Enter stillness. Do one thing.
A living Zen garden for deep work. Plant your intention.
Let the garden hold your mind.
A garden that listens.
A kōan is a Zen question with no logical answer — a riddle that dissolves the thinking mind. Our digital garden works the same way: instead of managing tasks, you place stones. Instead of tracking time, a candle burns. Instead of notifications, there is only sand.
Designed for the single-tasker. Built for focus without friction. Inspired by the karesansui — the Japanese dry garden — where raked sand represents water, and stone represents mountain.
Read the philosophyThree rituals. One garden.
Plant a Stone
Type your intention. The stone's size is set by the weight of your words — a quick task becomes a pebble; a deep project becomes a boulder. Golden-ratio spacing ensures every stone finds its place.
Watch the Candle
No clock. No timer. Just a candle burning down over your session. The flame flickers with the moment. When it extinguishes, your session ends. Click the flame to extend — mindfully.
Follow the Breath
When focus wavers, a breath guide appears — a circle expanding and contracting on a 20-second box cycle. Inhale 5s · Hold 5s · Exhale 5s · Hold 5s. The garden waits. The sand settles.
Rake the Sand
As you move through the garden, your presence disturbs the sand. Stay still for 30 seconds — a rake appears and smooths the lines. The freshness of the rake marks how present you've been.
Settle a Stone
When your task is done, click the stone to settle it. It sinks into the sand, sends a ripple across the water, and begins to grow moss. Over days, finished intentions become part of the landscape.
Time of Day
The garden reads the clock. Dawn fog clears as you arrive in the morning. Afternoon light is sharp and clear. Evening turns the water indigo. At night, the moon reflects in a perfectly still pool.
"The obstacle is the path."
— Zen proverb
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."
— Leonardo da Vinci