Mikko Ijäs
@mikkoijas.com
Finnish Visual Artist, Researcher (University of Helsinki), and a Zen Teacher (Helsinki Zen – Peacemakers Finland)
Part 33 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on my blog at the @helsinkizen.fi website. Read ”From Poverty to Productivity” at helsinkizen.fi/2025/11/08/z...
Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction – Part 33
The Eastern Band of Cherokee experienced remarkable transformations after opening a profitable casino, providing community members with a form of unconditional basic income. This financial security…
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November 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Part 33 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on my blog at the @helsinkizen.fi website. Read ”From Poverty to Productivity” at helsinkizen.fi/2025/11/08/z...
Part 32 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on my blog at the @helsinkizen.fi website. Read ”The Impact of Unemployment” at helsinkizen.fi/2025/11/03/z...
Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction – Part 32
Unemployment significantly affects individuals and society, causing financial instability, mental health issues, and intergenerational trauma. Society’s stigma surrounding unemployment exacer…
helsinkizen.fi
November 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Part 32 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on my blog at the @helsinkizen.fi website. Read ”The Impact of Unemployment” at helsinkizen.fi/2025/11/03/z...
Part 31 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on my blog at the @helsinkizen.fi website. Read ”Universal Basic Income and Navigating the Future of Work in the Age of AI” at helsinkizen.fi/2025/10/25/z...
Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction – Part 31
The discussion on Universal Basic Income (UBI) highlights its potential as financial security amid automation. However, Kai-Fu Lee advocates for a Social Investment Stipend focused on caregiving, c…
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October 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Part 31 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on my blog at the @helsinkizen.fi website. Read ”Universal Basic Income and Navigating the Future of Work in the Age of AI” at helsinkizen.fi/2025/10/25/z...
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Hollantilainen zenopettaja Ineke Konin Vogel -sensei on koonnut vaikuttavan kotisivuston zenbuddhalaisista naisopettajista kautta ajan ja avaruuden. Todella tärkeää työtä🙏
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www.womeninzen.org
Women in Zen – matriarchs and zenmasters through space and time
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October 23, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hollantilainen zenopettaja Ineke Konin Vogel -sensei on koonnut vaikuttavan kotisivuston zenbuddhalaisista naisopettajista kautta ajan ja avaruuden. Todella tärkeää työtä🙏
www.womeninzen.org
www.womeninzen.org
Part 30 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on my blog at the @helsinkizen.fi website. Read ”The Case for Universal Basic Income” at helsinkizen.fi/2025/10/08/z...
Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction – Part 30
Universal Basic Income (UBI) aims to alleviate poverty and adapt to economic shifts due to AI-driven unemployment. Advocates include influential figures like Musk and Bregman, who highlight its pot…
helsinkizen.fi
October 8, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Part 30 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on my blog at the @helsinkizen.fi website. Read ”The Case for Universal Basic Income” at helsinkizen.fi/2025/10/08/z...
Part 29 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on my blog at the @HelsinkiZen website. Read ”Wealth, Work and the AI Paradox” at helsinkizen.fi/2025/10/01/z...
Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction – Part 29
The concentration of wealth among the richest individuals is primarily rooted in traditional industries, rather than AI. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated wealth growth for the ultra-rich, raising …
helsinkizen.fi
October 1, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Part 29 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on my blog at the @HelsinkiZen website. Read ”Wealth, Work and the AI Paradox” at helsinkizen.fi/2025/10/01/z...
Part 28 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on Helsinki Zen's blog. Read ”AI Unemployment” at helsinkizen.fi/2025/09/17/z...
Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction – Part 28
AI Unemployment Artificial‑intelligence‑driven unemployment is becoming a pressing topic across many sectors. While robots excel in repetitive warehouse tasks, they still struggle with everyday cho…
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September 18, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Part 28 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on Helsinki Zen's blog. Read ”AI Unemployment” at helsinkizen.fi/2025/09/17/z...
Part 27 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on Substack. Read ”From Red Envelopes to Smart Finance” at substack.com/home/post/p-...
Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction
Part 27: From Red Envelopes to Smart Finance
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September 3, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Part 27 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on Substack. Read ”From Red Envelopes to Smart Finance” at substack.com/home/post/p-...
Zen Peacemakersin tilaisuus vuosittaisen Auschwitz-retriitin kokemuksista. Mukana zenopettajat Genro Gauntt (Yhdysvallat), Koho Mello (Brasilia), Mikko Ijäs (Suomi) ja Undine Bissmeier (Saksa). Sekä Lilli Mösler (Saksa) ja Geoff Shoun O’Keeffe (Yhdysvallat).
hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/189003
hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/189003
A Panel Discussion with Past Retreatants of the Annual Auschwitz-Birkenau Bearing Witness Retreat
Thursday, Sept. 4th
12pm Eastern Time
please join
Grover Genro GaunttGeoff Shōun O'KeeffeJorge Koho Dellamora MelloLilli Mösler, Mikko IjäsUndine Nami Bissmeier and others for
A Panel Discussion
...
hive.zenpeacemakers.org
September 1, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Zen Peacemakersin tilaisuus vuosittaisen Auschwitz-retriitin kokemuksista. Mukana zenopettajat Genro Gauntt (Yhdysvallat), Koho Mello (Brasilia), Mikko Ijäs (Suomi) ja Undine Bissmeier (Saksa). Sekä Lilli Mösler (Saksa) ja Geoff Shoun O’Keeffe (Yhdysvallat).
hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/189003
hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/189003
Zen Peacemakers järjestää zoom-tilaisuuden sotien aiheuttamasta turhautumisesta. Paneelissa zenopettajat Joshin Byrnes (Yhdysvallat), Jitsujo Gauthier (Yhdysvallat), Jorge Koho Mello (Brasilia), Mikko Ijäs (Suomi) ja Genjo Marinello (Yhdysvallat).
hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/187516
hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/187516
The Three Tenets: The Intimacy of Taking Action
Tues., Sept. 2nd
12pm Eastern Time
please join
Joshin Byrnes, Jitsujo T Gauthier, Jorge Koho Mello,
Mikko Ijäs, and Genjo Marinello
for a panel discussion facilitated by
Geoff Shoun O'Keeffe:
The T...
hive.zenpeacemakers.org
September 1, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Zen Peacemakers järjestää zoom-tilaisuuden sotien aiheuttamasta turhautumisesta. Paneelissa zenopettajat Joshin Byrnes (Yhdysvallat), Jitsujo Gauthier (Yhdysvallat), Jorge Koho Mello (Brasilia), Mikko Ijäs (Suomi) ja Genjo Marinello (Yhdysvallat).
hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/187516
hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/187516
Part 26 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on Substack. Read ”Unrelenting Battle for AI Supremacy” at substack.com/home/post/p-...
Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction
Part 26: Unrelenting Battle for AI Supremacy
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September 1, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Part 26 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on Substack. Read ”Unrelenting Battle for AI Supremacy” at substack.com/home/post/p-...
Part 25 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on Substack. Read ”Exponential Futures” at substack.com/inbox/post/1...
Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction
Part 25: Exponential Futures
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August 22, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Part 25 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on Substack. Read ”Exponential Futures” at substack.com/inbox/post/1...
Part 24 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on Substack. Read ”How Algorithms and Automation Redefine Work and Society” at substack.com/home/post/p-...
Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction
Part 24: How Algorithms and Automation Redefine Work and Society
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August 13, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Part 24 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on Substack. Read ”How Algorithms and Automation Redefine Work and Society” at substack.com/home/post/p-...
Part 23 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on Substack. Read ”Bullshit Jobs and Smart Machines” at substack.com/inbox/post/1...
Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction
Part 23: Bullshit Jobs and Smart Machines
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August 4, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Part 23 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on Substack. Read ”Bullshit Jobs and Smart Machines” at substack.com/inbox/post/1...
Part 22 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on Substack. Read ”Big Data, Deep Context”. substack.com/inbox/post/1...
Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction
Part 22: Big Data, Deep Context
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July 18, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Part 22 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on Substack. Read ”Big Data, Deep Context”. substack.com/inbox/post/1...
Part 21 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on Substack. Read ”Data: The Oil of the Digital Age”. substack.com/home/post/p-...
Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction
Part 21: Data: The Oil of the Digital Age
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July 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Part 21 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on Substack. Read ”Data: The Oil of the Digital Age”. substack.com/home/post/p-...
Part 20 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on Substack. Read ”The Triple Crisis of Civilisation”. substack.com/inbox/post/1...
Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction
Part 20: The Triple Crisis of Civilisation
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July 4, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Part 20 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on Substack. Read ”The Triple Crisis of Civilisation”. substack.com/inbox/post/1...
Part 19 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on Substack. Read ”Pandora’s Livestock: How Animal Agriculture Threatens Our Planet and Our Health”. substack.com/home/post/p-...
Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction
Part 19: Pandora’s Livestock: How Animal Agriculture Threatens Our Planet and Our Health
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June 26, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Part 19 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on Substack. Read ”Pandora’s Livestock: How Animal Agriculture Threatens Our Planet and Our Health”. substack.com/home/post/p-...
Part 18 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on Substack. Read ”Humanity's Legacy of Extinction and Exploitation”. mikkoijas.substack.com/p/zen-and-th...
Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction
Part 18: Humanity’s Legacy of Extinction and Exploitation
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June 20, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Part 18 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on Substack. Read ”Humanity's Legacy of Extinction and Exploitation”. mikkoijas.substack.com/p/zen-and-th...
Part 17 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on Substack. Read ”From Mammoth Graves to Aurochs Temples”. mikkoijas.substack.com/p/zen-and-th...
Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction
Part 17: From Mammoth Graves to Aurochs Temples
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June 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Part 17 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on Substack. Read ”From Mammoth Graves to Aurochs Temples”. mikkoijas.substack.com/p/zen-and-th...
Part 16 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on Substack. Read ”Ancient Lessons for Modern Times”. substack.com/home/post/p-...
Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction
Part 16: Ancient Lessons for Modern Times
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June 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Part 16 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on Substack. Read ”Ancient Lessons for Modern Times”. substack.com/home/post/p-...
Part 15 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on Substack. Read ”The Climate Story, The End of Holocene Stability”. open.substack.com/pub/mikkoija...
Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction
Part 15: The Climate Story, The End of Holocene Stability
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May 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Part 15 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on Substack. Read ”The Climate Story, The End of Holocene Stability”. open.substack.com/pub/mikkoija...
Part 14 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on Substack. Read "Manufacturing Desire”. substack.com/home/post/p-...
Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction
Part 14: Manufacturing Desire
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May 22, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Part 14 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on Substack. Read "Manufacturing Desire”. substack.com/home/post/p-...
Part 13 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on Substack. Read "Who Do We Owe?”. substack.com/home/post/p-...
Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction
Part 13: Who Do We Owe?
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May 13, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Part 13 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on Substack. Read "Who Do We Owe?”. substack.com/home/post/p-...
Part 12 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on Substack. Read "From Nutmeg Wars to Domination”. substack.com/home/post/p-...
Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction
Part 12: From Nutmeg Wars to Domination
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May 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Part 12 of my series “Zen and the Art of Dissatisfaction” is now on Substack. Read "From Nutmeg Wars to Domination”. substack.com/home/post/p-...