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tip: noting out loud with metronome software
- zemlekop
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14 years 4 months ago #81081
by zemlekop
tip: noting out loud with metronome software was created by zemlekop
I've found it helpful to use a metronome while noting solo:
download.cnet.com/Weird-Metronome/3000-2133_4-10073673.html
You can set any pace you like, indicated in beats per minute. The beat is very unobtrusive, in fact I have even come to like the sound.
I found it very helpful for getting back into noting after a long illness during which I couldn't/didn't meditate much at all. I initially took to noting like a fish to water, but after the illness it was very difficult to note. Some times of day it is still difficult to note. Having the metronome set the pace and remind me if I miss helps me relax and get into it.
I like to set the volume low, so I can just barely hear the beat, and pronounce my note at the same time as the beat, so that I can't really hear the beat unless I miss a note.
I also like to set the volume loud and (attempt to) practice noting while doing physical chores around the house.
I've also experimented with setting the rhythm just a little faster than comfortable, then see what happens.
Partner noting is the best, but the metronome has been helpful when noting solo.
download.cnet.com/Weird-Metronome/3000-2133_4-10073673.html
You can set any pace you like, indicated in beats per minute. The beat is very unobtrusive, in fact I have even come to like the sound.
I found it very helpful for getting back into noting after a long illness during which I couldn't/didn't meditate much at all. I initially took to noting like a fish to water, but after the illness it was very difficult to note. Some times of day it is still difficult to note. Having the metronome set the pace and remind me if I miss helps me relax and get into it.
I like to set the volume low, so I can just barely hear the beat, and pronounce my note at the same time as the beat, so that I can't really hear the beat unless I miss a note.
I also like to set the volume loud and (attempt to) practice noting while doing physical chores around the house.
I've also experimented with setting the rhythm just a little faster than comfortable, then see what happens.
Partner noting is the best, but the metronome has been helpful when noting solo.
- NigelThompson
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14 years 3 months ago #81082
by NigelThompson
Replied by NigelThompson on topic RE: tip: noting out loud with metronome software
Thank you for this tip.
Helpful.
Helpful.
- Jeremy_
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13 years 11 months ago #81083
by Jeremy_
Replied by Jeremy_ on topic RE: tip: noting out loud with metronome software
Is anyone currently using a metronome as part of their noting practice? I'm curious how that is working for you.
I began using this technique two weeks ago with a 20 or 40 bpm pace. Initially I found it unrelentingness a challenge, but overcoming the challenge brought me into deep practice in a short time. My derived awareness experience is less strong now, but I still get a good bit of benefit from the metronome's constant reminder to engage the practice.
Side effect:
I consistently find there to be a side effect of strong, superfluous energy arising in this practice. It begins as a visceral rising feeling with each note; something of a bolus of energy rising up near the spine at .5 to 1 m/s. As the practice progresses, energy intensifies and my body will writhe and spasm. It's as if I'm being electrocuted into momentary tetanus in a non-painful way. I don't think this is 1st jhana, though it feels similar to piti energy as I've experienced with stronger 1st jhana.
My suspicion is that it's coming from the halted breathing resulting from a fast and regular out loud noting regiment. I feel the lower abdomen (hara/dan tien) being stimulated and guess that the oxygen content of my body is out of regulation as well.
Studying tai chi over the last 6-7 years has me playing with energy, so I may be tapping into that. My questions are, is anyone else experiencing this? Definitely not experiencing this? What frequency are you using? Reasons for that?
I began using this technique two weeks ago with a 20 or 40 bpm pace. Initially I found it unrelentingness a challenge, but overcoming the challenge brought me into deep practice in a short time. My derived awareness experience is less strong now, but I still get a good bit of benefit from the metronome's constant reminder to engage the practice.
Side effect:
I consistently find there to be a side effect of strong, superfluous energy arising in this practice. It begins as a visceral rising feeling with each note; something of a bolus of energy rising up near the spine at .5 to 1 m/s. As the practice progresses, energy intensifies and my body will writhe and spasm. It's as if I'm being electrocuted into momentary tetanus in a non-painful way. I don't think this is 1st jhana, though it feels similar to piti energy as I've experienced with stronger 1st jhana.
My suspicion is that it's coming from the halted breathing resulting from a fast and regular out loud noting regiment. I feel the lower abdomen (hara/dan tien) being stimulated and guess that the oxygen content of my body is out of regulation as well.
Studying tai chi over the last 6-7 years has me playing with energy, so I may be tapping into that. My questions are, is anyone else experiencing this? Definitely not experiencing this? What frequency are you using? Reasons for that?