Zennado: The Art of Being Nothing: Acts I – X
As we continue on this learning journey together, I will be writing blog posts in the form of a story arc, with three separate sections, each with its own set of “acts”. These will flow more naturally than how I’ve been posting. I want to express my thoughts in a more progression-focused manner, and not flip to different ideas too quickly. Readers will now have a clear starting-point at Act I, and can progress from there. Upon reaching the final act, we will transition into living in the moment, and posts will be more ad-hoc (as they were previously).
Section 1 – The Awakening
- Act I: Awareness and Observation: Awakening
- Act II: Questioning the Self: The Mirror Cracks
- Act III: Understanding Purpose: The Weight of Meaning
- Act IV: Ego and Ambition: Utilize and Subdue
- Act V: Surrender to Change: Impermanence as Teacher
Section 2 – The Unraveling
- Act VI: Disillusionment and Identity Collapse: The Hollow Crown
- Act VII: The Art of Surrender: Freedom in Acceptance
- Act VIII: Compassion Without Attachment: The Middle Way
Section 3 – The Eternal Loop
- Act IX: Meditation and Silence: The Still Point
- Act X: Living the Loop: The Butterfly Returns
The above acts will have many blog posts and videos created for them, so they will have their own category associated with them.
12/10/2025 Update: Act 1 has been written and I’m moving onto writing the posts for Act 2 now, I have updated the below outline and will be updating this page throughout the writing journey. I aim to have each Act completed in 1-2 months, so hopefully I am able to write the entire 10 acts within a year, but this is a self-imposed timeline and is subject to change. I am also writing a fiction novel in the background and sometimes my writing energy gets consumed by that.
Detailed List of Blog Posts in each Act
Act I: Awareness and Observation
- The Outsider’s Intuition
- What’s the point of life?
- The Performance of Personality
- First Breath of Awareness
- The Noise We Mistake for Living
- The Myth of Progress
- The Sanctity of Nothing
- Bonus Post: Zen and the Coop
Act II: Questioning the Self
- The Borrowed Code of Self
- The Script is Not You
- Identity After Achievement
- Authenticity is the New Mask
- Faith, Hypocrisy, and Balance
- Can You Trust Your Own Story?
- The Space Where ‘You’ Used to Be
Act III: Understanding Purpose
- Understanding the Ego
- Our Craving for Reason
- Nihilism vs. Zen: Finding Beauty in the Pointless
- Purpose: Creating vs. Finding
- The Weight of Legacy and the Fear of Being Forgotten (Coming Soon)
- Living for the Sake of Living (Coming Soon)
Act IV: Ego and Ambition
Act V: Surrender to Change
Act VI: Disillusionment and Identity Collapse
Act VII: The Art of Surrender
Act VIII: Compassion Without Attachment
Act IX: Meditation and Silence
Act X: Living the Loop