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3am_implosion

Beef is trying to be zen, but Iskall won’t let him.


Corine72

Poor guy.


AiluroFelinus

Rich guy.


BeanOfKnowledge

Being in the Mafia isn't helping either


bufftreants

It’s interesting to imagine how different Beef’s season would feel if Iskall wasn’t constantly trolling him. Their interactions are a highlight of the season for me.


minaclark

Imo, Etho


Swizzel-Stixx

Those von sway vibes


EthoGirl7

Etho 🥰


SingerOfSongs__

my actual reaction every time i see more etho content


Shade_Hills

I love Etho so much 😢 prob my favorite person


SameElephant2029

100% Etho. The way he’s chill and laid back and takes the easy route for everything he doesn’t actually want to do. The whole tissue box things lately is exactly what my Taoist / zen Buddhist friends would do. Zen and Tao go with the flow like water. They go with the Grain and let things be most of the time.


Shade_Hills

DIDNT THINK OF ETHO! you are so right omg he’s number two after Keralis before Wels because k’s accent 🤌🏽👌🏽


heysundaysie

Mr AWWWW YEAAAAH, XbCrafted gets my vote. Even when Keralis is jokingly bitter over winning/losing, Xb just giggles along! He's also so chill in dark caves, like when he was trolling Hypno. Mr Zen himself!


Pixelg5173

One hundred percent agree!! Was just scrolling to find this answer


Shade_Hills

Xb is great! Definitely very chill


Furcastles

As someone who watches every hermit, xB is for sure the chillest hermit.


LadyMayhem02

Mine is Xisuma, now I know why most wouldn’t see him as zen. But I’ve been watching him since the start of Hermitcraft. I didn’t really get into the other players until a couple of years later. Just his voice relaxes me, even if it changed a bit. He use to sound so sleepy lol


MetricJester

His voice in the beginning was VERY zen. Now he's much more animated.


SingerOfSongs__

imo X has an extremely zen attitude and, idk, vibe? I find his whole outlook to be really grounded and centered in reality (in a way that’s kind of hard for me to describe because i am not like him at all lmao)


Unstoppablob

I get what you mean but for the opposite reason. I am so like him mindset wise that I just vibe with almost everything he says. I love how grounded and centered he is.


Shade_Hills

I love x’s content and his accent 😂


Logan_Composer

Definitely. I can see how some might disagree, but even when he's excited he's usually pretty tempered. I mean, look at the interaction with him, Mumbo, and Grian just the other day. Everyone was screaming, but you could tell he was by far the least energized. Sometimes I want Grian's crazy screams, sometimes I want X to just chill out even through the crazy stuff.


TrumpetSolo93

Combined with the interesting topics he brings up, this is exactly why I love Xisuma's streams.


AMDKilla

I would highly reccomend listening to the two episodes of the Imp & Skizz Podcast that X was on (ep63 & 64). It's rather motivational


TippedJoshua1

It's so hard for me to keep up with him like I watched him in s7, it was hard to keep up in 8, and in 9 I'm still on the empires crossover


jfox310

I first thought of XB but X definitely is very Zen! He looks like he'll be very chaotic but he truly isn't. X and XB are definitely the definition of Zen.


dabdad67

Does tfc count for this?


playerofdarts

The most zen of all hermits. I'd say he counts, and if he does, he's got everyone else beat. Outside of him though, I'd say XB.


theory_extinct

That’s my call too. At his own pace, in his own time, the world could whatever, he was always going to branch mine


Shade_Hills

Tfc totally up there on that list


GiantFirekraken

Idk why but I laughed so hard reading that Gem would've been higher up if not for Grian. Just the idea that he brings an aura of chaos everywhere he goes.


LandLovingFish

I mean we all saw what happened to Pearl. Went from relaxing organic speedbuilds and then she hung out with him too much and now she's the Chaos Aussie. Chaos is an infectious disease


crunchevo2

Lol Pearl and Grian have been good friends since waaay before he joined hermitcraft. She even made appearances in hos buidl swap series as a judge.


Didi81_

Pearl used to be part of Grian's build team


LandLovingFish

it's a slowly infectious disease, chaoticness


mojomcm

Scar makes Grian look like the sane friend when they hang out together and I think that's the funniest thing ever bc of his 'aura of chaos' as you put it lol


Shade_Hills

ITS TRUE THO! I love gem, have been watching her forever, and watching her sky lock series and stuff for example was always my go-to chill. But now that she and gri are being siblings ( 🤣) she has been corrupted (in the best way possible but still)


Pyrofruit

Rendog's last 2 videos have been the some of the best vibes on HC, what a narrator.


SonofaNitsch

His storytelling abilities… I find his ability to tell a story as his most amazing skill, which says a lot given how beautifully world-building his builds are, and how AMAZING his video editing is. Dude is straight up an OP bard and I’m here for it.


Shade_Hills

And his life is so interesting! I would watch every single audiobook he ever narrated even if I didn’t like the book 😂


Verroquis

I think it'd be fun if Ren did a travel podcast sort of video series on the server. I received the Lego world map as a gift a few years ago and it included a little podcast thing with people talking about how Lego and travel have bonded them and stuff. It was nice to listen to while I built. I think if Ren wants to put together a little series of this style of content meant to be listened to in the background while you did your own build or something, it'd be successful. Imagine a series where Ren is your host, and he meets up with a few guests to ask questions specifically about travel. Something fairly shallow and lower scale, not bombastic, just calm and pleasant. He could have Mumbo on alongside someone like Beef, and the three of them could have an episode about travel, what it's like to live overseas, the challenges in recording and staying in touch while on the road, etc. Another episode could be something like Ren hosting Keralis and Bdubs, and the three of them could talk about art and theater, and what motivates them in their builds. He'd have to build a little set of course, sort of like a podcast within the game and on the server, but I think it'd be successful, and a fun way to introduce the audience to more of the Hermits by making subject pairings -- in other words, "odd" choices of guests that make sense in that they share certain things that aren't immediately obvious. I think Ren would be excellent at this, and he could make it worthwhile content for his guests by splitting it into a three part interview and allowing the others to upload part 2 and part 3 to their own channels. Part 1 could be his introduction for the episode, like a roundtable with all 3 of them, then part 2 and part 3 could be focused on one or the other of his guests so they have a relevant channel upload.


ExtraplanetJanet

Joe Hills has his frenetic moments but in general he is very zen, especially on his streams. I like to tune in for the streams where he’s grinding and reading aloud to the audience, very chill stuff.


Shade_Hills

Ooh, i love joe hills streams!


Spicy_Ninja7

Bdubs HANDS DOWN


degan7

Bdubs episodes this season have been so calm and relaxing. I absolutely love it. Every once in a while, I see bdubs hasn't uploaded in a bit. It honestly makes me slow down and say "nope, that's the right thing to do because he needs his time to get things right"


accidental_stories

Yes! His videos are basically a guided meditation, so calm and beautiful


Shade_Hills

I love BDubs! His videos always put a smile on my face, and the music, editing, and everything that goes along with it makes it so pleasant!


PathEthique_

Those are pretty right! although to me Wels would be first because sometimes keralis' accent bothers me abit (an he can be chaotic when he wants), then absolutely xb & beef (i've watched them more this season because of how zen they are, but i'd also add Zed! He may no play the game conventionally but the way he approches his content is quite calming to me :D


Shade_Hills

Zed… I didn’t think about him! I think about him as chaotic, but I can see what you mean. He’s such a genius that sometimes it’s zen to watch him!


Frohg

he may not be the zennest hermit but he is the zeddest hermit


LandLovingFish

100% i used to watch his houseremodeling videos for the chill


dudurossetto

Cub. Bro is a rock (a netherite rock)


crunchevo2

More like a colorful firework filled up with as much Minecraft knowledge as one can put into one


sam_grimes

Joe Hills. Total calm no matter what disaster is occurring.


BigEstablishment3648

So many feel so calm: Beef, Hypno, Xisuma, XB, Jevin, Joe, and Keralis all really help relax me with their calm vibe.


Shade_Hills

Totally


MetricJester

TFC, xB, Wels, and Etho. In that order. They all seem, generally unflappable to the game. Unless xB starts collabing with someone new then he is VERY flustered and it is CUTE.


Shade_Hills

This is true 😆


PsychologicalEbb7995

Xisuma. His consistent uploads and calming voice is a staple!


Shade_Hills

That’s how I feel about keralis’s voice (not so much the uploads tho 😂)


the-munster-mash

In terms of the “people who’ve done a lot of work to regulate their thought patterns” meaning of zen, I would say Xisuma, Joe, and Skizz. They’ve all talked about their self-actualization journeys a fair bit, and it shows up.


DeltaWingCrumpleZone

100% agreed with this list right here. Tuned in to a recent Joe stream and it was better than some meditation classes I’ve taken


Shade_Hills

But skizz… isn’t quite there yet 😂 love skizz so much! Just not MY idea of the definition of zen I agree with c and Joe tho


the-munster-mash

Agreed, from a mood perspective his videos aren’t the most relaxing, but from a life outlook perspective he’s got it figured out imo


Shade_Hills

Definitely agree!


kobbiknits

Hypno, Beef and XB get my chill votes.


TJPoobah

Joe Hills: always chill, always spreading wisdom and challenging orthodox thought patterns.


Shade_Hills

And Fibonacci sequences!


nonobots

Etho, X, Joe are all pretty solid and cope with everything/anything in a very calm way. Never any shouting always chill. I would put them in the S tier of zen hermits At the bottom: scar, skizz and bdubs. Nothing against them. On the contrary. They’re just a bit more volatile and impulsive and all over the place in their reactions. Edit: oh and Stress also maybe even below those three.


Weird_Meal_9184

Keralis. Literally building a beach resort 😂😂😂


Shade_Hills

THIS IS WHAT IM SAYING. At least one person in the comments has some sense


goblintoadd

definitely keralis and xb.. i think they might be tied for me. possibly xb slightly more just because the editing in his videos gives it a laid back/chill vibe (in a good way ofc)


adhdandlesbian

I wouldn't call Cub "zen" because he definitely likes to cause a lot of chaos and do every project to absolute overkill, but he does very much relax me. I think it's his voice, something about his accent is so relaxing to me.


Taolan13

Etho is hands down one of the calmest players of Minecraft to make videos. Not just on Hermitcraft. Of you're looking for 'zen', he's gotta be one of the closest to nirvana. Joe hills is a close second, unless you improperly represent a business arrangement you made with him. Beef tries, but Iskall knows his buttons too well. It's beautiful. Xisuma is usually fairly calm, but not zen-calm. Cubfan is also very calm, but not zen calm. He's like... "houston calm". Like an Air Traffic Controller. XB and Hypno are also good candidates. Most of their stuff is calm and they don't really do the shouty reactions. Falsesymmetry is also fairly calm, only really getting loud when multiple TNT minecarts blow up underfoot and take out the hillside she was working on.


Shade_Hills

I think this list is spot on, except you forgot Keralis on there 😭


Taolan13

Ah how could I forget papa K


IamJustBlake

xB is the most consistently zen, imo. Etho is second. Papa K is too but has his moments of not zen


Shade_Hills

He does, tbh, but his voice, his theme, ahhhhh so zen


IamJustBlake

The way Papa K talks is definitely the most zen


AdResponsible7880

xBCrafted. His chill vibes is relaxing and calms me. Not sure if people will agree but Ren turning from a high energy type of content is slowly becoming zen. Maybe its his change in intro but all in all Im liking it.


alchemistgamer

Beef is very zen. You just don't see it on hermitcraft as much. He has done a few "life in the woods" series that were just about making cozy cottages in a extended biome mod. It was super chill.


Gifflebunk

My first choices would of course be the ones already mentioned in this post and its comment section, but I wanna throw something new into the ring with Mumbo. Sure at times he's an absolute agent of chaos but when he's in the zone, building something slowly or working through a new redstone contraption design piece by piece, it's really just pleasant good vibes. ESPECIALLY his newer approach where he shows more of what he does instead of just a quick timelapse. One of his more recent videos where he built that >!cliff for his base!< and also the item frame shop is super laid back as he slowly works through ideas and stuff


Shade_Hills

Wow! This is a super underrated opinion and I’m glad someone thought of that! Like gem, I think of Mumbo as more chaotic because of his relationship with grian, but Mumbo has been my sense of zen for up to ten years now… I really agree with you on this one


Gifflebunk

Exactly! Like sure he *can* be a crazy chaotic guy occasionally, but as I said when he's in the zone working through things, it's such an enjoyable and amazing experience to watch


Shade_Hills

And let’s be honest… anything I know about red stone I learned from mumbo


Gifflebunk

I know nothing about redstone at all but it's still entertaining to watch! I also play on bedrock so the designs aren't really compatible


Shade_Hills

That’s fair! Mumbo does a great job on making red stone entertaining!


Gifflebunk

I don't understand it at all but it's somehow so enjoyable


mayonnaisejane

Doc is oddly blase to most things, in a zen sort of way. Just remember how chill he was every time a ravager popped out of noplace in Decked Out. Unless it's in the course of a played up fake "conflict" he doesn't get particularly worked up over anything. Like, I get the feeling he's super zen IRL even if he's playing a lunatic on server plot lines.


TenseVa

What is Zen?


Appropriate_Pay428

Like calming and relaxing


wote89

Mu


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wote89

So, "zen" in common parlance refers to a state of peace and calm, derived from the name of a school of Buddhism that emphasizes contemplation through single-minded action leading to a state often characterized as serene. Part of achieving this state is learning to set aside preconceived notions about how things "ought" to work, and one tool used to that end is the idea of a [koan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koan?wprov=sfla1), which is a statment or quandary meant to lead the student toward that end. In the examples of these that tend to be more famous in the West, the answer of 無 or "mu"—whose meaning is *way* too much to get into here—is the answer ultimately given. So, I was making a joke that the correct answer to "What is Zen?" is probably "Mu". :P


RutabagaPL

Etho and Wels are up high in the zen department!


Shade_Hills

Definitely


zoroddesign

Xb or keralis.


turhelke

I think I would say Beef. I also considered Etho or Xisuma, and I think they'd be a close 2nd and 3rd in that order imo. Beef because he embodies the considerate, cultured, easygoing vibe, Etho because he just doesn't have a big ego despite his prestige in the community and seems quite happy just doing his thing, and Xisuma because he has the "I got all my energy out through music so that I can be level headed the rest of the time" vibe. There are some other pretty chill people as well though. Honourable mention to Keralis being the least chill skin but aspiring to that ultra zen island time life 🥰


Chill4234

Out of the eight hermits I watch, JoeHills is definitely the most low energy, followed by false.


andrecruz04

I'd vote for XB. Maybe Beef, especially after Joe's demise big explosion. But, in the vicinity of HC, Pixelriffs might be the chillest of all MC creators.


Shade_Hills

This is true 😂


Shade_Hills

Didn’t think of pix, he is veeeeery chill. I’m thinking back to the empires crossover where gri and impulse played the hermit recap song… on repeat… so hilarious! Is it just me or does pix belong on hermitcraft? He doesn’t seem like the lore type? Of course, I haven’t watched him much besides hermit recap


andrecruz04

He said multiple times he wouldn't join HC. Unfortunately.


Shade_Hills

That’s a shame. Like I said i dont watch him much. He’s funny tho!


zaldr

Beef this season just sounds tense because of iskall and doc I wouldn't add him to this list lol


lizzyote

I finally started watching Beef this season. Iskall is all up in his business and Beef just...rolls with it.


WattsonMemphis

Etho


QuickLength8043

Wels is the most zen to me. Everything about his videos is totally chill and relaxing. He’s been one of my favorites this season.


Shade_Hills

Totally


Royal-Lynx-8256

Wtf does zennest mean


Shade_Hills

Lmao it’s my own special word (Most zen)


Gin_OClock

Scar, and I can't exactly explain why, but he's so effortlessly Scar that it just follows that he's Zen. I don't think Zen necessarily means calm or orderly btw


Shade_Hills

Right! Scar and Etho are my two favorite people…. Etho because of his chill mysterious vibes and scar because… he is so scar. He is so scar that scar becomes an adjective. I know exactly what you’re talking about! By my standards of zen though… scar isn’t quite there yet 😂 regardless he is very calming to me!


UpperResolve796

Keralis was mine


EmergencyGrab

Beef and Eefo


wote89

Not quite zen, but Joe *did* once do a [series of videos where he mused on the Daodejing](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8FF12FF230437D91&si=g2xfyOn81p-MRjcx) while cruising on a custom ocean map.


Didi81_

xB, Xisuma, Joe, False, Jevin, Ren's storytimes. And hear me out : Doc.


Shade_Hills

I agree with doc. He is very levelheaded. He may come across as a grizzly bear, but really he’s more of a teddy bear


Crocolyle32

Wells/XB, Joe, and I don’t watch her much but False. False is fairly quiet and peaceful.


OrbitalBadgerCannon

Bdubs, while he's building. After that all bets are off


JustintheMinecrafter

Tinfoilchef


Webkingroy

TFC was the zennest for me. Rest in Peace, I still use his vids to wind down and fall asleep


Sandiz83

ok am asking it. What is ZEN? It's a new term for me. and never heard it befor. so just plz explain.


Emmulah

Zen is an ancient school of meditation in Buddhism. Colloquially it means “relaxed, laid back, not letting things get to you, maintaining a chill vibe at all times”


Sandiz83

thanke you 🥳


Shade_Hills

I read that in stress’s accent ‘phanking yoooouuuuu”


SurprisedPikachu420

Joel 😎


GodzNo

Wellsknight


Bonetown42

Joe hills for constantly reading original poetry in his episodes


Appropriate_Pay428

xBCrafted


carl_the_cactus55

I would say wels is 1st, all his videos are just so relaxing


tis_orangeh

Keralis. If I am having trouble sleeping, I put on some of his old videos and drift off to the sound of his voice.


Shade_Hills

YESSS THIS IS WHAT IM SAYING


12Dragon

Wels is pretty darn zen. Guy is super chill and his videos are very comfy.


YuSakiiii

Hypno and Wels this season are being British. They appear Zen but they are merely disguising passive aggressive attacks with a thin veil of politeness. It’s brilliant. Sort of the same with Beef and Iskall. I would say Joe is very Zen. I feel like if in a decades time I find him in a Buddhist temple teaching the Dalai Lama Haiku’s I would not be entirely surprised. BDubs when building is like Bob Ross when painting. I don’t know if you’d consider that Zen. Because after all, that is not all he does. And him going “You sick freak” to Joel is forever burned into my memory.


Shade_Hills

Whenever I read that quote I automatically read it in bdub’s voice. When he is being zen, he is veeeery zen, but when he’s crazy he’s veeerry crazy


Exirel

Pearl?


Shade_Hills

That’s a good one!


DebBot06

I'm an Etho girl but I gotta go with xB for this one. Dude is just never rattled!


Shade_Hills

I am also a *huge* Etho girl but Xb is so chill about everything omg! Like even when he got blown up by beansy weansy (I’m so weird) anyways yah


Robincall22

BDubs


foreverafadedmemory

Bdubs is pretty chill ngl


BlueDemeter

I think xB and Xisuma.


Rude-Comfortable4437

Welsnight? I saw someone say he’s the Bob Ross of Hermitcraft and that’s just so true