Do you sit regularly then or practice with more modern activities? Thanks, Chris Austin-Lane Sent from a cell phone
On Dec 7, 2012, at 15:34, Edgar Owen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Chris, > > I use nothing. I don't time my Zen... To me that's contrary to the essence of > Zen... > > Edgar > > > > On Dec 7, 2012, at 4:27 PM, ChrisAustinLane wrote: > >> >> So what do you use? The last time I lost power thru a hurricanes action, I >> used the stick of incense method. >> >> 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. >> >> Thanks, >> Chris Austin-Lane >> Sent from a cell phone >> >> On Dec 7, 2012, at 13:01, Edgar Owen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Chris and other electricity dependent Zennists, >>> >>> God almighty! Are technological gadgets so necessary for your Zen? Does >>> your Zen vanish when your batteries run out of juice? >>> >>> Or are you just so anxious to get up from your zazen you want to time it to >>> the last second? >>> >>> Something is not kosher here! >>> :-) >>> >>> EDgar (who's Zen is not on a timer!) >>> >>> >>> >>> On Dec 7, 2012, at 3:44 PM, Chris Austin-Lane wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> 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: >>>> >>>> Is that that you use now? >>>> >>>> Interesting how just one or two people being gone can totally disrupt our >>>> prolific writing dynamic. >>>> >>>> --Chris >>>> >>>> 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 >>>>>> >>>>>> Well whattya know. ;-) >>>>>> >>>>>> --Joe >>>>>> >>>>>> > "Joe" <desert_woodworker@...> wrote: >>>>>> > >>>>>> > 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] >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ------------------------------------ >>>>>> >>>>>> Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are >>>>>> reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> > > > >
