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trip1
USA
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 Posted - May 03 2006 : 8:49:41 PM
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Greetings Everyone,
I recently created meditation timers for myself and a friend, and they have been serving their purpose quite well. The timers come in MP3 format, and can be played on a computer with speakers, or burned on a CD for use in a home stereo. I can create the timer to your personal specifications, according to the sitting practices that you are currently doing. For example, if your current sitting practices are 10 minutes Spinal Breathing Pranayama followed by 20 minutes Deep Meditation, I would place a tone at the beginning, at 10 minutes, and at 30 minutes.
I currently have five tones to choose from which can be heard at the following links:
http://www.pranamiami.com/ayp/tone1.mp3
http://www.pranamiami.com/ayp/tone2.mp3
http://www.pranamiami.com/ayp/tone3.mp3
http://www.pranamiami.com/ayp/tone4.mp3
http://www.pranamiami.com/ayp/tone5.mp3
If you would like a personal meditation timer, send me a private message with the time specifications and the tone you would like, and I will host it for you to download as soon as I've completed it. If you use a different time schedule for your morning, evening, and/or weekend practices, please don't hesitate to ask for two or more timers.
On a side note, I'm not sure what the general consensus is on using timers during practices, so if there are reasons that we should not use them, please feel free to post in this thread. I just figured since it has worked for me that others might be interested as well. 
-Brett |
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NagoyaSea
424 Posts |
Posted - May 03 2006 : 9:28:43 PM
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| Beautiful tones, Brett, like wind chimes.... |
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weaver
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Posted - May 03 2006 : 9:40:54 PM
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Hi Brett,
Thanks for making these timers. I don't think there is any general consensus whether to use a timer or not, it has been discussed in a couple of threads before which you can find by searching for "timer". I often go over meditation times a little, but it's no big deal if done unintentionally, as Yogani said here: http://www.aypsite.org/forum/topic....OPIC_ID=1040 but we should not try to do it. I think whatever we can do without is the better, and if we get dependent on them it might be more difficult to do practices in places where we don't have access to them. If I were using a timer I would probably start to expect when it might go off toward the end of the session and that wouldn't be good for meditation. |
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trip1
USA
739 Posts |
Posted - May 03 2006 : 10:25:40 PM
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Hi Weaver,
Thank you for the feedback.
I see your point. In my case, I've been using a timer for the past six months, but it was one that I had to set manually each day to coincide with the actual time. The one I made recently was created in order to make things a bit simpler. Just one double click (or the press of a play button) after my asanas, and I'm ready to go.
As far as practicing without a timer, I've found myself in that situation quite a few times and haven't noticed any real difference. There certainly isn't a dependency at all. When I first started using the timer, it actually helped to stop "clock watching" and settle into my practices much more. I find it especially helpful with a 5-10 minute practice like Yoni Mudra or Chin Pump where I'd rather not open my eyes before moving on to my next practice. This is of course only my opinion and I realize that timers are not for everyone.
I'm interested in hearing what others have to say on this subject as well.
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weaver
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Posted - May 03 2006 : 11:39:37 PM
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When I first started using the timer, it actually helped to stop "clock watching" and settle into my practices much more.
Brett,
I can see that when used for that purpose a timer can be a good help. |
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gosay
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Posted - May 05 2006 : 06:19:39 AM
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another handy software...
Mindful Clock
his program is for those who have sound cards in their IBM-compatible computers. It is an audio clock, which will ring either a bell of mindfulness or (for the more conventional) Westminster chimes. The bell can be set to go off on the hour, the quarter hour, or randomly.
NEW & IMPROVED! Windows 95-and-up version 2.2, includes meditation timer and invitation of bells. Works with Windows XP Service Pack 2.
http://www.mindfulnessdc.org/mindfulclock.html
Life Under Construction---www.gosay.tk---
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Richard
United Kingdom
857 Posts |
Posted - May 05 2006 : 08:13:04 AM
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I think Iv'e posted this before but to save anyone searching for it here it is again. A free timer that works very well
www.timeleft.info
RICHARD |
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Hazrat Babu
USA
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Posted - May 15 2006 : 09:28:23 AM
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Hi, Brett--
I am very interested in your timer. Thank you for being so thoughtful as to make it available to us! I am sending you an email now. Again thanks, regards, Clark
quote:
Originally posted by trip1
Greetings Everyone,
I recently created meditation timers for myself and a friend, and they have been serving their purpose quite well. The timers come in MP3 format, and can be played on a computer with speakers, or burned on a CD for use in a home stereo. I can create the timer to your personal specifications, according to the sitting practices that you are currently doing. For example, if your current sitting practices are 10 minutes Spinal Breathing Pranayama followed by 20 minutes Deep Meditation, I would place a tone at the beginning, at 10 minutes, and at 30 minutes.
I currently have five tones to choose from which can be heard at the following links:
http://www.pranamiami.com/ayp/tone1.mp3
http://www.pranamiami.com/ayp/tone2.mp3
http://www.pranamiami.com/ayp/tone3.mp3
http://www.pranamiami.com/ayp/tone4.mp3
http://www.pranamiami.com/ayp/tone5.mp3
If you would like a personal meditation timer, send me a private message with the time specifications and the tone you would like, and I will host it for you to download as soon as I've completed it. If you use a different time schedule for your morning, evening, and/or weekend practices, please don't hesitate to ask for two or more timers.
On a side note, I'm not sure what the general consensus is on using timers during practices, so if there are reasons that we should not use them, please feel free to post in this thread. I just figured since it has worked for me that others might be interested as well.
-Brett
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Alvin Chan
Hong Kong
407 Posts |
Posted - May 15 2006 : 12:16:41 PM
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| For me the most "natural" timer is my leg. The comfortable duration for me to sit cross-legged is roughly 30mins (so it's spinal breathing + meditation). So I never have problem with the timing, unless I want to extend it on purpose. |
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Hazrat Babu
USA
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Posted - May 16 2006 : 07:30:02 AM
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Help!! A few days ago I downloaded the "mindful clock" as described below. It was nice, but did not do the job for me as a meditation timer since only one time period is followed by a loud bell. The second time period is followed by a soft chime that I cannot hear because I wear soft foam earplugs when meditating.
So yesterday I went to start->control panel->add or remove programs.
After removing the "Mindful clock" program, I now get a pop-up every hour (on the hour). Popup says:
"Mindful clock. Cannot find the specified file. Make sure the path and filename are correct."
Can somebody please tell me how to get rid of this?
Many thanks, regards, Clark
quote:
Originally posted by gosay
another handy software...
Mindful Clock
his program is for those who have sound cards in their IBM-compatible computers. It is an audio clock, which will ring either a bell of mindfulness or (for the more conventional) Westminster chimes. The bell can be set to go off on the hour, the quarter hour, or randomly.
NEW & IMPROVED! Windows 95-and-up version 2.2, includes meditation timer and invitation of bells. Works with Windows XP Service Pack 2.
http://www.mindfulnessdc.org/mindfulclock.html
Life Under Construction---www.gosay.tk---
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trip1
USA
739 Posts |
Posted - May 16 2006 : 11:03:19 AM
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quote:
Originally posted by Hazrat Babu
After removing the "Mindful clock" program, I now get a pop-up every hour (on the hour). Popup says:
"Mindful clock. Cannot find the specified file. Make sure the path and filename are correct."
Can somebody please tell me how to get rid of this?
Hi Clark,
Have you tried rebooting your computer since uninstalling the program? It sounds like there is a process still running in your RAM (placed there by the timer) that is looking for the uninstalled application. A reboot should solve this problem.
Brett |
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Hazrat Babu
USA
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Posted - May 16 2006 : 11:09:10 AM
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OK, I got ahold of the gentleman who wrote the "Mindful Clock" program, and he was kind enough to send me the following info:
"Uninstalling the clock is a bit tricky, but I have not been able to find a way around it. In order to uninstall, you must first exit the program by right-clicking on the icon in the system tray, usually located in the lower right corner of the screen next to the time. The MindfulClock icon is now a clock face with a bell in the center, though if it is an older version it could be a globe. Right-clicking will present three options - Open, Exit, and Remove. Clicking Remove will solve your problem."
I'm posting the info here so in case anybody else runs into this problem . . .
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Originally posted by trip1
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Originally posted by Hazrat Babu
After removing the "Mindful clock" program, I now get a pop-up every hour (on the hour). Popup says:
"Mindful clock. Cannot find the specified file. Make sure the path and filename are correct."
Can somebody please tell me how to get rid of this?
Hi Clark,
Have you tried rebooting your computer since uninstalling the program? It sounds like there is a process "still running in your RAM (placed there by the timer) that is looking for the uninstalled application. A reboot should solve this problem.
Brett
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