymind/ + Follow Blog
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 Buddhist priest and author, which mostly addresses aspects of the Zen life.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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5. San Francisco Zen Center » Zen Practice

Blog https://blogs.sfzc.org/blog/category/zen-prac.. + Follow Blog
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 students, visitors, lay people, priests, and monks.MORE Email ****@sfzc.org
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6. Buddhism now » Chan / Seon / Zen

Blog https://buddhismnow.com/category/chan-seon-zen/ + Follow Blog
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 Buddhism Now.
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7. Plum Village

Blog https://plumvillage.org/ + Follow Blog
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 Facebook Followers 159.9KTwitter Followers 219Instagram Followers 87.1K Domain Authority 63 Read Now Get Email Contact

8. The Existential Buddhist

Blog https://www.existentialbuddhist.com/ + Follow Blog
The Existential Buddhist is non-sectarian, exploring Buddhism from the point of view of reason and lived experience, rather than from adherence to dogma and/or spiritual authority.
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9. Karen Maezen Miller

Blog https://karenmaezenmiller.com/ + Follow Blog
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 in Los Angeles. I write about spirituality in everyday life.MORE Since Jun 2007 Domain Authority 38 Read Now Get Email Contact

10. The Zen Gateway

Blog https://www.thezengateway.com/ + Follow Blog
The Zen Gateway offers resources on Zen Buddhism, providing insights into Zen practices, teachings, and philosophy. It includes sections on the fundamentals of Zen, mindfulness exercises, meditation techniques, and stories illustrating Zen principles. The site also features articles, book reviews, and multimedia content aimed at deepening understanding and practice of Zen in daily life.MORE Twitter Followers 1.4K Domain Authority 20 Read Now

11. Infinite Quantum Zen

Blog https://www.infinitequantumzen.info/ + Follow Blog
Infinite Quantum Zen Website is a Central Hub for Crystallized Wisdom of Spirituality, Consciousness, Awareness, Mindfulness, Happiness, Inspiration and 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 Email ****@yandex.com
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12. The Same Old Zen

Blog https://sameoldzen.blogspot.com/ + Follow 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 Buddhism; a nonsectarian Buddhist sangha that encourages students to find Dharma teachings in everyday life.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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13. Mountain Record

Blog https://www.mountainrecord.org/ + Follow Blog
Mountain Record is the oldest American Zen quarterly, a spiritual journal by the Zen Mountain Monastery with Rinzai & Soto Zen Buddhism teachings, poems & more. For nearly four decades, Mountain Record quarterly journal offered spiritual seekers of all faiths a unique journey through words and images.MORE Email ****@dharma.net
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14. Santa Cruz Zen Center

Blog https://sczc.org/news + Follow Blog
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 understanding of the non-duality of compassion and wisdom, practice and realization, has been conveyed through the Soto School.MORE Email ****@sczc.org
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15. Zen Center of Denver Blog

Blog https://zencenterofdenver.org/blog/ + Follow Blog
The Zen Center of Denver offers meditation instruction, daily meditation and retreats with authentic Zen teachers and a community of seasoned meditation practitioners.
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16. Brooklyn Zen Center

Blog https://brooklynzen.org/category/news/ + Follow Blog
Brooklyn Zen Center (BZC) is an embodied training community in the Soto Zen tradition. We aspire to offer opportunities to realize personal and collective 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 Email ****@brooklynzen.org
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17. Flowing Zen Blog

Blog https://flowingzen.com/category/blog/ + Follow 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 life, what heaps, how I healed, what helped me, process, and a lot more things!MORE Email ****@flowingzen.com
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18. One Time, One Meeting

Blog https://practiceofzen.com/ + Follow Blog
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 nothing, becoming ancestors, the pleasures of inscription and many more like this!MORE Domain Authority 12 Read Now Get Email Contact

19. The Zen Community of Oregon

Blog https://zendust.org/category/news/ + Follow Blog
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 Email ****@zendust.org
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20. Jason Quinn Zen Blog

Blog https://www.jasonquinnzen.com/blog/ + Follow Blog
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 Email ****@jasonquinnzen.com
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21. New Orleans Zen Temple

Blog https://www.neworleanszentemple.org/ + Follow Blog
New Orleans Zen Temple practices traditional Zen practices in the heart of New Orleans. Sam Kearley leads the group with great commitment, and the university has been very supportive, dedicating space in the Meditation Chapel of the beautiful All Saints' Chapel.MORE Email ****@sewanee.edu
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22. Turning Words

Blog https://turningwords.org/ + Follow Blog
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 prompts realization. Your mileage may vary, but I thought it was a catchy name for a Zen blog.MORE Domain Authority 7 Read Now Get Email Contact

23. Firefly Hall Blog

Blog http://fireflyhall.blogspot.com/ + Follow Blog
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 Boundless Way Temple.
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24. Turn Up Your Zen Blog

Blog https://turnupyourzen.com/blog/ + Follow Blog
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 Email ****@turnupyourzen.com
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25. Blog by Esther Neela M.

Blog https://estherneela.blog/ + Follow Blog
This is a blog from a Zen living enthusiast. The author practices Meditation, Reiki, Yoga, Qigong, and Natural Therapies such as Ayurveda.
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26. Open Gate Zen Collective Blog

Blog https://www.ogzen.org/blog + Follow Blog
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 mission 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 Email ****@gmail.com
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27. No Gate Zen Center Blog

Blog https://nogatezencenter.org/blog/ + Follow Blog
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* practice 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 Email ****@gmail.com
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28. Zen Healing Studio Blog

Blog https://www.zenhealingstudio.com/blog/ + Follow Blog
Embrace a world of insights: a journey into Zen Healing Studio's extensive blog. Zen Healing Studio is a personal transformation service that guides individuals on a profound journey toward attaining a serene state of mind, even amidst life's uncontrollable circumstances.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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29. Patheos Blog » Wild Fox Zen

Blog https://www.patheos.com/blogs/wildfoxzen/ + Follow Blog
Patheos is the world's leading multi-faith site dedicated hosting the conversation on faith. Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! At Patheos, Buddhist Dosho Port writes his blog Wild Fox Zen.MORE Email ****@patheos.com
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30. Hardcore Zen

Blog http://hardcorezen.info/ + Follow Blog
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 autobiography and an introduction to Soto Zen philosophy.MORE Facebook Followers 4.2KTwitter Followers 9K Since Apr 2006 Domain Authority 45 Read Now Get Email Contact

31. Meditation-zen.org Blog

Blog https://meditation-zen.org/en/blog + Follow Blog
This blog maintained by Meditation-Zen helps discover the practice of Soto Zen, learning to meditate and preaches the teachings of zen.
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32. Tim Burkett's Blog | Zen Buddhist Teachings

Blog https://www.mnzencenter.org/tim-burketts-blog + Follow Blog
This blog is written by Tim Burkett who is psychologist, author, and Guiding Teacher at the Minnesota Zen Meditation Center.
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Facebook Followers 2.7KTwitter Followers 32 Since Feb 2018 Domain Authority 31 Read Now Get Email Contact

33. Jade Mountain Buddha Hall

Blog https://www.jademountains.net/ + Follow Blog
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 Buddhist teachings.
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34. Zenwest Buddhist Society

Blog https://www.zenwest.ca/ + Follow Blog
Zenwest offers Zen Meditation and Mindfulness training, courses, workshops, classes, and retreats. A variety of inclusive activities for the Sangha and broader community.
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35. The Zennist | Going to the very heart of Zen

Blog https://zennist.typepad.com/zenfiles/ + Follow Blog
I have dedicated my life to see what the Buddha saw. So far I've been lucky. Follow to get updates from my blog.
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36. Zen Center of Las Vegas

Blog https://zenlasvegas.com/ + Follow Blog
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 Email ****@gmail.com
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37. Blue Mountain Zendo

Blog https://www.bluemountainzendo.org/ + Follow Blog
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 Email ****@bluemountainzendo.org
Facebook Followers 1.3K Since Mar 2012 Domain Authority 14 Read Now Get Email Contact

38. Nyohō Zen

Blog https://nyoho.com/ + Follow Blog
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 color, 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 Email ****@yahoo.com
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39. The Zen Garland Order

Blog https://zengarland.org/ + Follow Blog
A Community and Order for Zen Practice, Education, and Service.
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40. Zen Garland Blog

Blog https://zengarland.org/ + Follow Blog
The teachers and community at Zen Garland meet each practitioner with respect for their unique being and address their personal situation and aspirations. Our goal is to help each practitioner gain skills to deepen their humanity and empower their personal expression in the world.MORE Email ****@zengarland.org
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41. The One Open Door

Blog https://theoneopendoor.org/ + Follow Blog
This website is dedicated to the practice of Zen Buddhist Meditation and to the work of ending suffering.
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42. A to Zen Life Blog

Blog https://atozenlife.com/blog/ + Follow 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 is 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 Email ****@atozenlife.com
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43. Zen Fellowship of Bakersfield Blog

Blog https://zenbakersfield.blogspot.com/ + Follow Blog
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 member 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 Email ****@gmail.com
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44. Buffalo Zen Dharma Community Blog

Blog https://www.buffalozen.org/blog + Follow Blog
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 Email ****@buffalozen.org
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45. Zen Embodiment

Blog https://zenembodiment.com/ + Follow Blog
Zen Embodiment is all about movement, meditation, and internal processes. Here you can find mind-healing articles like don't be vulgar move with essences, mind transmission, the second breath recorded, you have to love your practice, and many more!MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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46. San Mateo Zen Blog

Blog https://www.sanmateozen.org/blog/ + Follow Blog
San Mateo Zen community, an affiliate of the PACIFIC ZEN INSTITUTE, is a welcoming group of mostly Silicon Valley and San Francisco professionals, homemakers, 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 Email ****@gmail.com
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47. The Stink of Zen Blog

Blog http://thestinkofzen.blogspot.com/ + Follow Blog
This blog presents writings on zen practice, meditative life, and surviving tough times.
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48. Zen Master Dogen

Blog https://zenmasterdogen.com/ + Follow Blog
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 Email ****@gmail.com
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49. Zen Living

Blog https://zenlivingmag.com/ + Follow Blog
From cultivating inner peace to creating a serene home environment, Zen Living offers expert advice and inspiring content to help you embark on a transformative journey toward a life of mindfulness, purpose, and tranquility.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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