Chris, No fixed schedule but a lot, not just sitting but during all activities..
Edgar On Dec 7, 2012, at 6:57 PM, ChrisAustinLane wrote: > > 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 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> > >
