Hi, I'm Tyler Kavanaugh.
Welcome to my space. I love inspiring others and creating a world where people are overflowing with life.
I created The Zen Master because we will make the world free.
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I created The Zen Master because I believe in real freedom.
I am concerned that most intellectuals today will go mad from an overabundance of knowledge and I believe simple wisdom is the way to address this.
I am concerned that "my people suffer for lack of knowledge."
I race against this concern by continuously seeking the highest wisdom and I have found fruit. I continue as a seeker. I aim to distill wisdom as a giver.
My conviction is equipping all people with wisdom.
What I Believe In
Imagine Who You Would Be if You Were to Actualize All That You Could Possibly Be.
That's Self-Actualization.
I believe in five focuses:
The Eternal You.
Independent Thought.
Innate Genius.
Be The Most You Can Be.
Consciously Create Reality.
These mean one thing:
Self-Actualization = Self-Realization.
You Have It in You to Realize Who You Are.
What does it mean to Consciously Create Reality?
- From the artist's perspective, it means to paint what is within you into the world.
- From the psychological perspective, it means to act as a change agent to the collective unconsciousness.
- From the emotional perspective, it means to bring outer resolution by inner healing.
- From the religious perspective, it means to bring the future into the past.
- From the spiritual perspective,
it means to manifest the divine expression out of your being and into your life.
⚖️ Values
Choose the Heart.
Through the awareness of a depth of meaning, contextual data and accessible information increases.
Play.
Fun is The Play of The Game. This is what allows dormant potentials to rise.
Idea.
I care about promoting organic, intuitive, independent thought to awaken the latent genius within you.
Build Authority.
Through the tangible potentials of spontaneous idea.
Be.
Being Here, Fulfilled in Fulfillment. Our goal is already accomplished.
Dream Big.
Moderation is important, so I want people to shoot for the impossible, as I will settle with landing at the miracles approaching Infinity.
Create Sanctuary Spaces.
Compassionate, connected, supporting spaces are conditions necessary to thrive.
Encourage Warriors of Heart.
This is what I am here for.
Concepts I Believe In
""That life is heaven," he said to me suddenly,
"that I have long been thinking about"; and all at once he added, "I think of nothing else indeed." He looked at me and smiled. "I am more convinced of it than you are, I will tell you later why."
I listened to him and thought that he evidently wanted to tell me something.
"Heaven," he went on, "lies hidden within all of us- here it lies hidden in me now, and if I will it, it will be revealed to me to-morrow and for all time."
I looked at him; he was speaking with great emotion and gazing mysteriously at me, as if he were questioning me.
"And that we are all responsible to all for all, apart from our own sins, you were quite right in thinking that, and it is wonderful how you could comprehend it in all its significance at once. And in very truth, so soon as men understand that, the Kingdom of Heaven will be for them not a dream, but a living reality."
For know, dear ones, that every one of us is undoubtedly responsible for all men
– and everything on earth,
not merely through the general sinfulness of creation, but each one personally for all mankind and every individual man.
This knowledge is the crown of life for the monk and for every man.
Again, I say, be not proud. Be proud neither to the little nor to the great. Hate not those who reject you, who insult you, who abuse and slander you.
Hate not the atheists, the teachers of evil, the materialists – and I mean not only the good ones – for there are many good ones among them, especially in our day – hate not even the wicked ones.
Real Freedom is something like, as we say, to be allowed to be authentically you, an environment that allows your Spirit to flourish. It is like: having the conditions necessary for your joys, happiness, and spontaneity to arise from within you.
We often call environments such as these a nurturing and supportive environment.
The character of Thou in contrast to the spirit in the wilderness:
- The earthly bread is what Thou has rejected for the sake of that freedom which Thou has exalted over everything.
- the banner of earthly bread, Thou has rejected it for the sake of freedom and the sake of heaven.
- Thou did choose all that is exceptional, vague and enigmatic.
- Thou didst desire man’s free love, that he should follow Thee freely, enticed and
taken captive by Thee. In place of the rigid ancient law,
man must hereafter with free heart decide for himself
what is good and what is evil, having only Thy image before him as his guide.
It is easy for the ego to underestimate humanity, to see the people as helpless.
But that is not all that they are, that is only a veil.
The majority of the people are not so unconscious as they seem, that is only surface level behavior and character.
With a single prompt you can awaken the same insight and intelligence as the greatest genius' whom ever lived, it is the same wisdom and understanding hiding within all men.
Yes, there are wickedly unconscious malevolent actors in the masses, but the simple people, the poor, they are not stupid creatures. They hold the same brilliance as the best of mankind.
This is not theory, not a thesis, not a hypothesis, not philosophy, not idealism. The poor reveal their capacity for insightful genius and conscientiousness to me every day, simply waiting to be prompted.
The entire world gives everything to the one who has everything.
This is why the one who lacks nothing is blessed.
When you carry a revolution within you, every moment brings a new world, a new life... every moment becomes a new birth.
Life is nothing but an opportunity for love to blossom. If you are alive, the opportunity is there – even to the last breath.
"To believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true
for all men, — that is genius..
our first thought is rendered back to us by the trumpets of the Last Judgment."
"that there is a great responsible Thinker and Actor
working wherever a man works..
Where he is, there is nature. He measures
you, and all men, and all events." - Emerson
How can I contact you?
What are your focuses?
See the core content pieces on Spirit, Truth, Love, Meaning, Thought.
I want to learn spiritual and life concepts from the best minds on Earth. Where is the best place on the site to do that?
The Concepts section of the site is curated towards the deepest and richest concepts available. Updated nearly every week.
Concepts 🧩
Do you have information about changing my life?
Life changing information is shared at
Do you have content about inner healing?
Information on healing is shared at
So You Want To Heal 🌻
How can I learn about becoming more creative?
This information is shared at
To The Creative 🖌️
How do I get creatively unstuck?
The Magic Page Technique addresses this issue. I'm working on another iteration that further targets stuckness.
How do you read?
See: How I Read 13 Books in One Day + 30 Second Strategy + How To Get Yourself To Read
What is your advice to Seekers?
- The page "1, 2, 3" contains main veins of truth I recommend researching.
- "The Letter" is my advice to what to research on the road to wisdom and truth.
- "Three Steps to Success" is an introduction to the perspective of meditation.
- "Reflections: Meditations" contains an introduction to conscious meditations.
What do you recommend as an explanation of real meditation?
I recommend this explanation.
What do you recommend as an Intro To Meditation?
I recommend Tara Brach's introductions,
Tara Brach: How To Meditate - FAQ - PDF
Tara Brach: How To Meditate - PDF
Where are the best curated meditations on the site?
The best meditations on the site are found on this tag filter,
https://www.thezenmaster.news/tag/112-meditations/
Is there more content on the site?
There is much more content on the site. If you're interested you can look through the menu bar. On mobile devices this is on the top right and looks like this:
Is there a community I can join?
We have an active Discord server.
"A community where we get better with other artists because we shouldn't go it alone. Here we support and encourage each other. Join us!"
Site Overview
These are the highlights of The Zen Master.
About 💡
Who I am, my mission, and what The Zen Master is.
Playbook 📗
The methods and meditations on the site.
Frame of Frames 🖼️
The ideas that have created the frame of the current Creator mindset.
To The Creative 🖌️
All of the creative tools and exercises I ever found.
Reflections 👥
Reflections on spiritual life.
Concepts 🧩
Collecting useful concepts.
The Search 🌄
Resources for life purpose, direction, goals, wisdom, models of reality.
What I'm Reading 📚
All of the books I'm reading.
So You Want To Heal 🌻
A treasure mine of cultivated healing content.
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