Archive - Zen Mountain Journal

An Algonquin Park swamp story

Meditations on Nature, Meditations on Silence

Oct 11

Beauty is the creator of the universe

Meditations on nature, meditations on silence

Oct 9

The Tao Te Ching Journal

A short video describing the journal

Oct 4

Hunter S. Thompson: I have to choose my jobs very carefully.

The mindset of rebel artists

Oct 1

September 2026

Journaling Centers And Stills My Mind

Sep 29

Submerged in emptiness, the universe beckons.

The permanence of time and the impermanence of life.

Sep 26

Sep 24

Dag Hammarskjöld: The Longest Journey

A painting, a quote, and some changes at Zen Mountain Journal.

Sep 22

Am I Too Grouchy to Do This Work? A Shamanic Journey with Spirit Guides

And a follow-up interview of Bill Porter (aka Red Pine)

Sep 13

Bill Porter (Red Pine) Interview

Fifty Years Studying China’s Taoist and Zen Hermits and Their Poetry

Sep 1

August 2026

Hayduke Lives! The Man Who Helped Me Keep the Faith

Doug Peacock’s life of misadventure.

Aug 23

The most sacred thing we have to share is our story.

Travels around the outer edges of our culture.

Aug 14

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