Bill, Contrariness to delusion IS Zen!
Edgar On Dec 7, 2012, at 7:50 PM, Bill! wrote: > Edgar, > > Contrariness is also contrary to zen practice. Acceptance is more > appropriate...Bill! > > --- In [email protected], Edgar Owen <edgarowen@...> 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 <edgarowen@...> 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" <chris@...> 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" <desert_woodworker@...> 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 > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > > > > > > > > > >
