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Tricycle Week: Understanding the 3 Types of Laziness—Is Your Laziness Real?

Release Date: 03/22/2025

The Daily Buddhist by Brendan Barca and Pema Sherpa

Zen Commuter

The Daily Buddhist by Brendan Barca and Pema Sherpa Today I read some selected passages from The Daily Buddhist. Authors Pema Sherpa and Brendan Barca have written a wonderful book whose essence is in total concert with Zen Commuter. Their book helps us life a fuller, calmer and more loving life by incorporating Buddhist principles and beliefs with our day to day lives. Come listen. What You'll Discover in This Episode: How to connect with others A method for becoming less self-focused Ways for becoming kinder to people thoughts about the illusion of separateness Resources &...

Buddhism in the Everyday: Brendan Barca’s Insights for Modern Life

Zen Commuter

Buddhism in the Everyday: Brendan Barca’s Insights for Modern Life What happens when ancient wisdom meets modern living? In today’s episode, I sit down with Brendan Barca, co-author of The Daily Buddhist, to talk about how Buddhist principles can bring more peace and clarity to your everyday routine. We explore the value of simple, consistent practice and how mindfulness can shift your experience of stress, uncertainty, and daily life. What You'll Discover in This Episode: How The Daily Buddhist came to life—and what inspired it Practical ways to bring Buddhist wisdom into your daily...

Tricycle Week: The Power of a Quiet Life by Lewis Richmond

Zen Commuter

Welcome to day two of Tricycle Week on Zen Commuter, where we continue exploring transformative insights from Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. Today’s featured article is The Power of a Quiet Life by Lewis Richmond. In this thoughtful reflection, Richmond reminds us that simplicity and stillness are not just retreats from the world but powerful foundations for inner strength and clarity. Join me as we dive into how cultivating a quieter life can lead to deeper presence, peace, and purpose. Meditation Coaching (Complimentary consultation) THANKS FOR LISTENING! Become a Super-Fan...

Tricycle Week: Encourage Others by Overcoming Your Own Suffering by Venerable Pannavati

Zen Commuter

It’s Tricycle Week here on Zen Commuter, a time when we explore wisdom from the pages of Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. Today’s episode features a powerful article by Venerable Pannavati titled Encourage Others by Overcoming Your Own Suffering. In it, she shares insight into how our personal healing can become a source of strength and support for those around us. Tune in to discover how facing your own suffering with compassion can inspire others on their path toward peace. Meditation Coaching (Complimentary consultation) THANKS FOR LISTENING! Become a Super-Fan of the Show...

A Preview of Tricycle Week: The Kamma of Goodwill

Zen Commuter

Next week on Zen Commuter, we begin our popular Tricycle Week, a five-episode series where we explore and reflect on selected articles from Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. It’s a listener favorite and a perfect opportunity to dive deeper into the teachings of contemporary Buddhist writers. Today’s episode offers a preview with “The Kamma of Goodwill” by Thanissaro Bhikkhu, first published in 2022. In this thoughtful piece, we explore three key ideas: how goodwill is an intentional and skillful kamma (or action) that shapes our inner and outer world, why true goodwill requires wisdom and...

Vedic Meditation and Modern Stress - A Conversation with Michael Rosenfeld

Zen Commuter

What if the key to handling modern stress wasn’t doing more, but doing less—much less? In this episode, Vedic Meditation teacher Michael Rosenfeld shares how an ancient practice offers surprising solutions to today’s fast-paced life. Discover how stillness can become your most powerful tool for clarity, resilience, and peace. What You'll Discover in This Episode: How Vedic Meditation differs from other forms of practice The purpose of a mantra for bypassing thought How Vedic Meditation helps decrease stress Resources & Mentions: Mike Rosenfeld on Instagram - ...

Jeff Patterson: Meditation Instructor and Author of The Yielding Warrior (R)

Zen Commuter

Jeff Patterson, from Portland, OR, USA, has over 36 years of experience, practicing and teaching the meditative and martial arts. As the founder of Northwest Fighting Arts/Portland Tai Chi Academy and The Yielding Warrior, where he emphasizes the transformative power of meditative and martial arts practices, particularly the yielding concept. He has published two books and hundreds on instructional videos. Founder of The Yielding Warrior online program and has worked with 1000's of students from around the world. Meditation Coaching (Complimentary consultation) Links from the Episode: THANKS...

Three Insight Timer Features to Enhance Your Meditation Practice

Zen Commuter

Insight Timer is, without a doubt, the top meditation app out today. With over 3000,000 meditations, talks and music tracks it has everything a meditator could want. And now it’s even better with three new enhancements to help you meditate more consistently, live intentionally and feel inspired all throughout the day. What You'll Discover in This Episode: How to increase your consistency with the streak counter Setting an intention for the day Ways to become inspired Meditation Coaching (Complimentary consultation) THANKS FOR LISTENING! Become a Super-Fan of the Show Thanks...

Journey to Inner Stillness: A Conversation with Manal El Ramly

Zen Commuter

My guest today is Manal El-Ramly, author of Transcending Anxiety: From Fear to Freedom, TEDx speaker ('Why You Don't Need to Search for Your Purpose'), creator of the Mattain Method, and a beloved teacher on Insight Timer. Manal helps individuals overcome anxiety, limiting beliefs, and overwhelm by understanding and aligning their four bodies – physical, emotional, mental, and egoic. What You'll Discover in This Episode: The Four Bodies Cultivating Emotional Intelligence The essence of the Unconditional Three Resources & Mentions: Connect with Manal El-Ramly - Meditation...

Breath as a Bridge: Exploring Meditation with Trea Drake

Zen Commuter

In this calming and insightful episode of Zen Commuter, I welcomes breathwork and meditation guide Trea Drake for a heart-centered conversation on the power of the breath. Together, we explore how mindful breathing serves as a gateway to inner peace, presence, and healing. Whether you're a seasoned meditator or just beginning, this conversation offers gentle wisdom and inspiration to help you deepen your practice and reconnect with the stillness within. What You'll Discover in This Episode: How Trea Drake found breathwork and meditation and their roles in his personal healing The...

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Welcome to Zen Commuter and day four of Tricycle Week! Today, we’re diving into a topic that challenges the way we see productivity and rest—laziness. Is laziness a real obstacle, or is it simply a rejection of society’s constant push to always be moving? We’ll explore the three aspects of laziness and question whether what we call “being lazy” is actually an intentional choice to be rather than do. Plus, we’ll feature a reading from Working on Laziness by Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, offering a deeper perspective on how mindfulness helps us navigate our relationship with effort and ease. Let’s reframe laziness and uncover what it really means to live with purpose.

Topics Covered:

✅ Definitions of the three types of laziness
✅ The understanding that laziness might be a response to societal expectations
✅ How to evaluate if laziness is real or imagined in your body.

Tricycle: The Buddhist Review