Substacks recommended by Rev. Shōren Heather

Recommended by Rev. Shōren Heather

Vivimos en un mundo complejo, lleno de estímulos e incertidumbre que dificultan el equilibrio y la conexión interior. Palabras en el Camino te guía en tu proceso de transformación, cuando nace el deseo genuino de cambiar.

Musk Watch

By Judd Legum

Accountability journalism focused on one of the most powerful humans in history.

Emily E Hancock

Poet, letterpress printer, and small press publisher in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, on Monacan Indian Nation land.

Jane Hirshfield

poet, co-translator, essayist

Patricia Ikeda-Nash

Seigaku’s Substack

By Seigaku Amato

I’m a Soto zen priest sharing notes and journal entries from my practice and study of Buddhism.

Dosho’s Substack

By Shake Out Your Sleeves And Go

Support for discovering deep joy through the subtle profundity of the Zen Way.

Unanswered Question

By James Ford

Engaging the spiritual life today with Zen teacher and Unitarian Universalist minister James Ishmael Ford. James' passions include Zen Buddhism, mystical religion, especially Christian, and those lives growing authentic and deep between the traditions.

James is a true Dharma teacher whose powerful insights and embodied practice of The Way is truly a gift to all beings.

- Rev. Shōren Heather

Pearls

By Jess Engle

An artist in her garden 🌹

The Quiet Life with Susan Cain

The Quiet Life is for people who love quiet, depth, and beauty, and is read in all 193 countries and all 50 U.S. states. Join us for art, ideas, consolations, and candlelight chats. You'll never be forced to do anything groupy.

The Wisdom School: What it Means to be Human

By Thom Hartmann

Welcome to the Lyceum. What does it mean to be human? What is the nature of life? How does the universe work?

The Zen Psychedelic

Exploring the intersect between psychedelics & Zen Buddhism.

The Practice of Life

By Maia Duerr

Life is the gift we are given. We open it with intention and practice. Inspiration for personal and collective liberation.

My Favorite Classical Music

By Vitaliy Katsenelson

Thursday highlights about a classical piece or composer along with Saturday classical picks for a beautiful start to your weekend.

Soul Joy

By Carrie Dancing Bear

A soul’s perspective on a joyful life.

Zenju Earthlyn Manuel

Spirituality, Zen, and Culture

Hey friend. Keep Breathing

By Megan Youngmee

Themes in the collective that connect to deeper energetic patterns and healing. Intuitive, informed messages. Regenerative Bodywork System. Writing from the magical Sacred Valley and hour from Machu Picchu, Peru

Free Words

By Sal Randolph

New ways of seeing and the wild joy of writing from artist and poet Sal Randolph

In It with Kathleen Stetson

A repository of the substantive coaching emails I send each workday to small groups of 5-10 people on my mailing list. Want to be on my list? Subscribe, and you'll receive an email every 1-2 months.

Granted

By Adam Grant

Adam Grant’s newsletter on psychology and work, delivered to over 400,000 readers.

Coyote Tracks

Writing, art, music and meditation from the monks and nuns of Deer Park Monastery. Make your inbox a Dharma door.

The Pragmatic Mystic

By Addison Hodges Hart

The Substack page of Addison Hodges Hart. A page primarily concerned with the interior and ascetical life of the classical (and Orthodox) Christian Tradition.

Audacious Women, Creative Lives

By Anne Boyd / Audacious Women

Inspiration from audacious, creative women in the past , plus opportunities to connect--because we're all in this together.

Love Songs Etc

By Pete Droge

Pete Droge muses on songwriting & record making while sharing work tapes, demos, outtakes, road stories & more.

Buddhist Thought & Practice

By Richard K. Payne

Critical reflections on the history & current applications of Buddhist praxis

5AM StoryTalk

By Cole Haddon

A place to talk about stories in all their forms, the craft that goes into them, and the role art plays in our lives.

Noted

By Jillian Hess

Tips from the world's best note takers

The Ten Thousand Things

By Dr. Robert Saltzman

An awakened view of the human condition. Questions about free will, self-determination, destiny, choice, and who are we anyway.

Poetry Unbound

By Pádraig Ó Tuama

Open your world with poetry

Zen Bones

By Marc Lesser

Ancient Wisdom For Modern Times

Marc is a wonderful Zen teacher, exceptional human being, and his books make the teachings of Zen accessible and relevant.

- Rev. Shōren Heather

Consciousness ∞ The Doorway to Human Evolution

By Scott Britton

I write and podcast about the intersection of self-awareness and human potential. Previously exited startup founder.

Jim Hightower's Lowdown

America's #1 populist! News and shows about the progressive, democratic populist rebellion from former Texas Ag Commissioner and NYT best-selling author Jim Hightower.

The Hyphen by Emma Gannon

✨ a cosy online space for curious readers ✨ from Sunday Times Bestselling author Emma Gannon. On books, work, wellbeing & creativity. 5th literature Substack globally. "One of Britain’s most prominent Substack writers" —The Times

Beyond with Jane Ratcliffe

The internet’s most intimate, illuminating interviews with today’s greatest writers—get an in-depth look into the craft of writing and what it means to be a heart-centered human in a hard world.

Out Over My Skis

By Tom Pendergast

Explorations in the pleasures and perils of getting out over your skis, told through nonfiction essays, photographs, and occasional fiction.

Story Club with George Saunders

A place to explore the way the short story works.

People love stories and George Saunders' is a phenomenal writer and his Substack is a thing of beauty. Thanks for inviting us in to your virtual classroom.

- Rev. Shōren Heather

Meditation with Heart with Kimberly Brown

Weekly meditations, practical Buddhist tools, and relatable insights to help you create a kinder, wiser, and more loving life.

Can We Still Govern?

By Don Moynihan

improving the quality of government, public policy, reducing administrative burdens

Oldster Magazine

By Sari Botton

Exploring what it means to travel through time in a human body, at every phase of life.

Stupid Fresh Mess

By Skottie Young

Skottie Young's Newsletter about comics, art, writing, process and life!

Salman's Sea of Stories

By Salman Rushdie

An ocean of stories from Salman Rushdie: I'll be talking about stories I’ve read or seen, true stories, tall stories, stories about me, and some I just made up.

Wondercabinet

By Lawrence Weschler

Lawrence Weschler's Fortnightly Compendium of the Miscellaneous Diverse.

Breaking the News

By James Fallows

Dispatches from a veteran reporter

The Microdose

An independent journalism newsletter supported by the U.C. Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics

Robert Reich

Daily newsletter exposing where power lies — and how it's used and abused

I love his intelligent and socialist take on economics, power, wealth, and social justice. He's a rock star and I wish he's run for president!

- Rev. Shōren Heather

The Isolation Journals with Suleika Jaouad

A newsletter for people seeking to transform life's interruptions into creative grist

Austin Kleon

Weekly art, writing, and creative inspiration from the author of Steal Like an Artist and other bestsellers.

Patti Smith

The reader is my notebook

rabbit holes 🕳️🐇

By Patricia

Every week, Patricia Mou hand-picks the most psychoactive internet rabbit holes that explore this question: What does it mean to live a life of meaning and beauty?

Jatan’s Space Substack

By JM

Exploring space and our Moon, for science and a better future for humanity.

Spark Zen

Recommended by Rev. Shōren Heather