Much of our suffering comes from the story that someone, or something, is deliberately against us. Empty Boat is a quiet space to notice that story, soften the reaction, and meet life a little more clearly.
You don't need to study Buddhist terminology first. Start with your real struggle.
What's inside
Choose what is weighing on you
Six situations — anxiety and overthinking, letting go, work pressure, self-criticism, relationship conflict, and feeling lost. Each offers empathy first, three questions for awareness, a Buddhist perspective in ordinary language, and a short practice you can do right now.
Breathing space
A slow guided breath — in for four, hold for two, out for six — with a circle that expands and settles alongside you. The scene calms as you breathe.
Track what changes
Rate your distress before and after a practice and write down what you noticed. Over time you can see which practices actually help you, and when.
A companion when you need one
Describe what's troubling you and receive a gentle, grounded reflection drawing on Buddhist ideas — impermanence, the second arrow, dependent arising, the middle way — always in plain modern language, never preaching.
A still place to sit in
An empty boat drifts on quiet water behind everything you do. The light and the water shift with the mood you choose. Tap the boat and it will offer you a line worth sitting with.
Journal
A private place to write. Your entries are stored only on your phone and never leave it.
Listen
Drifting Bowl
The ambient track that plays quietly behind the app. Slow, spacious, and unhurried — it breathes roughly in time with the breathing practice.
Private by design
Nothing to sign up for
No account, no login, no email. There is no server behind Empty Boat and the developer receives none of your data.
Your writing stays with you
Journal entries and practice records are stored only on your device. The one thing that leaves your phone is text you type into the Companion screen, which is sent to a third-party service to generate the reply — explained in full in the Privacy Policy.
No ads, no analytics
No advertising, no ad identifiers, no analytics, no telemetry, no crash reporting, no cookies. Your data is never sold or shared for marketing.
Your wallet stays yours
Empty Boat receives your public Solana address only. It never asks for your seed phrase or private keys, and it never moves funds without your explicit approval in your own wallet app.
Please read. Empty Boat is an educational and self-reflection tool. It is not therapy, not medical or psychological treatment, and not a crisis service. Replies in the Companion screen are generated automatically and are not written or reviewed by a person.
If you are in serious distress or crisis, please contact a licensed professional, a trusted person, or your local emergency service.
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Contact
Empty Boat is published by mumaidi. For questions, privacy requests or support, email mumaidi@proton.me.