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Podcast: Zen Commuter
Episode: Tricycle Week: Sitting Still in a World That Won't Stop—Overcoming Discomfort in Meditation
Description: Welcome to Zen Commuter and day five of Tricycle Week! Today, we're exploring a challenge many meditators face—the uneasy relationship with the timer. Whether it's impatience, restlessness, or the feeling that the minutes are stretching endlessly, the ticking clock can sometimes feel like an obstacle rather than a guide. But what if we could change our perspective and learn to sit with that discomfort? In this episode, we'll discuss how to become more comfortable with the timer in meditation and what it reveals about our minds. Plus, we'll feature a reading of I Think the Clock Is Broken by...