tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229602.post3427818576774417084..comments2024-03-26T13:17:19.390-04:00Comments on No Sleep Til Awakening: Kali Omhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13894954154616740001noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229602.post-69621520482796431562011-01-12T18:10:59.995-05:002011-01-12T18:10:59.995-05:00Guess what - I found the Airplane Mode (at Dreyfus...Guess what - I found the Airplane Mode (at Dreyfus's urging) and it works! J.'s phone has it, too.<br /><br />If only it were that easy to mute the clomp-clomp-clompings of the upstairs neighbors.....Kali Omhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13894954154616740001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229602.post-59338884886434414242011-01-11T09:01:54.894-05:002011-01-11T09:01:54.894-05:00i'm not private. i can keep in touch easily w...i'm not private. i can keep in touch easily with friends all over the world, also my husband's family. a friend in HK is currently battling leukemia for instance. she needs a lot of love.<br />i have had no problems at all with spam. it's really not that evil.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06968972326995411353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229602.post-79147395492144111742011-01-10T17:11:25.116-05:002011-01-10T17:11:25.116-05:00I love facebook and am constantly on it. People ma...I love facebook and am constantly on it. People make fun of my excessive appreciation of it. BUT..., I have a boring desk job. People without boring desk jobs don't need distraction quite as much.Boodibahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947899197251310681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229602.post-4659136453320223942011-01-10T16:36:05.716-05:002011-01-10T16:36:05.716-05:00I get crabby when sleep is interrupted, yes.
I fi...I get crabby when sleep is interrupted, yes.<br /><br />I figured out how to turn off the message beep at night (J's phone won't let him do it - he even called tech support!). It was a good thing, since a call from a private client came in at 11:45pm!<br /><br />I feel like if I went on Facebook<br /><br />1. I'd be updating THREE websites all the time.<br /><br />2. I'd spend most of my remaining free time communicating via Facebook<br /><br />3. The computer would pick up a virus / Yahoo would start sending out spam to everyone on my e-mail list<br /><br />4. I really *would* lose my privacy.<br /><br /><br /><br />I can't believe you're on it!Kali Omhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13894954154616740001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229602.post-53723974665334924592011-01-09T17:35:21.872-05:002011-01-09T17:35:21.872-05:00cara-i'm not angry. it sounds from this post ...cara-i'm not angry. it sounds from this post that you are though. you are such a private person it just surprised the hell out of me. i mean, you aren't even on facebook, which would probably be the best way to communicate with your students (although i don't use it for that but my teaching lifestyle is totally different from yours)<br />i have a ton of love for you girl.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06968972326995411353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229602.post-41141824653010701722011-01-09T08:29:06.653-05:002011-01-09T08:29:06.653-05:00Ah, yes....
yā niśā sarva-bhūtānāḿ
tasyāḿ jāgar...Ah, yes....<br /><br />yā niśā sarva-bhūtānāḿ<br />tasyāḿ jāgarti saḿyamī<br />yasyāḿ jāgrati bhūtāni<br />sā niśā paśyato muneḥ<br /><br /> <br /><br />TRANSLATION<br /><br />What is night for all beings is the time of awakening for the self-controlled; and the time of awakening for all beings is night for the introspective sage.<br /><br />PURPORT<br /><br />There are two classes of intelligent men. One is intelligent in material activities for sense gratification, and the other is introspective and awake to the cultivation of self-realization. Activities of the introspective sage, or thoughtful man, are night for persons materially absorbed. Materialistic persons remain asleep in such a night due to their ignorance of self-realization. The introspective sage remains alert in the "night" of the materialistic men. The sage feels transcendental pleasure in the gradual advancement of spiritual culture, whereas the man in materialistic activities, being asleep to self-realization, dreams of varieties of sense pleasure, feeling sometimes happy and sometimes distressed in his sleeping condition. The introspective man is always indifferent to materialistic happiness and distress. He goes on with his self-realization activities undisturbed by material reactions.Kali Omhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13894954154616740001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229602.post-18208727890111824572011-01-08T22:39:46.747-05:002011-01-08T22:39:46.747-05:00As someone who takes sleep extremely seriously, I ...As someone who takes sleep extremely seriously, I appreciate the post. While not about bedtime per se, BG 2.69 seems to capture your situation.g.d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229602.post-81083161932891846302011-01-08T18:08:43.746-05:002011-01-08T18:08:43.746-05:00Also.... before calling QE I always go online and ...Also.... before calling QE I always go online and google, "What time is it in Singapore?" It only takes above five seconds.Kali Omhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13894954154616740001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229602.post-65208014173557776202011-01-08T15:54:42.770-05:002011-01-08T15:54:42.770-05:00Blogger C.K. said...
I don't think it ha...Blogger C.K. said...<br /><br /> I don't think it has airplane mode. But I *will* move it away from my head.<br /><br /> I find that so far the cell phone alarm is far more reliable than, say, a $5 travel alarm.<br /><br /> Dreyfus had a yoga lesson on Boxing Day and has kept up his practice. Also he texts at the appropriate time. No scolding for him!Kali Omhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13894954154616740001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229602.post-39612677767226819962011-01-08T14:59:25.841-05:002011-01-08T14:59:25.841-05:00I use my phone as an alarm too, but I don't ha...I use my phone as an alarm too, but I don't have that problem. Everyone seems to know that I'm constantly sleeping. I need more sleep than just about anyone I know.Boodibahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947899197251310681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229602.post-32606812944809496612011-01-08T12:36:02.761-05:002011-01-08T12:36:02.761-05:00I don't have a phone plan that includes texts ...I don't have a phone plan that includes texts so in addition to waking me up, I'm being charged 20 cents a pop! That's not a big deal except some of the texts I get are a) very lame b) messages that should be emails that get converted into 3 text messages.<br /><br />As an aside, I try not to keep the cell phone too near my head when sleeping. I know they're supposedly safe, but... I try to keep mine on something but below the level of the bed.<br /><br />Good luck!Boo Boo Bearnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229602.post-31794119884436198402011-01-08T10:40:02.021-05:002011-01-08T10:40:02.021-05:00That is correct, airplane mode.
And I'll buy ...That is correct, airplane mode.<br /><br />And I'll buy you a real nice travel alarm.<br /><br />And I say to you, why so angry?<br /><br />"and the phone is plugged in next to the bed anyway <br /><b><i>(and it's my right to use it as an alarm)</i></b>"<br /><br />Relax.Dreyfusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01474508469099909457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229602.post-63443877812273883732011-01-08T07:27:37.176-05:002011-01-08T07:27:37.176-05:00If you have a newer phone you can set it to airpla...If you have a newer phone you can set it to airplane mode. You will get no calls or txts but the alarm will work. When you switch it back you'll get what u missed. U won't be able to surf the web @ 3 am but u were sleeping anyways.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229602.post-53118698790319095672011-01-08T04:24:14.986-05:002011-01-08T04:24:14.986-05:00I also use my phone as an alarm and feel the same ...I also use my phone as an alarm and feel the same way about phone calls/texts at night after 9pm when I pass out from exhaustion. Our overseas line also rings in the middle of the night, (usually a Mass. public utility service call).<br /><br />What to do?<br /><br />I have spent a lot of my life being angry about being disturbed from sleep. So I am the last person to give advice. If you figure it out please contact me asap.<br /><br />I am sending love/ and sleep wishes.<br />xo<br />e50 foot QEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09697824892799344961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229602.post-20598110027072121802011-01-07T19:13:40.648-05:002011-01-07T19:13:40.648-05:001. I'm trying not to own too many "things...1. I'm trying not to own too many "things," and the phone is plugged in next to the bed anyway (and it's my right to use it as an alarm)<br /><br />2. The gentleman in question is a friend who has done many favors for me, and to whom I was teaching yoga as a favor.<br /><br />3. Why so angry?Kali Omhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13894954154616740001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229602.post-276080447759182912011-01-07T19:06:40.434-05:002011-01-07T19:06:40.434-05:00why don't you turn it off & buy a second a...why don't you turn it off & buy a second alarm clock for your backup? and why are your students calling you to announce to you they have done their scolded practice? why do they even have your private phone number? that's kind of weird. none of my students ever call me. unless, like molly (who really is now your student) who is my friend. i would never give my personal number out to all my students. i would change my phone number but whatever.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06968972326995411353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229602.post-45858399831233163552011-01-07T18:21:49.747-05:002011-01-07T18:21:49.747-05:00I HEAR you! I go to bed between 8 & 9 pm beca...I HEAR you! I go to bed between 8 & 9 pm because I get up at 3:20 every day except the day I teach at 5:45, and then I sleep in til 4:20. Fortunately I don't have to use my cell phone for a back-up alarm so I turn it off. And the ringer on the landline. And I'd turn off the doorbell if I could, just to be completely safe. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com