Do you sit regularly then or practice with more modern activities?

Thanks,
Chris Austin-Lane
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On Dec 7, 2012, at 15:34, Edgar Owen <[email protected]> wrote:

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> Chris,
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> I use nothing. I don't time my Zen... To me that's contrary to the essence of 
> Zen...
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> Edgar
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> On Dec 7, 2012, at 4:27 PM, ChrisAustinLane wrote:
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>> So what do you use?  The last time I lost power thru a hurricanes action, I 
>> used the stick of incense method. 
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>> I don't have a noun called zen, my questions were about timing the practice 
>> of zazen, an action. I am sometimes very relieved of anxiety when the bell 
>> rings for sure.  Sometimes having the external timer lets me oddly enough 
>> not worry about time during the sitting action. 
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>> Thanks,
>> Chris Austin-Lane
>> Sent from a cell phone
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>> On Dec 7, 2012, at 13:01, Edgar Owen <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>> Chris and other electricity dependent Zennists,
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>>> God almighty! Are technological gadgets so necessary for your Zen? Does 
>>> your Zen vanish when your batteries run out of juice?
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>>> Or are you just so anxious to get up from your zazen you want to time it to 
>>> the last second?
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>>> Something is not kosher here!
>>> :-)
>>> 
>>> EDgar (who's Zen is not on a timer!)
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>>> On Dec 7, 2012, at 3:44 PM, Chris Austin-Lane wrote:
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>>>> I think that post has an extraneous Since in it.  it also has a what 
>>>> spelled with a t.  altogether the plan was more like this:
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>>>> Is that that you use now?
>>>> 
>>>> Interesting how just one or two people being gone can totally disrupt our 
>>>> prolific writing dynamic.
>>>> 
>>>> --Chris
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>>>> On Dec 7, 2012 12:34 PM, "Chris Austin-Lane" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> Since is that that you use now ?  I think they also have mp3s with the 
>>>>> bells and the silence. 
>>>>> 
>>>>> My problem with the phone is I sometimes pick it up when the screen goes 
>>>>> dark and my focus is scattered. Not an issue with the kitchen timer but 
>>>>> usually I bother the family when I use that. 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Dec 7, 2012 8:54 AM, "Joe" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> Chris,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> ...And, just to "buzz-out" whether one can go directly to a photo on the 
>>>>>> Group site using a URL, I find that one can.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I think one MUST be logged-in at YAHOO!, however, else one might not 
>>>>>> have privileges to see anything pertinent to ANY Group.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> URL of the timer pic is:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/photos/album/1898264123/pic/1284144028/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=161&count=20&dir=asc
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>>>>>> Well whattya know.  ;-)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> --Joe
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> > "Joe" <desert_woodworker@...> wrote:
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>>>>>> > Chris,
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > I've put up a pic of my modified 10-button count-down timer, with 
>>>>>> > added green LED, and out-board battery box.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > It's in the Photos area at the Group website [snip]
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>>>>>> 
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>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are 
>>>>>> reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links
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>>>>>> 
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