We want to find significance in our place in the world. Most people don’t really want more stuff. He said that people want to assign meaning to their lives. Joshua gave me a quick summary of the message he’s sending through his writing. He said, “Even though it’s a counter-cultural message, it’s not much of a disadvantage.” It’s A Message About Finding Purpose And Meaning It was with this Christian-based view on minimalism that Joshua started writing minimalist essays in a way that spoke to many people. As Christians, we want to become less attached to worldly things and more attached to Godly things. Christianity is all about attachment to God. When I asked Joshua about the differences between the Buddhist and Christian views on minimalism, he broke it down like this:īuddhism is all about non-attachment which makes it right for minimalism. They’re still the two biggest blogs on the topic.
Zen Habits and Becoming Minimalist were two of the first blogs to tackle the topic of minimalism, which is often associated with Buddhism. With a little help from Leo Babauta of Zen Habits, Joshua’s blog started to gain a following. Joshua was an early blogger on the topic of minimalism. As a pastor at the time, it was only natural that his writing include a Christian message.
He started the blog Becoming Minimalist to journal his journey. Joshua Becker started his minimalist journey in Vermont, in 2008, after a neighbor mentioned the term minimalism. Today, I’ll share some of the key points of our talk with you.įirst, if you’ve never read Joshua Becker’s writing, I encourage you to read this post and then go directly to A Brief Profile Of Joshua Becker’s Minimalist Journey We talked about Christianity and minimalism. A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to talk with Joshua Becker at Becoming Minimalist.
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