Zen Commuter

By Thom Walters

Zen Commuter is about meditation and how it can improve the quality of your life. Thom Walters speaks with acclaimed meditation teachers, authors and everyday practitioners, to help listeners understa... more

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October 23, 2018 1116: Adding to Your Meditation with Singing Bowls
I would imagine that many people don’t know what a singing bowl is. I didn’t up until about three years ago. However, I now consider meditations that contain the sound of singing bowls to be an effective way to focus. Today I will talk about what a singing bowl is, and how to integrate it into your meditation practice.
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15min
October 22, 2018 1115: The Eightfold Path: Right Concentration
Meditation and Right Concentration are not the same thing. Right concentration goes beyond simply meditating and cultivating focus. Buddhists think of it as preparing the mind for enlightenment. Barbara O’Brien will do her typical great job of describing it for us. Let’s talk about it.
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16min
October 19, 2018 1114: Friday Meditation/ Visualization: Snowy Solitude
This meditation and visualization was recorded to help you understand a sense of peace and connection. High atop a snowy mountain, experience serenity.
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16min
October 18, 2018 1113: The Eightfold Path: Right Mindfulness - Be Here Now
Many think that Right Mindfulness and Right Concentration are the same thing. However, there are subtle differences. Right Concentration has a singleness of purpose about it, focusing on the mind. Mindfulness is more about creating awareness of your surroundings using all your senses. The differences are subtle. But we have Barbara O’Brien to help us figure it all out.
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15min
October 17, 2018 1112: The Eightfold Path: Right Effort - Accentuate the Positive...Qualities
In with kindness, Love and generosity...and out with greed, anger and hatred. It sounds easy, but it takes some practice. Let's talk about it.
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18min
October 16, 2018 1111: The Eightfold Path: Right Livelihood - Add to the World
Right livelihood would best be described by Hippocrates. You remember him, right? He was the Greek that doctors know by heart, because he said, quite simply…”Do no harm”. Such is the case of Right Livelihood; finding a way to earn a living that does not go against the other precepts of the Eightfold Path. What jobs are included? Let’s talk about it.
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16min
October 15, 2018 1110: The Eightfold Path: Right Action
Another spoke on the wheel that demonstrates the Eightfold path is Right Action. Many feel that is has a commandment context to it, stressing ways to behave. However, unlike dogma, the method of conducting oneself using Right Action is about creating unity and compassion and not about blindly following a directive. Let’s talk about it.
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15min
October 15, 2018 1109: The Eightfold Path: Right Action
It seems like the Buddha knew what 2018 was going to be like, because right action addresses many concerns that are prevalent in today's society. With the help of Barbara O'Brien, we learn how Right Action is practiced today.
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15min
October 11, 2018 1108: The Eightfold Path: Right Speech - It's Not Just About Saying Nice Things
Today is all about right speech, but that doesn’t simply mean not swearing or saying unknd things about people or things. It goes much deeper. Thankfully, I have Barbara O’Brien to help us out.
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9min
October 11, 2018 Copy of 1108: The Eightfold Path: Right Speech - It's Not Just About Saying Nice Things
Today is all about right speech, but that doesn’t simply mean not swearing or saying unknd things about people or things. It goes much deeper. Thankfully, I have Barbara O’Brien to help us out.
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9min

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How many episodes does Zen Commuter have?

The podcast currently has 1,767 episodes available.