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Agatsu Masa Gatsu Software
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Pocket Zendo can lead you in a breath-counting meditation session.
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Before running Pocket Zendo, you must use the Palm(tm) installer to install the following files on your Palm OS (tm) device.
PZENDO.PRC
POCKETZENDO.PDB
WABA.PRC
WABA.PDB
Please note: If you are running another Agatsu Masa Gatsu Software application, you may not need to install WABA.PRC and WABA.PDB.
After installing the files, and before beginning a session, you will need to make certain your Palm device's "System Sound" are turned on. To do this, open the Prefs application that came with your Palm OS device.
In the "General" section, make certain that "System Sound" (see circled item in figure below) is set to anything but "off". Close the Prefs application.
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Entering Session Information/Running a Session |
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Enter the number of minutes you would like your session to last.
Then enter the number of seconds you would like each breath component to last. There are two breath components in each breath--Inhale and Exhale. If you enter 10, then each Inhale and Exhale will last 10 seconds. This will make each full breath last 20 seconds.
The chart below can help you.
If you want:
This many breaths/minute
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Enter this many seconds
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6
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5
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3
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10
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2
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15
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1.5
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20
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1
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30
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Once you have selected your session values, click the "Start" button and your session begins. At the first beep, begin inhaling. At the next beep, exhale. At the next beep, inhale. And so on.
You will notice that during the session, the screen changes. If at any time you would like to force the session to end, simply click the "Press to Cancel" button.
There are several schools of thought about meditation. I have found a few books that give good explanations of breath-counting meditation. "How to Meditate" by Lawrence LeShan, "Aikido: The Way of Harmony" by John Stevens under the direction of Shirata Rinjiro, and "Learn to Relax" by Mike George. All three can be purchased from the General Store. |
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