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Is this the right way?

Late one August evening in a small provincial town, a woman steps out her front door. In her hand, she … More

Abramović, Art, Buddhism, creative nonfiction, Deleuze, Freud, Guattari, identity politics, lost, mindfulness, Philosophy, practical philosophy, uncanny

When life blooms

I’m pleased to announce that my new book, When life blooms – Breathe with Jeppe Hein will be released November 28th. … More

Art, Beauvoir, Breathe with me, Buddhism, existentialism, Finn Janning, Jeppe Hein, Kierkegaard, mindfulness, Sartre, social entrepreneur, When life blooms

The philosophy of Byung-Chul Han

The French philosopher Gilles Deleuze once said: “There is no need to fear or hope, but only to look for … More

Agony of the Eros, Buddhism, burnout, Byung-Chul Han, Deleuze, depression, mindfulness, Psychopolitics, Saving Beauty, stress, The Burnout Society, The philosophy of Zen-Buddhism, Transparency Society

How Should I Live?

Before I try to give a decent answer, I would like to emphasize that I’m glad the question is personal. … More

Bolaño, Buddhism, Deleuze, existentialism, Finn Janning, happiness, joy, mindfulness

Philosophical Counseling

Some years ago, I was teaching a course in Philosophical Counseling. To my surprise, all that the students wanted to … More

A Philosophy of Mindfulness, Buddhism, Deleuze, Finn Janning, inspiration, leadership, mindfulness, philosophical counseling, practical philosophy, Problem, Which life is worth living?

A Fragile Life

The main argument in Todd May’s book, A Fragile Life: Accepting Our Vulnerability, is that most of us would be … More

A Fragile Life, Buddhism, Eckard, existentialism, fragility, mindfulness, Stoicism, Taoism, Todd May

A Journey with Deleuze

A Philosophy of Mindfulness – A Journey with Deleuze is out!  

A Philosophy of Mindfulness, Buddhism, Deleuze, Ethics, Finn Janning, Janning, well-being

A Philosophy of Mindfulness

 A Philosophy of Mindfulness is out! In this book, I argue that we need a “new” philosophy because we—many of us, … More

A Philosophy of Mindfulness, affirmative practice, Buddhism, Deleuze, Finn Janning, leadership, meditation, mindfulness, philosophical counseling, zen

Everything is fucking

The second season of True Detective, written by Nic Pizzolatto, is about caring and being fucked. To put it simply, … More

Buddhism, death zone, everything is fucking, feminism, Karma, Nic Pizzolatto, season 2, True Detective

Mindfulness: A movement?

“Thirty years ago, ‘mindfulness’ was a Buddhist principle mostly obscure to the West,” Jeff Wilson writes in Mindful America. Today, … More

Buddhism, Jeff Wilson, Mindful America, mindfulness

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BIO

Finn Janning, PhD, is a writer and philosopher.

His works has been featured in Epiphany, Under the Gum Tree, and Foliate Oak Literary Magazine. His most recent books are Stakkels Jim and A Philosophy of Mindfulness.

To Love Slowly

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