By Tess Marshall

Today's interview is with Leo Babauta, simplicity blogger and author of Zen Habits. Leo's latest ebook, The Effortless Life: A Manual for Contentment, Mindfulness and Flow is my favorite. Enjoy!

This book is eloquently written and filled with wisdom for a life time. Besides Susan from the Zen Center, who have been your biggest teachers?  

Leo: There have been so many teachers. I’m very lucky to have read and talked with a ton of fascinating, inspiring, wise people. My mom, Shannon Murphy, is one of my biggest influences. I’ve also been influenced by Thoreau, Gandhi, Thich Nhat Hanh, the Dalai Lama, Noam Chomsky and many others.
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